1 The Battleground

CLASSIC STARTS The Last of Mohicans Retold from the James Fenimore Cooper original

经典开始最后的莫希干人从詹姆斯费尼莫尔库珀原版重播

CHAPTER 1 The Battleground This story takes place in the third year of the last war between the French and the English. The two countries were fighting over the land that would become Canada and the United States. Forts were set up and fought over as farmers fled the battlegrounds. It was a terrible war, particularly during the cold winter months, and the troops were happy to see summer arrive. The sound of war drums in the middle of the night awoke the tired, worn-out English soldiers

第一章战场这个故事发生在英法战争的第三年。 这两个国家正在争夺一块后来成为加拿大和美国的土地。 当农民逃离战场时，堡垒被建立起来并被争夺。 这是一场可怕的战争，尤其是在寒冷的冬季，军队很高兴看到夏天的到来。 半夜的战鼓声惊醒了疲惫不堪的英国士兵

of Fort Edward. They knew at once that the French commander, Montcalm, was coming up the river with a large army. Their leader, General Webb, ordered his fifteen hundred soldiers to march up the river at dawn to meet the French army at Fort William Henry. At first light, the soldiers rode out on their strong horses. Great big wagons carrying supplies followed, kicking up dust as they went. Inside General Webb's house, Cora and Alice Munro—the daughters of the general who was in charge of Fort William Henry—were preparing for their journey home. Outside, Major Duncan Heyward was making sure that everything was ready for the trip. An Indian scout named Magua stood beside him. With Montcalm coming up the river to attack the English, the journey back to Fort William Henry would be very dangerous. Duncan and Magua were to make sure that the girls made it home safely.

爱德华堡。他们立刻知道，法军指挥官蒙卡姆正率领一支大军逆流而上。 他们的领袖，韦布将军，命令他的1500名士兵在黎明时分向河上游进发，在威廉·亨利堡与法军会合。 天一亮，士兵们就骑着他们强壮的马出来了。 运给养的大马车紧随其后，一路上扬起尘土。 在韦伯将军的房子里，负责威廉·亨利堡的将军的女儿科拉和爱丽丝·门罗正在为回家做准备。 在外面，邓肯·海沃德少校正在为这次旅行做准备。 一个名叫Magua的印度侦察兵站在他旁边。 随着蒙特卡姆河逆流而上攻击英国人，返回威廉·亨利堡的旅程将非常危险。 邓肯和马瓜要确保女孩们安全回家。

The thought of Alice's safety weighed heavily on Duncan's mind as he tightened the horses' saddles. He had strong feelings for General Munro's beautiful young daughter, and did not wish to see her harmed in any way. As they were getting the horses ready, a tall, thin man walked up to Duncan and Magua. He wore a large hat and carried a pitch pipe. He said to Duncan, "This is a beautiful horse —I saw many of them at New Haven. He's perfect looking, isn't he?" Duncan looked at the man strangely and carried on with his preparations. The stranger stood there for a while waiting for an answer, but when none came, he walked away. A few minutes later, the cabin door opened and the sisters came out. Alice, the younger of the two, was very fair. She had blond hair and blue eyes, and was quite beautiful. Duncan helped her up on her horse. He smiled kindly at her, and blushed a little when she thanked him

当邓肯拉紧马的马鞍时，爱丽丝的安全问题沉重地压在他的心头。 他对门罗将军年轻漂亮的女儿有着强烈的感情，不希望看到她受到任何伤害。 当他们准备好马匹时，一个又高又瘦的男人向邓肯和马瓜走来。 他戴着一顶大帽子，拿着一支音管。 他对邓肯说：“这是一匹漂亮的马——我在纽黑文见过很多。 他长得很帅，不是吗？”邓肯奇怪地看着那个人，继续做准备工作。 陌生人站在那里等了一会儿，但没人回答，他就走开了。 几分钟后，小屋的门开了，姐妹俩走了出来。 爱丽丝是两个人中较年轻的一个，长得很白。 她有一头金发和一双蓝眼睛，非常漂亮。 邓肯扶她上马。 他对她亲切地笑了笑，当她向他道谢时，他的脸有点红

for his hand.

为了他的手。

Then he turned and helped Cora onto her own horse. General Webb came out to say good-bye. The three nodded farewell to him as they rode away. Just as Duncan and the girls were leaving the camp, Magua shot past them on his horse. The quick movement startled Alice, who let out a sharp, "Oh my!" Cora's fiery eyes stared straight ahead, and she didn't flinch. Instead, she calmly pulled her veil down so it covered her dark brown hair and eyes.

然后他转过身来，扶着科拉上了她自己的马。 韦布将军出来道别。 三个人向他点头告别，骑马离开了。 就在邓肯和女孩们离开营地的时候，马瓜骑着马从他们身边飞驰而过。 这迅速的动作把爱丽丝吓了一跳，她尖声叫了一声：“哦，天哪！”科拉火红的眼睛直直地盯着前方，她没有退缩。 相反，她平静地拉下面纱，遮住了深棕色的头发和眼睛。