罗宾汉 第一课 chapter 1_Part 1

The Robin Hood stories are very famous.Most people know that Robin lived in Saxon and Norman times. He robbed rich people and gave the money to poor people. But not everybody knows that he came from a rich family. And not many people know that Robin Hood was half- Saxon and half-Norman.

The story begins with Robin Hood's Saxon grandfather,Sir George Gamwell. Gamwell lived near a Norman lord. This lord wanted to take Gamwell's house and his lands. The two men fought, and the Norman lord killed Gamwell's two sons. Gamwell's wife also died.

But Sir George also had a young daughter, Joanna.

‘I have no sons, Gamwell said to Joanna. ‘So I will teach you to fight with a sword, and with a bow and arrow.'

Five years later, Joanna was nineteen years old and very beautiful.One day, a young man visited Sir George. His name was William Fitzooth, and he was a Norman.

‘Sir George,' he began, ‘I love your daughter.I hope that she loves me.I would like to marry her. I have money and land...'

But Sir George was very angry.

‘Never!' he answered. ‘My daughter will never marry you. Get off my land.Do not come here again or I will kill you!'

Joanna loved this young man. So she tried to talk to her father, but he didn't want to listen.

‘Go to your room!' he shouted. ‘I do not want to hear that man's name again!'

1. give something to somebody 给某人某物

    e.g Could you please give this book to your brother?

2. Sir, Lord, Lady: important men had the words Sir or Lord before their names; important women had the word Lady.

    lord:主;领主;上帝;（英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员sir: 先生的意思，Lady: 女士的意思。都表示尊称，前者现在几乎不用。）

3. begin with  以...开始

    e.g This class begins with a short speech.

4. would like to do something 想要做某事

    e.g I would like to play basketball.

5. try to do something 尝试做某事

    e.g I tried to cook the lunch for my mother.