冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第416期:第二十四章 艾德(13)

 　　By then Ser Gregor Clegane was in position at the head of the lists.  这时格雷果·克里冈已经在场边就位。

　　He was huge, the biggest man that Eddard Stark¹ had ever seen.  他是艾德·史塔克生平所见最为高大壮硕的人。

　　Robert Baratheon and his brothers were all big men, as was the Hound, and back at Winterfell there was a simpleminded stableboy named Hodor who dwarfed² them all,  劳勃·拜拉席恩和他两个弟弟块头都不小，"猎狗"也是大个子，临冬城里更有个头脑简单的马僮阿多，比他们还要高出不少，

　　but the knight³ they called the Mountain That Rides would have towered over Hodor.  可跟眼前这个人称"魔山"的骑士比起来，通通都矮了一大截。

　　He was well over seven feet tall, closer to eight, with massive shoulders and arms thick as the trunks of small trees.  他高近八尺，肩膀宽厚，手臂粗得像小树干。

　　His destrier seemed a pony⁴ in between his armored legs, and the lance he carried looked as small as a broom handle. 他的坐骑在他穿护甲的双脚下简直像匹玩具马，手中长枪也仿如扫把棍。

　　Unlike his brother, Ser Gregor did not live at court. He was a solitary⁵ man who seldom left his own lands, but for wars and tourneys.  格雷果爵士不像他弟弟那样在宫廷生活。他是个独居的人，非遇战事或比武大会，鲜少离开自己的领地。

　　He had been with Lord Tywin when King's Landing fell, a new-made knight of seventeen years, even then distinguished⁶ by his size and his implacable ferocity.  君临城陷时他跟在泰温公爵身边，年方十七，虽然才刚当上骑士，却已经因为高大的体型和无可匹敌的凶暴而远近驰名。

　　Some said it had been Gregor who'd dashed the skull⁷ of the infant prince Aegon Targaryen against a wall, and whispered that afterward⁸ he had raped⁹ the mother,  有人说把当时还是小婴儿的伊耿·坦格利安王子一头砸墙、活活撞死的人正是格雷果，又说他之后强暴了婴儿的母亲，

　　the Dornish princess Elia, before putting her to the sword.  即多恩领的伊莉亚公主，最后才一剑杀死她。

　　These things were not said in Gregorh's hearing. 当然，这些话谁也不敢在他面前提起。

　　Ned Stark could not recall ever speaking to the man, though Gregor had ridden with them during Balon Greyjoy's rebellion,one knight among thousands.   奈德·史塔克不记得自己跟他说过话，但当年平定巴隆·葛雷乔伊叛乱时，格雷果倒曾与其他几千个骑士一起，和他共同作战。

　　He watched him with disquiet¹⁰.  他不安地看着他。

1 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。

2 dwarfed   

vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
• The elephant dwarfed the tortoise. 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

5 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

6 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

7 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

8 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

9 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

10 disquiet   

n.担心，焦虑

参考例句：

• The disquiet will boil over in the long run.这种不安情绪终有一天会爆发的。
• Her disquiet made us uneasy too.她的忧虑使我们也很不安。