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Alonso Quixano was a middle-aged gentleman in La Mancha.
He lived with his young niece.
He liked to read stories about knights.
He spent most of his time reading.
One day Alonso said to his niece and his friends, the curate and the barber, "I've decided to become a knight. From now on my name is Don Quixote and my horse will be called Rosinante."
Words Up 你认识吗？
middle-aged 中年的
gentleman 绅士
niece 外甥女；侄女
knight 骑士
spend 花时间，度过（spend-spent-spent）
curate 牧师
barber 剃头匠，理发师
decide 决定
knight
barber
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Alonso Quixano was a middle-aged gentleman in La Mancha.
阿隆索·吉哈诺是位中年绅士，住在拉曼查。
▶La Mancha：拉曼查，西班牙中南部的一个地区，因塞万提斯的《堂·吉诃德》而闻名。
He spent most of his time reading.
他把大部分时间都用来看书。
▶spend＋time＋动词-ing：花时间做……
From now on my name is Don Quixote and my horse will be called Rosinante.
从现在起，我就叫堂·吉诃德了，我的马叫罗西南多。
▶from now on：从现在起
▶will be called：将被称为……
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Alonso Quixano wanted to become a ______.
□ barber
□ knight
"A knight without a lady is like a tree without fruit.
Dulcinea del Toboso will be the lady of my heart,"
Don Quixote said to himself.
In fact, Dulcinea was just a country girl.
Her real name was Aldonza Lorenzo and Don
Quixote had never seen her before.
Soon Don Quixote began to prepare to be a knight.
He polished his great-grandfather's armor and helmet.
"All right, I'm ready to travel the world!"
Don Quixote exclaimed and left his home village.
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lady 淑女
fruit 果实
heart 心；爱
prepare 准备
polish 擦亮
armor 盔甲
helmet 头盔
exclaim 呼喊，大叫
village 村庄
armor
helmet
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A knight without a lady is like a tree without fruit.
一个骑士没有美人相伴就好像一棵树结不出果实。
▶without：没有。后接名词时有时相当于if条件句。
In fact, Dulcinea was just a country girl.
实际上，杜尔西内亚不过是个乡下姑娘。
▶in fact：实际上
He polished his great-grandfather's armor and helmet.
他把曾祖父的盔甲和头盔擦得闪闪发亮。
▶great-grandfather：曾祖父
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Who was Dulcinea del Toboso?
□ A beautiful princess.
□ A country girl.
Now Don Quixote had a big problem.
A knight needed to be dubbed by a lord in a castle.
Soon he arrived at an inn, but he thought it was a castle.
"What a nice castle! I'll stay here tonight," he said.
Then he knelt before the innkeeper and said,
"My Lord, I wish to be dubbed."
The innkeeper was surprised at first.
But he decided to make fun of this mad man.
With a sword he hit Don Quixote on the shoulder and said, "I dub you a knight."
"Ouch!" Don Quixote felt pain, but he was very happy.
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dub 授予……的称号
lord 贵族
castle 城堡
inn 客栈，小旅馆
kneel 跪（kneel-knelt-knelt）
innkeeper 客栈老板
sword 剑
pain 疼痛
castle
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A knight needed to be dubbed by a lord in a castle.
骑士需要得到住在城堡里的贵族的册封。
▶need to be done：需要被……
But he decided to make fun of this mad man.
不过他决定捉弄一下这个神经病。
▶make fun of：取笑
Quiz Quiz 考考你
Don Quixote was dubbed by __________.
□ a lord in a castle
□ an innkeeper
The newly-dubbed knight left the inn for adventure. He met a group of merchants on the road.
Don Quixote said to them,
"No one can go from here. You must first say that Dulcinea del Toboso is the most beautiful lady."
The merchants said, "What is this man talking about?"
Don Quixote became angry and tried to attack them.
But Rosinante stumbled and Don Quixote fell to the ground.
The merchants laughed and beat him.
After they left, a farmer from La Mancha came by and saw the poor knight.
"What's the matter, Don Quixote?" he asked.
"I fought ten giants and fell off my horse,"
Don Quixote answered.
The farmer took Don Quixote to his home.
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merchant 商人
attack 袭击
stumble 绊倒
fall 跌落（fall-fell-fallen）
laugh 大笑
beat 打（beat-beat-beaten）
farmer 农夫
giant 巨人
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He met a group of merchants on the road.
途中他遇到了一队商人。
▶a group of：一队（人）
You must first say that Dulcinea del Toboso is the most beautiful lady.
你们得先说‘托博索的杜尔西内亚是天下第一美人’。
▶must：必须，一定
▶the most beautiful: beautiful的最高级形式，多音节形容词在前面加most构成最高级。
I fought ten giants and fell off my horse
我跟十个巨人作战时从马上摔下来了
▶fall off：跌落
Quiz Quiz 考考你
T □ F □
Don Quixote attacked the merchants and they fell to the ground.
When Don Quixote got better, he wanted to continue his adventure. He met a farmer named Sancho Panza.
"I'm Don Quixote of La Mancha. You will be my servant from now on. We will fight evil for Lady Dulcinea," said Don Quixote.
Sancho was just a poor farmer.
He was not interested in knights or their
adventures.
He only wanted some money.
"How will you pay me?" asked Sancho.
"We will have an island. I will make you the governor of it," said Don Quixote.
"Very good! I will be your servant," said Sancho.
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continue 继续
servant 仆人
fight 战斗（fight-fought-fought）
evil 邪恶
pay 给……报酬
island 岛
governor 总督
island
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When Don Quixote got better, he wanted to continue his adventure.
堂·吉诃德恢复一点儿以后，又想继续去冒险。
▶get better：恢复，好转
He was not interested in knights or their adventures.
他对骑士或是冒险什么的一点儿兴趣也没有。
▶be interested in：对……感兴趣
Quiz Quiz 考考你
What did Sancho Panza really want?
□ Adventures.
□ Some money.
A 练练看用所给的字母组成与图片对应的单词，并抄写两遍。
B 选择适当的词填空。
With a ________ the innkeeper hit Don Quixote on the shoulder.
□ sword
□ castle
Don Quixote arrived at an ________, but he thought it was a castle.
□ merchant
□ inn
"You will be my ________ from now on," Don Quixote said to Sancho.
□ knight
□ servant
C 仿照例句，用所给的词造句。
Sample
princess
princesses
He liked to read stories about princesses .
knight
knights
➞ __________________________________.
merchant
merchants
➞ __________________________________.