PART I

 The Winning of Kinghood

 

HERE beginneth the story of the sword, the anvil¹, and the marble stone, and of how that sword was first achieved by an unknown youth, until then of no renown², whether in arms or of estate.

So hearken unto that which I have hereinafter written.

1 anvil   

n.铁钻

参考例句：

• The blacksmith shaped a horseshoe on his anvil.铁匠在他的铁砧上打出一个马蹄形。
• The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly.订书机上的铁砧安装错位。

2 renown   

n.声誉，名望

参考例句：

• His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
• She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。