冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第152期:第十二章 艾德(5)

 　　“Ser Jorah is now in Pentos, anxious to earn a royal pardon that would allow him to return from exile,” Robert explained.  "乔拉爵士现下人在潘托斯，正焦急地等着王家特赦好渡海回国。"劳勃解释，

　　“Lord Varys makes good use of him.” "瓦里斯伯爵妥善运用了这个优势。"

　　“So the slaver has become a spy,” Ned said with distaste. He handed the letter back. “I would rather he become a corpse¹.” "人口贩子这下又成了间谍？"奈德嫌恶地说，一边把信件交还。"我倒是宁愿他变成一具尸体。"

　　“Varys tells me that spies are more useful than corpses²,” Robert said. “Jorah aside, what do you make of his report?” "瓦里斯认为间谍比尸体有用得多，"劳勃道，"不过撇开乔拉不谈，你对此事有何看法？"

　　“Daenerys Targaryen has wed³ some Dothraki horselord. What of it? Shall we send her a wedding gift?” "丹妮莉丝嫁给一个多斯拉克马王，那又如何？难不成我们该送份结婚贺礼过去？"

　　The king frowned. “A knife, perhaps. A good sharp one, and a bold man to wield⁴ it.” 国王皱眉："我看送把刀更好。一把锐利的好刀，拿在一个有胆量的人手里。"

　　Ned did not feign⁵ surprise; Robert’s hatred⁶ of the Targaryens was a madness in him.  奈德没有故作惊讶。劳勃对坦格利安家族的恨意几近疯狂，

　　He remembered the angry words they had exchanged when Tywin Lannister had presented Robert with the corpses of Rhaegar’s wife and children as a token of fealty⁷.  他至今都还记忆犹新，当年泰温·兰尼斯特献上雷加妻儿们的尸体以示效忠时，两人所发生的激烈口角。

　　Ned had named that murder; Robert called it war.  奈德认为这是谋杀，劳勃却说是战争中难免的惨剧。

　　When he had protested that the young prince and princess were no more than babes, his new-made king had replied, “I see no babes. Only dragonspawn.”  当他辩称年幼的王子和公主与婴儿无异时，甫登上王位的劳勃应道："我可没看到什么婴儿，只见到恶龙的孽种。

　　Not even Jon Arryn had been able to calm that storm. Eddard Stark⁸ had ridden out that very day in a cold rage, to fight the last battles of the war alone in the south.  "就连琼恩·艾林也无法平息那场纷争。艾德·史塔克当天便愤然拂袖而去，独自领兵前往南方打最后的一场仗。

　　It had taken another death to reconcile them; Lyanna’s death, and the grief they had shared over her passing. 后来是因为莱安娜的死，两人才言归于好。

1 corpse   

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

• What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
• The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

2 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

4 wield   

vt.行使，运用，支配；挥，使用(武器等)

参考例句：

• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
• People may wield the power in a democracy.在民主国家里，人民可以行使权力。

5 feign   

vt.假装，佯作

参考例句：

• He used to feign an excuse.他惯于伪造口实。
• She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing.她明白自己强作欢颜是瞒不了谁的。

6 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

7 fealty   

n.忠贞，忠节

参考例句：

• He swore fealty to the king.他宣誓效忠国王。
• If you are fealty and virtuous,then I would like to meet you.如果你孝顺善良，我很愿意认识你。

8 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。