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CHAPTER 1 How Sir Kay Fought at London Town, Broke His Sword, and Was Given a New Sword by Arthur Among the many worthy men who came to London for the contest was the noble knight Sir Ector of Bonmaison. Sir Ector brought with him his two sons. The elder, Sir Kay, had already shown great bravery and promise. The younger, Arthur, was still a

第一章凯爵士在伦敦城的战斗，他折断了他的剑，亚瑟给了他一把新剑。在前来伦敦参加比赛的许多有价值的人当中，有一位来自邦梅森的高贵骑士埃克托爵士。 埃克托爵士带来了他的两个儿子。 年长的凯伊爵士已经表现出了极大的勇气和希望。 小儿子亚瑟还是个孩子

young boy of only eighteen. He was currently serving as Kay's esquire-at-arms. This was very much like a knight's assistant. Sir Ector and the boys brought with them a great staff. They had beautiful tents of green silk that had been decorated with the family crest. When they arrived at the field where the contestants were to gather, they were not alone. There were kings and dukes with their courts and no fewer than twenty thousand lords and ladies. There were so many flags and banners that the sky was totally hidden. Watching the scene, the Archbishop of Canterbury smiled. It was going to be an amazing event. The men would not only be competing on Christmas Day to pull the sword out from the anvil. There would also be a contest at arms to be held during the three days before the sword pull. To this contest the Archbishop invited all knights who were of noble enough birth, condition

只有十八岁的小男孩。 他当时是凯的侍从。 这很像一个骑士的助手。 埃克托爵士和孩子们带来了一支伟大的队伍。 他们有漂亮的绿色丝绸帐篷，上面装饰着家族的徽章。 当他们到达选手聚集的场地时，他们并不孤单。 有国王、公爵和他们的宫廷，还有不少于两万的贵族和夫人。 有这么多的旗帜和横幅，天空完全被遮住了。 看到这一幕，坎特伯雷大主教笑了。 这将是一场精彩的活动。 这些人不仅要在圣诞节那天比赛把剑从铁砧上拔出来。 在拔剑前的三天里，还会举行一场武器竞赛。 大主教邀请了所有出身高贵的骑士参加这场比赛

and quality to compete. Sir Kay, of course, was found fit and he was entered into the contest. The young Arthur was very proud of his brother. He was happy to carry Kay's flag before him onto the field of battle. When the day of the tournament arrived, the audience sat so closely together that the field seemed to be fenced in by a solid wall of human souls. At the Archbishop's signal, a single herald came forth and blew a strong trumpet blast. The doors at the opposite ends of the field were opened and the first two parties of knights entered. They filled the field with their shining armor and other accessories. At the herald's second trumpet blast, the knights leaped toward each other with their spears drawn. The whole earth seemed to groan beneath the straining feet of the knights' war horses and the roar of the clashing and breaking

和质量来竞争。凯爵士，当然，被认为是合适的，他参加了比赛。 年轻的亚瑟为他的哥哥感到骄傲。 他很高兴把加伊的旗帜带到战场上。 当比赛那天到来时，观众们坐得那么紧，场地似乎被一堵由人的灵魂组成的坚固的墙围了起来。 在大主教的信号下，一个传令官走上前来，吹响了响亮的号角。 场地两端的门开了，头两队骑士走了进来。 他们在战场上摆满了闪亮的盔甲和其他配件。 当传令官第二次吹响号角时，骑士们拔出长矛，跳向对方。 在骑士们战马的紧绷绷的蹄声和碰撞和断裂的轰鸣声下，整个地球似乎都在呻吟

spears. When the first battle was over and the knights had left, the field was covered with pieces of broken metal. The crowd, realizing it had been holding its breath, seemed to exhale as one. The field was cleared for the next round. Sir Kay had done very well during that first round. At one point he had held off two opponents at once. Because of this, he was sure that he was ready for the second round. This one was to involve swords instead of spears. The herald blew his trumpet again and the knights were off. Almost instantly Sir Kay proved himself again. This time he held off five opponents at once. Maybe here, however, Sir Kay grew too confident. When a huge and powerful knight, Balamorgineas, approached and challenged him, the youthful Sir Kay laughed and accepted at once. Swearing to beat Balamorgineas just as he had the others, Sir

