049 国王诞生

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A long time ago, there lived a young boy whose name was Arthur

很久以前，有一个小男孩，名叫亚瑟。

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Arthur lived in a small village in England with his uncle, aunt, and cousin Kay

亚瑟和叔叔、婶婶还有堂兄凯一起住在英格兰的一个小村庄里。

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Arthur had many chores and duties around the house, but in his heart he longed to become a knight

亚瑟在家里要做很多杂务，但心里一直渴望成为一名骑士。

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One day Arthur went to the market with his aunt

一天，亚瑟和婶婶一起去市场。

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Suddenly a soldier on his horse rode through the middle of the road

突然，一个士兵骑着马从路中间飞奔而过。

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He was shouting something

他大喊着什么。

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" The king is dead! King Uther is dead!" shouted the soldier

“国王死了！尤瑟王死了！”士兵喊道。

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Everyone stopped. Some people began to cry. Others began to pray

大家都停了下来。有人开始哭泣，有人开始祈祷。

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The king of England was dead. Who would be their ruler now?

英格兰国王去世了。现在谁来统治他们呢？

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During this time there lived a magician by the name of Merlin

那时，有一位名叫梅林的魔法师。

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Merlin gathered the people together in front of a stone

梅林把人们召集到一块石头前。

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The blade of a great sword was stuck inside the stone

一把巨剑的剑身插在石头里。

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He said," The man who pulls this sword out of the stone will become the next king of England."

他说：“谁能把剑从石头里拔出来，谁就会成为下一任英格兰国王。”

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Many men tried and tried but did not succeed

很多人都试了又试，但都失败了。

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Only the one whose destiny was to be king would be able to pull the sword out

只有那个命中注定要成为国王的人，才能拔出此剑。

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" Arthur," said his uncle one evening

一天晚上，他的伯父说：“亚瑟，”

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" My son Kay is going to become a great knight

“我的儿子凯就要成为一名伟大的骑士了。”

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A great knight needs a great sword

一个伟大的骑士需要一把好剑。

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Tomorrow you will go and find a sword for Kay."

明天你去给凯找一把剑来。”

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Arthur set out early the next morning

第二天一早，亚瑟就动身出发了。

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He did not know where to find a sword for his cousin

他不知道去哪儿给他的堂兄找一把剑。

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Arthur walked and walked for a long time. Suddenly he stopped

亚瑟走了很久很久。突然，他停了下来。

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Arthur could not believe his eyes

亚瑟简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

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A sword in a stone! Arthur walked closer to the sword

一把剑插在石头里！亚瑟走近那把剑。

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It was magnificent! His uncle would be very happy

它太壮观了！他的伯父会非常高兴的。

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Arthur did not know he was being watched

亚瑟不知道他正被人注视着。

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He grabbed the handle and pulled

他抓住剑柄，往外拔。

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The sword slid easily out from the stone

剑轻松地从石头里滑了出来。

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Suddenly Merlin appeared before Arthur

突然，梅林出现在亚瑟面前。

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" Your Majesty," said Merlin as he got down on his knee and bowed to Arthur

“陛下，”梅林说着单膝跪下，向亚瑟鞠躬。

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Arthur was scared. He did not know who the old man was

亚瑟很害怕。他不知道这位老人是谁。

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" Wh-who are you?" Arthur asked

“你……你是谁？”亚瑟问道。

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Merlin rose and approached Arthur

梅林站起身，走近亚瑟。

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" I am Merlin the magician. You are Arthur, king of England."

“我是魔法师梅林。你是亚瑟，英格兰的国王。”

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" How did you know my name? What did you call me?" Arthur was confused

“你怎么知道我的名字？你叫我什么？”亚瑟困惑不解。

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" You are the king of England, my lord," answered Merlin

“您是英格兰的国王，陛下。”梅林回答道。

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" Only the true king can pull the sword from the stone

“只有真正的国王才能从石中拔出那把剑。

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You, Arthur, are actually King Uther's son

而亚瑟你，其实是尤瑟王的儿子。

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You are the next king of England," Merlin told Arthur

你就是英格兰的下一任国王。”梅林告诉亚瑟。

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Gradually people began to gather in front of the stone

人们渐渐开始在石头前面聚集起来。

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They were surprised to see a young peasant boy holding the grand sword

他们看到一个年轻的农家男孩握着那柄王者之剑，都惊讶不已。

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Soon the entire village heard that the sword had found its owner

很快，整个村庄都听说剑找到了它的主人。

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Arthur's uncle, aunt, and cousin pushed to the front of the crowd

亚瑟的伯父、伯母和堂兄挤到了人群前面。

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" What is the meaning of this, Arthur?" his uncle shouted angrily

“这是什么意思，亚瑟？”他的伯父愤怒地喊道。

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" Whose sword do you hold in your hand? Is it not Kay's?"

