冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第292期:第十九章 艾莉亚(2)

 　　Each man wore a new cloak, heavy grey wool with a white satin border.  他们个个穿着厚重的灰羊毛滚白缎边的新斗篷，

　　A hand of beaten silver clutched the woolen¹ folds of each cloak and marked their wearers as men of the Hand's household guard.  褶层上绣了一只银手，标示他们是首相的贴身护卫。

　　There were only fifty of them, so most of the benches were empty. 由于总共才五十人，因此长凳显得空荡荡的。

　　Be seated, Eddard Stark² said. I see you have started without me.  坐下罢。艾德·史塔克道，我很高兴这城里就你们还有点常识，

　　I am pleased to know there are still some men of sense in this city.  至少知道先开动。他示意大家继续用餐，

　　He signaled for the meal to resume. The servants began bringing out platters of ribs³, roasted in a crust of garlic and herbs. 侍者端出一盘盘用蒜头和草药包裹的烤排骨。

　　The talk in the yard is we shall have a tourney, my lord, Jory said as he resumed his seat.  老爷，外面人人都在传说要举办一场比武大会。乔里坐回位子。

　　They say that knights⁴ will come from all over the realm to joust⁵ and feast in honor of your appointment as Hand of the King. 听说全国各地的骑士都会前来，为您的荣誉而战，庆祝您走马上任。

　　Arya could see that her father was not very happy about that. Do they also say this is the last thing in the world I would have wished? 艾莉亚看得出父亲对此不甚高兴。他们怎么不说这是我最不愿见到的事？

　　Sansa's eyes had grown wide as the plates. A tourney, she breathed.  珊莎的眼睛睁得跟盘子一样大。比武大会。她吸了口气。

　　She was seated between Septa Mordane and Jeyne Poole, as far from Arya as she could get without drawing a reproach from Father. Will we be permitted to go, Father? 她坐在茉丹修女和珍妮·普尔中间，在不引起父亲注意的范围内，尽可能离艾莉亚远远的。父亲大人，我们可以去吗？

　　You know my feelings, Sansa.  珊莎，你知道我对这件事的看法。

　　It seems I must arrange Robert's games and pretend to be honored for his sake. That does not mean I must subject my daughters to this folly⁶. 这档蠢事分明是劳勃自己的主意，我帮他筹办也就算了，还得假装受宠若惊，但那不代表我必须带女儿去参加。

　　Oh, please, Sansa said. I want to see. 哎哟，拜托嘛。珊莎说，人家好想去。

1 woolen   

adj.羊毛(制)的；毛纺的

参考例句：

• She likes to wear woolen socks in winter.冬天她喜欢穿羊毛袜。
• There is one bar of woolen blanket on that bed.那张床上有一条毛毯。

2 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。

3 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

4 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

5 joust   

v.马上长枪比武，竞争

参考例句：

• Knights joust and frolic.骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。
• This a joust for the fate of the kingdom!一场决定王国命运的战斗。

6 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。