10 Don Quixote and the Prisoners唐吉诃德和囚犯-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《堂吉诃德Don Ouixote》

10 Don Quixote and the Prisoners Don Quixote finds a helmet After the adventure with the sheep,Don Quixote and Sancho Panza had to pass the night in a wood.They could find no inn or castle.Next morning,they saw a barber riding on his donkey to a village.He was wearing a new hat.So when it began to rain,he put his basin on his head to keep his hat dry.It was a fine new basin made of brass.When the sun shone through the clouds,one could see it a mile away. As he went along happily,the barber felt pleased with himself and with all the world.But suddenly he saw a wild man in old armour, riding on a bony horse.He was rushing towards him at great speed, and shouting in a terrible voice,"Defend yourself,you wicked man,or give me that helmet which is rightly mine！” The barber quickly jumped down from his donkey,and Don Quixote's lance just missed him.Filled with fear,he dropped the basin, and ran for his life. His attacker,Don Quixote,did not go after him.He stood there, looking at the basin very pleased."The wicked man has acted wisely," ·094· 10 唐吉诃德和囚犯 唐吉诃德找到一顶头盔 经过和羊群的那场冒险，唐吉河德和桑丘·潘沙 不得不在丛林中过夜。他们找不到客栈或城堡。第 ①barber /'ba:ba/n.理发匠， 二天早上，他们看见一个理发匠骑着驴子来到一个 理发师 ②basin /beisn/n.盆：脸盆： 村落。他戴着一顶新帽子。所以当天空将下雨时， 食物盆 他就将脸盆盖在头上，以免帽子被淋湿。那是一个 ③brass/brars/n黄铜制品， 很棒的铜制新脸盆。当太阳透过云层照在脸盆上 铜器；黄铜：黄铜色 时，在一英里外都可以看到。 ④wild /warld/a.疯狂的，荒 他快活地走着，对自己和整个世界都很欢喜满 唐的，古怪的 意。但是，他突然看到一个疯狂的男人，穿着旧盔 ③bony /bauni/a.瘦削的： 骨瘦如柴的：骨头突出的 甲，骑着一匹瘦骨嶙峋的马，正快速冲过来，以可 怕的声音吼道：“动手自卫吧，你这个坏蛋！不然 就把那顶本该属于我的头盔给我！” 理发匠很快地跳下驴子，唐吉诃德的长矛差一 点就刺中他。他惊恐万分，扔下脸盆就逃了。 攻击他的人一唐吉诃德，并没有追赶他。他 站在那儿，望着脸盆，非常高兴。“那个坏蛋做得 蛮聪明的，”他对桑丘说道，“下去把那顶好头盔拿 ·095· Don Quixote he said to Sancho,"get down,and give me that wonderful helmet.It is exactly the kind of helmet that I was looking for." The story of the helmet "It is an excellent basin,"said Sancho,giving it to his master. Don Ouixote put the thing on his head and turned it round,looking for the visor."This great helmet was made for a man with a very large head.I am sorry the visor has gone." Hearing the basin again called a helmet,Sancho laughed.But an angry look from his master told him to be careful.He explained that he was laughing to think of the big head that once filled the bowl②，“I have seen many helmets like that hanging up at barber's doors." Don Quixote answered slowly,"I think this magic helmet belonged once to a foolish merchant③.He saw that it was made of gold④，and he cut it in two pieces.Then he sold half.The other half he changed into its present shape.It is,as you say,very like a barber's basin.But it will be made into a helmet for me and,until then,I shall wear it as it is now." “What I want to know,”said Sancho,“is whether I may take that donkey?It seems much better than mine." “That excellent horse,.you mean,”answered his master.“No,I cannot allow that.It is against the laws of chivalry to rob a beaten enemy of his horse.But you may take the saddle if your need is very great..” "It is."said Sancho,and he took the barber's saddle.It was a very nice one,and he put it on his own donkey.The two men then went on again.Don Quixote let Rozinante choose the direction,as knights-errant usually did. ·096· 唐吉可德 给我。这正是我要找的那种头盔。” 头盔的故事 “这真是个好脸盆。”说着，桑丘把它交给主人。 ①excellent /eksalant/a.出 唐吉诃德把那东西戴在头上，转了一圈，找寻 色的：杰出的：优等的 面甲。“这顶大头盔是为一个头非常大的人定做 的。可惜面甲掉了。” 听到他管脸盆叫作头盔，桑丘哈哈大笑起来。 