(单词翻译:单击)
George Kills The Dragon
乔治杀死恶龙
The words that the wise old man spoke made George very eager to start out again with Una to find the dragon.
年长智者的话再次激发乔治和尤娜一同去寻找恶龙的愿望 。
Early one morning they set out. When they had gone a long way, they saw before them a great castle upon a hill.
一天清晨,他们出发了 。他们走了很长一段路,终于看到了山上的一座巨大城堡 。
Look, Sir George! said Una. "That is the castle in which my father and mother are shut up. The dragon must be near."
看哪,乔治骑士!尤娜说,那就是关我父母的城堡 。恶龙一定在这附近 。
As she spoke, they heard a great roar, and the dragon rushed down the hill toward them.
她还没说完,他们就听到了一声巨大的咆哮——恶龙从山上向他们这里冲了过来 。
George raised his shield and waited, sword in hand.
乔治举起盾牌,手里握着剑,等待应战 。
Then there was a terrible battle which lasted three days.
接下来便是持续了三天三夜的恶战 。
But the young knight fought so bravely that at last he killed the huge beast.
年轻的骑士不屈不挠,英勇地战斗着,最终杀死了这只巨兽 。
George then brought Una's father and mother from the castle and told them they need no longer be afraid.
接着乔治从城堡中接出了尤娜的父母,告诉他们不需要再害怕了 。
When they looked at the great dragon, they could hardly believe that such a young knight had killed it.
当他们看到巨龙的时候,简直不敢相信是这个年轻的骑士杀死了它 。
From all over the country, people came to look at the dead beast, and everyone went away praising the brave knight.
人们从全国的各个地方来看死去的巨兽,每个人离开的时候都赞扬这位英勇的骑士 。
All his lifetime George helped people who were in trouble, and became known everywhere for his goodness and his great deeds.
乔治终其一生都在帮助有困难的人 。因为他的善良和英勇,他为世界各地的人所熟知 。
People forgot that he was a prince — they forgot where he was born — but they could never forget his goodness.
人们忘记了他曾是一位王子,忘记了他出生的地方,但是他们绝不会忘记他的善行 。
The name by which they remembered him is — "Saint George."
人们所牢记的名字就是——圣乔治 。