The Three Musketeers · chapter 2 of 8
Noon at the Convent
中午十二点
Three duels turn into one big fight when the Cardinal's guards arrive, and the king wants to meet the boy who won it.
Read what you hear
- Athos 你来了，孩子。你很准时。
Nǐ lái le, háizi. Nǐ hěn zhǔnshí.
You've come, boy. And right on time.
- Porthos 咦？阿多斯？你也在这儿？
Yí? Āduōsī? Nǐ yě zài zhèr?
Huh? Athos? You're here too?
- Athos 波尔多斯！我的朋友，你怎么来了？
Bō'ěrduōsī! Wǒ de péngyou, nǐ zěnme lái le?
Porthos! My friend, what brings you here?
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- Porthos 我一点钟要打的人，就是他！那个弄坏我披风的孩子！
Wǒ yì diǎn zhōng yào dǎ de rén, jiùshì tā! Nà ge nònghuài wǒ pīfēng de háizi!
The man I'm supposed to fight at one is him! The boy who ruined my cloak!
- Athos 真奇怪。他撞坏了我的肩，也撞坏了你的披风。
Zhēn qíguài. Tā zhuànghuài le wǒ de jiān, yě zhuànghuài le nǐ de pīfēng.
How strange. He hurt my shoulder and he ruined your cloak.
- D'Artagnan 对不起！可是我说过的话，我会做到。我们开始吧！
Duìbuqǐ! Kěshì wǒ shuō guò de huà, wǒ huì zuòdào. Wǒmen kāishǐ ba!
Sorry! But I keep my word. Let's begin!
- Athos 好。你的爸爸把你教得很好。
Hǎo. Nǐ de bàba bǎ nǐ jiāo de hěn hǎo.
Good. Your father taught you well.
- Porthos 他要先和阿多斯打，我等一下。这个孩子，有意思！
Tā yào xiān hé Āduōsī dǎ, wǒ děng yíxià. Zhège háizi, yǒuyìsi!
He fights Athos first, so I'll wait. This boy is interesting!
- D'Artagnan 阿多斯先生，请你小心你的肩。
Āduōsī xiānsheng, qǐng nǐ xiǎoxīn nǐ de jiān.
Mr. Athos, please be careful of your shoulder.
- Athos 你还担心我？孩子，你……
Nǐ hái dānxīn wǒ? Háizi, nǐ…
You're worried about me? Boy, you...
- Aramis 大家小心！红衣主教的卫兵来了！
Dàjiā xiǎoxīn! Hóngyī zhǔjiào de wèibīng lái le!
Everyone, watch out! The Cardinal's guards are coming!
- Jussac 火枪手们！国王说过，不可以决斗！你们都跟我走！
Huǒqiāngshǒumen! Guówáng shuō guò, bù kěyǐ juédòu! Nǐmen dōu gēn wǒ zǒu!
Musketeers! The king has said no dueling! All of you, come with us!
- Porthos 又是红衣主教的人。他们有五个，我们只有三个。
Yòu shì hóngyī zhǔjiào de rén. Tāmen yǒu wǔ gè, wǒmen zhǐyǒu sān gè.
The Cardinal's men again. There are five of them and only three of us.
- Athos 不。我们有四个。孩子，你站到我们这边来。
Bù. Wǒmen yǒu sì gè. Háizi, nǐ zhàn dào wǒmen zhè biān lái.
No. There are four of us. Boy, come and stand on our side.
- D'Artagnan 我吗？可是，我还不是火枪手……
Wǒ ma? Kěshì, wǒ hái bú shì huǒqiāngshǒu…
Me? But I'm not a musketeer yet...
- Athos 从现在起，你是了。
Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ shì le.
From now on, you are.
- D'Artagnan 好！我和火枪手在一起！
Hǎo! Wǒ hé huǒqiāngshǒu zài yìqǐ!
Yes! I'm with the musketeers!
- Jussac 一个孩子？哈！打！
Yí gè háizi? Hā! Dǎ!
A child? Ha! Attack!
- Narrator 剑声响了很久。达达尼昂打倒了一个卫兵，阿拉密斯也打倒了一个。
Jiàn shēng xiǎng le hěn jiǔ. Dádá Ní'áng dǎdǎo le yí gè wèibīng, Ālāmìsī yě dǎdǎo le yí gè.
Swords rang for a long time. D'Artagnan knocked down one guard, and Aramis knocked down another.
- Aramis 达达尼昂！左边！小心你的左边！
Dádá Ní'áng! Zuǒbiān! Xiǎoxīn nǐ de zuǒbiān!