但是他主人的怒容告诉他要当心点。他解释他哈哈 大笑是因为想到了曾经戴过这个盆子的大脑袋。 ②bowl/bau/n.碗，豌状物 “我看过许多这样的头盔挂在理发店的门口。” 唐吉诃德慢条斯理地答道：“我认为这顶奇妙的 头盔，曾经属于一个愚蠢的商人。他看到这顶头盔 ③merchant/m3:tfant/i商 是金子做的，就把它砍成两半。然后他卖掉一半， 人，零售商 ④gold /gauld/n.金子，金色 把另一半改变成现在这个形状。正如你所说的，它 很像一个理发匠的脸盆。不过，将来，我会把它做 成一顶头盔，现在我就凑合着这样戴吧。” “我想知道的是，”桑丘说，“我可不可以骑这匹 驴子？它看起来要比我那一匹好多了。” “你是指那匹上好的骏马，”他的主人答道， rob/rob/抢劫，劫掠，盗 “不行，这事我不能答应。抢一个战败者的马匹是 取 违反骑士精神的。但是如果有迫切需要，你可以去 ⑥saddle /'saedl/n.鞍，马鞍 拿那个马鞍。” “是有迫切需要。”桑丘说着拿走了理发匠的鞍 座。这个鞍座非常棒，他把它放在自己的驴子上。 然后两个人又继续上路。唐吉诃德任凭驽骍难得选 择去向，这是游侠通常的做法。 ·097· Don Quixote The prisoners Don Quixote was riding along,thinking of his lady,Dulcinea.Then suddenly he saw twelve men coming towards him.They were fastened together by their necks,on a long iron chain.There were more chains on their hands.With them there were two men on horses,and two walking. “They are prisoners,.”said Sancho,“who must go to work in ships as a punishment..” “Prisoners,do you say?”answered Don Quixote,“Then I will do my duty.I must help those who are taken by wicked men." “But the prisoners are the wicked men.”said Sancho,“They are receiving their fair punishment." But Don Quixote did not listen to his words.He rode towards one of the officers.Very politely,he asked if he could talk to the unlucky men about their sad condition.The officer agreed,and the knight spoke to the first man in the line 3.He asked him what he had done wrong. “I was in love,”said the man,laughing. "In love?"asked Don Quixote,thinking this was a story of knights and ladies. “Yes,”said the prisoner,“in love with some fine clothes;I ran of with them.But the law officers took the clothes from me.They rewarded my true love with a hundred blows on my back and three years in prison.” The next prisoner was an old man with white hair.He had done many wicked things.After him came a man about thirty years old.He was chained 5 more tightly than the others.Don Quixote asked who he ·098· 唐吉可德 囚犯 唐吉诃德一面向前走着，一面想念他的夫人， 杜尔西内娅。然后，他突然看到十二个男人朝他走 ①iron'aan/n.铁，熨斗 来。一条长长的铁链把他们的脖子绑在一起。他们 的手上也戴着链子。有两个骑马和两个步行的人和 他们待在一起。 “那些人是囚犯，”桑丘说，“他们必须到船上工 作，以示惩戒。” “你是说囚犯？”唐吉诃德答道，“那么我要尽我 的责任。我必须帮助被坏蛋逮住的人。” “可是，囚犯才是坏蛋。”桑丘说，“他们正在接 受他们应有的惩罚。” 但是唐吉河德并没有听他的话。他骑向一名长 ②politely /pa'lantl/ad..有 官，彬彬有礼地问他是否能和那些不幸的人谈谈他 礼貌地，有礼地 们的惨况。长官同意了，这位骑士就和排在最前头 ③line /lain/n,行，列 的人说话。他问他做错了什么事。 “我恋爱了。”那个男人笑道。 “恋爱？”唐吉诃德问道，并且认为这是个骑士 和贵妇之间的故事。 “是的，”囚犯说道，“我爱上一些漂亮的衣服， ④reward/r'w:dl.报答， 奖励：报应，惩罚（坏人或 我拿起衣服就跑了。但是司法官员把衣服从我那里 坏事) 夺走。对于我真诚的爱慕，他们回报的却是在我背 上抽了好几百下，还要我坐三年牢。” 下一个囚犯是个白发苍苍的老头，他做了许多 坏事。在他身后是一个三十岁左右的男人。比起其 他人，他被锁得更紧。唐吉诃德问他是谁，又为什 chain /tfein/v.用锁链拴 住：拘禁：束缚 ·099· Don Quixote was and why he was chained like this. “This is Pasamonte,”answered one of the officers,“He is the most wicked man in Spain.He is very clever,and even with all these chains, he may run away.” “Yes,”said the prisoner,.“I am Pasamonte,who will be famous one day,everywhere that Spanish is spoken." It would be difficult to find a worse company of thieves,robbers and killers3.But Don Quixote did not think so.When he had finished his questions,he spoke to them as follows: Don Quixote frees them "Dear brothers,you are all prisoners.It is my duty to rescue you from this cruel condition.So I must ask these officers who have chained you to unlock your chains.They will not do it because I ask,but yet they will do it because they fear my lance and sword." "So we have to set free the prisoners,have we?"said the officer, "And why should you give us orders?Go away,sir,and