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He was a perfect knight of the Round Table. One Christmas Eve, a Green Knight came to challenge King Arthur's court to a beheading contest. The Green Knight said he would receive the first stroke on the condition that the beheader should receive the courterstroke one year from that time at the Green Chapel. Gawain beheaded him, but he calmly picked up his head and went away on his green horse. One year later Gawain kept the tryst. But he was wounded only slightly in the neck because he had resisted some temptations.
[解说] 1. “He was a perfect knight of the Round Table”：他是完美的圆桌武士。 2. “One Christmas Eve, a Green Knight came to challenge King Arthur's court to a beheading contest”：有个圣诞前夕，某个绿色骑士来挑战阿瑟王的宫廷，要做砍头竞争。 “challenge 某人 to 某事”：挑战某人要做某事。他例： “He challenged me to a duel” (他挑战我要决斗)。 “behead”：砍头。 3. “The Green Knight said he would receive the first stroke”：那绿色骑士说他愿意接受第一击。 “stroke”：打击、中风 (为 strike 之名词)。 4. “on the condition that the beheader should receive the courterstroke one year from that time at the Green Chapel”：条件是那砍头者从那时起一年后要在绿教堂接受反击。 “on the condition that ...”：条件是 …。 “beheader”：砍 (别人) 头的人。 “counterstroke”：相对的一击、反击。 “chapel”：小教堂。 5. “Gawain beheaded him, but he calmly picked up his head and went away on his green horse”： Gawain 砍他的头，但是他镇定地捡起他的头而骑着他的绿马走掉了。 6. “One year later Gawain kept the tryst”：一年后，Gawain 遵守那约定。 “keep tryst (with)”：(跟 … ) 守约。“break tryst” 则为「爽约」。 7. “But he was wounded only slightly in the neck”：但他只是在那脖子部位稍微受伤。 “in the neck”：在脖子部位。 8. “because he had resisted some temptations”：因为他抗拒过一些诱惑。那些诱惑(temptations) 其实是 Green Chapel 的主人 (即那绿色骑士) 用以测试他有没有侠义精神的美人计。
[复习填充] Gawain was a p knight of the Round Table. One Christmas Eve, a Green Knight came to ch King Arthur's court a beheading contest. The Green Knight said he would receive the first s on the condition that the beheader should receive the c one year from that time at the Green Ch . Gawain beheaded him, but he calmly p up his head and went away his green horse. One year later Gawain kept the t . But he was wounded only s in the neck because he had re some temptations. . |
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