冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第154期:第十二章 艾德(7)

 　　Ned knew better than to defy him when the wrath¹ was on him.  奈德很清楚不能在国王气头上顶撞他。

　　If the years had not quenched² Robert’s thirst for revenge, no words of his would help.  如果这么多年的时间都无法浇熄他复仇的烈焰，只怕他的话也起不了什么作用。

　　You can’t get your hands on this one, can you? he said quietly. "你没法亲手宰掉这一个，对吧？"他轻声说。

　　The king’s mouth twisted in a bitter grimace³. No, gods be cursed.  国王愤恨地撇撇嘴。"是没办法，天杀的。

　　Some pox-ridden Pentoshi cheesemonger had her brother and her walled up on his estate with pointy-hatted eunuchs all around them,  有个操他妈的潘托斯小贩把他们兄妹俩藏在围墙后面，还派了一堆尖帽子太监看守，

　　and now he’s handed them over to the Dothraki. I should have had them both killed years ago,  这会儿又把他们卖给多斯拉克人。几年前不容易杀他们的时候，

　　when it was easy to get at them, but Jon was as bad as you. More fool I, I listened to him. 我早该动手了，但琼恩跟你一样坏心眼。不过我更傻，我听了他的话。"

　　Jon Arryn was a wise man and a good Hand. "琼恩·艾林是个英明睿智的首相。"

　　Robert snorted. The anger was leaving him as suddenly as it had come.  劳勃哼了一声。"

　　This Khal Drogo is said to have a hundred thousand men in his horde⁴. What would Jon say to that? 传说这个卓戈卡奥手下有十万大军，琼恩听了会作何感想？"

　　He would say that even a million Dothraki are no threat to the realm, so long as they remain on the other side of the narrow sea, Ned replied calmly. The barbarians⁵ have no ships. They hate and fear the open sea. "他会说只要多斯拉克人待在狭海对岸，即便百万大军又有何惧？"奈德平静地答道，"那些野蛮人没有船，他们对一望无际的汪洋又惧又怕。"

　　The king shifted uncomfortably in his saddle. Perhaps. There are ships to be had in the Free Cities, though.  国王不安地在马鞍上挪了挪。"或许如此，不过自由贸易城邦有的是船。

　　I tell you, Ned, I do not like this marriage. There are still those in the Seven Kingdoms who call me Usurper⁶.  奈德，我老实告诉你，我一点也不喜欢这桩婚事。

　　Do you forget how many houses fought for Targaryen in the war? They bide⁷ their time for now,  到现在王国里还有人叫我'篡夺者'，你难道忘了当年有多少豪门望族起兵为坦格利安家族而战吗？他们现在按兵不动，

　　but give them half a chance, they will murder me in my bed, and my sons with me.  但要是逮着机会，等不及要取我和我儿子的性命哪！

　　If the beggar king crosses with a Dothraki horde at his back, the traitors⁸ will join him. 倘若哪天这乞丐国王带着多斯拉克大军渡海而来，这些叛徒一定会拥护他。"

1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 quenched   

解（渴）( quench的过去式和过去分词 )； 终止（某事物）； （用水）扑灭（火焰等）； 将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却

参考例句：

• He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water. 他喝了好多冷水解渴。
• I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer. 我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴。

3 grimace   

v.做鬼脸，面部歪扭

参考例句：

• The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
• Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。

4 horde   

n.群众，一大群

参考例句：

• A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。
• Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵，被一大群人围住了。

5 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

6 usurper   

n. 篡夺者, 僭取者

参考例句：

• The usurper wrested the power from the king. 篡位者从国王手里夺取了权力。
• The usurper took power by force. 篡夺者武装夺取了权力。

7 bide   

v.忍耐；等候；住

参考例句：

• We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.我们必须等到雨停。
• Bide here for a while. 请在这儿等一会儿。

8 traitors   

卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人

参考例句：

• Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
• Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。