let us continue. Put straight5 that brass basin which you wear on your head.Do not be a fool..” “Fool!”cried Don Quixote,“You call me a fool!”He did not give the officer time to move,but rushed at him with his lance.He struck the officer to the ground,badly hurt.When the other officers saw their leader attacked,they took their swords.The knight would have died because of his foolish act.But the prisoners now helped him by throwing stones. Sancho helped too,by taking the keys from the hurt officer.He ·100· 唐吉河可德 么被锁成这个样子。 “这就是帕沙蒙提，”一名官员答道，“他是西班 牙最邪恶的人。他非常狡猾，即使有这么多锁链， 他还是可能逃脱。” “对！”囚犯说，“我就是帕沙蒙提，总有一天 Deverywhere /'evriwea/ad 在所有讲西班牙语的地方都会知道我的大名。” 到处，处处：完完全全 很难找到一伙比他们更坏的小偷、强盗和杀人 ②hicf0i:f/n小输，威 凶手了。但是唐吉诃德可不这么以为。等他问完问 ③killer /kil/n.杀人者，凶 必 题，就对他们说了以下这番话。 唐吉诃德释放他们 “各位亲爱的兄弟，你们都是囚犯。把你们从这 种残酷的境况下解救出来，是我的责任。因此我不 得不请这些官员把锁链打开。他们不会因为我这么 ④unlock/An'Ipk/v.开的 要求而释放你们，但他们还是会遵从我的要求，因 锁：解开 为他们害怕我的长矛和剑。” “这么说，我们一定得释放这些囚犯是吗？” ⑤straight/strent/ad.直，挺 名官员说，“你凭什么给我们下命令？走开吧！先 直地 生，让我们继续赶路。把你头上那个铜盆摆正些。 @brass/brats/n铜，黄铜 别做傻瓜。” “傻瓜！”唐吉河德叫道，“你叫我傻瓜！”他没 有给那名官员闪躲的时间，提着长矛就冲向他。那 名官员身受重击，倒在了地上。其他的官员看到他 们的长官被攻击，也都拔出剑来。那位骑士本来会 因他愚蠢的行为而丧命，但是那些囚犯现在都扔石 头帮助他。 桑丘也来帮忙，从那名受伤的官员身上拿走一 ·101· Don Quixote unlocked Pasamonte's chains,and the robber picked up a sword.He attacked the three officers very fiercely,and they soon ran away. The prisoners were now free from their chains.They immediately robbed the hurt officer of everything he had.Then they came to Don Quixote to hear what he wanted to say to them. Don Quixote speaks to them “Friends,”he began,“I have been able to help you.I am sure you are grateful You may show this by doing what I ask.I want you to take this long chain which I took from your necks.Go to the city of Toboso,and visit the lady Dulcinea.Tell her the story of this great adventure,which has made you free men.When you have done this, you may go where you wish." “Sir,”said Pasamonte,“what you ask is impossible③.We have run away from the law.How can we go along the roads carrying this great chain?We must separate and hide,because many men will come to look for us.” These words made Don Quixote wild with anger."You must do what I tell you”,he cried,.“Go to Toboso with that chain on your backs！” Pasamonte made a signal 5 to his companions,and they all attacked the knight.They threw stones and knocked him to the ground.While he lay there,Pasamonte took the basin from his head and beat him on the shoulders with it.Then he threw the basin to the ground,so that it almost broke in pieces.The rescued prisoners robbed the knight and Sancho of their clothes,and then went in different directions.They were more interested in running away from the police than in visiting ·102 唐吉河可德 串钥匙。他打开帕沙蒙提的锁链，那个强盗就拾起 一把剑，非常凶狠地攻击三名官员，他们很快就逃 ①fiercely /fiasl/ad..凶猛 地：残酷地：强烈地：极度 走了。 地 现在囚犯们都挣脱了锁链。他们立刻抢走了那 名受伤官员所有的东西，然后走向唐吉诃德，听他 想对他们说些什么。 唐吉诃德对他们说了一番话 ②grateful/grertf/a感激 “各位朋友！”他开始说道，“我帮了你们的忙。 的，感谢的 我肯定你们都很感激。你们可以依我要求的去做， 以表达你们的感激。我要你们拿着这条从你们脖子 上解下的长链，去托布佐城，拜访杜尔西内娅夫 人。把这件使你们自由的伟大冒险经历讲给她听。 等你们做完这件事之后，你们爱去哪里就可以去哪 impossible /im'ppsabl/a. 不可能的，无希望的 里。” “先生，”帕沙蒙提说，“你所要求的事不可能做 ④separate /separeit/y分 到。我们是逃犯，怎么能再带着这条大锁链走在路 离，分开 上？我们必须分头躲藏起来，因为会有许多人来搜 捕我们。” 这些话使唐吉诃德愤怒得发狂。“你一定要照 ⑤signal/sIgn3l/n信号：暗 我说的去做，”他叫道，“把那条锁链扛在你们背 号 上，去托布佐吧！” 6 companion /kam'pacnian/ n.同伴，伙伴 帕沙蒙提朝他的同伴做了个手势，然后他们就 一起攻击这位骑士。他们朝他扔石头，把他打倒在 地上。正当他躺在那儿时，帕沙蒙提从他的头上拿 走脸盆，还用脸盆来打他的肩膀。接着，他把脸盆 ⑦be interested in对…感 扔向地上，几乎把它摔成了碎片。得救的囚犯抢走 兴趣 ·103·