布兰妮。当第一次战斗结束，骑士们离开时，战场上到处都是破碎的金属碎片。 人群意识到自己一直在屏住呼吸，似乎一起呼出了气。 场地已清空，可以进行下一轮比赛。 凯爵士在第一轮打得很好。 他一度抵挡住了两个对手。 正因为如此，他确信自己已经为第二轮做好了准备。 这次是用剑代替矛。 传令官又吹响了号角，骑士们出发了。 凯爵士几乎立刻又证明了自己。 这一次他一下子抵挡住了五个对手。 然而，也许在这里，凯爵士变得过于自信了。 当一个高大有力的骑士巴拉莫吉纳斯走近他，向他挑战时，年轻的凯爵士笑了，立刻接受了他的挑战。 发誓要像打败其他对手一样打败巴拉莫基尼，长官

Kay hit his rival in the head with his sword. He hit Balamorgineas so hard upon his helmet that Balamorgineas's brain swam about in his head. Unfortunately, as Balamorgineas recovered and grew less dizzy, Sir Kay realized that his sword blade had snapped in two. He was left with no weapon. "Arthur," Sir Kay cried, "quick! Rush to our father's tent and get me another sword!" Arthur ran as quickly as he could, but when he arrived at the tent he found no one and no weapons there. Suddenly he remembered a certain sword he had seen pushed into an anvil nearby. Surely, he thought, that sword would suit his brother's purposes very well. The guards were gone when Arthur arrived at the church where Merlin's sword and anvil lay. They, too, were watching the contest. There was no one to stop him as he hopped up onto the block of marble, bent his body, and drew the sword with wonderful ease.

凯用剑击中了他对手的头部。 他把巴拉莫吉尼亚斯重重地打在他的头盔上，巴拉莫吉尼亚斯的脑袋在他的脑袋里打转。 不幸的是，当巴拉莫吉纳斯恢复过来，不再那么晕眩时，凯爵士意识到他的剑刃断成了两截。 他身上没有武器。 “亚瑟，”凯爵士喊道，“快！快去我们父亲的帐篷，再给我拿一把剑来！”阿瑟以最快的速度跑了起来，但当他到达帐篷时，他发现那里没有人，也没有武器。 突然，他想起了他曾见过一把剑插在附近的铁砧上。 他想，那把剑一定非常适合他哥哥的目的。 当亚瑟到达放着梅林的剑和铁砧的教堂时，守卫已经走了。 他们也在观看比赛。 没有人阻止他，他跳上那块大理石，弯下腰，极其轻松地拔出了剑。

Wrapping the sword in his cloak, he ran to bring it to his brother. When Sir Kay saw the sword, which of course he recognized, he was so stunned that he stood perfectly still. It was as if someone had magically turned him to stone. Finally, he stuttered, "Where did you get that sword?" Arthur, who was completely innocent, explained, and Sir Kay, who was not so innocent, decided. What he decided was that he would say he had pulled the sword from the anvil himself. "Tell no one about this," he told Arthur, who once again innocently agreed. Sir Kay, however, did want to tell someone. "Go get our father," he said. Arthur ran and asked Sir Ector to come quickly, for he had never seen Sir Kay look quite that way. "Surely something important has happened," he said. When Sir Ector arrived he saw that Arthur

他把剑裹在斗篷里，跑去拿给哥哥。 凯爵士看到了那把剑，他当然认得，他惊呆了，一动不动地站在那里。 就好像有人用魔法把他变成了石头。 最后，他结结巴巴地说：“你从哪儿弄来那把剑的？”完全无辜的阿瑟解释了，不那么无辜的凯爵士做了决定。 他决定说他自己从铁砧上拔出了剑。 “别把这件事告诉任何人。”他对阿瑟说，阿瑟又一次天真地同意了。 然而，凯爵士确实想告诉什么人。 “去把我们的父亲叫来，”他说。 阿瑟跑去叫埃克托爵士赶快来，因为他从来没见过凯爵士那样。 “肯定发生了什么重要的事情，”他说。 当埃克托爵士到达时，他看到亚瑟