2 Don Quixote Is Made a Knight唐吉诃德被任命为一名骑士-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《堂吉诃德Don Ouixote》

2 Don Quixote Is Made a Knight He leaves his house "The world is waiting for me",said Don Quixote softly to himself, as he got out of bed next morning.The sun was rising,and he put on his armour.He went downstairs very quietly,because he did not want to wake anyone.He walked outside,found Rozinante,and rode away.He knew he had started his great adventure,and he was filled with joy. But soon he thought of something that he must do.A great king or ruler had to make him a knight.Until he was a knight,he should not fight any man who was.Don Quixote did not know what to do. Then he remembered some of the brave men in the books of chivalry.They had asked somebody they met on the road to make them a knight.Don Quixore decided to do the same thing,and he was happy again.He rode on,and let his horse choose the way,because all knights-errant did this when they began their adventures. ·012· 2唐吉诃德被任命为一名骑士 他离家了 “全世界都在等着我。”第二天早上下床时， D softly/'spftl/ad.轻声地， 静静地：轻轻地：柔和地 唐吉诃德轻声地自言自语。太阳正在升起，他穿 上盔甲，静悄悄地走下楼梯，不想惊醒任何人。 2downstairs /daun'steaz/ 他走到门外，找到驽骍难得，上马而去。他知道 ad.在楼下，往楼下 3 be filled with充满 他已经开始了他伟大的冒险，因而满心欢喜。 但是没多久，他想起一件必须要做的事情。必 须要有一位伟大的国王或统治者指派他担任骑士才 ④ruler'rula/n.统治者：管 理者：支配者 可以。且在他成为骑士之前，他不能和任何骑士决 斗。唐吉诃德不知道该怎么办才好。 然后他想起骑士小说中一些勇敢的人。他们曾 要求在路上碰见的人指派他们为骑士。唐吉诃德决 定他也要这么做，于是他就又快乐起来了。他骑着 马，任凭他的马择路而行，因为所有的游侠在开始 冒险时，都是这么做的。 ·013· Don Quixote He rides until evening As Don Quixore rode along,he imagined great fights which he always won.He rode slowly,for hour after hour,until the sun was high in the sky.He rode all that day,but found no adventures.When evening came,both he and his horse were tired and hungry.He was looking for2 a castle3 where he could get rest and food,when he saw an inn.It was almost dark when he rode up to the door. The inn was one of the poorest in Spain.It was used by workmen and poor travelers.But the mad knight thought it was a big castle.Two dirty beggar5-women were standing outside the door.Don Quixote imagined they were rich ladies,taking an evening walk in front of the castle walls. Then,to complete this foolish idea,a man in a field blew his horn He was only calling some animals back to the farm.But Don Ouixote was sure that a soldier on the castle walls had seen him.He thought the soldier was telling the ruler of the castle to come and greet him.He was very pleased,and pushed up his visor.The beggar-women looked at his tired,dusty face.They were frightened,and were ready to run away.But he said to them,"Do not go away,gentle ladies.Do not judge me wrongly.You need not be afraid of me.I am a knight,and a knight will not hurt great ladies like you." The inn-keeper greets Don Quixote When they heard this unusual man call them great ladies,the women ·014· 唐吉何德 他骑马骑到傍晚 ①imagine /'maed.3nWg想象， 唐吉河德骑着马一路走下去，同时幻想出一些 设想 总是他赢的伟大战斗。他慢慢地骑，一个小时又一 个小时，直到太阳高高地挂在空中。他骑了一整 2 look for寻找，期待 天，但是没有任何奇遇。傍晚来临时，他和马儿又 castle /'ka:s/n.城堡；城 堡式建筑，巨宅 累又饿。他开始寻找城堡，希望可以获得休息，找 ④inn/nl:小旅馆，客栈： 到食物。这时，他看到了一家客栈。等他骑马来到 小酒店，小饭店 门口时，天几乎黑了。 这算得上是西班牙最差劲的客栈了。只有工人 和没有钱的游客才会来住。但是这位疯骑士却把它 beggar"beg/n.乞丐写 想成一座大城堡。有两个肮脏的乞妇站在门外。唐 吉诃德把她们幻想成富有的夫人，正在城墙前作晚 间散步。 6 complete /kam'pli:t/v. 接着，仿佛为了配合这个荒谬的念头，田野里 成，使完整 有人吹起号角，其实，他只是在呼唤一些动物回农 ⑦blow /bla/g吹响，吹卷 场来。但唐吉诃德却深信有一个士兵在城堡墙头上 8homh3:n/i号，号角 ⑨greet /gri:t/g迎接，招呼 看到他了。