TheTaleoftheThreeBrothers(part1)herewereoncethreebrotherswhoweretravelingalongalonely,winding(adj.蜿蜒的)roadattwilight(n.黎明，黄昏，暮光).TIntime,thebrothersreachedarivertoodeeptowade(vt.vi.蹚(水))throughandtoodangeroustoswimacross.However,thesebrotherswerelearnedinthemagicalarts,andsotheysimplywaved（vt.挥n、舞）theirwands（n.魔杖）andmadeabridgeappearacrossthetreacherous（adj.不可信的）water.Theywerehalfwayacrossitwhentheyfoundtheirpath（n.路）blockedbyahooded（adj.戴头巾的）figure（n.人物）.AndDeath（死神）spoketothem.Hewasangrythathehadbeencheatedoutofthethreenewvictims（n.牺牲者）,fortravelersusuallydrowned（v.（使）淹没，（使）溺死(drown的过去式和过去分词)）intheriver.ButDeathwascunning（adj.狡猾的）.Hepretended（v.假装(pretend的过去式和过去分词)）tocongratulatethethreebrothersupon（prep.在……上面）theirmagic,andsaidthateachhadearned（v.赚得（earn的过去式和过去分词））aprizeforhavingbeencleverenoughtoevadehim.Sotheoldestbrother,whowasacombative（adj.好斗的）man,askedforawandmorepowerfulthananyinexistence（n.存在）:awandthatmustalwayswinduels（n.决斗）foritsowner,awandworthy（adj.配得上的）ofawizard（n.男巫）whohadconqueredDeath!SoDeathcrossedtoaneldertreeonthebanks（n.（河的）岸）oftheriver,fashioned（vt.制作）awandfromabranch（n.分支;树枝）thathungthere,andgaveittotheoldestbrother.Thenthesecondbrother,whowasanarrogant（adj.傲慢的，自大的;）man,decidedthathewantedtohumiliate（vt.羞辱）Deathstillfurther,andaskedforthepowertorecallothersfromDeath.SoDeathpickedupastonefromtheriverbankandgaveittothesecondbrother,andtoldhimthatthestonewouldhavethepowertobringbackthedead.AndthenDeathaskedthethirdandyoungestbrotherwhathewouldlike.Theyoungestbrotherwasthehumblest（adj.谦逊的）andalsothewisestofthebrothers,andhedidnottrustDeath.Soheaskedforsomethingthatwouldenablehimtogoforth（prep.从…离开;）fromthatplacewithoutbeingfollowedbyDeath.AndDeath,mostunwillingly,handedoverhisownCloakofInvisibility（隐形衣）.(Tobecontinued…)Wordsbank:winding['waɪndɪŋ](adj.蜿蜒的)twilight['twaɪlaɪt](n.黎明，黄昏，暮光)wade[weɪd](vt.vi.蹚(水))wave[weɪv]（vt.挥舞）wand[wɒnd]（n.魔杖）treacherous['tretʃ(ə)rəs]（adj.不可信的）path[pɑːθ]（n.路）figure['fɪgə]（n.人物）hooded['hʊdɪd]（adj.戴头巾的）victim['vɪktɪm]（n.牺牲者）drowned['draʊnd]（v.（使）淹没，（使）溺死(drown的过去式和过去分词)）cunning['kʌnɪŋ]（adj.狡猾的）pretended[prɪ'tendɪd]（v.假装(pretend的过去式和过去分词)）upon[ə'pɒn]（prep.在……上面）earned[ə:nd]（v.赚得（earn的过去式和过去分词））combative['kɒmbətɪv]（adj.好斗的）existence[ɪg'zɪst(ə)ns]（n.存在）duel['djuːəl]（n.决斗）worthy['wɜːðɪ]（adj.配得上的）wizard['wɪzəd]（n.男巫）bank[bæŋk]（n.（河的）岸）branch[brɑːn(t)ʃ]（n.分支;树枝）arrogant['ærəg(ə)nt]（adj.傲慢的，自大的;）humiliate[hjʊ'mɪlɪeɪt]（vt.羞辱）humble['hʌmbl]（adj.谦逊的）forth[fɔːθ]（prep.从…离开;）invisibility[ɪn,vɪzə'bɪlətɪ]（n.看不见的东西）TheTaleoftheThreeBrothers(part2)henDeathstoodaside(站开；躲开，T避开)andallowedthethreebrotherstocontinueontheirway,andtheydidsotalkingwithwonderoftheadventure([əd'ventʃə]n.冒险)theyhadhad,andadmiringDeath’sgifts.Indue(在适当的)course([kɔːs]n.路线)thebrothersseparated,eachforhisowndestination([destɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]n.目的地，终点).Thefirstbrothertraveledonforaweekmore,andreachingadistant(['dɪst(ə)nt]adj.遥...