“你手里拿的是谁的剑？不是凯的吗？”

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Arthur tried to explain, but Merlin put his hand up

亚瑟试图解释，但梅林举起了手。

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" You will not speak in such a manner to your king," Merlin said to Arthur's uncle

“你不能这样对你的国王说话，”梅林对亚瑟的伯父说。

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Arthur's uncle blinked his eyes

亚瑟的伯父眨了眨眼睛。

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" King? Arthur?" Arthur's aunt fainted at the news

“国王？亚瑟？”亚瑟的伯母听到这个消息昏倒了。

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Merlin looked at the crowd." People of England! Behold your new king!"

梅林看着人群。“英格兰的人民！看，你们的新国王！”

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The crowd bowed down to Arthur

人群向亚瑟鞠躬。

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Then they shouted together," Long live the king! Long live the king!"

随后他们齐声高呼：“国王万岁！国王万岁！”

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Arthur became king and ruled England with Merlin at his side

亚瑟成为了国王，在梅林的辅佐下治理英格兰。

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Arthur was a great king. He fought and won many battles

亚瑟是一位伟大的国王。他征战无数，屡屡获胜。

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King Arthur met and fell in love with Guinevere

亚瑟王邂逅了桂妮薇儿，并爱上了她。

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Soon they were married, and she became his queen

不久他们便成婚，她成了他的王后。

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They lived in Arthur's castle, which was called Camelot

他们住在亚瑟的城堡里，那座城堡名叫卡米洛特。

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Inside Camelot, Arthur formed a society called the Knights of the Round Table

在卡米洛特，亚瑟创立了一个名为圆桌骑士的团体。

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Only the bravest and most courageous knights could be members

只有最英勇无畏的骑士才能加入。

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The table was round because King Arthur believed everyone was an equal member

桌子是圆的，因为亚瑟王相信人人生而平等。

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King Arthur became close friends with one of his knights

亚瑟王与他的一位骑士成了挚友。

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He was a young Frenchman named Lancelot

他是一位年轻的法国人，名叫兰斯洛特。

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Lancelot spent a lot of time at Camelot with Arthur and Queen Guinevere

兰斯洛特时常在卡米洛特与亚瑟和桂妮薇儿王后相处。

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England became stronger and more prosperous under Arthur's rule

在亚瑟的统治下，英格兰变得日益强盛繁荣。

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Finally, during one battle, Arthur's sword broke and his army lost the fight

终于，在一次战斗中，亚瑟的剑折断了，他的军队输了。

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Arthur knew he needed to find a stronger and more powerful sword

亚瑟明白他需要找到一把更加强大的剑。

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" Merlin, where can I find a sword that will win all of England's wars?

“梅林，我在哪里能找到一把能打赢英格兰所有战争的剑？

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A sword so powerful it can conquer all of England's enemies?" Arthur asked

一把强大到足以征服英格兰所有敌人的剑？”亚瑟问道。

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" There is only one sword that can do this, my lord," Merlin answered

“只有一把剑能做到，陛下。”梅林回答。

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" Take me to it," Arthur said

“带我去找它。”亚瑟说。

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Merlin took Arthur to the entrance of a deep shadowed forest

梅林将亚瑟带至一片幽深阴暗的森林入口。

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" My king," Merlin said to Arthur

“我的国王，”梅林对亚瑟说。

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" Once you enter this forest, your life will change forever."

“一旦踏入这片森林，你的人生将永远改变。”

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" I am ready, Merlin

“我准备好了，梅林。

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Let us go," King Arthur said as he stepped bravely into the forest

我们走吧，”亚瑟王说着，勇敢地迈入了森林。