他认为这个士兵正在通知这座城堡的统 治者出来迎接他。他非常高兴，把帽檐往上推了 推。那两个乞妇看到他疲累、满是尘埃的脸孔，被 吓住了，并准备要逃走。但是他对她们说道：“请 不要走开，尊贵的夫人！请不要认为我是坏人。你 们不必怕我。我是一名骑士，骑士是不会伤害像你 们这样的贵妇的。” 客栈老板迎接唐吉诃德 当她们听到这个异乎寻常的男人称她们是贵妇 ·015· Don Quixote laughed.They laughed loudly,and for a long time,but Don Quixote spoke to them seriously①，“Beauty and impoliteness2 do not go well together.To laugh without thinking is foolish.Do not think that my words are impolite.I only want to do good.I am ready to be your servant in every way.” At these serious words,the women laughed even more loudly.But before anything could happen,the inn-keeper arrived.He was a fat, pleasant man who lived a quiet life.At first,when he saw the strange man on his thin horse,he too wanted to laugh.But he saw the knight's sword and lance and he was a little afraid.So he went up to Don Quixore and said politely,"Sir,you may pass the night in my inn.I have everything you need except5 a bed." Don Quixote was pleased that the master of the castle-that is,the inn-keeper-was so polite.He replied happily,"It is easy to please me, sir;a soldier's needs are very simple." The inn-keeper helped Don Quixote to get down from his horse.The old man was very weak because he had eaten nothing all day."Please take care of my horse,"he said,"he is the best horse in all the world." Don Quixote is looked after The inn-keeper gave one look at poor Rozinante,but saw nothing to praise.He quickly took the animal away,and came back to look after his unusual guest.During this time,Don Quixote had allowed the women to take off his heavy armour.When they had finished,they asked him if he wanted anything to eat."A simple supper is all I wish,"answered ·016· 唐吉河德 人时，两个女人都哈哈大笑起来，而且笑了好长一 ①seriously /sirtasll ad.严 段时间，但是唐吉诃德对她们严肃地说道：“美丽 肃地，认直地 和无礼在一起是很不相称的。不去思考就嘲笑是愚 2 impoliteness 蠢的。请不要以为我说的话不够礼貌。我只是想对 ,mp3'aitnis/n.无礼：相 % 你们表示友善。我愿随时为你们提供任何服务。” 听了这番一本正经的话，两个女人索性笑得更 大声了。但是客栈老板随即来了。他是一个胖胖 的、和气的、过着平静生活的男人。起初，他看到 3 pleasant'pleznt/a.讨人 这个奇怪的人坐在瘦马上，也想哈哈大笑。但是他 喜欢的：和蔼可亲的 ④lance llaens/n.长矛 看到这个骑士的剑和长矛，有一点害怕。于是他走 到唐吉诃德面前，很有礼貌地说道：“先生，您可 以在我的客栈里过夜。除了床铺之外，你要什么东 except hk'sep/prep.除 西我都有。” 了…之外 唐吉诃德很高兴这座城堡的堡主—也就是客 栈老板一这么有礼貌。他高兴地回答说：“取悦 oneed/ni:dn.需要，要求 我是件很容易的事，先生。一个勇士的要求是非常 简单的。” 客栈老板扶唐吉诃德从马上下来。因为他一整 天什么也没吃，这个老头非常虚弱。“请照顾我的马 儿，”他说，“它是全世界最棒的马了。” 唐吉诃德受到款待 客栈老板朝驽骍难得望了一眼，却看不出有什 么值得称赞的地方。他很快就把那只牲口牵走，然 ①allow/a'ao/.允许，容许 后回来招呼他这个非比寻常的客人。这时候，唐吉 留take off脱下：移去 诃德已经让那两个女人帮他把笨重的盔甲脱掉了。 她们脱完之后，就问他是不是想吃什么东西。“我 ·017· Don Quixote Don Ouixote.They told him they had only a little fish,so he asked them to bring it. When the fish came it was the poorest kind,and smelt very bad. The table was outside because the room was so hot.So there Don Quixote sat down to have his supper.When he had nearly finished,a country workman walked past,playing some simple music.Don Quixote imagined that the inn was a castle,and the inn-keeper a ruler;he thought the beggar-women were great ladies.So it was easy to imagine that this was beautiful music.He thought the music was played to amuse him while he sat at table.He ate his supper,thinking that his first adventures were very satisfactory3. A promise④is made But something still troubled5 him-nobody had yet made him a knight.So when he had finished his supper,he took the inn-keeper into a room and shut the door. Then Don Quixote knelt in front of him.He said,"I will not rise from my knees,brave knight,until you