The Three Musketeers · chapter 1 of 8
The Yellow Pony
黄色的小马
A country boy rides into Paris to become a musketeer, loses his letter and picks a fight with three of the best swordsmen in the city, all in one day.
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- Narrator 达达尼昂十八岁。他骑着小黄马，要去巴黎做火枪手。
Dádá Ní'áng shíbā suì. Tā qí zhe xiǎo huáng mǎ, yào qù Bālí zuò huǒqiāngshǒu.
D'Artagnan was eighteen. He rode his little yellow pony to Paris to become a musketeer.
- D'Artagnan 爸爸说，勇敢的人才能做火枪手。巴黎，我来了！
Bàba shuō, yǒnggǎn de rén cái néng zuò huǒqiāngshǒu. Bālí, wǒ lái le!
Father says only the brave can be musketeers. Paris, here I come!
- D'Artagnan 我还有一封信，是给特雷维尔队长的。他是爸爸的老朋友。
Wǒ hái yǒu yì fēng xìn, shì gěi Tèléiwéi'ěr duìzhǎng de. Tā shì bàba de lǎo péngyou.
I also have a letter for Captain Treville. He's Father's old friend.
- Rochefort 哈哈哈！这是马吗？我看它像一朵黄色的花！
Hāhāhā! Zhè shì mǎ ma? Wǒ kàn tā xiàng yì duǒ huángsè de huā!
Ha ha ha! Is that a horse? To me it looks like a yellow flower!
- D'Artagnan 先生，请你不要笑我的马！
Xiānsheng, qǐng nǐ búyào xiào wǒ de mǎ!
Sir, please don't laugh at my horse!
- Rochefort 小朋友，马很好笑，人也很好笑。你想做什么？
Xiǎopéngyou, mǎ hěn hǎoxiào, rén yě hěn hǎoxiào. Nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
Little friend, the horse is funny and so is the rider. What are you going to do about it?
- D'Artagnan 拿出你的剑！我要和你决斗！
Náchū nǐ de jiàn! Wǒ yào hé nǐ juédòu!
Draw your sword! I challenge you to a duel!
- Rochefort 好啊，我来教教你。
Hǎo a, wǒ lái jiāojiao nǐ.
All right, let me teach you a lesson.
- Narrator 还没打几下，旅店里的人就跑出来了，把达达尼昂打倒在地上。
Hái méi dǎ jǐ xià, lǚdiàn lǐ de rén jiù pǎo chūlái le, bǎ Dádá Ní'áng dǎdǎo zài dìshang.
Before they had traded many blows, men from the inn ran out and knocked D'Artagnan to the ground.
- Milady 罗什福尔，别玩了。红衣主教在等你。
Luóshífú'ěr, bié wán le. Hóngyī zhǔjiào zài děng nǐ.
Rochefort, stop playing. The Cardinal is waiting for you.
- Rochefort 是，夫人。那个英国公爵，我们要一直看着他。
Shì, fūrén. Nà ge Yīngguó gōngjué, wǒmen yào yìzhí kàn zhe tā.
Yes, madam. We must keep watching that English duke.
- Milady 那孩子有一封信。拿来给我看看。
Nà háizi yǒu yì fēng xìn. Ná lái gěi wǒ kànkan.
The boy has a letter. Bring it to me.
- Rochefort 在这儿。走吧。
Zài zhèr. Zǒu ba.
Here it is. Let's go.
- D'Artagnan 我的头……好疼。咦？我的信呢？信不见了！
Wǒ de tóu… hǎo téng. Yí? Wǒ de xìn ne? Xìn bú jiàn le!
My head... it hurts. Huh? Where's my letter? My letter is gone!
- Narrator 到了巴黎，达达尼昂没有信，也没有钱。他还是去找了特雷维尔队长。
Dào le Bālí, Dádá Ní'áng méiyǒu xìn, yě méiyǒu qián. Tā háishi qù zhǎo le Tèléiwéi'ěr duìzhǎng.
In Paris, D'Artagnan had no letter and no money. He went to find Captain Treville anyway.
- D'Artagnan 队长，我是达达尼昂。我想做火枪手！
Duìzhǎng, wǒ shì Dádá Ní'áng. Wǒ xiǎng zuò huǒqiāngshǒu!
Captain, I'm D'Artagnan. I want to be a musketeer!
- Captain Treville 你的信呢？没有信，我怎么知道你是谁？
Nǐ de xìn ne? Méiyǒu xìn, wǒ zěnme zhīdào nǐ shì shéi?
Where's your letter? Without it, how do I know who you are?
- D'Artagnan 有一个脸上有伤的人偷走了。我要去找他！
Yǒu yí gè liǎn shang yǒu shāng de rén tōu zǒu le. Wǒ yào qù zhǎo tā!
