中英文本

Twenty Five To Battle!
第二十五课 战斗吧！
"Don't be besieged with fear, men! " said the King as his horse backed up so that everyone could see him.
"士兵们，不要被恐怖所包围！" 国王说，他的马后退了一下，这样就能看见他了。
"We were born to fight this battle and we won't be beaten!"
"我们天生就要打这场仗，我们不会被打败的。"
The men cheered and spured their horses on as if to fight.
人们欢呼着，让马儿快速奔跑，好像要上战场。
"We were born of victory" the king continued, "and I'm not aware of a single Locksley who has ever lost!"
国王继续说道，"我们生来就是胜利的，我们还不知道有哪个洛克斯吃过败仗！"

Be bold to battle, men!
兵士们，勇敢地战斗把！
Onward, let's fight! We're behind schedule now and we have women waiting for our return."
前进！杀啊！现在我们已经晚了，女人们正等着我们回去里。"
The men laughed and cheered.
士兵们笑着欢呼起来。
And then the fighting began.
接着战斗就打响了。
Men wih swords and spears clashed.
士兵们拿着刀和枪发出撞击声。
Many died.
很多人死了。
But no one died thinking that they would have been better off being born into a different kingdom.
但是没有一个人死时想过出生在一个不同的国度里他们的日子会过的更好。
Each was proud and each was certain that their death meant that they were bound for glory is the afterlife.
每个人都感到骄傲，每个人都深信他们的死意味着他们正在去往天国的路上。
When the tide turned, however, and the King's men retreated for a rest the King spoke again.
当激战过后，士兵们休息时，国王又讲话了。
"Ay, we were blind to how many of them there were.
"唉！我们不知道他们有多少人。
It will be rough now.
现在情势很危险，
But though we are behind in numbers, yet we are bound to defeat them.
尽管我们在人数上落后于他们，但我们一定会打败他们。
I was not born yesterday, men.
士兵们，我并不傻。
It's our destiny and here's how we'll do it."
这是我们的命运，我们就这么干."
With that the men huddled as the King shared his ideas.
听到这里，士兵们挤成一团，听着国王发表他的高见。
It was a risky plan and very big of the King to take such a daring role as to charge the enemy single-handed.
这是一个冒险的计划，国王真是雄心勃勃，他要扮演一个勇敢的角色，单枪匹马冲向敌人。
But when implemented, the enemy was shocked and the men rushed to battle in the pre-planned formation.
但是在执行这个计划的时候，敌人大为吃惊，士兵们用事先部署好的队形冲进了战场。
The victory was theirs!
他们取得了胜利！

重点讲解

1.be blind to 对...视而不见的，不理解的
例句：We must not be blind to the suffering of others.
我们不能对他人的痛苦视而不见。
2.be bold to 胆敢，敢于，有胆量
例句：In learning English, one should be bold to talk in the language with his friends.
在学习英语时，应当大胆地用英语和同学交谈。
3.be born (in)to 生而有...，出生于...
例句：People appear to be born to compute.
人似乎生来就会计算。
4.be born of 来源于
例句：A young child will be born of poor people.
一位小男孩出生在穷苦人家。
5.be born to do sth. 天生就...，生来就...
例句：And still, some of us were born to be or do whatever it is, specifically, that moves you.
我们中还有一些人生来或者做那些特别让人感动的事。
6.be bound to 一定会...，必然会...，注定会...；决心要...，决意要..
例句：The authorities shall not be bound to effect seizure of goods in transit.
各机关对于过境商品没有执行扣押的义务。