Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 5
How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury.
圆桌骑士如何受封，以及他们的席位如何由坎特伯雷主教赐福。
CHAPTER III. How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur to make his son knight.
第三章 一位骑着瘦马的穷人如何请求亚瑟王封其子为骑士。
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight.
第四章 托爵士如何被认出是佩里诺王之子，以及高文如何被封为骑士。
CHAPTER V. How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a brachet pinched the hart which was taken away.
第五章 亚瑟王与桂妮维尔婚宴之上，一头白鹿闯入大厅，并有三十对猎犬随之而来，以及一只小猎犬如何咬住白鹿后被夺走。
CHAPTER VI. How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart.
第六章 高文爵士如何策马追回白鹿，以及两兄弟如何为争夺白鹿而相互厮杀。
CHAPTER VII How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and how Sir Gawaine slew a lady.
第七章 白鹿如何被追入一座城堡并在那里被杀，以及高文爵士如何杀死了一位女士。
CHAPTER VIII. How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris, and how they were overcome, and their lives saved at request of four ladies.
第八章 四位骑士如何与高文及盖赫里斯交战，如何被击败，以及如何因四位女士的求情而得以保全性命。
CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way.
第九章 托爵士如何策马追赶携走小猎犬的骑士，以及他沿途所经历的冒险。
CHAPTER X. How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet.
第十章 托爵士如何在一位女士处寻得小猎犬，以及一位骑士如何为了这只小猎犬而向他发起攻击。
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady.
第十一章 托爵士如何击败那位骑士，以及那位骑士如何应一位女士的请求而被斩首。
CHAPTER XII.
第十二章。
Vocabulary
- 圆桌
- yuánzhuō — Round table; symbol of equality among knights
- 骑士
- qíshì — Knight; armored warrior of medieval tradition
- 如何
- rúhé — How; in what way or manner
- 受封
- shòufēng — To be granted a title or rank by authority
- 以及
- yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with
- 他们
- tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or attribution
- 席位
- xíwèi — Seat; position at a table or in assembly
- 由
- yóu — By; from; through; indicating agent or origin
- 主教
- zhǔjiào — Bishop; high-ranking Christian church official
- 赐福
- cìfú — To bestow a blessing; grant divine favor
- 第三章
- dìsān zhāng — Chapter three; third section of a text
- 一位
- yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for people
- 骑着
- qízhe — Riding on; astride (a horse or animal)
- 瘦马
- shòumǎ — Thin horse; lean or emaciated horse
- 穷人
- qióngrén — Poor person; someone living in poverty
- 请求
- qǐngqiú — To request; to ask for something earnestly
- 封
- fēng — To confer a title; to enfeoff; to seal
- 其子
- qí zǐ — His son; that person's son
- 为
- wéi — To be; to become; as; serving as
- 第四章
- dìsì zhāng — Chapter four; fourth section of a text
- 爵士
- juéshì — Sir; knight; holder of a knighthood title
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject
- 认出
- rènchū — To recognize; to identify someone or something
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb
- 之子
- zhī zǐ — Son of; child of (classical possessive form)
- 封为
- fēng wéi — To confer the title of; to appoint as
- 第五章
- dìwǔ zhāng — Chapter five; fifth section of a text
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with
- 婚宴
- hūnyàn — Wedding banquet; feast celebrating a marriage
- 之上
- zhī shàng — Above; upon; on top of (classical form)
- 一头
- yī tóu — One (animal); measure word for large animals
- 白鹿
- báilù — White deer; a rare and symbolic animal
- 闯入
- chuǎngrù — To burst into; to barge in uninvited
- 大厅
- dàtīng — Great hall; large indoor gathering space
- 并有
- bìng yǒu — And also having; accompanied by
- 三十对
- sānshí duì — Thirty pairs; thirty couples or sets
- 猎犬
- lièquǎn — Hunting dog; hound used in the chase
- 随之
- suí zhī — Following it; thereupon; in its wake
- 而来
- ér lái — Coming along; arriving as a result
- 一只
- yī zhī — One (small animal or object); measure word
- 小猎犬
- xiǎo lièquǎn — Small hound; little hunting dog
- 咬住
- yǎozhù — To bite and hold; to grip with teeth
- 后
- hòu — After; behind; following in time or space
- 夺走
- duózǒu — To snatch away; to take by force
- 第六章
- dìliù zhāng — Chapter six; sixth section of a text
- 策马
- cèmǎ — To spur a horse; to ride off on horseback
- 追回
- zhuīhuí — To chase and retrieve; to recover by pursuit
- 两兄弟
- liǎng xiōngdì — Two brothers; a pair of male siblings
- 争夺
- zhēngduó — To fight over; to contend for possession
- 而
- ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses or ideas
- 相互
- xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally
- 厮杀
- sīshā — To fight fiercely; to battle and slaughter
- 第七章
- dìqī zhāng — Chapter seven; seventh section of a text
- 追入
- zhuīrù — To chase into; to pursue inside a place
- 一座
- yī zuò — One (building or structure); measure word
- 城堡
- chéngbǎo — Castle; fortified medieval stronghold
- 并
- bìng — And; furthermore; moreover; in addition
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; indicates location or time
- 那里
- nàlǐ — There; that place; over there
- 被杀
- bèi shā — To be killed; slain by someone else
- 杀死
- shāsǐ — To kill; to slay; to cause death
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 女士
- nǚshì — Lady; woman; polite form of address
- 第八章
- dìbā zhāng — Chapter eight; eighth section of a text
- 四位
- sì wèi — Four (people); polite measure word for persons
- 及
- jí — And; as well as; reaching up to
- 交战
- jiāozhàn — To engage in battle; to fight against
- 击败
- jíbài — To defeat; to overcome in combat or competition
- 因
- yīn — Because of; due to; on account of
- 求情
- qíuqíng — To plead for mercy; to beg for leniency
- 得以
- déyǐ — To be able to; thus managing to achieve
- 保全
- bǎoquán — To preserve; to keep safe; to save intact
- 性命
- xìngmìng — Life; one's existence; vital life force
- 第九章
- dìjiǔ zhāng — Chapter nine; ninth section of a text
- 追赶
- zhuīgǎn — To chase; to pursue someone or something
- 携走
- xiézǒu — To carry away; to take along with oneself
- 他
- tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun
- 沿途
- yántú — Along the way; en route; during the journey
- 所
- suǒ — Particle preceding verbs to nominalize them
- 经历
- jīnglì — To experience; to go through; experience
- 冒险
- màoxiǎn — Adventure; to take risks; daring endeavor
- 第十章
- dìshí zhāng — Chapter ten; tenth section of a text
- 处
- chù — Place; location; at a certain spot
- 寻得
- xúndé — To find by searching; to locate successfully
- 为了
- wèile — For the sake of; in order to; for
- 这只
- zhè zhī — This one (small animal); this particular creature
- 向他
- xiàng tā — Toward him; directed at him
- 发起
- fāqǐ — To launch; to initiate an attack or action
- 攻击
- gōngjī — Attack; assault; aggressive offensive action
- 第十一章
- dìshíyī zhāng — Chapter eleven; eleventh section of a text
- 那位
- nà wèi — That person; that one (polite reference)
- 应
- yīng — Should; ought to; must; is required to
- 斩首
- zhǎnshǒu — Beheading; to cut off someone's head
- 第十二章
- dìshíèr zhāng — Chapter twelve; twelfth section of a text
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