5 The Battle of the Windmills风车之役-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《堂吉诃德Don Ouixote》

5 The Battle of the Windmills The“giants” Talking in this way,they came to the top of a small hill.Below them,they could see thirty or forty windmills.When Don Quixote saw them,he said to his squire,"Friend Sancho,we are lucky today.There are thirty or more very large giants.I will fight them immediately,and kill them,for they are wicked." "What giants do you mean?"asked Sancho Panza. “Those you can see there,”answered his master,“with the long arms.They sometimes have arms six miles long." “Sir,what are you thinking of?”cried Sancho.“Those are not giants,but windmills.Their arms,as you call them,are the sails, which are moved round by the wind." "You still have a lot to learn about the adventures of knights."said Don Quixote."They are giants,I tell you.If you are afraid,do not come.You can pray while I fight this terrible and unfair3 battle." ·050· 5风车之役 巨人 这么一路谈着，他们来到一座小山丘顶上。在 ①windmill'windmil/n.风 车：风车房 他们脚下，可以看到三四十座风车。当唐吉诃德看 到这些风车时，他对随从说道：“桑丘老弟！咱们 今天走运。那边起码有三十个非常壮硕的巨人。我 立刻就要和他们作战，把他们杀掉，因为他们都是 很邪恶的人。” “你说的是什么巨人？”桑丘·潘沙问道。 “就是那边你看得到的，”他的主人回答说， “胳臂长长的。有时候，他们的胳臂有六英里长。” ②sail/seVn帆状物；（风 “先生，你在想些什么呀？”桑丘叫道，“那些不 车的)翼板 是巨人，只是风车而已。他们的胳臂—这是你说 的一只是风车的翼板，是由风力推动旋转的。” “对骑士的冒险，你还得多多学习才行，”唐吉 诃德说，“他们就是巨人，我告诉你。如果你害 ③wnfair/an'fca/a.不公正 怕，就不要过来。在我打这场可怕又不公平的仗 的，不公平的 时，你可以祷告。” ·051· Don Quixote Don Quixote attacks Saying this,he rode down the hill,not listening to Sancho's cries. Sancho was shouting that the giants were really windmills.The knight rushed on,shouting loudly,"Do not turn and run away,you cowards! There is only one knight coming to attack you." Just at that minute there was a wind,and the sails began to turn. When he saw this,Don Quixote cried,"Ah!Lift your arms!Even if you had a hundred arms,I would attack you."Then,calling the name of his lady Dulcinea,he rode at the nearest windmill.His lance went through the lowest of the four sails,and was broken into pieces.The sail hit the horse and rider,and sent them rolling across the ground. “God protect④us！”cried Sancho.He had followed as fast as his donkey could go.He found his master lying very quietly by the side of Rozinante,"Sir,did I not tell you that these things are windmills,and not giants?Anyone whose head was not filled with mad ideas could see that!” Don Quixote explains “Be quiet,.Sancho..”answered Don Quixote,“Do you not know that in a battle everything may suddenly change?I am sure that the wicked magician,Friston,who took my books,is the enemy.He has changed those giants into windmills to stop me winning the fight.But,in the end,all his wicked plans will fail." "I hope so."said Sancho,helping his master to rise.The knight then ·052· 唐吉河可德 唐吉诃德进攻了 说着，他就骑马冲下山丘，不理会桑丘的呼喊。 桑丘叫喊着，说巨人确实是风车。这位骑士冲向前 ①coward /kauad/n.懦夫， 去，大声吼道：“不要转头逃跑，你们这些懦夫！ 胆怯者 来攻打你们的只有一位骑士而已。” ②attack /'taek/进攻，袭 击 就在这个时候，刮起一阵风，风车翼板开始转 动了。看到这情形，唐吉诃德叫道：“哈！举起你 们的胳臂吧！就算你们有一百条胳臂，我也会攻打 你们。”然后，他呼喊着杜尔西内娅夫人的名字， 并骑马奔向最靠近他的一座风车。他的长矛穿进四 ③break into pieces成为碎 片 扇风车翼板最底下的一扇，破裂成碎片。风车翼板 打中马和骑士，他们倒在地上翻滚起来。 ④protect/pra'tekt/g.保护， “上帝保佑我们！”桑丘叫道。他赶着驴子尽快 保卫 跟来。他发现他的主人静静地躺在驽骍难得旁边。 “先生，我不是告诉过你这些东西是风车，不是巨 人吗？任何一个脑袋没装满疯狂念头的人都能看清 楚这点！” 唐吉诃德解释因由 “不要吵，桑丘。”唐吉诃德回答说，“你不知 道在战争中什么事都可能突然改变吗？我敢说那个 拿走我书本的邪恶巫师—弗烈斯登—就是我的 敌人。他把那些巨人变成风车，阻挠我赢得这场战 斗。不过，到最后，他所有邪恶的计划都会失败。” “但愿如此。”桑丘一边说着，一边扶他的主人 站起来。这位骑士接着又骑上驽骍难得。经这一 ·053· Don Quixote got on Rozinante again.Rozinante's shoulders had been almost broken by the fall.He then rode towards a high place,where the road from Madrid crossed the mountains.He thought he would find plenty of adventures there. They passed the night in a small wood.Don Quixote pulled a dead branch from one of the trees,and repaired his broken lance with it.Then like a true knight,he stayed awake during the night and thought of his lady,Dulcinea.Sancho had a drink,and then slept all night without moving. ·054· 唐吉可德 ①shoulder∫oulda/n.肩膀 摔，驽骍难得的前腿几乎折断。然后他骑向一个高 地，那儿有条穿越山岭的马路，是通往马德里的。 ②plenty /plent/n.丰富：充 足：大量 他认为在那儿会有很多奇遇。 plenty of许多 他们在一个小树林中过夜。唐吉诃德从其中一 棵树上扯下一段枯枝，用来修补他折断了的长矛。 然后，就像一位真正的骑士那样，他彻夜不眠，思 念着他的情人杜尔西内娅。桑丘则喝了点酒，然后 一动也不动地睡了一夜。 ·055·