These books were called books of chivalry, and sometimes the results of reading them were very s erious. For example, this simple gentleman of La Mancha had stopped working on his land. Instead, he read books of chivalry. He sold good farm land for money to buy more of these big, heavy books. He filled his room with them! From morning to night he read them carefully; sometimes he did not go to bed, but read all night. The Effect of the Reading Alonso Quijano filled his head with these dangerous stories. He began to believe that all these adventures were true and real. This was a bad mistake, because he now thought that he was a knight -errant! He became very excited and took his sword and fought the strange people he imagined. He rushed wildly around his room, and frightened everybody in the house with his cries. At first, this wild behaviour lasted only a few hours each time. But his condition got worse and worse. He decided he must be a knight-errant and travel. He wanted to defend the weak against bad people ever ywhere. In a dark corner of the house he found some old armour. It had been forgotten for perhaps a hundred years. | 这些书就称为「武士小说」,有时候看这些书的后果非常严重。 举例说吧!这位纯朴的拉兰却绅士已不在他的土地上工作了。 却反而去读一些武士小说。 他卖掉肥沃的农地,去买更多这类大部头的书籍。 这些书塞满了他的屋子! 从早到晚,他细心地研读,有时竟读了整夜而不上床。 看那些书的影响。 阿朗索.奎亚诺的脑袋装满这些危险的故事。 他开始相信所有的冒险都是真实而确切的。 这是个要命的错误,因为他现在自以为是游侠了! 他变得非常兴奋,拿着长剑和想象中的妖怪作战。 他在屋子里疯狂地冲来冲去,吆喝之声吓坏了房子里的每一个人。 起初,这种疯狂的行为,每次只持续几个小时而已。 但是他的情况却越来越糟糕。 他决定要当一个游侠去四处游历。 他想到各地去对付坏人,保护弱小。 在房子的一个阴暗角落里,他找到一副旧甲冑。 甲胄遗忘在那儿大概一百年了。 |