The Three Musketeers · chapter 4 of 8
The Road to the Sea
去海边的路
Four friends ride for the sea with the queen's letter, but the Cardinal has men on every road.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 天刚亮，四匹马已经走在去海边的路上。
Tiān gāng liàng, sì pǐ mǎ yǐjīng zǒu zài qù hǎibiān de lù shang.
At first light, four horses were already on the road to the sea.
- Aramis 再走三天，我们就能看见海了。海的那边，就是英国。
Zài zǒu sān tiān, wǒmen jiù néng kànjiàn hǎi le. Hǎi de nà biān, jiùshì Yīngguó.
Three more days and we'll see the sea. Across it lies England.
- Porthos 我的马太累了，我的肚子也饿了。我想吃一只大鸡！
Wǒ de mǎ tài lèi le, wǒ de dùzi yě è le. Wǒ xiǎng chī yì zhī dà jī!
My horse is too tired and my stomach is empty. I want a whole big chicken!
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- D'Artagnan 你们看！前面的路中间，有一棵大树！
Nǐmen kàn! Qiánmiàn de lù zhōngjiān, yǒu yì kē dà shù!
Look! There's a big tree lying across the road ahead!
- Athos 不是风吹倒的。小心，树后面有人。
Bú shì fēng chuī dǎo de. Xiǎoxīn, shù hòumiàn yǒu rén.
The wind didn't knock it down. Careful, there are men behind it.
- Porthos 五个人？太好了！我正想活动活动！你们先走，我来对付他们。
Wǔ gè rén? Tài hǎo le! Wǒ zhèng xiǎng huódòng huódòng! Nǐmen xiān zǒu, wǒ lái duìfu tāmen.
Five men? Wonderful! I was just wanting some exercise! You go on ahead, I'll deal with them.
- D'Artagnan 波尔多斯，你一个人吗？
Bō'ěrduōsī, nǐ yí gè rén ma?
Porthos, all by yourself?
- Porthos 一个人为大家！去吧，小朋友！帮我向公爵问好！
Yí gè rén wèi dàjiā! Qù ba, xiǎopéngyou! Bāng wǒ xiàng gōngjué wènhǎo!
One for all! Go on, little friend! Say hello to the duke for me!
- Athos 走！让马跑起来！别回头！
Zǒu! Ràng mǎ pǎo qǐlái! Bié huítóu!
Go! Let the horses run! Don't look back!
- D'Artagnan 波尔多斯……你一定要没事！我们在巴黎见！
Bō'ěrduōsī… nǐ yídìng yào méi shì! Wǒmen zài Bālí jiàn!
Porthos... you'd better be all right! See you in Paris!
- Narrator 中午，三个人在一个小旅店停下来喝水。
Zhōngwǔ, sān gè rén zài yí gè xiǎo lǚdiàn tíng xiàlái hē shuǐ.
At noon, the three of them stopped at a small inn to drink water.
- Aramis 哎哟……刚才有一个人，打到了我的手。
Āiyō… gāngcái yǒu yí gè rén, dǎ dào le wǒ de shǒu.
Ouch... one of those men hit my hand just now.
- D'Artagnan 阿拉密斯，你的手在流血！我去找医生！
Ālāmìsī, nǐ de shǒu zài liú xuè! Wǒ qù zhǎo yīshēng!
Aramis, your hand is bleeding! I'll get a doctor!
- Athos 你的手很疼吧？你不能再骑了，阿拉密斯。
Nǐ de shǒu hěn téng ba? Nǐ bù néng zài qí le, Ālāmìsī.
Your hand must hurt. You can't ride on, Aramis.
- Aramis 可是我的剑还能用！我还想去伦敦看看！
Kěshì wǒ de jiàn hái néng yòng! Wǒ hái xiǎng qù Lúndūn kànkan!
But my sword still works! I wanted to see London!
- Aramis 不用医生。我是火枪手，手疼是小事，我还能笑呢！
Búyòng yīshēng. Wǒ shì huǒqiāngshǒu, shǒu téng shì xiǎoshì, wǒ hái néng xiào ne!
No doctor needed. I'm a musketeer, a sore hand is nothing, and I can still laugh!
- Athos 你去了，只会让达达尼昂担心。留下来休息吧。
Nǐ qù le, zhǐ huì ràng Dádá Ní'áng dānxīn. Liú xiàlái xiūxi ba.
