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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
罗宾汉和他的伙伴
Many hundreds of years ago a selfish king of England destroyed villages and farms in order to make royal forests
数百年前，英格兰的一位自私国王摧毁了村庄和农田，为了建造皇家森林，
where he might enjoy his favorite sport of hunting. He also passed severe laws to keep people from killing his deer.
他可以在这里尽情打猎，他还通过了几部法律，阻止人们猎杀他的鹿。
In spite of this, many men killed the deer and then fled into the deep forest to escape punishment.
尽管如此，许多人猎杀了鹿，逃到深山老林中躲避惩罚。
There they formed into bands and, knowing the forests so well, were safe from the king's officers.
他们在那里组成了一帮人，这些人很熟悉森林，国王的官员很难找到他们。
Among all these outlaws, none was ever more famous than the hero of this story, Robin Hood.
在这些逃犯中，没有人比本故事的英雄罗宾汉更著名的人了。
Many hundreds of years ago, England was so covered with woods that a squirrel was said to be able to hop from tree to tree
数百年前，英格兰草木葱葱，人们说松鼠可以从一棵树跳到另一棵树，
from the Severn River to the Humber River. But still, there were roads that ran from north to south
从塞文河跳到汉伯河，但依然，从北到南有公路穿行其间，
and from east to west for the use of those who wished to travel. At certain times of the year these roads were thronged with people.
东部到西部也是如此，这些公路是为那些渴望旅行的人使用的，那年的某个时候，这些公路挤满了人群。
Pilgrims going to some holy shrine passed along; merchants taking their goods to market;
前往圣殿的朝圣者走过这些路，商人用公路将物品运到市场；
abbots and bishops riding on horseback to attend the King's Council; and, more frequently still, a knight, seeking adventures.
和尚和主教骑在马上参加国王的议会，人数更多的是探险的骑士。
Besides the broad roads there were little green paths, and these led to clumps of low huts where dwelt the peasants,
除了宽宽的公路，还有绿油油的小道，小道通往一片矮房屋，里面住着村民，
charcoal-burners, and plowmen. Here and there some larger clearing told that the house of a yeoman was near.
烧碳者还有耕地者，你会在这里或是那里看到大片的空地，这就说明房屋的自耕农离这里不远。
Now and then as you passed through the forest, you might ride by a splendid abbey.
有时在穿过森林时，你或许会路过一栋雄伟的修道院。
Here you might catch a glimpse of monks in long black or white gowns,
你或许能看到穿着长长的黑色或白色礼服的和尚，
fishing in the streams that abound in this part of England, or casting nets in the fish ponds which were in the midst of the abbey gardens.
在英格兰溪水众多的地方钓鱼，或是在鱼池中撒网，鱼池在修道院花园的中间。
Or you might see a castle with round turrets and high battlements, circled by strong walls and protected by a moat full of water.
或许你会看到一栋城堡，城堡有圆形塔楼和高耸的城垛，环绕它们的是高墙和盛满水的护城河。
