Name: 美麗的女祭司｜歷史上的高談闊論 #2 (The Beautiful Prioress | Tall Tales from History #2)
Uploaded: 2020-12-02T19:15:39.000Z
Duration: 11 min 52 s

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Oh, there you are! Just leave them  there, I'll crack them in a minute.  

哦，你在這裡！把它們放在那裡，我馬上就會把它們弄開。  

Do you have to rush back? It's just  that I've been remembering a story  

你一定要趕回來嗎？我只是想起一個故事而已

and I wondered if I could share  it with you if you have a moment?

我想知道，如果你有時間的話，我可以和你分享嗎？

There wasbeautiful prioress, daughter  to a noble lord, devoted to God. So  

有一個美麗的女祭司，是一個貴族領主的女兒，對上帝很忠誠。所以...

when it came time for her to marry she  requested that her father allow her to  

到了結婚的時候，她要求父親允許她結婚。

marry God and she became a nun. She  was so dedicated to her work and kind  

嫁給上帝，她成了一名修女。她是如此的敬業和善良

and generous in her nature. It wasn't  long before she became the prioress,  

性格寬厚沒過多久，她就成了女祭司。

the nun in charge of the priory home to  many other nuns. Her beauty had always  

她是負責這個修道院的修女，這裡有許多其他修女。她的美麗總是

attracted men to her side and there were  still three who came to see her to see  

把男人吸引到她的身邊，還有三個人是來找她看的

if she's had a change of mind and if she  would fall in love and wish to marry.  

如果她有改變主意，如果她會愛上並希望結婚。  

The three men were very different in  nature. Each day she would receive a  

這三個人的性子很不一樣。每天她都會收到一個

visit from a knight who was elegant,  handsome, brave and dramatic. He would  

一個優雅、英俊、勇敢和戲劇性的騎士來訪。他將

talk to her her of his love for her,  tell her stories and sing her songs.  

跟她她說他對她的愛，給她講故事，給她唱歌。  

In truth, he would have stayed with her  all day if she didn't eventually hush  

其實，如果不是她最終噓寒問暖，他也會陪她一整天。

him with a smile and receive gracefully  the gift that he had brought her. The  

他面帶微笑，優雅地接過他帶給她的禮物。那

knight would go hunting and bring her  most of his bag, deer and rabbits for  

騎士會去打獵，給她帶去他的大部分包，鹿和兔子的。

her and the other nuns to eat. He fed  them very well. Twice a week Pastor  

她和其他修女的食物。他把她們喂得很好。牧師每週兩次

John would come to visit, a quiet kind  gentle man who said very little. He  

約翰會來拜訪，他是一個安靜善良的紳士，很少說話。他

would have stayed all day gazing at  the prioress if she didn't eventually  

如果不是女祭司最終選擇了她，她就會整天呆呆地看著她。

coax him into offering his gift and then  usher him out of the room. Pastor John  

哄他獻上禮物，然後把他帶出房間。約翰牧師

would bring her and the other nuns wine  from his extensive cellar. Once a week,  

會從他的大酒窖裡給她和其他修女送酒。每週一次

she would receive a visit from a lusty  merchant who would bang on the door with  

她會收到一個好色商人的拜訪，他將會敲門與。

his strong hand before striding into  the room and throwing his great weight  

他的強壯的手，然後大步走進房間，並把他的巨大的重量。

into a chair. He would talk to her of  his work, of the weather, of travel,  

到椅子上。他會跟她說他的工作，說天氣，說旅行。

endlessly. Until eventually, stifling a  yawn, the prioress would marvel at his  

沒完沒了。直到最後，女祭司忍不住打了個哈欠，驚異於他的

ability to trade which would prompt him  to offer up his gift and then heave his  

交易的能力，這將促使他獻出他的禮物，然後把他的。

girth up and out. The merchant whenever  he visited brought a bag ofgold.

腰部向上，向外。商人每次來訪都會帶來一袋金子。

Now, the prioress knew she  shouldn't receive such visitors,  

現在，女祭司知道自己不應該接待這樣的訪客。

but the priory and everyone who lived  there benefitted from the gifts. What  

但修道院和每個住在那裡的人都從這些禮物中受益。什麼？

could she do? After some thought a plan  began to form. And when she was ready,  

她能做什麼？經過一番思考，一個計劃開始形成。當她準備好的時候

she waited until the day of the week  when all three men were due to visit.

她一直等到這周的一天，三個人都要來拜訪。

The first to arrive was the knight,  fresh from his morning hunt and full  

最先趕到的是騎士，他剛打完獵，滿載而歸。

of songs and poems he'd written her  that day. But before he could start  

他那天寫給她的歌和詩。但在他開始之前

his rendition, she stopped him and told  him how she'd had a change of heart,  

他的演繹，她攔住了他，告訴他，她是如何改變主意的。

that she wished to be married and that  if he could prove his bravery to her  

她希望結婚 如果他能向她證明他的勇敢...

and his commitment, then she would agree  to take his hand. Well this silenced the  

和他的承諾，那麼她就會同意牽他的手。好吧，這沉默了

knight and whilst he was lost for words  she explained what she wanted him to do.  

