冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第368期:第二十三章 艾德(10)

 　　The first rider through the gate carried a long black banner. 当先穿过大门的人高举一面长长的黑旗，

　　The silk rippled¹ in the wind like a living thing;  丝织的旌旗在风中飞扬，仿如活物。

　　across the fabric² was blazoned³ a night sky slashed⁴ with purple lightning. Make way for Lord Beric! the rider shouted.Make way for Lord Beric!  旗帜上绣着一道划过夜空的紫色闪电。贝里大人驾到！速速回避！来者高喊，贝里大人驾到！速速回避！

　　And close behind came the young lord himself, a dashing figure on a black courser, with red-gold hair and a black satin cloak dusted with stars. 紧跟在后的正是那位金红头发的年轻贵族，他身披黑缎星纹披风，骑匹黑色骏马，十足浮华模样。

　　Here to fight in the Hand's tourney, my lord? a guardsman called out to him. Here to win the Hand's tourney, Lord Beric shouted back as the crowd cheered. 您是来参加首相比武大会的吗，大人？一名守卫在他身后叫道。我是来拿比武大会冠军的！贝里伯爵在群众欢呼声中高声回应。

　　Ned turned off the square where the Street of Steel began and followed its winding⁵ path up a long hill,  奈德离开广场，转进钢铁街，沿着蜿蜒小路骑上长长的维桑尼亚丘陵，

　　past blacksmiths working at open forges, freeriders haggling⁶ over mail shirts, and grizzled ironmongers selling old blades and razors from their wagons⁷.  沿途经过在锻炉前干活的铁匠，拿着盔甲讨价还价的自由骑手，以及头发灰白，兜售着马车上各种旧铁陈刀的铁器贩子。

　　The farther they climbed, the larger the buildings grew.  他们越爬越高，建筑物也更显高大，

　　The man they wanted was all the way at the top of the hill, in a huge house of timber and plaster whose upper stories loomed⁸ over the narrow street. 城里绝大多数铁匠都在此地。他们要找的人住在丘顶，有一栋用木材和石膏搭成、楼层足以俯瞰下方狭窄巷道的巨大屋子。

　　The double doors showed a hunting scene carved in ebony and weirwood.  房子的两扇大门乃是黑檀木和鱼梁木所制，

　　A pair of stone knights⁹ stood sentry¹⁰ at the entrance, armored in fanciful suits of polished red steel that transformed them into griffin and unicorn¹¹.  上面刻画着一幅打猎图，一对石雕骑士守在入口两侧，披挂着造型天马行空的红钢铠甲，使他们有了鹰头狮和独角兽的形态。

　　Ned left his horse with Jacks¹² and shouldered his way inside. 奈德把马交给杰克斯，侧身走进屋内。

1 rippled   

使泛起涟漪（ripple的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The lake rippled gently. 湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。
• The wind rippled the surface of the cornfield. 微风吹过麦田，泛起一片麦浪。

2 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

3 blazoned   

v.广布( blazon的过去式和过去分词 )；宣布；夸示；装饰

参考例句：

• The villages were blazoned with autumnal color. 山谷到处点缀着秋色。 来自辞典例句
• The "National Enquirer" blazoned forth that we astronomers had really discovered another civilization. 《国民询问者》甚至宣称，我们天文学家已真正发现了其它星球上的文明。 来自辞典例句

4 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

6 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句

7 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

8 loomed   

v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
• The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 sentry   

n.哨兵，警卫

参考例句：

• They often stood sentry on snowy nights.他们常常在雪夜放哨。
• The sentry challenged anyone approaching the tent.哨兵查问任一接近帐篷的人。

11 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

12 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句