3 Ch3-The Knights of the Round Table

CHAPTER THREE The Knights of the Round Table A pair of torches dimly lit the drafty entrance hall of the castle. Shadows danced on the worn tapestries. "Wait here," said Morgan. "I will tell the king of your arrival." She headed through the huge stone archway that led to the great hall. "Let's peek in," Annie said to Jack.

第三章圆桌骑士两支火把昏暗地照亮了城堡的穿堂风。 影子在破旧的挂毯上跳舞。 “在这儿等着。”摩根说。“我会告诉国王你来了。” 她穿过通往大厅的巨大石拱道。 “我们往里瞧吧，”安妮对杰克说。

Jack pushed his glasses into place. He and Annie walked quietly over to the big arch and peered in. The ceiling of the great hall towered high above a stone floor. At the far end of the room, King Arthur and his knights were sitting around a huge, round table. They all wore brown tunics. They had shaggy hair and beards. Their names were carved in gold letters on the backs of their chairs.

杰克把眼镜推到位。 他和安妮悄悄地走到大拱门前，向里面窥视。 大厅的天花板高高地高出石头地板。 在房间的另一端，亚瑟王和他的骑士们正围坐在一张巨大的圆桌旁。 他们都穿着棕色的束腰外衣。 他们有蓬乱的头发和胡子。 他们的名字用金字刻在椅背上。

"The Knights of the Round Table!" whispered Jack. Morgan was talking to King Arthur. Beside the king sat a woman in a plain gray robe. She had pale skin and brown, curly hair. "Queen Guinevere," whispered Annie. Morgan left the king, and Jack and Annie moved quickly back into the shadows. A moment later, Morgan appeared. "I told the king that two special friends of his have just arrived," she said. "Come with me." As they walked with Morgan through the great hall, Jack shivered. The huge room was drafty and damp. There was no fire in the fireplace. The

“圆桌骑士!”杰克小声说。 摩根在和亚瑟王说话。 国王旁边坐着一个穿着朴素的灰色长袍的女人。 她皮肤苍白，一头棕色的卷发。 “桂尼维尔王后。”安妮小声说。 摩根离开了国王，杰克和安妮迅速回到了阴影里。 片刻之后，摩根出现了。 “我告诉国王，他的两个特别的朋友刚刚到了，”她说。 “跟我来。”当他们和摩根穿过大厅时，杰克打了个寒颤。 这个大房间通风潮湿。 壁炉里没有火。 的

stone floor was so cold that Jack could feel the chill through his sneakers. They stopped near the Round Table. King Arthur stared at them with his piercing gray eyes. "Greetings from Frog Creek," Annie said to the king and queen. Annie bowed, and Jack bowed, too. The queen smiled. But King Arthur did not. "Your Majesty, you remember Jack and Annie?" said Morgan. "You met them last summer in my library?" "Indeed, I shall never forget them," King Arthur said softly. "Greetings, Annie. Greetings, Jack. How do you come to be in Camelot on this bleak night?"

石头地板很冷，杰克可以通过他的运动鞋感受到寒冷。 他们在圆桌旁边停了下来。 亚瑟王用他锐利的灰眼睛盯着他们。 “来自青蛙溪的问候，”安妮对国王和王后说。 安妮鞠了一躬，杰克也鞠了一躬。 王后笑了。但亚瑟王没有。 “陛下，您还记得杰克和安妮吗?”摩根说。 “你去年夏天在我的图书馆里见过他们吗?”“的确，我永远不会忘记他们。”亚瑟王轻声说。 “你好,安妮。你好,杰克。 你怎么在这阴冷的夜晚来到卡梅洛特?”

"We came in the magic tree house," said Annie. A shadow crossed the king's face. He looked at Morgan. "No, Your Majesty. I did not use my magic to bring them here," she said. "Perhaps a bit of magic still lingers in the tree house, and it traveled on its own." What's going on? Jack wondered. Why does King Arthur seem unhappy about the magic tree house? King Arthur looked back at Jack and Annie. "However you have come, you are welcome in my kingdom," he said. He turned to the queen. "Guinevere, these are the two friends who once gave me hope and courage in a time of need."

“我们来到了魔法树屋，”安妮说。 国王的脸上掠过一道阴影。 他看着摩根。“不，陛下。 我没有用魔法把他们带到这里，”她说。 “也许有一点魔力还在树屋里徘徊，它是自己旅行的。” 这是怎么呢？杰克想知道。 为什么亚瑟王似乎对魔法树屋不高兴? 亚瑟王回头看了看杰克和安妮。 “不管你是怎么来的，你在我的王国里都是受欢迎的，”他说。 他转向王后。“吉娜薇，这两位朋友曾在我需要的时候给过我希望和勇气。”

Queen Guinevere smiled again. But there was a sad look in her eyes. "I have heard much about you," she said. "I've heard about you, too!" said Annie. "Allow me to present my knights," said King Arthur. "Sir Bors, Sir Kay, Sir Tristram…" As the king named each knight, Jack and Annie nodded shyly. The knights nodded at them in return. Jack waited to hear the name Sir Lancelot, the most famous of Camelot's knights. But the king never said it. "And finally, Sir Bedivere and Sir Gawain," King Arthur said. The king then turned to three empty chairs at the table. "And there once sat three who are lost to

桂尼维尔王后又笑了。 但她的眼睛里有一种悲伤的神情。 “我听说过很多关于你的事，”她说。 “我也听说过你!”安妮说。 “请允许我介绍我的骑士。”亚瑟王说。 “鲍斯爵士、凯爵士、崔斯特瑞姆爵士……”国王一一点出骑士的名字，杰克和安妮害羞地点点头。 骑士们也向他们点了点头。 杰克等着听到兰斯洛特爵士的名字，他是卡梅洛特最著名的骑士。 但是国王从来没有说过。 “最后，贝德维尔爵士和高文爵士。”亚瑟王说。 国王随后转向桌旁的三把空椅子。 “从前有三个迷路的人坐着