冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第403期:第二十四章 珊莎(14)

 　　His ear had been burned away; there was nothing left but a hole.  耳朵整块烧蚀，只剩下一个洞。

　　His eye was still good, but all around it was a twisted mass of scar, slick black flesh hard as leather,  眼睛虽没瞎，但周围全是大块扭曲的疮疤，光滑的黑皮肤硬得跟皮革一样，

　　pocked with craters¹ and fissured² by deep cracks that gleamed red and wet when he moved.  其上布满了麻点和坑凹，以及一道道扯动就现出润红的裂缝。

　　Down by his jaw³, you could see a hint of bone where the flesh had been seared away. 他下巴被烧焦的部分，则隐约可以见骨。

　　Sansa began to cry. He let go of her then, and snuffed out the torch in the dirt.  珊莎哭了起来。这时他才放开她，然后在泥地上按熄火把。

　　No pretty words for that, girl? No little compliment the septa taught you? 没漂亮话说啦，小妹妹？修女没教你怎么赞美啊？

　　When there was no answer, he continued.  眼看她不回答，他又继续，

　　Most of them, they think it was some battle.  大多数人以为这是打仗来的，

　　A siege, a burning tower, an enemy with a torch. One fool asked if it was dragonsbreath. 围城战，燃烧的攻城塔，或是拿火把的敌人所留下，还有个白痴问我是不是被龙息喷到。

　　His laugh was softer this time, but just as bitter.  这回他的笑比较缓和，却苦涩依然。

　　I'll tell you what it was, girl,he said, a voice from the night, a shadow leaning so close now that she could smell the sour stench of wine on his breath.  小妹妹，让我告诉你这伤是怎么来的吧。他的声音从黑夜中传来，巨大的暗影离她如此之近，她甚至能闻到他呼吸中的酒臭。

　　I was younger than you, six, maybe seven.  当时我年纪比你还小，大概才六七岁，

　　A woodcarver set up shop in the village under my father's keep, and to buy favor he sent us gifts.  有个木雕师傅在我家城堡外的村落里开了家店，为讨好我爸，他送了点礼物给我们。

　　The old man made marvelous toys. I don't remember what I got, but it was Gregor's gift I wanted.  这老头做玩具的功夫一流。我不记得自己收到了什么，但我想要的是格雷果的礼物。

　　A wooden knight⁴, all painted up, every joint⁵ pegged⁶ separate and fixed⁷ with strings⁸, so you could make him fight.  那是个木雕骑士，颜色涂得漂漂亮亮，每个关节都分开来，钉了钉子绑了线，你可以操纵他打架。

　　Gregor is five years older than me, the toy was nothing to him, he was already a squire⁹, near six foot tall and muscled like an ox.  格雷果大我五岁，当时已经当上了侍从，身高接近六尺，壮得像头牛，早就不玩玩具了。

1 craters   

n.火山口( crater的名词复数 )；弹坑等

参考例句：

• Small meteorites have left impact craters all over the planet's surface. 这个行星的表面布满了小块陨石留下的撞击坑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The battlefield was full of craters made by exploding shells. 战场上布满弹坑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 fissured   

adj.裂缝的v.裂开( fissure的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark. 南非藤蔓植物，有很大的根状茎，皮上有很深的裂纹。 来自互联网
• The concentrated leakage passage in fissured rock is studied with dummy heat source method. 利用虚拟热源法研究坝基裂隙岩体中存在的集中渗漏通道。 来自互联网

3 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

4 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 pegged   

v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平

参考例句：

• They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

9 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。