冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第189期:第十五章 珊莎(6)

 　　　Lady brushed against her leg. Sansa scratched her ears the way she liked, and Lady sat beside her on her haunches, watching Arya chase Nymeria.  淑女蹭了蹭她的脚，珊莎用她喜欢的方式帮她搔搔耳朵，淑女便后脚蹲地，在她身边坐了下来，看着艾莉亚追赶娜梅莉亚。

　　Why would you want to ride a smelly old horse and get all sore and sweaty when you could recline on feather pillows and eat cakes with the queen? 当你可以舒舒服服靠着羽毛枕头，和王后一起享受蛋糕时，怎么会想骑着臭马，弄得四肢酸痛，满身大汗呢？

　　I don't like the queen, Arya said casually¹. Sansa sucked in her breath, shocked that even Arya would say such a thing, but her sister prattled² on, heedless.  我不喜欢王后。艾莉亚随口道。珊莎听了倒抽一口冷气，即便是由艾莉亚口中说出来，她仍旧十分震惊。但艾莉亚却满不在乎地继续下去，

　　She won't even let me bring Nymeria. She thrust the brush under her belt and stalked her wolf. Nymeria watched her approach warily³. 她连让我带娜梅莉亚都不准。她把梳子往腰带里一插，偷偷地朝她的小狼走去。娜梅莉亚小心翼翼地看着她逼近。

　　A royal wheelhouse is no place for a wolf, Sansa said. And Princess Myrcella is afraid of them, you know that. 御用轮宫本来就不是让狼撒野的地方。珊莎说，而且你也知道弥赛菈公主很怕它们。

　　Myrcella is a little baby. Arya grabbed Nymeria around her neck, but the moment she pulled out the brush again the direwolf wriggled⁴ free and bounded off.  弥赛 是个小娃娃。艾莉亚一把攫住娜梅莉亚的脖子，可她才拔出梳子，冰原狼便使劲一扭逃开了。

　　Frustrated⁵, Arya threw down the brush. Bad wolf! she shouted. 艾莉亚气得丢下梳子。你这个大坏蛋！她吼道。

　　Sansa couldn't help but smile a little. The kennelmaster once told her that an animal takes after its master.  珊莎不禁微笑。以前临冬城里的驯兽长法兰曾对她说过，有什么样的主人就会养出什么样的动物。

　　She gave Lady a quick little hug. Lady licked her cheek. Sansa giggled⁶. Arya heard and whirled around, glaring.  她轻轻抱了淑女一下，淑女舔舔她的脸颊，珊莎咯咯直笑。艾莉亚听见笑声，转身怒视道：

　　I don't care what you say, I'm going out riding. Her long horsey face got the stubborn look that meant she was going to do something willful. 我不管你怎么说，我就是要去骑马。她那张又长又顽固的马脸露出一种即将任性而为的表情。

　　Gods be true, Arya, sometimes you act like such a child, Sansa said. I'll go by myself then. It will be ever so much nicer that way.  老天爷，艾莉亚，有时候你才真像个小孩子。珊莎道，那我就自己去啰。你不去更好，

1 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

2 prattled   

v.（小孩般）天真无邪地说话( prattle的过去式和过去分词 )；发出连续而无意义的声音；闲扯；东拉西扯

参考例句：

• She prattled on about her children all evening. 她整个晚上没完没了地唠叨她的孩子们的事。
• The water prattled over the rocks. 水在石上淙淙地流过。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 warily   

adv.留心地

参考例句：

• He looked warily around him,pretending to look after Carrie.他小心地看了一下四周，假装是在照顾嘉莉。
• They were heading warily to a point in the enemy line.他们正小心翼翼地向着敌人封锁线的某一处前进。

4 wriggled   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）

参考例句：

• He wriggled uncomfortably on the chair. 他坐在椅子上不舒服地扭动着身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A snake wriggled across the road. 一条蛇蜿蜒爬过道路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》