冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第390期:第二十四章 珊莎(1)

 　　Other riders Sansa did not know; hedge knights¹ from the Fingers and Highgarden and the mountains of Dorne, unsung freeriders and new-made squires²,  除此而外，还有许多珊莎不认得的人，有从五指半岛、高庭和多恩领来的雇佣骑士，有歌谣里并未提及的自由骑手和新上任的侍从，

　　the younger sons of high lords and the heirs of lesser³ houses.  也有出身世家但排行居末的贵族少爷，或是地方诸侯的继承人。

　　Younger men, most had done no great deeds as yet, but Sansa and Jeyne agreed that one day the Seven Kingdoms would resound⁴ to the sound of their names.  这些年轻人多半尚未建立显赫功勋，但珊莎和珍妮相信有朝一日他们的名字定将传遍七大王国。

　　Ser Balon Swann. Lord Bryce Caron of the Marches.  他们中包括巴隆·史文爵士；边疆地的布莱斯·卡伦伯爵；

　　Bronze Yohn's heir, Ser Andar Royce, and his younger brother Ser Robar, their silvered steel plate filigreed⁵ in bronze with the same ancient runes that warded⁶ their father.  青铜约恩的继承人安达·罗伊斯爵士和他的弟弟罗拔爵士，他们的铠甲外面镀银，刻着和父亲一样的青铜保护符咒；

　　The twins Ser Horas and Ser Hobber, whose shields displayed the grape cluster sigil of the Redwynes, burgundy on blue. Patrek Mallister, Lord Jason's son.  雷德温家的双胞胎兄弟霍拉斯爵士和霍柏爵士，他们盾牌上标志着蓝底酒红色的葡萄串纹章；派崔克·梅利斯特，杰森伯爵的儿子；

　　Six Freys of the Crossing:  来自河渡口的杰瑞爵士、

　　Ser Jared, Ser Hosteen, Ser Danwell, Ser Emmon, Ser Theo, Ser Perwyn, sons and grandsons of old Lord Walder Frey, and his bastard⁷ son Martyn Rivers as well. 霍斯丁爵士、丹威尔爵士、艾蒙爵士、席奥爵士、派温爵士等六个佛雷家代表，通通都是老侯爵瓦德·佛雷的儿孙，连他的私生子马丁·河文也来了。

　　Jeyne Poole confessed herself frightened by the look of Jalabhar Xho,  珍妮·普尔承认她被贾拉巴·梭尔给吓着了，

　　an exile prince from the Summer Isles⁸ who wore a cape⁹ of green and scarlet¹⁰ feathers over skin as dark as night,  他是个遭到放逐的王子，来自盛夏群岛，穿着红绿交织的羽毛披风，皮肤漆黑如夜。

　　but when she saw young Lord Beric Dondarrion, with his hair like red gold and his black shield slashed¹¹ by lightning, she pronounced herself willing to marry him on the instant. 但当她看到一头红金头发，黑盾牌上画着闪电的贝里·唐德利恩伯爵时，又宣布自己当下就愿意嫁给他。

1 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。

2 squires   

n.地主，乡绅( squire的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The family history was typical of the Catholic squires of England. 这个家族的历史，在英格兰信天主教的乡绅中是很典型的。 来自辞典例句
• By 1696, with Tory squires and Amsterdam burghers complaining about excessive taxes. 到1696年，托利党的乡绅们和阿姆斯特丹的市民都对苛捐杂税怨声载道。 来自辞典例句

3 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

4 resound   

v.回响

参考例句：

• A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament.一片赞成声在乌克兰议会中回响。
• The soldiers' boots resounded in the street.士兵的军靴踏在地面上的声音在大街上回响。

5 filigreed   

adj.饰有金银丝细工的v.（用金丝等制成的）精工制品( filigree的过去式和过去分词 )；精致的物品

参考例句：

6 warded   

有锁孔的，有钥匙榫槽的

参考例句：

• The soldiers warded over the city. 士兵们守护着这座城市。
• He warded off a danger. 他避开了危险。

7 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

8 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

9 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

10 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

11 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》