subdue v. 制服，慑服

embellishment n. 美化，修饰

mystique n. 神秘气氛

注释：

1. This much of theArthurian tale……：许多这类亚瑟王的故事

2. ...was spirited awayby ……被偷偷地带走…… ?

练习：

1. King Arthur’s famer was ______

A. Lancelot

B. Avalon

C. Mordred

D. Uther Pendragon

2. The writer seems to feel that the truth aboutArthur is that he ______.

A. existed

B. was married to Guinevere

C. had many knights

D. was born at Tintagael

3. The information in the second paragraph ismostly