She was “the Lady of the Lake” in King Arthur's story.   She had supernatural powers, gave Arthur the sword Excalibur, and learned magic from Merlin.   When Arthur was sent a jeweled mantle as a gift from Morgan le Fay, she insisted that he compel the messenger to put it on first.   When the messenger did so, he burst into flames and was consumed to ashes. 

[解說]

1.      “She was ‘the Lady of the Lake'  in King Arthur's story”：她是亞瑟王故事中的「湖夫人」。

2.      “She had supernatural powers, gave Arthur the sword Excalibur, and learned magic from Merlin”：她有超自然的力量，給亞瑟那把 Excalibur 的寶劍，而從 Merlin  學到法術。

3.      “When Arthur was sent a jeweled mantle as a gift from Morgan le Fay”：當亞瑟被送給ㄧ件鑲珠寶的斗蓬當來自 Morgan le Fay 的禮物時。 jeweled mantle：鑲珠寶的斗蓬。Morgan 是ㄧ巫師，她與湖夫人同是在故事結尾時，接走 Arthur 的三個黑袍女人之ㄧ。

4.      “she insisted that he compel the messenger to put it on first”：她堅持他要逼那信差先穿上它。

      注意：insist (堅持)  +  that 子句中，常常接 should V，但 should 可省略。故本句中 “he compel” =  he should compel。堅持或建議 (suggest) 某事，都不是事實，故用假設法 should + V。他例：I suggested that she leave at once (我建議她立刻離開)。

5.      “When the messenger did so, he burst into flames and was consumed to ashes”：當那信差如此做時，他爆入火燄中而被燒成灰燼。 burst into flames：突然爆發而進入火燄中。「突笑」為 burst into laughter，「突哭」為 burst into tears。 “consume”：燃燒、消耗。 

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