當他不知所措時，她解釋了她想讓他做什麼。  

Down in the woods was a little chapel,  rarely used. If he could wrap himself  

樹林裡有一個小教堂，很少使用。如果他能把自己包裹起來

in a shroud, a funeral cloth, and lay  out as if dead and stay for the whole  

裹屍布，葬禮布，像死人一樣躺在那裡，呆上一整晚。

night without getting scared, then the  next day she would marry him. The knight  

晚上不害怕，那麼第二天她就會嫁給他。騎士

recovered himself and without saying  a word ran home to find a shroud and  

恢復了自己的身體，二話不說跑回家去找裹屍布和。

then to the woods to find the chapel.  Later that day, there he was laid out  

然後到樹林裡找到小教堂。  當天晚些時候，他被擺放在那裡

in front of the altar, wrapped up and  dreaming of his life with his new wife.

在祭壇前，裹足不前，夢想著與新婚妻子的生活。

Next to arrive was Pastor John. His  awkwardness irritated the prioress  

下一個到來的是約翰牧師。他的尷尬讓女牧師很不爽

that day and before he could creep  across the room and take a seat she  

那天，他還沒來得及躡手躡腳地走到房間裡坐下，她就... ...

stopped him and explained how she'd  had a change of heart. But I do have  

阻止了他，並解釋了她是如何改變主意的。但我確實有

a task to ask of you before I can  agree to marry you. My, um, cousin  

在我同意嫁給你之前，我有一個任務要問你。我的，嗯，表哥

has died and can't afford a burial  or his final prayers. Would you,  

已經死了，卻沒錢辦喪事，也沒錢做最後的祈禱。你願意嗎？

could you, go to the woods to the  little chapel, dig him a grave,  

你能不能去樹林裡的小教堂，給他挖個墓。

bury him and say his prayers? Pastor  John nodded and headed to the woods  

埋葬他，為他祈禱？約翰牧師點了點頭，向樹林走去。

stopping at home only to gather his  robes, his prayer book and a spade.

在家裡停下來，只為收拾他的長袍，他的祈禱書和一把鏟子。

And then what of the merchant who  barely waited to be let in that day  

然後那天勉強等著被放進來的商人呢？

so keen was he to gaze up on his love?  As he began to tell the prioress about  

他是如此熱切地注視著他的夫妻？  當他開始向女祭司講述時

the warmth of the sun, she stopped him  and explained how she'd had a change  

在溫暖的陽光下，她阻止了他，並解釋了她是如何改變的。

of heart. But I do have a favour to ask  before I can agree to marry you. There  

的心。但在我答應嫁給你之前，我有一個請求。有...

is a naughty priest, saying the prayers  and committing a burial to someone who  

是一個頑皮的牧師，說祈禱，並承諾埋葬的人誰。

hasn't paid for such a thing. Now I  don't want to get into trouble but if  

還沒有支付這樣的事情。現在，我不想惹麻煩，但如果...

you could go to the little chapel in the  woods and scare him, frighten him to put  

你可以去樹林裡的小教堂嚇唬他，嚇唬他，讓他把...

him off, maybe you could dress up as the  devil to give him a fright! The merchant  

也許你可以打扮成魔鬼來嚇唬他!商人

was a little stunned and then began to  smile at the mirth and the fun of it.  

有點愕然，然後開始笑著看熱鬧，看熱鬧。  

Home he went, to stir up his servants  to make him a costume and it wasn't long  

他回家去了，發動僕人給他做服裝，沒過多久

before he left, dressed in red with a  mask over his face, cloves for feet and  

臨走前，他身著紅衣，臉上戴著面具，腳上戴著丁香。

a tail sticking out of his rear. When he  got to the woods, there by the chapel he  

一條尾巴從後面伸了出來。當他到了樹林裡，在小教堂邊上，他

could see the priest digging the grave.  By the looks of it he'd almost finished.  

