冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第96期:第七章 艾莉亚 (7)

 A shade more exhausting than needlework, Jon observed. "看到没有，这恐怕比做针线活儿要累哟。"琼恩表示。

A shade more fun than needlework, Arya gave back at him. Jon grinned, reached over, and messed up her hair.  "可也比做针线活儿要好玩多了。"艾莉亚回嘴。琼恩咧嘴一笑，伸手过来拨弄她的头发。

Arya flushed. They had always been close. Jon had their father’s face, as she did. They were the only ones.  艾莉亚脸红了，他们一向很亲，在所有的孩子里，就数琼恩和她遗传到父亲的长脸。

Robb and Sansa and Bran and even little Rickon all took after the Tullys, with easy smiles and fire in their hair.  罗柏、珊莎和布兰都长得比较像徒利家的人，就连小瑞肯也是笑容可掬，发红似火。

When Arya had been little, she had been afraid that meant that she was a bastard¹ too.  艾莉亚小时候，还曾经害怕自己也是个私生子。

It been Jon she had gone to in her fear, and Jon who had reassured² her. 她害怕的时候就去找琼恩，因为琼恩总能让她安心。

Why aren’t you down in the yard? Arya asked him. "你怎么没跟他们一起下场子？"艾莉亚问他。

He gave her a half smile. Bastards³ are not allowed to damage young princes, he said.  他浅浅一笑："私生子没资格跟王子过招，"他说，

Any bruises⁴ they take in the practice yard must come from trueborn swords. "就算练习，也只有正室的孩子可以伤他们。"

Oh. Arya felt abashed⁵. She should have realized. For the second time today, Arya reflected that life was not fair. "噢。"艾莉亚觉得好生尴尬，她早该想到这点才对。在同一天里，她第二次感叹生命的不公平。

She watched her little brother whack⁶ at Tommen. I could do just as good as Bran, she said. He’s only seven. I’m nine. 她看着自己的小弟挥剑朝托曼砍去。"我打起来不输布兰，"她说，"他才七岁，我已经九岁了。"

Jon looked her over with all his fourteen-year-old wisdom. You’re too skinny, he said. He took her arm to feel her muscle.  琼恩以一副小大人的姿态打量着她："你太瘦啦，"他挽起她的手，量度她的肌肉发育，

Then he sighed and shook his head. I doubt you could even lift a longsword, little sister, never mind swing one. 然后摇头叹气，"小妹，我看你连把长剑都举不起，更别说是挥舞格斗了。"

Arya snatched back her arm and glared at him. Jon messed up her hair again. They watched Bran and Tommen circle each other. 艾莉亚抽回手，很不服气地瞪着他看。于是琼恩又伸手拨弄她的一头乱发。两人静静地坐在一起，看着布兰和托曼互相兜圈子。

 

1 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

2 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bastards   

私生子( bastard的名词复数 )； 坏蛋； 讨厌的事物； 麻烦事 （认为别人走运或不幸时说）家伙

参考例句：

• Those bastards don't care a damn about the welfare of the factory! 这批狗养的，不顾大局！ 来自子夜部分
• Let the first bastards to find out be the goddam Germans. 就让那些混账的德国佬去做最先发现的倒霉鬼吧。 来自演讲部分

4 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 abashed   

adj.窘迫的，尴尬的v.使羞愧，使局促，使窘迫( abash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He glanced at Juliet accusingly and she looked suitably abashed. 他怪罪的一瞥，朱丽叶自然显得很窘。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The girl was abashed by the laughter of her classmates. 那小姑娘因同学的哄笑而局促不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 whack   

v.敲击，重打，瓜分；n.重击，重打，尝试，一份

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• He gave me a whack on the back to wake me up.他为把我弄醒，在我背上猛拍一下。