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　　英语短故事 Pocahontas 波卡洪塔斯

　　There was once a very brave man whose name was John Smith. He came to this country many years ago, when there were great woods everywhere,and many wild beasts and Indians. Many tales are told of his ad-ven-tures, some of them true and some of them untrue. The most famous of all these is the fol-low-ing:--One day when Smith was in the woods, some Indians came upon him, and made him their pris-on-er. They led him to their king, and in a short time they made ready to put him to death.

　　A large stone was brought in, and Smith was made to lie down with his head on it. Then two tall Indians with big clubs in their hands came forward. The king and all his great men stood around to see. The Indians raised their clubs. In another moment they would fall on Smith's head.

　　But just then a little Indian girl rushed in. She was the daugh-ter of the king, and her name was Po-ca-hon'tas. She ran and threw herself between Smith and the up-lift-ed clubs. She clasped Smith's head with her arms. She laid her own head upon his.

　　"O father!" she cried, "spare this man's life. I am sure he has done you no harm, and we ought to be his friends."

　　The men with the clubs could not strike, for they did not want to hurt the child. The king at first did not know what to do. Then he spoke to some of his war-riors, and they lifted Smith from the ground. They untied the cords from his wrists and feet, and set him free.

　　The next day the king sent Smith home; and several Indians went with him to protect him from harm.

　　After that, as long as she lived, Po-ca-hon-tas was the friend of the white men, and she did a great many things to help them.

　　他在许多年以前就到过美洲，当时这个地方到处都是大片的森林，还有许多野兽和印第安人。许多故事都在讲述他的冒险经历，其中一些是真实的，还有一些是虚构的。下面这个故事就属于后者。
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　　一天，史密斯在森林中被一些印第安人突袭，沦为了他们的囚犯。那些人带他去见酋长，不久，他们就准备处死他。

　　一块大石头被搬了进来，史密斯就被按在地上，头放在了石头上。然后，两个手里拿着棍子的高个子印第安人走了过来。酋长和他所有的勇士们都站在一旁观看。印第安人举起棍子，很快就会落到史密斯的头上。

　　但是，就在那时，一个印第安小女孩冲了进来。她是酋长的女儿，名叫波卡洪塔斯。她跑过来，挡在史密斯和高高举起的棍子之间。她用胳膊紧紧地抱住史密斯的头部，并将自己的头靠在上面。

　　“哦，父亲！”她喊道，“留下这个人的性命。我肯定，他没有伤害过您，我们应当成为他的朋友。”

　　举着棍子的人没办法下手，因为他们不能伤害到孩子。酋长起初不知道应该怎么办。后来，他与一些勇士交谈了一下，就命令把史密斯从地上拖起来。他们解开了史密斯手腕和脚上的绳索，并释放了他。

　　第二天，酋长把史密斯送回了家，还派了几名印第安人同行，以保证他的安全。

　　自那以后，波卡洪塔斯成了白种人的终生挚友，并且帮助他们做了许多事情。
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