A man with a scar on his face stole it. I'll go find him!
- Captain Treville 火枪手不是那么好做的。孩子，你先回家吧。
Huǒqiāngshǒu bú shì nàme hǎo zuò de. Háizi, nǐ xiān huíjiā ba.
It's not so easy to become a musketeer. Go home first, child.
- D'Artagnan 回家？我走了三个星期才到这儿！我不回去！
Huíjiā? Wǒ zǒu le sān gè xīngqī cái dào zhèr! Wǒ bù huíqù!
Go home? It took me three weeks to get here! I'm not going back!
- D'Artagnan 等一下！那个人！他就在窗外！
Děng yíxià! Nà ge rén! Tā jiù zài chuāng wài!
Wait! That man! He's right outside the window!
- D'Artagnan 偷信的人，站住！
Tōu xìn de rén, zhànzhù!
Thief! Stop!
- Athos 哎哟！我的肩！你没有长眼睛吗？
Āiyō! Wǒ de jiān! Nǐ méiyǒu zhǎng yǎnjing ma?
Ouch! My shoulder! Don't you have eyes?
- D'Artagnan 对不起，先生！我在追一个人……
Duìbuqǐ, xiānsheng! Wǒ zài zhuī yí gè rén…
Sorry, sir! I'm chasing a man...
- Athos 追人，也不能撞人。我叫阿多斯。中午十二点，修道院后面。我等你。
Zhuī rén, yě bù néng zhuàng rén. Wǒ jiào Āduōsī. Zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn, xiūdàoyuàn hòumiàn. Wǒ děng nǐ.
Chasing is no excuse for crashing into people. I'm Athos. Noon, behind the convent. I'll be waiting.
- Porthos 我的新披风！你看看，你把它弄坏了！
Wǒ de xīn pīfēng! Nǐ kànkan, nǐ bǎ tā nònghuài le!
My new cloak! Look, you've ruined it!
- D'Artagnan 对不起！风太大了，我没有看见……
Duìbuqǐ! Fēng tài dà le, wǒ méiyǒu kànjiàn…
Sorry! The wind was so strong, I didn't see...
- Porthos 没看见？我是波尔多斯！全巴黎的人都看得见我！一点钟，修道院后面，你和我打。
Méi kànjiàn? Wǒ shì Bō'ěrduōsī! Quán Bālí de rén dōu kàn de jiàn wǒ! Yì diǎn zhōng, xiūdàoyuàn hòumiàn, nǐ hé wǒ dǎ.
Didn't see me? I'm Porthos! All of Paris can see me! One o'clock, behind the convent, you and me.
- D'Artagnan 一点钟？可是我十二点已经有人了！
Yì diǎn zhōng? Kěshì wǒ shí'èr diǎn yǐjīng yǒu rén le!
One o'clock? But I'm already booked at twelve!
- Aramis 这位朋友，你踩到我的手帕了。
Zhè wèi péngyou, nǐ cǎi dào wǒ de shǒupà le.
My friend, you're stepping on my handkerchief.
- D'Artagnan 啊！对不起！我现在就拿开……
Ā! Duìbuqǐ! Wǒ xiànzài jiù nákāi…
Ah! Sorry! I'll move it right away...
- Aramis 不要紧。不过，请你记住：两点钟，修道院后面。我叫阿拉密斯。
Bú yàojǐn. Búguò, qǐng nǐ jìzhù: liǎng diǎn zhōng, xiūdàoyuàn hòumiàn. Wǒ jiào Ālāmìsī.
No harm done. But please remember: two o'clock, behind the convent. I'm Aramis.
- Porthos 别忘了！一点钟！迟到的人，我的剑不喜欢！
Bié wàng le! Yì diǎn zhōng! Chídào de rén, wǒ de jiàn bù xǐhuan!
Don't forget! One o'clock! My sword doesn't like people who are late!
- D'Artagnan 十二点，一点，两点……三场决斗，一个人！我今天还活得下去吗？
Shí'èr diǎn, yì diǎn, liǎng diǎn… sān chǎng juédòu, yí gè rén! Wǒ jīntiān hái huó de xiàqù ma?
Twelve, one, two... three duels, and just one me! Will I even live through today?
What changed in the story?
- Why does D'Artagnan challenge the scarred man at the inn?
“先生，请你不要笑我的马！”
- What does D'Artagnan lose at the inn?
“我的信呢？信不见了！”
- Why won't Captain Treville help him right away?
“没有信，我怎么知道你是谁？”
- Why does D'Artagnan suddenly run out of Treville's room?
“等一下！那个人！他就在窗外！”
- What has D'Artagnan promised by the end of the chapter?
“中午十二点，修道院后面”……“一点钟，修道院后面”……“两点钟，修道院后面”