He was the son of King Ban of Brittany. He was
stolen as a child by the Lady of the Lake and brought by her to King
Arthur's court when he reached manhood. He became one of the most
famous knights of the Round Table. He had an illicit love affair with
Queen Guinevere, and thus his honor was rooted in dishonor. When Arthur
and Modred were wounding each other for the kingdom, Launcelot rushed
back to help Arthur but arrived too late. He became a priest and
guarded Arthur's grave after Guinevere had taken the veil.
[解說]
1.
“He was stolen as a child by the Lady of the Lake and brought by
her to King Arthur's court when he reached manhood”:小孩時他被湖夫人偷走,而長大成人時被她帶到亞瑟王的宮廷。
2.
“He became one of the most famous knights of the Round Table”:他變成最有名的圓桌武士之ㄧ。
3.
“He had an illicit love affair with Queen Guinevere”:他和王后 Guinevere 有不法的戀情。
“illicit”:不合法的。
4.
“and thus his honor was rooted in dishonor”:而因此他的榮譽植根於不名譽。他忠於王后是一種 honor,但對國王等於不忠,變成 dishonor。
5.
“When Arthur and Modred were wounding each other for the kingdom”:當 Arthur 和 Modred 為了
(爭)
王國而互相傷害時。
6.
“Launcelot rushed back to help Arthur but arrived too late”:
Launcelot 衝回來幫助Arthur,可是到達得太晚。
7.
“He became a priest and guarded Arthur's grave after Guinevere
had taken the veil”:他變成教士而守衛 Arthur 的墳,在 Guinevere 帶紗
(為尼)
之後。
“take the veil”:帶上面紗成為修女、尼姑。
[複習填充]
Launcelot was the son of King Ban of Brittany. He
was stolen a child by the Lady of the Lake and brought by her
to King Arthur's court when he reached m . He became one of
the most famous k of the Round Table. He had an i
love affair with Queen Guinevere, and thus his honor was r
in dishonor. When Arthur and Modred were w each other
for the kingdom, Launcelot r back to help Arthur but arrived
too late. He became a priest and g Arthur's grave after
Guinevere had taken the v .
.