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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 [解说] 1. “He was the famous magician in the Arthurian stories”:他是阿瑟王的故事中有名的魔术师。 2. “He aided Uther Pendragon in seducing Igraine and making her conceive Arthur”:他帮助 Uther Pendragon 诱奸 Igraine 而使她怀有 Arthur。 “conceive”:怀孕。 “seduce”:诱奸。 3. “It was by his magic that the stones of Stonehenge were assembled”:就是靠他的法术,Stonehenge 的石头才被聚集起来。 “assemble”:聚集。 在英格兰 Stonehenge 那地方,至今仍见有石柱聚在那里。 4. “And it was he that made the Round Table”:而也就是他,制造了那圆桌。有了圆桌才有所谓圆桌武士 (Knights of the Round Table)。 5. “He doted upon the damsel Nineve”:他溺爱那少女Nineve。 “dote on or upon”:溺爱。 “damsel”:少女、姑娘 (= maiden)。 6. “She learned enough magic from him and eventually pinioned him forever”:她从他学到足够的法术,而最后永远束缚他。 “pinion” 当名词为「翼的尖端」,当动词为「剪掉羽翼,使不能飞行,加以束缚」。 7. “under a huge stone or, some say, within an oak tree”:在一块巨石之下,或有些人说,在一棵橡树里。 [复习填充] Merlin was the
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