046 亚瑟王与圣剑

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King Arthur followed Merlin the magician into the shadows of the forest

亚瑟王随着魔法师梅林走进了森林的阴影中。

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It was tranquil and beautiful

那里宁静而美丽。

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" Where are we going?" Arthur asked

“我们要去哪里？”亚瑟问道。

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" To the lake, my king," answered Merlin

“去湖边，我的国王。”梅林回答。

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" Will I find my sword there?" asked the king

“我会在那里找到我的剑吗？”国王问。

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Merlin did not answer. He stopped when they reached the lake

梅林没有回答。他们到达湖边时，他停了下来。

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The king stood and looked at the calm waters

国王站立着，望着平静的湖水。

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Arthur had never seen such a beautiful lake in his life

亚瑟一生中从未见过如此美丽的湖泊。

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" This is an enchanted lake, my lord," explained Merlin

“这是一片魔法的湖泊，大人。”梅林解释道。

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Suddenly the waters began to move

忽然间，湖水开始涌动起来。

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Then from the center of the lake appeared a woman's arm

接着，湖心出现了一只女子的手臂。

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She was holding a magnificent and grand sword

她手中握着一把华丽而宏伟的剑。

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The sword shone brightly in the sun

剑在阳光下闪闪发光。

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" Behold Excalibur, my lord. That is the name of the sword." Merlin pointed

“看啊，大人，那就是王者之剑。那是这把剑的名字。”梅林指着说。

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" Excalibur," repeated Arthur with awe

“王者之剑。”亚瑟敬畏地重复道。

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He stood up and walked toward the lake

他站起身来，向湖边走去。

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" Wait, my lord, it is not as easy as that," Merlin warned

“等等，大人，没那么简单。”梅林警告说。

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" The lady of the lake holds Excalibur in her hand

“湖中仙女手中握着王者之剑。

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She will only give the sword to its rightful owner

她只会把剑交给它真正的主人。

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Many brave knights have tried to claim Excalibur for themselves

许多勇敢的骑士都试图将王者之剑据为己有。

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All of them have failed

他们全都失败了。

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They failed because Excalibur was not their sword."

他们失败，是因为王者之剑并非属于他们的剑。”

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" But I will not fail, for my heart tells me I am the owner of that great sword."

“但我不会失败，因为我的心告诉我，我就是那把伟大神剑的主人。”

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Arthur knew Excalibur belonged to him

亚瑟知道王者之剑属于他。

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As he reached out and touched the handle, the lady let go of Excalibur

当他伸手握住剑柄时，湖中仙女松开了剑。

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Then her arm disappeared beneath the waves

然后，她的手臂消失在波浪之下。

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" In my hand I hold the most beautiful sword in the world, Excalibur!

“我手中握着世间最美的剑，王者之剑！

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Excalibur will make England the mightiest country in history!

王者之剑将使英格兰成为历史上最强大的国度！

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It will make me the greatest king in the world!" Arthur proclaimed

它将使我成为世上最伟大的国王！”亚瑟宣告道。

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King Arthur won many battles with Excalibur

亚瑟王手持王者之剑，赢得了许多战役。

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As he had promised, England became the most powerful country in the world

正如他许诺的那样，英格兰成为了世界上最强大的国家。

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King Arthur continued to fight and conquer all of England's enemies

亚瑟王继续征战，征服了英格兰所有的敌人。

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However, there was trouble in Camelot

然而，卡米洛特却出现了麻烦。

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While Arthur was away fighting with Excalibur, Queen Guinevere fell in love with Arthur's best friend Lancelot

当亚瑟带着王者之剑外出征战时，桂妮薇儿王后爱上了亚瑟最好的朋友兰斯洛特。

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When Arthur found out, he became very angry

亚瑟发现后，他非常愤怒。

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Lancelot was forced into hiding, and Guinevere was thrown into prison by Arthur's guards

兰斯洛特被迫躲藏起来，桂妮薇儿也被亚瑟的卫兵关进了监狱。

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Problems also arose among the knights of King Arthur's Round Table

亚瑟王圆桌骑士之间也出了问题。

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The knights began to have disagreements

骑士们开始产生分歧。

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Some of them became enemies, and the society of the Round Table came to an end

其中一些人反目成仇，圆桌骑士团也走向了终结。

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Soon after, England began to lose its battles

不久之后，英格兰开始节节败退。

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Many soldiers were killed or taken as captives

许多士兵阵亡或沦为俘虏。

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England needed its king, but Arthur was away on a different battle

英格兰需要它的国王，但亚瑟正在别处征战。

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He was searching for Lancelot in order to kill him

他正在寻找兰斯洛特，一心想要杀死他。

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King Arthur had a son named Mordred, but Mordred did not like his father and had an evil heart

亚瑟王有个儿子叫莫德雷德，但莫德雷德不喜欢他的父亲，而且心怀邪念。

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He wanted to become the king of England

他想成为英格兰的国王。

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Mordred knew his father had become weak, so Mordred set off to capture and kill his father

莫德雷德知道父亲已经变得虚弱，于是出发去抓捕并杀死他的父亲。

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After many days, Mordred found his father

多日之后，莫德雷德找到了他的父亲。

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" What brings you here, my son?" Arthur asked

"是什么风把你吹来了，我的儿子？"亚瑟问道。

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" I have come to claim the throne as king of England," answered Mordred

"我来是为了夺取英格兰国王的王位，"莫德雷德回答。

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" But I am still the king," said Arthur

"但我仍然是国王，"亚瑟说。

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" Not for long," said Mordred

"当不了多久了，"莫德雷德说。

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Back in Camelot, Merlin the magician sensed that something terrible was going to happen

在卡米洛特，魔法师梅林感觉到有可怕的事情即将发生。

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England was losing its battles

英格兰正在节节败退。

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Now the king and his son were fighting against each other

如今国王和他的儿子竟在自相残杀。

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Merlin thought about Excalibur

梅林想到了王者之剑。

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He knew Excalibur was a special sword, but he also knew Excalibur had caused much pain and death

他知道王者之剑是一把特殊的剑，但也知道它造成了太多的痛苦和死亡。

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" Excalibur should never have left the lake

"王者之剑本不该离开那片湖。

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That is where it belongs," Merlin said to himself

那里才是它的归宿，"梅林自言自语道。

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After his battle with his son, King Arthur rode back to the forest

与儿子一战之后，亚瑟王骑马回到了森林。

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He did not want to fight anymore

他再也不想战斗了。

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He had lost all his friends, his wife, and now even his son was dead

他失去了所有的朋友、他的妻子，如今连他的儿子也死了。

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He looked at Excalibur with dismay

他沮丧地看着王者之剑。

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Arthur threw Excalibur high into the air above the lake

亚瑟将王者之剑高高地抛向湖面上空。

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As it fell toward the surface, suddenly the lady's arm appeared from the water

当剑落向水面时，那只女子的手臂突然从水中出现。

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She caught Excalibur in her hand and held it for a moment shining brightly and beautifully in the sun

她用手接住王者之剑，在阳光下将它举了片刻，剑身闪闪发光，璀璨美丽。

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Then it disappeared into the lake forever

然后它便永远地消失在了湖中。

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No one knows what happened to King Arthur after that

没有人知道在那之后亚瑟王发生了什么。

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Some believe King Arthur will return when England needs him again

有些人相信，当英格兰再次需要他时，亚瑟王将会归来。

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Whatever may happen, the legend of King Arthur lives on

无论未来如何，亚瑟王的传说将永世流传。