冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第324期:第二十一章 布兰(1)

 　　In the yard below, Rickon ran with the wolves. 瑞肯在下方的庭院里与狼一同奔跑嬉闹。

　　Bran watched from his window seat. Wherever the boy went, Grey Wind was there first, loping ahead to cut him off, until Rickon saw him, screamed in delight,  布兰从窗台上看着这一切。不论小男孩跑到哪里，灰风总是抢先一步，跨步截断他的路，瑞肯看到他，兴奋地尖叫，

　　and went pelting¹ off in another direction.  然后又朝另一个方向奔去。

　　Shaggydog ran at his heels, spinning and snapping² if the other wolves came too close.  毛毛狗和他寸步不离，若是其他狼靠得太近就转身咆哮。

　　His fur had darkened until he was all black, and his eyes were green fire. Bran's Summer came last.  它的毛色已经变深，如今通体漆黑，眼睛如一团绿火。布兰的夏天落在最后。

　　He was silver and smoke, with eyes of yellow gold that saw all there was to see. Smaller than Grey Wind, and more wary³.  他的毛色乃是银白和烟灰相间，金黄的眼睛异常敏锐。它的块头比灰风稍小，却更机警。

　　Bran thought he was the smartest of the litter. He could hear his brother's breathless laughter as Rickon dashed across the hard-packed earth on little baby legs. 布兰私下认为它是狼群里最聪明的一只。看着瑞肯鼓动那双娃娃腿，在硬泥地上来回奔跑，布兰可以听见弟弟气喘吁吁的笑声。

　　His eyes stung⁴. He wanted to be down there, laughing and running. Angry at the thought, Bran knuckled⁵ away the tears before they could fall.  他只觉眼睛刺痛。他好想下去，好想笑闹跑跳。布兰越想越气，赶紧在眼泪掉下以前用指节抹掉。

　　His eighth name day had come and gone.  他的八岁命名日来了又去。

　　He was almost a man grown now, too old to cry. 他已经接近成年，不能再哭了。

　　It was just a lie, he said bitterly, remembering the crow from his dream. I can't fly. I can't even run. 都是骗人的，他苦涩地说，想起了梦中的乌鸦。我不会飞，连跑都没办法。

　　Crows are all liars⁶, Old Nan agreed, from the chair where she sat doing her needlework. I know a story about a crow. 乌鸦本来就很会说谎。坐在椅子上做针线活的老奶妈附议。我知道一个乌鸦的故事。

　　I don't want any more stories, Bran snapped⁷, his voice petulant⁸. He had liked Old Nan and her stories once. Before. But it was different now.  我不要听故事，布兰语气暴躁地斥道。他曾经很喜欢老奶妈和她说的那些故事。但那都是过去的事，现在情形不一样了。

　　They left her with him all day now, to watch over him and clean him and keep him from being lonely, but she just made it worse. I hate your stupid stories. 他们要她整天陪着他，让她照顾他，为他洗澡，以免他寂寞孤单，但她的存在却只让事情更糟。我恨你那些蠢故事。

1 pelting   

微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的

参考例句：

• The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
• Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。

2 snapping   

adv.显著地，强烈地，非常地v.猛地咬住( snap的现在分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away. 细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fire is snapping. 火劈劈啪啪地响。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

4 stung   

螫伤，刺伤( sting的过去式和过去分词 )； 感到剧痛； 激怒； 使不安

参考例句：

• I was stung on the arm by a wasp. 我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
• Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. 她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。

5 knuckled   

v.（指人）指关节( knuckle的过去式和过去分词 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝

参考例句：

• He knuckled me in the chest. 他用指关节敲击我的胸部。 来自辞典例句
• Mr. Cruncher knuckled his forehead, as Sydney Carton and the spy returned from the dark room. 克朗彻先生用指关节敲敲自己的前额，这时西德尼 - 卡尔顿和密探从黑屋出来了。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

6 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

7 snapped   

v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照

参考例句：

• The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
• He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 petulant   

adj.性急的，暴躁的

参考例句：

• He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.他生气地拿起那支钢笔。
• The thing had been remarked with petulant jealousy by his wife.