可以看到牧師在挖墓。  看上去他已經快挖完了。  

He crept into the chapel and stepped  past the poor dead soul who laid out  

他躡手躡腳地走進小教堂，走過那個擺放著可憐的死人的靈魂

in front of the altar. He went to the  back. In the darkness he hid. It wasn't  

在祭壇前。他去了後面。在黑暗中，他躲了起來。那不是...

long before Pastor John came in having  finished his labours. He put on his  

很久以前，約翰牧師就結束了他的工作進來了。他穿上他的

robes and picked up his prayer book but  as he started there came from the back  

袍子，拿起他的祈禱書，但當他開始的時候，從後面傳來的聲音是："我的天啊！"。

an almighty roar as the figure in red,  surely the devil, was coming towards  

一聲震耳欲聾的吼叫，紅衣人，肯定是魔鬼，正向他走來。

him! Pastor John screamed, threw up his  prayer book and left the chapel. The  

他！約翰牧師尖叫著，扔掉禱告書，離開了禮拜堂。牧師

book landed with a thud on the stomach  of the knight who sat up and tried to  

書本砰地一聲落在騎士的肚子上，他坐起身來，想要

uncover his eyes. The merchant who'd  been chuckling at the priest suddenly  

揭開他的眼睛。一直對著神父笑著的商人突然

saw a dead man sit up. He screamed and  left the chapel. The knight who had at  

看到一個死人坐了起來。他尖叫著離開了小教堂。那位騎士在

last managed to uncover his eyes just  saw the devil run out of the chapel.  

最後設法揭開他的眼睛只見魔鬼跑出了禮拜堂。  

Well he couldn't stay here any longer.  He got up and ran out. As he ran up  

好吧，他不能再呆在這裡了。  他起身跑了出去。當他跑起來的時候

the hill he passed a priest who was  puffing and panting and so he headed  

他路過一個牧師，他氣喘吁吁，於是他向

into the woods. Then all of a sudden,  was swept up to the top of a tree. He'd  

到了樹林裡。然後突然間，被捲到了一棵樹的頂端。他已經

got caught in a net and was trapped! And  wriggle and try as he might, he couldn't  

被網住了，被困住了!雖然他拼命掙扎，但他無法... ...

set himself free. Whimpering, he stayed  there for the rest of the night. Pastor  

讓自己獲得自由。嗚咽著，他在那裡呆了一整夜。牧師

John, he wasn't used to running. It  wasn't long before he grew too hot and  

約翰，他不習慣跑步。沒過多久，他就變得太熱了。

he began to take off his robes and his  clothes over his head. And then suddenly  

他開始脫掉長袍和頭上的衣服。然後突然

he was naked. He jumped into a bush to  hide his modesty and stayed there for  

他一絲不掛。他跳進灌木叢中掩飾自己的謙虛，並在那裡呆了很久。

the rest of the night. The Devil had  witnessed the priest run up the hill,  

餘下的夜晚。魔鬼親眼目睹了神父跑上山。

the dead body go into the forest, so  he leapt over the nearest hedge. As he  

屍體進入森林，所以他跳過最近的樹籬。當他

was catching his breath, he suddenly  heard a thudding and a drumming as  

正喘著氣，忽然聽到咚咚咚的鼓聲，因為......。

if something large was coming towards  him! It was a bull! And he was dressed  

如果有大的東西向他走來!是一頭公牛！而且他還穿著

in red. He got up and he ran. He ran  for his life and leapt over the next  

在紅色。他站起來跑了起來。他逃命般地跳過了下一個...

hedge... straight into a stinking muddy  puddle. Exhausted, he fell asleep and  

籬笆... ...直接掉進了一個臭烘烘的泥潭裡。疲憊不堪的他睡著了

spent the night there. And that's  where our men stayed 'til morning.

在那裡過夜我們的人就在那裡呆到天亮。

The next morning the prioress waited  for her visitors. The first to arrive  

第二天早上，女祭司在等待她的訪客。第一個到的人

was the knight who admitted straight  away that he hadn't completed the task  

是騎士直接承認他沒有完成任務。

she'd set him. Oh dear, she said,  and understand you spent the night  

她給他下了套。哦，親愛的，她說，並明白你花了一夜時間

wimpering in a net up a tree. That's not  very good for your reputation. Perhaps  

在樹上的網中徘徊。這對你的聲譽不是很好。也許

we could agree that you continue to send  your gifts to the priory but you promise  

我們可以同意你繼續把你的禮物送到牧師那裡，但你要保證

never to come and see me again. The  knight left having made this promise.  

永遠不會再來見我。騎士在做出這個承諾後離開了。  

Pastor John she said, as she let him in.  I understand you spent the night naked  

牧師約翰說，她讓他進來。  我知道你裸體過夜

in a bush. What would you parishioners  think of that? Perhaps we could agree  

在灌木叢中你們教友會怎麼想？也許我們可以同意

that you continue to send the wine,  a charitable donation to the priory,  

你繼續把酒送來，作為對修道院的慈善捐款。

but you promise never to come and see  me again. Pastor John agreed to this and  

但你要保證不再來見我。約翰牧師同意了這一點，並且

was almost knocked over as he left by  a large angry man who smelt of... well,  

在他離開的時候差點被一個憤怒的大塊頭撞倒，他身上有一股... ... 的味道。