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Arthur:i.e.King Arthur,hero of the Arthurian ro-mances亞瑟,(指《亞瑟王傳奇》中的主人公)亞瑟王。 △2H.Ⅳ. 2.4.36 (33):“When Arthur first incourt—”(The beginningof the popular ballad,“SirLauncelot du Lake”.)“亞瑟王當初坐朝廷”。 Arthur’s bosom: (blun-der for) Abraham’s bos-om,i.e. heaven 亞瑟王的懷抱,(誤作為)亞伯拉罕的懷抱,(即)天堂。 △H.Ⅴ.2.3. 9: “Nay sure,he’s not in hell; he’s in Arthur’s bosom.if ever man went to Arthur’s bosom.” (The Hostessconfuses Arthur and Abraham.) 不,他一定不會在地獄里;他準是在亞瑟的懷抱里,假如真有人能走進亞瑟的懷抱。 Arthur’s show: annual archery display at Mile EndGreen,performed by a company of London archers’each taking the name of one of King Arthur’s knightsof the Round Table. Sir Dagonet was King Arthur’sfool. 亞瑟王賽會:在邁倫德草地一年一度舉行的比箭表演,箭手各扮演亞瑟王的一個騎士。達谷奈特是亞瑟王的弄臣。 △2H.Ⅳ.3.2.301 (279): “I remember at Mile EndGreen,when I lay at Clement’s Inn— I was then SirDagonet in Arthur’s show—”我記得在邁倫德草場,那時候我住在克利門特學院——我在亞瑟王比箭賽會上扮演達谷奈特。 
King Arthur’s Knights ofthe Round Table |