D'Artagnan! On your left! Watch your left!
- D'Artagnan 我看见了！谢谢你，阿拉密斯先生！
Wǒ kànjiàn le! Xièxie nǐ, Ālāmìsī xiānsheng!
I see him! Thanks, Mr. Aramis!
- Porthos 我的披风！他们又弄坏了我的披风！我要生气了！
Wǒ de pīfēng! Tāmen yòu nònghuài le wǒ de pīfēng! Wǒ yào shēngqì le!
My cloak! They ruined my cloak again! Now I'm angry!
- Jussac 我们走！红衣主教不会忘记今天的！
Wǒmen zǒu! Hóngyī zhǔjiào bú huì wàngjì jīntiān de!
Let's go! The Cardinal will not forget today!
- Athos 孩子，你的剑还不够快，可是你的心很大。
Háizi, nǐ de jiàn hái bú gòu kuài, kěshì nǐ de xīn hěn dà.
Boy, your sword isn't fast enough yet, but your heart is big.
- Porthos 我的新披风，一天坏了两次。这个孩子，我喜欢！
Wǒ de xīn pīfēng, yì tiān huài le liǎng cì. Zhège háizi, wǒ xǐhuan!
My new cloak, ruined twice in one day. I like this boy!
- Narrator 第二天，国王听说了这件事，就叫来了特雷维尔队长和达达尼昂。
Dì-èr tiān, guówáng tīngshuō le zhè jiàn shì, jiù jiào lái le Tèléiwéi'ěr duìzhǎng hé Dádá Ní'áng.
The next day, the king heard about it and sent for Captain Treville and D'Artagnan.
- The King 特雷维尔，听说一个孩子，和火枪手一起，打败了红衣主教的五个卫兵？
Tèléiwéi'ěr, tīngshuō yí gè háizi, hé huǒqiāngshǒu yìqǐ, dǎbài le hóngyī zhǔjiào de wǔ gè wèibīng?
Treville, I hear a boy and your musketeers beat the Cardinal's five guards?
- Captain Treville 是的。这个孩子叫达达尼昂。他今天才做了火枪手。
Shì de. Zhège háizi jiào Dádá Ní'áng. Tā jīntiān cái zuò le huǒqiāngshǒu.
Yes. The boy is called D'Artagnan. He only became a musketeer today.
- The King 哈哈哈！我喜欢勇敢的孩子。达达尼昂，你走过来。
Hāhāhā! Wǒ xǐhuan yǒnggǎn de háizi. Dádá Ní'áng, nǐ zǒu guòlái.
Ha ha ha! I like brave boys. D'Artagnan, come here.
- The King 这些钱给你。去买一匹好马，一件好衣服。
Zhèxiē qián gěi nǐ. Qù mǎi yì pǐ hǎo mǎ, yí jiàn hǎo yīfu.
This money is for you. Go and buy a good horse and good clothes.
- D'Artagnan 可是……我的小黄马也是一匹好马！
Kěshì… wǒ de xiǎo huáng mǎ yě shì yì pǐ hǎo mǎ!
But... my little yellow pony is a good horse too!
- The King 哈哈哈！好，你留着它！特雷维尔，这孩子真有意思！
Hāhāhā! Hǎo, nǐ liú zhe tā! Tèléiwéi'ěr, zhè háizi zhēn yǒuyìsi!
Ha ha ha! Fine, keep it! Treville, this boy is a delight!
- Captain Treville 孩子，你今天做得很好。可是红衣主教是个很坏的敌人。
Háizi, nǐ jīntiān zuò de hěn hǎo. Kěshì hóngyī zhǔjiào shì ge hěn huài de dírén.
Boy, you did well today. But the Cardinal is a dangerous enemy.
- Captain Treville 回去吧。今天晚上，关好你的门。
Huíqù ba. Jīntiān wǎnshang, guān hǎo nǐ de mén.
Go home now. Tonight, lock your door well.
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What changed in the story?
- Who does D'Artagnan meet behind the convent first?
“你来了，孩子。你很准时。”
- Why is it funny that Porthos and Athos meet there?
“我一点钟要打的人，就是他！”
- What does Athos say to D'Artagnan when the guards arrive?
“从现在起，你是了。”
- What does the king give D'Artagnan?
“这些钱给你。去买一匹好马，一件好衣服。”
- What does Treville warn D'Artagnan about?
“红衣主教是个很坏的敌人。”……“关好你的门”