21 The naughty knight

Winnie AND Wilbur THE NAUGHTY KNIGHT

温妮和威尔伯：淘气的骑士

One day, when Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur were flying high over the mountains, Winnie looked down and saw an enormous castle. "Look at that beautiful castle, Wilbur," Winnie said. "Let's go and have a look."

有一天，女巫温妮和她的大黑猫威尔伯正飞过高山的上空，温妮低头一看，发现了一座超大的城堡。 “威尔伯，你看那座漂亮的城堡。”温妮说。 “咱们过去瞧瞧吧。”

But when they swooped down to the castle they found it was just a ruin. "Blithering broomsticks," said Winnie. We are hundreds of years too late! Then Winnie had a wonderful idea. She waved her magic wand, shouted, "Abracadabra!"

可等他们俯冲落到城堡旁，才发现这里只剩一片废墟。 “该死的扫帚啊。”温妮说。 我们晚来了好几百年呢！ 这时温妮想到了一个绝妙的主意。 她挥了挥魔法棒，大喊：“阿布拉卡达布拉！”

and there was a beautiful castle, just the way it used to be, full of people just the way they used to be. CRASH! CLANK! CLUNK! The drawbridge was being lowered over the moat for the king and queen! After them came flags, lovely ladies, and knights in shining armour.

一座漂亮的城堡出现了，和它过去的模样一模一样，里面也满是曾经生活在这里的人们。 哐当！ 叮当！ 咚！ 护城河上的吊桥正放下来，迎接国王和王后！ 跟在他们身后的是旗帜、美丽的仕女，还有穿着闪亮盔甲的骑士。

Winnie and Wilbur landed high up in a tower. "Oooh!" said Winnie. "Today must be a special tournament. We'll go and see what happens. But first we have to look right." Winnie waved her magic wand, shouted, "Abracadabral!" and there she was, looking just like the other lovely ladies. Well, she looked a bit like the other lovely ladies. And Wilbur was a tiny knight in shining armour. Winnie hid her broomstick, tucked her wand up her sleeve, just in case, and they hurried off to watch the tournament.

温妮和威尔伯落在了高高的塔楼顶端。 “哇哦！”温妮说。 “今天肯定有一场特别的比武大会。 咱们去看看热闹。 不过首先我们得打扮得和这里的人一样才行。” 温妮挥了挥魔法棒，大喊：“阿布拉卡达布拉！” 她变了个模样，看起来和其他漂亮仕女没什么两样。 嗯，和其他仕女长得有那么点像吧。 而威尔伯变成了一个穿着闪亮盔甲的小不点骑士。 温妮把扫帚藏好，把魔法棒塞进袖子里以防万一，接着两人就急急忙忙赶去看比武大会了。

The first contest was archery. There were some very good archers, but the best was Sir Roderick. Sir Roderick was huge. He had a big red face and a big loud voice. His three arrows all hit the bullseye. "I am the winner," he shouted. "I am the best archer in the kingdom!" "There is one more archer," said Winnie. "Sir Wilbur is an amazing archer." "Ha ha ha," laughed everybody when they saw Sir Wilbur. "Ha ha ha ha," laughed Sir Roderick. "Abracadabra!" whispered Winnie, and she waved her arm.

第一场比赛是射箭。 有好多厉害的弓箭手，不过最棒的要数罗德里克爵士。 罗德里克爵士长得人高马大。 他脸膛红通通的，嗓门大得惊人。 他的三支箭都射中了靶心。 “我赢了，”他大喊道。 “我是整个王国最厉害的弓箭手！” “还有一位弓箭手没比呢。”温妮说。 “威尔伯爵士可是个超厉害的弓箭手。” 大家看到威尔伯爵士的时候，都哈哈大笑起来：“哈哈哈。” 罗德里克爵士也笑了：“哈哈哈哈。” 温妮挥了挥胳膊，小声念道：“阿布拉卡达布拉！”