kindly do what I ask you.This will be a good thing to do,and will help all the people in the world." The inn-keeper looked at the old gentleman kneeling on the ground, and speaking strange words.He did not know what to do or say.He asked him to rise,but Don Quixote refused At last he had to promise. "Sir,I was sure you would agree.Now let me tell you what I want. Tomorrow,when sun rises,you must make me a knight.To deserve this,I shall stay awake tonight.I shall watch my armour in the church which belongs to the castle.Then,in the morning,I shall be able to ·018· 唐吉何德 只求简单的一顿晚餐。”唐吉诃德回答道。她们告 诉他这里只有一条小鱼，于是他就要求她们把那条 小鱼拿来。 送来的那条鱼竟是那种最差劲的鱼，并且味道非 常难闻。因为屋子里非常热，所以桌子摆在了外边。 于是唐吉诃德坐下来享用他的晚餐。当他快要吃完 ①country'kAntr/m.乡下， 乡村 的时候，一个乡下人经过客栈，弹奏着一些简单的音 乐。唐吉诃德把这家客栈想象成一座城堡，把客栈老 板想象成堡主，并且把乞妇当成是贵妇。所以，很容 2 amuse'mju:r给…提 供娱乐，消造：使欢乐，逗 易就把它幻想成动听的音乐。他认为这段音乐是趁他 …高兴：使发笑 坐在桌旁时，专门为他演奏的。他吃着晚餐，觉得这 satisfactory 第一回奇遇非常令人满意。 /sets'facktar/a.令人满 意的；符合要求的：良好的 客栈老板做出承诺 ④promise/'promis/L承诺， 保证 ⑤trouble"trAbl/g.使忧虑、 不过，有一件事仍然困扰着他一还没有人指 苦恼：打扰 派他为骑士。于是他用完晚餐后，就拽着客栈老板 走进一间屋子，并把门关上。 然后，唐吉诃德在他面前跪下，说道：“我这样 跪着是不会随意站起来的，勇敢的骑士，除非你仁 慈地按照我的要求去做。这是一件好事，可以帮助 全世界的人们。” 客栈老板望着这个老先生跪在地上，讲些莫名 refuse/r'fju:zlg拒绝，回 其妙的话。他不知道该做什么或该说什么才好。他 绝 要求他站起来，但是唐吉诃德不肯。最后他不得不 答应。 awake /a'wck/a.(作表 语)醒着 “先生，我就相信你会同意的。现在让我告诉你 8 church/t∫3tjln教堂，礼 我要求的是什么吧！明天，当太阳升起时，你必须任 拜堂 ·019· Don Quixote begin my great and dangerous adventures." The inn-keepers'jokes The inn-keeper was now beginning to understand that Don Quixote was mad.But he was fond of2 jokes,so he decided to do what the old gentleman asked.He praised Don Quixote for wanting to become a knight.He said that this was exactly3 what he expected from a brave and excellent gentleman.He said that when he was young he also traveled, looking for adventure.(In one way,this was true,for he had been well known as a thief and a robber.He had been inside many Spanish prisons.)Now that he was old,he said,he was living in peace in his castle.He liked most to help knights on their journeys5.(He meant that he got rich from travelers;at his inn,the prices were high.) Then he said that there was no church now,because they were building a new one.But the old gentleman could pass the night and watch his armour in an open place inside the castle walls."And tomorrow,"he said,"you shall be made a real knight.Nobody in all the world shall be a truer knight." How Don Quixote passes the night Don Ouixote thanked the inn-keeper for his kindness,and promised to obey him always.Then he got ready for the nights watch.Outside the inn there was a place for horses to drink.Into this he put his armour. Then,with his lance in his hand,he began to walk up and down. ·020· 唐吉何德 ①dangerous 命我为骑士。为了受之无愧，今天晚上我会彻夜不 'dend3ras/a.危险的 眠，在这座城堡的教堂里守卫我的盔甲。然后，到了 早上我就可以开始我伟大又危险的冒险了。” 客栈老板的玩笑 ②be fond of喜爱，爱好 这个时候，客栈老板逐渐明白唐吉诃德疯了。 宽exactly/hg'zaektlv ad.确 切地：恰好地 但是他喜欢开玩笑，因此决定照这位先生的要求去 ④excellent"/eksalant/a.优 做。他称赞唐吉诃德想要成为一名骑士的志气。他 秀的，卓越的 说一位勇敢又杰出的绅士就应如此。还说，当他年 轻的时候，也曾去云游冒险。（从某方面而言，这 倒是实话，因为他曾经做过小偷和强盗，而声名大 ⑤journey /d33:n/n.旅行， 噪，并且曾经在西班牙许多监狱里待过。)他说， 旅程 现在因为老了，只好在城堡里过太平日子。他最乐 traveler /'travla/n.旅行 意帮助出门在外的骑士了。（他是指他从游客身上 者：游客 挣了很多钱，他的客栈索价很高。) 接着，他说现在没有教堂，因为他们拆了旧的 正在盖新的。但是老先生可以在城堡内露天的地方 过夜，守卫他的盔甲。“而明天，”他说，“你会 被任命做一个真正的骑士。全世界没有人会比你这 个骑士更货真价实了。” 唐吉诃德是怎么度过这一晚的 唐吉诃德很感谢客栈老板的仁慈，并且答应永 7obey /a'ber/服从：执行 远服从他。然后他就准备好要守夜了。在客栈外面 有一个让马匹喝水的地方，他把盔甲放在那里。然 后，他手握着长矛，开始来回走动。 ·021·