Robin Hood Wins the Sheriff's Golden Arrow

Robin Hood Wins the Sheriff's Golden Arrow An English Folk Tale Adapted by Karina Barentine Illustrated by David Cockroft

罗宾汉赢了郡长的金箭 英国民间故事 卡琳娜·巴伦坦改编 大卫·克罗夫特绘图

Introduction Robin Hood lived with his band of followers, the Merry Men, deep inside Sherwood Forest. They felt safe there, where they had built shelters of logs and bark. When it wasn't raining, they slept on deer skins outside under the stars. The men cooked their meals over a roaring fire and ate sitting on the ground or on logs.

引子 罗宾汉和他的伙伴“快活帮”住在舍伍德森林的深处 他们在这里用木头和树皮搭了藏身屋，觉得这里十分安全 不下雨的时候，他们裹着鹿皮睡在户外，头顶就是星星 大伙在熊熊篝火上做饭，坐在地上或是木头上吃饭

More than a hundred men made up Robin Hood's band of followers. They were all rough outlaws but had kind hearts. They were devoted to Robin Hood and his cause and obeyed his every word. Robin needed only to play a note on his horn and the men would appear. They were the best archers, wrestlers, and swordsmen in all of England. They practiced daily to improve their skills. Robin Hood was the best of all the archers in the land.

罗宾汉的队伍一共有一百多名好汉 他们都是不羁的逃犯，却都拥有善良的心肠 他们忠于罗宾汉和他的事业，对他言听计从 罗宾汉只要吹一声号角，好汉们就会立刻出现 他们是全英格兰最棒的弓箭手、摔跤手和剑客 他们每天练习，打磨自己的本领 罗宾汉更是全国所有弓箭手里最顶尖的

Times were bad in England. Cruel lords became rich by taxing the poor. Sometimes they took everything a family owned. As a child, Robin Hood had seen many of his friends' and neighbors' lives ruined. He vowed to make things right when he grew up. He became an outlaw by robbing and fighting the corrupt lords. Robin Hood and his men would steal back the gold taken in unjust taxes. Then they gave the gold back to the poor people. To his enemies Robin and his men were hated robbers. To the common folk they helped, they were beloved heroes.

那时候英格兰民不聊生 凶残的贵族靠压榨穷人发了大财 有时候他们会抢走一户人家的全部家当 罗宾汉小时候就亲眼见过，好多朋友邻居的生活被毁掉 他发誓长大以后一定要纠正这些不公 他成了侠盗，抢劫对抗腐败的贵族 罗宾汉和伙伴们会把不义赋税抢走的金子夺回来 再把金子还给穷苦的老百姓 对敌人来说，罗宾汉和伙伴是可恶的强盗 对受他们帮助的老百姓来说，他们是深受爱戴的英雄

The Sheriff of Nottingham The Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robinhood. The Sheriff wanted nothing more than to catch Robinhood and hang him in public. Time after time, Robin got away from the Sheriff's traps. The Sheriff grew more angry and spiteful. One day he sent a stout guard with a warrant to arrest Robinhood. Robin met the guard on the road. He invited the guard to a feast in the forest. The guard ate too much and fell asleep. While the guard slept, Robin stole the warrant out of his pocket. Without a warrant, the guard couldn't arrest Robin Hood. The guard returned to the sheriff empty -handed.

诺丁汉郡长 诺丁汉郡长恨透了罗宾汉 郡长满脑子只想抓住罗宾汉，当众绞死他 一次又一次，罗宾汉都从郡长的陷阱里逃之夭夭 郡长变得越来越愤怒，也越来越恶毒 一天，他派了一个强壮的卫兵带着逮捕令去抓罗宾汉 罗宾汉在路上遇到了这个卫兵 他邀请卫兵去森林里赴宴 卫兵吃撑了，倒头睡了过去 卫兵睡着的时候，罗宾汉从他口袋里偷走了逮捕令 没有逮捕令，卫兵没法抓罗宾汉了 卫兵空着手回到了郡长那里

The sheriff of Nottingham knew it was no use sending more guards. I've got it, said the sheriff. I'll catch him by trickery. I'll hold a great archery festival. The best archers in England will come here to compete. We'll give a prize of a gold -covered arrow. Robin Hood won't be able to resist the contest.

诺丁汉郡长知道再派更多卫兵也没用 “我有办法了，”郡长说 “我用计谋抓他，” “我要办一场盛大的射箭节，” “全英格兰最好的弓箭手都会来参赛，” “我们的奖品是一支包金箭，” “罗宾汉肯定抵挡不住这场比赛的诱惑。”