King Arthur · chapter 5 of 5
The Green Chapel
绿山上的游戏
At the green hill, the Green Knight raises his axe three times. Only then does Gawain learn who has been playing with him.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 早上，高文来到了绿山。这里没有人。
Zǎoshang, Gāowén lái dào le lǜ shān. Zhèlǐ méiyǒu rén.
In the morning, Gawain came to the green hill. There was no one there.
- Gawain 绿骑士！我来了！
Lǜ qíshì! Wǒ lái le!
Green Knight! I'm here!
- Green Knight 高文！你真的来了！我很高兴！
Gāowén! Nǐ zhēn de lái le! Wǒ hěn gāoxìng!
Gawain! You really came! I'm so glad!
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- Gawain 我说到做到。绿骑士，砍吧。
Wǒ shuō dào zuò dào. Lǜ qíshì, kǎn ba.
I keep my word. Green Knight, strike.
- Green Knight 头低下。别动。你怕不怕？
Tóu dīxià. Bié dòng. Nǐ pà bú pà?
Bow your head. Don't move. Are you afraid?
- Green Knight 斧头来了！第一下！
Fǔtou lái le! Dì yī xià!
Here comes the axe! The first swing!
- Gawain 我……我动了一下。对不起。
Wǒ... wǒ dòng le yíxià. Duìbuqǐ.
I... I flinched a little. Sorry.
- Green Knight 哈哈！你怕了吧？再来一次。
Hāhā! Nǐ pà le ba? Zài lái yí cì.
Ha ha! You're scared, aren't you? Once more.
- Gawain 来吧。这一次，我不动了。
Lái ba. Zhè yí cì, wǒ bú dòng le.
Go on. This time, I won't move.
- Green Knight 第二下！
Dì èr xià!
The second swing!
- Gawain 你怎么没砍我？你在玩吗？
Nǐ zěnme méi kǎn wǒ? Nǐ zài wán ma?
Why didn't you strike me? Are you playing?
- Green Knight 第三下！
Dì sān xià!
The third swing!
- Gawain 啊！脖子有一点儿疼。
Ā! Bózi yǒu yìdiǎnr téng.
Ah! My neck stings a little.
- Green Knight 只有一点点。够了！
Zhǐyǒu yìdiǎndiǎn. Gòu le!
Just a tiny bit. That's enough!
- Gawain 你是……城堡的主人？！你是绿骑士？
Nǐ shì... chéngbǎo de zhǔrén?! Nǐ shì lǜ qíshì?
You are... the lord of the castle?! You are the Green Knight?
- Green Knight 对，是我。你有一条绿腰带，可是你没有给我。
Duì, shì wǒ. Nǐ yǒu yì tiáo lǜ yāodài, kěshì nǐ méiyǒu gěi wǒ.
Yes, it's me. You had a green belt, but you didn't give it to me.
- Gawain 对不起。我太怕了，所以没有说。
Duìbuqǐ. Wǒ tài pà le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shuō.
I'm sorry. I was too scared, so I didn't say.
- Green Knight 你怕，因为你想回家。这不是大错。
Nǐ pà, yīnwèi nǐ xiǎng huí jiā. Zhè bú shì dà cuò.
You were scared because you want to go home. That's no great fault.
- Gawain 你不生气吗？
Nǐ bù shēngqì ma?
Aren't you angry?
- Green Knight 不生气。你说了真话，你是好骑士。腰带留给你吧。
Bù shēngqì. Nǐ shuō le zhēnhuà, nǐ shì hǎo qíshì. Yāodài liú gěi nǐ ba.
Not at all. You told the truth, and you are a good knight. Keep the belt.
- Narrator 高文回到了圆桌。大家都在等他。
Gāowén huí dào le yuánzhuō. Dàjiā dōu zài děng tā.
Gawain went back to the Round Table. Everyone was waiting for him.
- Gawain 国王，我错了。我怕了，也没有说真话。
Guówáng, wǒ cuò le. Wǒ pà le, yě méiyǒu shuō zhēnhuà.
Your Majesty, I was wrong. I was afraid, and I did not tell the truth.
- Arthur 你回来了，这比什么都好。快坐下。
Nǐ huílái le, zhè bǐ shénme dōu hǎo. Kuài zuò xià.
You are back. That's better than anything. Sit down.
- Kay 这条绿腰带真好看！我也要一条！
Zhè tiáo lǜ yāodài zhēn hǎokàn! Wǒ yě yào yì tiáo!
This green belt looks great! I want one too!
- Arthur 大家听着！从今天起，每个骑士都戴一条绿腰带。
Dàjiā tīng zhe! Cóng jīntiān qǐ, měi gè qíshì dōu dài yì tiáo lǜ yāodài.
Listen, everyone! From today, every knight will wear a green belt.
- Arthur 记住：好骑士也会怕，也会错。
Jìzhù: hǎo qíshì yě huì pà, yě huì cuò.
Remember: good knights get scared, and good knights make mistakes.
- Gawain 谢谢您，国王。
Xièxie nín, guówáng.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
- Kay 现在，我们可以吃饭了吗？我等了一年！
Xiànzài, wǒmen kěyǐ chīfàn le ma? Wǒ děng le yì nián!
Now, can we finally eat? I've waited a year!
- Arthur 可以，凯！大家坐下，我们都一样！
Kěyǐ, Kǎi! Dàjiā zuò xià, wǒmen dōu yíyàng!
Yes, Kay! Everyone sit down. We are all the same!
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What changed in the story?
- What does Gawain do at the first swing of the axe?
“我动了一下”
- Who is the Green Knight really?
“你是……城堡的主人”
- Why did Gawain not tell about the green belt?
“我太怕了，所以没有说”
- What does the Green Knight say to Gawain about being scared?
“这不是大错……你是好骑士”
- What does Arthur ask every knight to wear?
“每个骑士都戴一条绿腰带”