4 Combat Practice

CHAPTER 4

第四章

Combat Practice In full armor, the Knight of Thornwood and the Knight of Briarwood, Sir Alwin, mounted their horses. They each took an opposite side of the arena. They held up their lances—long wooden shafts with a blunt tip on the end. The flattened tips kept the knights from getting hurt. The first one to hit the opponent's shield or helmet won. If they missed, they had to turn around and charge again.

桑伍德骑士和荆棘林骑士阿尔文爵士全副武装，骑上马。 他们各自站在竞技场的另一边。 他们举起长矛般的长木杆，木杆末端有一个钝尖。 扁平的尖可以防止骑士受伤。 谁先击中对手的盾牌或头盔，谁就获胜。 如果打偏了，他们就得掉转头重新冲锋。

Jousting showed off a knight's skills in horsemanship, his mastery of the lance, as well as his combat moves. Lucas and Gilbert sat on the fence. Gilbert untied a bugle from his belt and offered it to Lucas. "Would you like to start the match?" he asked.

比武展示了骑士的骑术、骑枪技巧和战斗动作。 卢卡斯和吉尔伯特持观望态度。 吉尔伯特从腰带上解下一支军号，递给卢卡斯。 “你想开始比赛吗？”他问。

"I'd love to!" Lucas replied, grasping the bugle. He looked toward the knights. They nodded and lowered their lances into position. Lucas raised the bugle to his lips. Then he took a deep breath and blew. The knights charged at each other.

“我很乐意！”卢卡斯抓着号筒答道。 他朝骑士们看了看。 他们点点头，放下长矛就位。 卢卡斯把军号举到嘴边。 然后他深吸一口气，吹了一口气。 骑士们互相攻击。

Sir Hugh struck. He swiftly jabbed Sir Alwin's shield and won the first round. Gilbert kept score by sliding beads across a wire. After five rounds Sir Hugh had defeated Sir Alwin four to one.

休爵士出击了。他迅速刺向阿尔文爵士的盾牌，赢得了第一回合。 吉尔伯特通过在电线上滑动珠子来记分。 五个回合后，休爵士以四比一击败了阿尔文爵士。

"Now we're going to play Grab the Flag," Gilbert said. He ran across the arena and joined the others on horseback. The knights and squires divided into two teams. Each player wore a flag on his back. Sir Hugh's team wore blue flags, and Sir Alwin's team wore white. The first team to capture all the other team's flags won.

“现在我们要玩抢旗游戏，”吉尔伯特说。 他跑过竞技场，和其他人一起骑在马背上。 骑士和侍从分成两队。 每个运动员的背上都挂着一面旗帜。 休爵士的队伍插着蓝旗，阿尔文爵士的队伍插着白旗。 第一个夺取对方所有旗帜的队获胜。