冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第149期:第十二章 艾德(1)

 　　12．EDDARD 第十二章 艾德

　　The summons came in the hour before the dawn, when the world was still and grey. 国王传唤他时，天还未亮，世界一片寂静，灰蒙蒙的。

　　Alyn shook him roughly from his dreams and Ned stumbled into the predawn chill, groggy¹ from sleep, to find his horse saddled and the king already mounted.  埃林轻轻地将他自梦中摇醒，奈德睡意未消便踉跄着跌入曙光未露前的清晨，发现自己的坐骑已经鞍辔妥当，而国王本人早已骑乘马上。

　　Robert wore thick brown gloves and a heavy fur cloak with a hood² that covered his ears, and looked for all the world like a bear sitting a horse.  劳勃戴着棕色厚手套，身披厚重的套头毛皮斗篷，看起来活像只骑在马上的大熊。

　　“Up, Stark³!” he roared. “Up, up! We have matters of state to discuss.” "史塔克，起床了！"他吼道，"还不快醒醒，咱们有国家大事要商量哪。"

　　“By all means,” Ned said. “Come inside, Your Grace.” Alyn lifted the flap of the tent. "遵命，"奈德说，"陛下，请进帐。"埃林闻言掀起帘幕。

　　“No, no, no,” Robert said. His breath steamed with every word. “The camp is full of ears.  "不不不，"劳勃的呼吸在冷气里蒸腾："营地里闲杂人等太多，只怕隔墙有耳。

　　Besides, I want to ride out and taste this country of yours.”  况且我想出去走走，顺便体验一下你的北地风光。"

　　Ser Boros and Ser Meryn waited behind him with a dozen guardsmen, Ned saw. There was nothing to do but rub the sleep from his eyes, dress, and mount up. 奈德这才瞧见柏洛斯爵士和马林爵士率领十数护卫跟在国王身后。看来除了揉揉惺忪睡眼，更衣上马之外，别无他法了

　　Robert set the pace, driving his huge black destrier hard as Ned galloped⁴ along beside him, trying to keep up.  劳勃骑着他那匹黑色战马一路狂奔，奈德也只好跟上。

　　He called out a question as they rode, but the wind blew his words away, and the king did not hear him.  他边骑边问了一句，但朔风吹散了他的话音，国王没有听见。

　　After that Ned rode in silence. They soon left the kingsroad and took off across rolling plains dark with mist.  之后奈德不再发话，只静静地骑马。他们旋即离开国王大道，奔进黑雾浓郁的辽阔平原。

　　By then the guard had fallen back a small distance, safely out of earshot, but still Robert would not slow. 此时护卫已离他们有段距离，再听不见两人交谈，但劳勃仍未减速。

1 groggy   

adj.体弱的；不稳的

参考例句：

• The attack of flu left her feeling very groggy.她患流感后非常虚弱。
• She was groggy from surgery.她手术后的的情况依然很不稳定。

2 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

3 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

4 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。