He was the famous magician in the Arthurian stories.   He aided Uther Pendragon in seducing Igraine and making her conceive Arthur.   It was by his magic that the stones of Stonehenge were assembled.   And it was he that made the Round Table.  He doted upon the damsel Nineve.   She learned enough magic from him and eventually pinioned him forever under a huge stone or, some say, within an oak tree. 

[解說]

1.      “He was the famous magician in the Arthurian stories”：他是亞瑟王的故事中有名的魔術師。

2.      “He aided Uther Pendragon in seducing Igraine and making her conceive Arthur”：他幫助 Uther Pendragon 誘姦 Igraine 而使她懷有 Arthur。 “conceive”：懷孕。 “seduce”：誘姦。

3.      “It was by his magic that the stones of Stonehenge were assembled”：就是靠他的法術，Stonehenge 的石頭才被聚集起來。 “assemble”：聚集。 在英格蘭 Stonehenge 那地方，至今仍見有石柱聚在那裡。

4.      “And it was he that made the Round Table”：而也就是他，製造了那圓桌。有了圓桌才有所謂圓桌武士 (Knights of the Round Table)。

5.      “He doted upon the damsel Nineve”：他溺愛那少女Nineve。 “dote on or upon”：溺愛。 “damsel”：少女、姑娘 (=  maiden)。

6.      “She learned enough magic from him and eventually pinioned him forever”：她從他學到足夠的法術，而最後永遠束縛他。 “pinion” 當名詞為「翼的尖端」，當動詞為「剪掉羽翼，使不能飛行，加以束縛」。

7.      “under a huge stone or, some say, within an oak tree”：在一塊巨石之下，或有些人說，在ㄧ棵橡樹裡。 

[複習填充]

Merlin was the famous m        in the Arthurian stories.  He aided Uther Pendragon in s         Igraine and making her con       Arthur.  It was by his magic that the stones of Stonehenge were as        .  And it was he that made the         Table.  He d       upon the d        Nineve.  She learned enough magic from him and eventually p       him forever under a huge stone or, some say, within an       tree.