3 Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 How King Arthur Came Across Four Knights in the Forest and How the Knights Served the Lady Guinevere While waiting for Mordaunt to recover, Arthur decided to take a ride into the forest. There he found a knight singing to three

第二章亚瑟王如何在森林中遇到四个骑士以及骑士们如何服侍桂尼维尔夫人在等待莫当特恢复健康的同时，亚瑟王决定骑马进入森林。 在那里，他发现一个骑士在对着三个人唱歌

ladies in a tower. When he got closer, Arthur realized that the performer was none other than Sir Geraint, one of the knights he had brought with him to Cameliard. Geraint, however, didn't recognize Arthur and therefore challenged him to a friendly contest of skill. In fact, he bet Arthur that the ladies watching were more beautiful than Arthur's lady. Telling Geraint that his own lady was the most beautiful woman in the world, Arthur accepted the challenge. The men agreed that whoever won would serve the other's lady (or, in Geraint's case, ladies) for seven days. Geraint was a skilled knight but was, of course, no match for the great King Arthur and was quickly overthrown. Arthur helped the surprised knight to his feet. He told him to make his way to Guinevere. He should tell her that he had been overthrown by the knight to whom she had given her pearl

塔里的女人。当他走近时，阿瑟意识到表演者不是别人，正是他带到卡米利亚德的一个骑士杰兰特爵士。 然而，杰兰特并没有认出亚瑟，因此向他发起了一场技术友谊赛。 事实上，他和亚瑟打赌，看比赛的女人比亚瑟的女人更漂亮。 阿瑟告诉杰兰特，他自己的女人是世界上最美丽的女人，他接受了挑战。 男人们约定，无论谁赢了，都要为对方的夫人（或者，在杰兰特的情况下，为女士们）服务七天。 杰兰特是一位技艺高超的骑士，但当然不是伟大的亚瑟王的对手，很快就被推翻了。 阿瑟扶着惊讶的骑士站了起来。 他叫他去吉尼维尔。 他应该告诉她，他被她把珍珠送给他的骑士打倒了

necklace. Geraint, who was a man of his word, obeyed. As Arthur continued to make his way through the forest, he also encountered the three other knights he had brought with him. Gawaine and Ewaine were together, and Sir Pellias was last. Just like Geraint, all three knights challenged the man, whom they did not recognize as their king, to contests of knightly skill. And just like Geraint, all three knights performed nobly but were overthrown and sent on their way to Guinevere. All were sent with that same message, that they had been defeated in her honor by the knight to whom she had given her pearl necklace. When the four knights arrived at Cameliard and realized that each had suffered the same fate at the hands of the White Knight, they were so embarrassed that they could hardly look at one another. However, when

项链。热兰特是个守信用的人，他照做了。 当亚瑟继续穿过森林时，他还遇到了他带来的另外三名骑士。 高文和伊万在一起，佩利亚斯爵士是最后一个。 就像杰兰特一样，三位骑士都向这个他们不承认为国王的人发起了骑士技能竞赛。 就像热兰特一样，三位骑士都表现得很高贵，但都被推翻了，被送往吉尼维尔。 所有的人都带来了同样的信息，那就是他们为了她的荣誉被她送给她珍珠项链的骑士打败了。 当四位骑士来到卡梅利亚德时，他们意识到各自都在白骑士手中遭受了同样的命运，他们感到非常尴尬，几乎不敢看对方一眼。 然而,当

Guinevere saw the four knights whom her mystery knight had defeated, she beamed with pride and pleasure that she had given a token of affection to such a great man. With his magic cap back on and his borrowed white horse and armor safely hidden in the forest, Arthur returned to Cameliard. There he found himself in trouble. His boss, the head gardener, was angry at Arthur for disappearing when there was work to be done. Grabbing Arthur by the collar, he scolded him and threatened to hit him with the stick he was holding. Arthur's royal spirit surged up within him and he roughly pushed the head gardener away and took the stick away from him. The head gardener went straight to the lady Guinevere to complain. Guinevere seemed less angry than amused. Secretly, she was thinking it very strange that when the White Champion was around, the