If you go, you'll only make D'Artagnan worry. Stay and rest.
- Aramis 好吧……你们先走。达达尼昂，我会在这里等你回来，你不要让我等太久。
Hǎo ba… nǐmen xiān zǒu. Dádá Ní'áng, wǒ huì zài zhèlǐ děng nǐ huílái, nǐ búyào ràng wǒ děng tài jiǔ.
All right... you two go ahead. D'Artagnan, I'll be waiting here for you, so don't keep me waiting too long.
- D'Artagnan 阿拉密斯，等着我！大家为一个人！
Ālāmìsī, děng zhe wǒ! Dàjiā wèi yí gè rén!
Aramis, wait for me! All for one!
- D'Artagnan 海边到了！可是……港口那边，有很多穿红斗篷的人！
Hǎibiān dào le! Kěshì… gǎngkǒu nàbiān, yǒu hěn duō chuān hóng dǒupéng de rén!
We're at the sea! But... there are so many men in red cloaks at the harbor!
- Athos 他们是红衣主教的人。他们在等我们。
Tāmen shì hóngyī zhǔjiào de rén. Tāmen zài děng wǒmen.
They are the Cardinal's men. They're waiting for us.
- D'Artagnan 怎么办？
Zěnme bàn?
What do we do?
- Athos 你上船，我来对付他们。他们的人，我知道怎么对付。
Nǐ shàng chuán, wǒ lái duìfu tāmen. Tāmen de rén, wǒ zhīdào zěnme duìfu.
You board the ship. I'll deal with them. I know just how to handle men like that.
- D'Artagnan 可是波尔多斯留下了，阿拉密斯也留下了。现在你也要留下……我不想一个人走！
Kěshì Bō'ěrduōsī liú xià le, Ālāmìsī yě liú xià le. Xiànzài nǐ yě yào liú xià… wǒ bù xiǎng yí gè rén zǒu!
But Porthos stayed behind, and Aramis too. Now you as well... I don't want to go alone!
- Athos 达达尼昂，看着我。我们都在你的心里。
Dádá Ní'áng, kàn zhe wǒ. Wǒmen dōu zài nǐ de xīn lǐ.
D'Artagnan, look at me. We are all in your heart.
- D'Artagnan 王后的信在我这儿。我不会丢。
Wánghòu de xìn zài wǒ zhèr. Wǒ bú huì diū.
The queen's letter is with me. I won't lose it.
- Athos 还有，路上小心，别晕船。
Hái yǒu, lùshang xiǎoxīn, bié yūn chuán.
And take care, and don't get seasick.
- D'Artagnan 我……我尽量！
Wǒ… wǒ jǐnliàng!
I... I'll try!
- Ship's Captain 喂！那位年轻人！船要开了！
Wèi! Nà wèi niánqīngrén! Chuán yào kāi le!
Hey! Young man! The ship is leaving!
- Athos 走吧！一个人为大家！
Zǒu ba! Yí gè rén wèi dàjiā!
Go! One for all!
- D'Artagnan 大家为一个人！
Dàjiā wèi yí gè rén!
All for one!
- Narrator 船离开了海边。达达尼昂一个人站在船上，看着海边的灯，越来越小。
Chuán líkāi le hǎibiān. Dádá Ní'áng yí gè rén zhàn zài chuán shang, kàn zhe hǎibiān de dēng, yuè lái yuè xiǎo.
The ship left the shore. D'Artagnan stood alone on deck and watched the lights on the coast grow smaller and smaller.
- D'Artagnan 十天，已经过了一半……我一个人，没有朋友，只有一封信。一个十八岁的孩子，公爵会相信我吗？
Shí tiān, yǐjīng guò le yíbàn… wǒ yí gè rén, méiyǒu péngyou, zhǐyǒu yì fēng xìn. Yí gè shíbā suì de háizi, gōngjué huì xiāngxìn wǒ ma?
Half of the ten days are gone... I'm alone, with no friends, only one letter. Will the duke believe an eighteen-year-old boy?
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What changed in the story?
- Why does Porthos stay behind on the forest road?
“不是风吹倒的。小心，树后面有人。”
- Why does Aramis stay at the inn?
“你的手在流血！”
- Who is waiting for them at the harbor?
“他们是红衣主教的人。他们在等我们。”
- What does Athos say to comfort D'Artagnan?
“我们都在你的心里。”
- What is D'Artagnan worried about at the end?
“公爵会相信我吗？”