17.Pocahontas波卡洪塔斯-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《西方老故事50篇Fifty Famous Stories Retold》

Fifty Famous Stories Retold 17.Pocahontas There was once a very brave man whose name was John Smith.He came to this country many years ago,when there were great woods everywhere,and many wild beasts and Indians.Many tales are told of his adventures,some of them true and some of them untrue.The most famous of all these is the following:- One day when Smith was in the woods,some Indians came upon him,and made him their prisoner.They led him to their king,and in a short time they made ready to put him to death. A large stone was brought in,and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it.Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward.The king and all his great men stood around to see.The Indians raised their clubs.In another moment they would fall on Smith's head. But just then a little Indian girl rushed in.She was the daughter of the king, and her name was Pocahontas.She ran and threw herself between Smith and the uplifted clubs.She clasped Smith's head with her arms.She laid her own head upon his. "O father!"she cried,"spare this man's life.I am sure he has done you no harm,and we ought to be his friends." The men with the clubs could not strike,for they did not want to hurt the child.The king at first did not know what to do.Then he spoke to some of his ·094· 西方老故事50篇 17.波卡洪塔斯 从前，有一位勇士名叫约翰·史密斯。很多年前史 密斯来到美洲的时候，这里不仅森林密布，而且还有很 多野兽和印第安人。有关约翰·史密斯的冒险传说有许 许多多，这些故事有些是真的，有些是假的，其中最有 名的要数下面这个故事。 天，史密斯在林中突然遭遇了印第安人的袭击， 他们抓着他去见酋长，并且要马上将他处死。 印第安人搬来一块大石头，让史密斯躺下去把头放 ①club[klAb].棍棒 在上面。然后两个高个子的印第安人手拿大棒站在那里， 酋长和头目们都在那里围观。两个印第安人举起手里的 大棒，眼看就要落到史密斯的头上。 突然，一个印第安小姑娘冲了进来，原来是酋长的 女儿，名叫波卡洪塔斯。她跑过来挡在史密斯和大棒之 ②clasp[kla:sp抱紧 间，用手抱住史密斯的头，然后把自己的头放在他的头 上面。 ③pare[spE]v饶恕 “啊，父亲！”小姑娘叫道，“饶了这个人吧！我 相信他没有害过你，我们应该成为他的朋友。” 那两个印第安人不想伤及小女孩，于是手中的棍子 便没有继续往下落。刚开始酋长也不知道如何是好，后 ·095· Fifty Famous Stories Retold warriors,and they lifted Smith from the ground.They untied the cords from his wrists and feet,and set him free. The next day the king sent Smith home;and several Indians went with him to protect him from harm. After that,as long as she lived,Pocahontas was the friend of the white men, and she did a great many things to help them. ·096· 西方老故事50篇 ①warrior[woria]n.勇士 来他对勇士们说了几句，让人把史密斯从地上抬起来， ②cord[kxdn.绳索 解开绑在他手脚上的绳子，然后把他放了。 第二天酋长送史密斯回家，还派了几个印第安人在 身边保护他。 从此以后，只要波卡洪塔斯活着，就一直是白人的 朋友。她做了很多有益于白人的事情。 ·097·