alonso quixano was a middle-aged gentleman in la mancha.

he lived with his young niece.

he liked to read stories about knights.

he spent most of his time reading.

one day alonso said to his niece and his friends，the curate and the barber，“ive decided to become a knight. from now on my name is don quixote and my horse will be called rosinante.”

阿隆索·吉哈诺是位中年绅士，住在拉曼查。

他和他年轻的外甥女一起生活。

他喜欢看有关骑士的故事。

他把大部分时间都用来看书。

一天，阿隆索对他的外甥女和朋友们——牧师和剃头匠——说：“我决心要成为骑士。从现在起，我就叫堂·吉诃德了，我的马叫罗西南多。”

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alonso quixano was a middle-aged gentleman in la mancha.

阿隆索·吉哈诺是位中年绅士，住在拉曼查。

▲ la mancha：拉曼查，西班牙中南部的一个地区，因塞万提斯的《堂·吉诃德》而闻名。

he spent most of his time reading.

他把大部分时间都用来看书。

▲ spend+time+动词-ing：花时间做……

from now on my name is don quixote and my horse will be called rosinante.

从现在起，我就叫堂·吉诃德了，我的马叫罗西南多。

▲ from now on：从现在起

▲ will be called：将被称为……

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middle-aged 中年的

gentleman 绅士

niece 外甥女；侄女

knight 骑士

spend 花时间，度过

curate 牧师

decide 决定

barber 剃头匠，

理发师