「拔出這把石中劍,成為不列顛的真君王吧!」
不列顛是個哀傷而危險的國度。國家需要一位真正的好國王。有一天,亞瑟來到大教堂,將插在石中的劍給拔出──預言中只有英國的真君主才能做到的事。從那天起,亞瑟王誕生了。與亞瑟王、法師梅林、圓桌武士、桂妮薇亞皇后和藍斯洛特騎士一同冒險,你相信傳說是真的嗎?
“Take this swordfrom this stone. And be the true king of Britain.”
Britain is a sad and dangerous place. The kingdom needs atrue and good king. One day Arthur comes to the cathedral and pulls the swordfrom the stone. Only the true King of England can do this. From that day Arthurbecomes King Arthur. Follow the adventures of King Arthur, Merlin, the Knightsof the Round Table, Lady Guinevere and Sir Lancelot and decide for yourselvesif you think the legend is real or not.
適合程度:CEF A1, Cambridge KET, Headwords: 1,000, 全民英檢初級
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About the Author 6
About the Book 7
FACT FILE Howard Pyle 8
Characters 10
Before Reading 12
1 King Uther Pendragon 17
2The sword in the stone 21
3 Arthur becomes king 23
4 The Black Knight 27
5 Excalibur 31
6 Lady Guinevere 33
7 The Round Table 37
8 Morgana and Vivien 41
9 Sir Lancelot of the Lake 45
10 The Beast of Corbin 48
11 Lady Elaine 53
12 Sir Lancelot marries 55
13 Sir Gawaine 57
14 Sir Galahad and the Holy Grail 60
15 Avalon 64
After Reading with New Activities 69