Robin Hood · chapter 3 of 5
The Friar at the River
河边的修士
A jolly friar offers to carry Robin across the river. Robin should have asked why. Then comes news of a golden prize.
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- Robin Hood 修士！请问，这条河怎么过？我要去那边。
Xiūshì! Qǐngwèn, zhè tiáo hé zěnme guò? Wǒ yào qù nàbiān.
Friar! Excuse me, how do I cross this river?
- Friar Tuck 过河？我来背你！
Guò hé? Wǒ lái bēi nǐ!
Crossing? I'll carry you!
- Robin Hood 背我？你为什么这么好？
Bēi wǒ? Nǐ wèishénme zhème hǎo?
Carry me? Why are you so kind?
- Friar Tuck 我是修士，我喜欢帮人。来吧，小朋友！
Wǒ shì xiūshì, wǒ xǐhuan bāng rén. Lái ba, xiǎo péngyou!
I'm a friar, I love to help people. Come on, little friend!
- Robin Hood 他好胖……小约翰说，他很大，也很会打。可是我不怕！
Tā hǎo pàng… Xiǎo Yuēhàn shuō, tā hěn dà, yě hěn huì dǎ. Kěshì wǒ bú pà!
He's so round... John says he's big and can fight. But I'm not afraid!
- Robin Hood 请你走慢一点儿。
Qǐng nǐ zǒu màn yìdiǎnr.
Please walk slowly.
- Friar Tuck 走！走！走！
Zǒu! Zǒu! Zǒu!
Off we go! Go, go, go!
- Robin Hood 河冷吗？
Hé lěng ma?
Is the river cold?
- Friar Tuck 不冷，不冷！你看，我们在河中间了，很好玩！
Bù lěng, bù lěng! Nǐ kàn, wǒmen zài hé zhōngjiān le, hěn hǎowán!
Not cold, not cold! Look, we're in the middle of the river.
- Friar Tuck 小朋友，你想不想洗澡？
Xiǎo péngyou, nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng xǐzǎo?
Little friend, do you want to take a bath?
- Robin Hood 什么？不要——
Shénme? Bú yào—
What? Don't—
- Friar Tuck 洗个澡吧！
Xǐ ge zǎo ba!
Have a bath!
- Robin Hood 啊！好冷！你这个胖修士！
À! Hǎo lěng! Nǐ zhège pàng xiūshì!
Aah! It's freezing! You fat friar!
- Friar Tuck 你的脸真好笑！像一只小鸡！
Nǐ de liǎn zhēn hǎoxiào! Xiàng yì zhī xiǎo jī!
Your face is so funny!
- Robin Hood 好。你来了一次。现在，我背你回去，怎么样？
Hǎo. Nǐ lái le yí cì. Xiànzài, wǒ bēi nǐ huíqù, zěnmeyàng?
Fine. You had your turn. Now I'll carry you back, how about that?
- Friar Tuck 你？背我？好，好，我来了！
Nǐ? Bēi wǒ? Hǎo, hǎo, wǒ lái le!
You? Carry me? All right, here I come!
- Robin Hood 啊……好重……我走不动了……
À… hǎo zhòng… wǒ zǒu bú dòng le…
Ah... so heavy... I can't move...
- Friar Tuck 啊！我们都在河里了！
À! Wǒmen dōu zài hé lǐ le!
Ah! We're both in the river!
- Robin Hood 这次，我们一样了！你也在河里了！
Zhè cì, wǒmen yíyàng le! Nǐ yě zài hé lǐ le!
Now we're even!
- Friar Tuck 你比小约翰好玩多了！
Nǐ bǐ Xiǎo Yuēhàn hǎowán duō le!
You're much more fun than Little John!
- Robin Hood 你认识小约翰？我是罗宾汉。
Nǐ rènshi Xiǎo Yuēhàn? Wǒ shì Luóbīnhàn.
You know Little John? I'm Robin Hood.
- Friar Tuck 罗宾汉？太好了！我要和你做朋友！我们一起吃肉吧！
Luóbīnhàn? Tài hǎo le! Wǒ yào hé nǐ zuò péngyou! Wǒmen yìqǐ chī ròu ba!
Robin Hood? Wonderful! I want to be your friend!
- Little John 罗宾！你的衣服，怎么都是水？
Luóbīn! Nǐ de yīfu, zěnme dōu shì shuǐ?
Robin! Why is your whole coat dripping?
- Friar Tuck 小约翰！你又来了！河里好玩吗？
Xiǎo Yuēhàn! Nǐ yòu lái le! Hé lǐ hǎowán ma?
Little John! You again! Was the river fun?
- Robin Hood 修士，来，坐。这里有肉吃。
Xiūshì, lái, zuò. Zhèlǐ yǒu ròu chī.
Friar, come, sit. There's meat to eat here.
- Friar Tuck 肉？我最喜欢肉！
Ròu? Wǒ zuì xǐhuan ròu!
Meat? I love meat most of all!
- Friar Tuck 罗宾，我听到了大事！警长说，谁的箭最好，谁就有金箭！
Luóbīn, wǒ tīng dào le dà shì! Jǐngzhǎng shuō, shéi de jiàn zuì hǎo, shéi jiù yǒu jīn jiàn!
Robin, I heard big news! The sheriff says whoever shoots best wins a golden arrow!
- Little John 金箭？这是陷阱！警长想抓你！
Jīn jiàn? Zhè shì xiànjǐng! Jǐngzhǎng xiǎng zhuā nǐ!
A golden arrow? It's a trap! The sheriff wants to catch you!
- Robin Hood 陷阱？那我更要去了！
Xiànjǐng? Nà wǒ gèng yào qù le!
A trap? Then I have to go even more!
What changed in the story?
- What does the friar offer to do?
“我来背你！”
- What does the friar do in the middle of the river?
“洗个澡吧！”
- What happens when Robin carries the friar?
“我们都在河里了！”
- What does Friar Tuck love to eat?
“我最喜欢肉！”
- What does John think about the golden arrow contest?
“这是陷阱！”