吉娜薇看到了被她的神秘骑士击败的四个骑士，她为自己把爱的信物送给了这样一个伟大的人而感到骄傲和高兴。 戴上魔法帽，把借来的白马和盔甲安全地藏在森林里，亚瑟回到了卡米利亚德。 在那里他发现自己陷入了困境。 他的老板，园丁头领，对亚瑟在有工作要做的时候失踪很生气。 他抓住阿瑟的衣领，斥责他，并威胁要用手里的棍子打他。 亚瑟的皇室精神在他心中涌起，他粗暴地推开了园艺师的头领，拿走了手杖。 园丁头领径直去找桂尼维尔夫人抱怨。 桂尼维尔与其说是生气，不如说是觉得有趣。 她暗自觉得很奇怪，当白衣冠军在附近时，那个

gardener-boy was not, and when the gardener-boy returned, the White Champion was missing once more. She wasn't certain, but she thought it too great a coincidence that the gardener-boy and the White Knight had arrived in the kingdom at the same time. She wondered if they might not be the same man. "Let him be," she said, smiling. She would stop smiling soon. The next day, Duke Mordaunt of North Umber returned. Having recovered from his first round with the White Champion, he was back with new demands. It was a mere accident, a stroke of bad luck, he said, that he was defeated before. Tomorrow he would come back with six knights for a new challenge. King Leodegrance could also bring seven knights to compete and, if Leodegrance's knights won, Mordaunt would give up his demands. If Leodegrance's knights lost, however, not only Guinevere but all of Leodegrance's

园丁男孩没有，当园丁男孩回来时，白衣勇士又不见了。 她不太确定，但她觉得园丁男孩和白衣骑士是同时来到这个王国的，这太巧了。 她想知道他们是不是同一个人。 “随他去吧，”她微笑着说。 她很快就会停止微笑。 第二天，北安伯的莫当特公爵回来了。 在与白人拳王的第一轮较量中恢复过来后，他又带着新的要求回来了。 他说，他以前被打败只是一个意外，运气不好。 明天他会带着六个骑士回来接受新的挑战。 利奥格伦斯国王也可以带七名骑士参赛，如果利奥格伦斯的骑士赢了，莫当特就会放弃他的要求。 如果利奥德格朗茨的骑士输了，不仅是桂尼维尔，还有利奥德格朗茨的所有骑士

kingdom would be his. King Leodegrance didn't know what to do. Even if he knew where to reach the White Champion, there were no other knights to help him. Surely he, alone, would be no match against Mordaunt and six other men. Guinevere, who was passing nearby and overheard her father, called her four knights to her and asked them to accept Duke Mordaunt's challenge. To her surprise, Sir Gawaine refused. "We are pledged into your service," he said rudely, "not your father's. We have no argument with Duke Mordaunt. Finally, we serve King Arthur and can only take on such fights upon his order." The Lady Guinevere blushed angrily. "Perhaps you are afraid to fight Duke Mordaunt," she suggested. Now it was Gawaine's turn to blush with anger. "You are lucky you are a woman," he

王国将是他的。利奥格伦斯国王不知道该怎么办。 即使他知道去哪里找白衣勇士，也没有其他骑士可以帮助他。 他一个人肯定不是莫当特和其他六个人的对手。 吉娜薇路过附近，无意中听到父亲的话，便把她的四个骑士叫过来，要求他们接受莫当特公爵的挑战。 令她吃惊的是，高文爵士拒绝了。 “我们是宣誓效忠于你的，”他粗鲁地说，“不是你父亲的。 我们和莫当特公爵没有争论。 最后，我们为亚瑟王服务，只有在他的命令下才能参加这样的战斗。” 桂尼维尔夫人气得满脸通红。 “也许你害怕和莫当特公爵决斗。”她暗示道。 现在轮到高文气得脸红了。 “你很幸运，你是个女人，”他说