1 Robin Hood Meets His Right-Hand Man

CHAPTER 1 Robin Hood Meets His Right-Hand Man One morning, Robin Hood awoke restless. He ran down to the brook, where his men were washing. "We have had no adventures for two whole weeks," he said."I am going into the forest to see what fun I can find. If I need you, I will blow my bugle three times. When you hear that sound, run to it as fast as you can." As Robin set out on his adventure, the birds sang in the trees. He passed storekeepers on their way to Nottingham

第1章罗宾汉遇见他的得力助手一天早晨，罗宾汉焦躁不安地醒来。 他跑到小溪边，他的手下正在那里洗澡。 他说：“我们整整两个星期没有冒险活动了。”“我要到森林里去，看看能找到什么乐趣。 如果我需要你，我会吹三次号角。 当你听到那个声音时，尽可能快地跑过去。” 当罗宾开始他的冒险时，鸟儿在树上唱歌。 他在去诺丁汉的路上经过了一些店主

town. Meeting a pair of pretty girls, he stopped to chat with them. He continued on his way and saw a knight in shining armor. The path ended at the edge of a river. A narrow footbridge, just wide enough for a single man, crossed the stream. As Robin stepped onto the bridge, he saw a tall stranger on the other side. "Step aside and let me pass," called Robin Hood. "No," boomed the stranger. "Step aside and let me pass, for I am the better man." "We shall see about that," Robin shouted. "Keep standing where you are, and you'll soon find an arrow sticking through your ribs." The stranger shouted back, "I will tan your hide if you so much as touch the string of that bow!" "You bray like a donkey," laughed Robin, "but I can shoot an arrow clean through you

小镇。遇到一对漂亮的女孩，他停下来和她们聊天。 他继续往前走，看见一个穿着闪亮盔甲的骑士。 这条小路的尽头是河边。 一条狭窄的人行桥横跨小溪，宽度只够一个人通行。 当罗宾走上桥时，他看到桥的另一边有一个高个子的陌生人。 “靠边站，让我过去。”罗宾汉喊道。 “不，”陌生人大声说。 “让开，让我过去，因为我是更好的人。” “我们走着瞧吧，”罗宾喊道。 “站在原地不动，你很快就会发现一支箭穿进了你的肋骨。” 陌生人喊道：“如果你敢碰那弓弦，我就揍你！”“你的叫声像驴子一样，”罗宾笑着说，“但我的箭可以射穿你

faster than you could raise your staff." "You bray like a coward," the stranger retorted. "You stand there with a good bow, while I have nothing but a wooden staff." "I have never been called a coward before," Robin said. "I'll cut myself a staff, and we'll see who the better man is." "Oh, ho," the stranger replied, "I will happily wait for you." He leaned on his staff, whistling, as Robin walked into the forest. Robin cut a strong oak staff, straight and flawless. As he stripped away the stems and leaves, Robin studied his opponent, who stood a full head taller, at least seven feet. Robin's shoulders were broad, but the stranger's were at least two palm breadths broader. Still, Robin was sure he would win. "I have my staff, strong and tough," he shouted. "If you dare, meet me in the middle of the

比你提高员工的速度还快。” “你的叫声像个懦夫，”陌生人反驳道。 “你站在那里，拿着一把好弓，而我只有一根木棍。” “我从来没有被称为懦夫，”罗宾说。 “我要给自己砍一根棍子，看谁更厉害。” “哦，不，”陌生人回答说，“我很乐意等你。” 当罗宾走进森林时，他靠在手杖上吹着口哨。 罗宾砍了一根结实的橡木手杖，笔直而完美无瑕。 罗宾一边剥去花茎和叶子，一边打量着他的对手，后者比他高出一头，至少有七英尺高。 罗宾汉的肩膀很宽，但那个陌生人的肩膀至少比他宽两个手掌。 尽管如此，罗宾还是确信他会赢。 “我有我的工作人员，强壮而坚韧，”他喊道。 “如果你敢，就在树林中央见我。

bridge. The first one to fall in the brook loses." The stranger twirled his staff above his head so quickly that it whistled in the air. "I can't wait!" Robin stepped quickly onto the bridge and charged at his opponent. He faked a strike at the stranger's body, then aimed a blow at his head. It surely would have tumbled the tall stranger into the water, but he blocked it. The stranger struck back, and Robin blocked that blow. At the end of an hour, each man was bruised and sore. Finally, Robin struck the stranger hard in the ribs. The stranger teetered for a second. Then he caught his balance and swung his staff hard at Robin's head. The blow made Robin's ears ring. He grew angry and attacked the stranger. But the stranger blocked and hit Robin again. Robin splashed

桥。谁先掉到小溪里，谁就输了。” 陌生人在头顶上飞快地旋转着他的手杖，手杖在空中呼啸而过。 “我等不及了！”罗宾迅速走上桥，向他的对手冲去。 他假装向陌生人的身体打了一拳，然后瞄准他的头打了一拳。 它肯定会把那个高个子陌生人扔进水里，但他挡住了它。 陌生人还击，罗宾挡下了那一击。 一个小时过去了，每个人都遍体鳞伤。 最后，罗宾重重地打在陌生人的肋骨上。 陌生人摇摇晃晃地走了一会儿。 然后，他保持平衡，用手杖使劲朝罗宾的头挥去。 这一击使罗宾的耳朵响了起来。 他生气了，袭击了那个陌生人。 但是那个陌生人挡住了罗宾，又打了他一拳。 罗宾溅

into the water. As Robin spluttered, the stranger laughed. Robin began laughing, too. "There's not a man in all of England who can fight like that." The stranger said, "There's not a man in all of England who can take a beating like you did." Robin shook the water from his horn and blew three times. In a few moments, he and the stranger heard the sound of men crashing through the woods. Will Stutely arrived first. "Good master—you're wet from head to toe!" "That big fellow there," Robin said. "He gave me a beating and dunked me in the water." "Then he'll get beaten and dunked himself," said Will. "Get him, boys!" Twenty men leapt at the tall stranger.

跳进水里。罗宾结结巴巴地说着，陌生人笑了。 罗宾也笑了起来。 “全英格兰没有一个人能像他那样战斗。” 陌生人说：“全英国没有一个人能像你这样挨打。” 罗宾摇了摇号角上的水，吹了三下。 过了一会儿，他和陌生人听到了人们穿过树林的声音。 威尔·斯图利先到的。 “好主人——你从头到脚都湿了！”“那个大个子，”罗宾说。 “他打了我一顿，然后把我摁在水里。” “那他自己就挨揍，被灌篮了。”威尔说。 “抓住他，孩子们！”二十个人向那个高个子陌生人扑去。

"No, no, stop! He is a good, honest man!" Robin shouted. "Good fellow, will you join my band of men? Each year, you will earn forty pounds plus three suits of Lincoln green." The stranger scratched his head. "I will join you only if you can shoot an arrow better than you can fight with a staff." Robin told Will to cut a strip of white bark

“不，不，住手！”他是一个善良、诚实的人！”罗宾喊道。 “好伙计，你愿意加入我的队伍吗？” 每年，你可以赚四十英镑，外加三套林肯绿衣服。” 陌生人挠了挠头。 “除非你的箭射得比你的棍棒打得好，我才会加入你。” 罗宾让威尔砍下一条白树皮