Robert Fisher' s The Knight in Rusty Armor is the story of an unnamed knight. This knight has a wife, Juliet, and a son, Christopher. The knight loves being a knight. He focuses his entire life on being the best knight possible. However, this leads him away from his family. He refuses to take off his armor, so Juliet gives him a choice. Either he takes off his armor, or she leaves with their son. He decides he would rather keep his family.
羅伯.費雪的《為自己出征》是個關於一位無名武士的故事。這名武士有個老婆茱莉亞及一個兒子克斯。這名武士熱愛作為一個武士。他一生都致力於盡可能成為最好的武士。然而,這導致他和自己的家人疏離。他拒絕拿下盔甲,因此茱莉亞給他一個選擇。要麼他脫下盔甲,要麼她帶著兒子離開。他決定他寧願保有他的家庭。
生活必備字詞:
rusty a. 生鏽的
focus A on B 將 A 專注於 B
take off. . . / take. . . off 脫下. . .(衣物、帽子、鞋子等)
would rather + 原形動詞 寧願. . .
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