Robin Hood · chapter 4 of 5
The Golden Arrow
金箭
In a ragged old man's disguise, Robin walks into the sheriff's own contest. Then, late at night, a stranger rides into the forest.
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- The Sheriff 大家好！今天谁的箭最好，谁就有金箭！看，多漂亮！
Dàjiā hǎo! Jīntiān shéi de jiàn zuì hǎo, shéi jiù yǒu jīn jiàn! Kàn, duō piàoliang!
Hello, everyone! Whoever shoots best today wins this golden arrow!
- The Sheriff 罗宾汉不在这里，他怕我！哈哈哈！
Luóbīnhàn bú zài zhèlǐ, tā pà wǒ! Hāhāhā!
Robin Hood isn't here. He's afraid of me! Ha ha ha!
- Robin Hood 这是陷阱？我知道。我就在这里呢，警长大人。
Zhè shì xiànjǐng? Wǒ zhīdào. Wǒ jiù zài zhèlǐ ne, jǐngzhǎng dàren.
A trap? I know. And here I am, Lord Sheriff.
- The Sheriff 你，那个老人！你也要射箭吗？
Nǐ, nàge lǎorén! Nǐ yě yào shè jiàn ma?
You there, old man! Do you want to shoot too?
- Robin Hood 是的，大人。我很老了，可是我的手还很好。
Shì de, dàren. Wǒ hěn lǎo le, kěshì wǒ de shǒu hái hěn hǎo.
Yes, sir. I'm very old, but my hands are still good.
- The Sheriff 老人也射箭？好，好！射吧！
Lǎorén yě shè jiàn? Hǎo, hǎo! Shè ba!
An old man shooting? Fine, fine! Go ahead!
- The Sheriff 什么？中间！老人，你叫什么名字？
Shénme? Zhōngjiān! Lǎorén, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What? The middle! Old man, what's your name?
- Robin Hood 我的名字不好听，大人。我再射一次。
Wǒ de míngzi bù hǎotīng, dàren. Wǒ zài shè yí cì.
My name is nothing special, sir. I'll shoot again.
- Robin Hood 请看，我要射中间的箭。
Qǐng kàn, wǒ yào shè zhōngjiān de jiàn.
Look, I'll shoot that arrow.
- The Sheriff 射箭？好，射吧！我看你怎么射！
Shè jiàn? Hǎo, shè ba! Wǒ kàn nǐ zěnme shè!
Shoot an arrow? Go on then! Let's see how!
- Robin Hood 一，二，三……
Yī, èr, sān…
One, two, three...
- The Sheriff 他……他把中间的箭射开了！
Tā… tā bǎ zhōngjiān de jiàn shè kāi le!
He... he split that arrow in two!
- The Sheriff 老人，只有一个人会这样射箭。你是谁？
Lǎorén, zhǐyǒu yí gè rén huì zhèyàng shè jiàn. Nǐ shì shéi?
Old man, only one person in the world shoots like that. Who are you?
- Robin Hood 哈哈！大人，你说对了。
Hāhā! Dàren, nǐ shuō duì le.
Ha ha! You guessed right, sir.
- Robin Hood 我是罗宾汉！
Wǒ shì Luóbīnhàn!
I am Robin Hood!
- The Sheriff 抓他！快抓罗宾汉！
Zhuā tā! Kuài zhuā Luóbīnhàn!
Catch him! Catch Robin Hood!
- Robin Hood 金箭是我的了。谢谢你，警长大人！再见！
Jīn jiàn shì wǒ de le. Xièxie nǐ, jǐngzhǎng dàren! Zàijiàn!
This golden arrow is mine now. Thank you, Lord Sheriff! Goodbye!
- Friar Tuck 罗宾！你回来了！
Luóbīn! Nǐ huílái le!
Robin! You're back!
- Little John 你没事吧？我们都很怕！
Nǐ méishì ba? Wǒmen dōu hěn pà!
Are you all right? We were so worried!
- Robin Hood 没事！你们看，金箭！
Méishì! Nǐmen kàn, jīn jiàn!
I'm fine! Look, the golden arrow!
- Friar Tuck 啊！真漂亮！这可以买多少肉？！
À! Zhēn piàoliang! Zhè kěyǐ mǎi duōshao ròu?!
Wow! So beautiful! How much meat can we buy with it?!
- Little John 你就知道吃！
Nǐ jiù zhīdào chī!
All you think about is eating!
- Robin Hood 我们把金箭卖了，钱都给穷人。
Wǒmen bǎ jīn jiàn mài le, qián dōu gěi qióngrén.
We'll sell the golden arrow and give the money to the poor.
- Little John 拿有钱人的钱，给穷人。这是我们的路！
Ná yǒu qián rén de qián, gěi qióngrén. Zhè shì wǒmen de lù!
Take from the rich, give to the poor. That's our way!
- Little John 别说话！你们听！有人来了。
Bié shuō huà! Nǐmen tīng! Yǒu rén lái le.
Shh! Listen! Someone's coming.
- Friar Tuck 是一个人……只有一个人。他骑着大马。
Shì yí gè rén… zhǐyǒu yí gè rén. Tā qí zhe dà mǎ.
One person... only one. He's riding a big horse.
- Robin Hood 一个人来森林？让他过来。我们看看，他是谁。
Yí gè rén lái sēnlín? Ràng tā guòlái. Wǒmen kànkan, tā shì shéi.
One person, alone in the forest? Let him come. Let's see who he is.
What changed in the story?
- How does Robin hide at the contest?
“我很老了，可是我的手还很好。”
- What is special about Robin's second shot?
“他把中间的箭射开了！”
- Why does the sheriff guess who Robin is?
“只有一个人会这样射箭。”
- What will Robin do with the golden arrow?
“我们把金箭卖了，钱都给穷人。”
- What news ends the chapter?
“只有一个人。他骑着大马。”