5 Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 How Guinevere Quarreled with Sir Gawaine, and How He Met Sir Pellias and Promised to Help Him with the Lady Ettard While Pellias was off on this adventure over Queen Guinevere's beauty, another knight was at Camelot getting on the queen's

第二章桂尼维尔如何与高文爵士争吵，以及高文爵士如何遇见佩利亚斯爵士，并答应帮助他与埃塔德夫人结婚。正当佩利亚斯为了王后桂尼维尔的美貌而外出冒险时，另一位骑士正在卡梅洛特登上王后的马车

nerves. It was Sir Gawaine, whom she had long disliked. She had felt this way ever since that day, perhaps, when he had not only refused to help defend her father's kingdom, but had responded so rudely to her request. Many people found him charming, but she found him proud and arrogant. Her heart had hardened against him. One day, one of the Lady Guinevere's favorite dogs jumped on Sir Gawaine with its muddy paws. Not knowing she was watching, Sir Gawaine hit the ears of the dog. Running up, she demanded to know why he had hit her dog. "Your dog did something to me," Sir Gawaine replied, "and when someone does something to me, I fight back." Guinevere drew herself up proudly. "Do you forget to whom you are speaking?" she asked. "How dare you?" Gawaine drew himself up just as proudly.

的神经。原来是她一直不喜欢的高文爵士。 也许从那天起，她就一直有这种感觉，那天他不仅拒绝帮助保卫她父亲的王国，还粗鲁地回应她的请求。 许多人觉得他很迷人，但她却觉得他傲慢自大。 她的心对他变得冷酷无情了。 一天，桂尼维尔夫人最喜欢的一只狗用沾满泥巴的爪子扑向高文爵士。 高文爵士不知道她在看，他打了狗的耳朵。 她跑过来，问他为什么打她的狗。 “你的狗对我做了一些事，”高文爵士回答说，“如果有人对我做了什么，我就还击。” 桂尼维尔骄傲地挺直了身子。 “你忘了你是在跟谁说话吗？”她问。 “你怎么敢？”高文也同样骄傲地挺直了身子。

"Perhaps you, my Lady, do not remember that I am the son of a powerful king. And I dare do whatever I must to defend my rights." All onlookers gasped and looked immediately away. Guinevere stood for a moment, furious, before she spoke again. "Sir Gawaine," she finally said. "You are proud and arrogant beyond measure. I am the queen and this is my court. I command you to be gone and show your face no more until you are ready to apologize to me for the rude way you have always treated me!" With that, Guinevere turned and walked back to her chamber. Once she was there, however, she wept in secret anger and shame. She hated what had just happened, but at the same time she was so proud that she would do the same thing all over again. Upon hearing that his cousin was to leave Camelot, Sir Ewaine asked King Arthur's

“夫人，也许你不记得我是一个有权势的国王的儿子。 我敢做任何我必须做的事来捍卫我的权利。” 所有的旁观者都倒吸了一口气，立即把目光移开。 吉娜薇气得站了一会儿，才又开口说话。 “高文爵士。”她最后说。 “你太骄傲自大了。 我是女王，这是我的宫廷。 我命令你走开，不要再露面，直到你准备好向我道歉，为你一直对我的粗鲁态度道歉！”说完，桂尼维尔转身走回自己的房间。 然而，一到那里，她就暗暗地愤怒和羞愧地哭了起来。 她讨厌刚才发生的事情，但同时又很自豪，她愿意把同样的事情再做一遍。 听说他的表弟要离开卡梅洛特，伊文爵士问亚瑟王

permission to leave the court as well. King Arthur happily agreed, and the two knights set off together in search of another great adventure. Monks at an abbey told them about a spot in a meadow where a shield hung upon a sycamore tree. The shield, the monks said, was being treated very badly by some ladies. Gawaine and Ewaine thought this very strange, but set off to find the ladies. Sure enough, they found the meadow, the sycamore tree, and the shield. Three beautiful young ladies were throwing insults, rocks, and mud at the shield. Its owner, a knight wearing all black, sat silently on his horse saying and doing nothing. Sir Gawaine charged at the ladies, shouting at them to "Get away!" Flinging one last fistful of mud, they quickly fled. The Ebony Knight approached and, to Gawaine's surprise, asked him why he had interfered.

也请允许我离开法庭。 亚瑟王高兴地同意了，两位骑士一起出发去寻找另一场伟大的冒险。 一所修道院的修道士告诉他们，草地上有一块地方，一棵梧桐树上挂着一面盾牌。 僧侣们说，这面盾牌受到了一些女士的虐待。 高文和伊万觉得这很奇怪，但还是出发去找女士们。 果然，他们找到了那片草地、那棵梧桐树和那块盾牌。 三位漂亮的年轻女士向盾牌投掷侮辱、石块和泥土。 它的主人是一位身穿黑衣的骑士，他静静地坐在马上，什么也不说。 高文爵士冲向女士们，对她们大喊“走开！”扔了最后一把泥后，他们迅速逃走了。 令高文吃惊的是，黑檀木骑士走了过来，问他为什么要干涉。

"Why, because they were being disrespectful to what looked to me to be a noble and knightly shield!" Gawaine exclaimed. "It is my shield," the Ebony before Knight said wearily, "and I am perfectly able to defend it." "Apparently not!" Gawaine said, challenging the knight. The two men then fought, while all of the people in the castle gathered and looked down over the walls. Gawaine, who had never before been unhorsed by anyone except King Arthur, felt quite confident that he would win the contest. But before he knew it, his spear was broken into many pieces and he was flung out of his saddle, landing heavily upon the dusty earth.

“为什么，因为他们对我看来是高贵骑士的盾牌不敬！”Gawaine喊道。 “这是我的盾牌，”骑士前面的乌木疲惫地说，“我完全有能力保护它。” “显然不是!”高文质问骑士。 于是两人打了起来，城堡里所有的人都聚集在一起，从城墙上往下看。 除了亚瑟王之外，高文从来没有被任何人打倒过，他对自己能赢得这场比赛充满信心。 但在他反应过来之前，他的矛被折断成许多碎片，他从马鞍上摔了下来，重重地落在尘土飞扬的地上。

With his pride injured, Gawaine rushed at the Ebony Knight with great fury. The Ebony Knight responded in kind until Sir Ewaine pushed his horse between the two men and broke them up. "For shame, Gawaine!" he cried. "To seek such a fight with a knight who met you in a friendly fashion in a fair contest!" Gawaine shrugged and put up his sword. The Ebony Knight did the same. With peace thus restored, the Ebony Knight invited Sirs Gawaine and Ewaine back to his home for some refreshments. It turned out to be a rich and royal home and the Ebony Knight to be

高文的自尊心受到了伤害，他愤怒地冲向乌木骑士。 黑檀木骑士以牙还牙，直到尤因爵士把马推到两人中间，将他们拆散。 “真丢脸，高文！” “找一个在公平竞赛中以友好方式与你相遇的骑士决斗！”高文耸了耸肩，举起了剑。 乌木骑士也这样做了。 随着和平的恢复，黑檀木骑士邀请高文爵士和伊文爵士回到他的家里喝点茶点。 原来这是一个富有的皇家住宅和乌木骑士