冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第420期:第二十四章 艾德(17)

 　　Ser Gregor swung his sword, a savage¹ two-handed blow that took the boy in the chest and knocked him from the saddle.  格雷果爵士双手握剑，猛力朝少年的胸部挥击，立刻把他从马鞍上轰飞出去。

　　The courser dashed away in panic as Ser Loras lay stunned² in the dirt.  受惊的坐骑立即跑开，洛拉斯爵士则昏倒在泥地上。

　　But as Gregor lifted his sword for the killing³ blow, a rasping voice warned, Leave him be, and a steel-clad hand wrenched⁴ him away from the boy. 正当格雷果举剑准备致命一击时，一个嘶哑的声音警告他：不要碰他。紧接着，一只戴了钢护腕的手便将他自少年身边硬生生地扭开。

　　The Mountain pivoted⁵ in wordless fury, swinging his longsword in a killing arc with all his massive strength behind it,  魔山无声地愤怒转身，使尽他惊人的力气狠命攻击，但猎狗接下这招，卸开攻势。

　　but the Hound caught the blow and turned it, and for what seemed an eternity⁶ the two brothers stood hammering at each other as a dazed Loras Tyrell was helped to safety.  其后不知有多长时间，他们两个就站在那里你来我往，余人则赶紧搀扶头晕目眩的洛拉斯·提利尔到安全的地方。

　　Thrice Ned saw Ser Gregor aim savage blows at the hound's-head helmet, yet not once did Sandor send a cut at his brother's unprotected face. 奈德看到格雷果爵士有三次朝那顶猎犬头盔猛击，但桑铎一次也没有攻击他哥哥毫无保护的头部。

　　It was the king's voice that put an end to it,the king's voice and twenty swords.  最后是国王的声音平息了这场混乱…国王的声音和二十名武士。

　　Jon Arryn had told them that a commander needs a good battlefield voice, and Robert had proved the truth of that on the Trident.  琼恩·艾林曾说指挥官需要一副能在战场上发挥功效的好嗓门，当年劳勃在三叉戟河上已证实过这点，如今他又用上了这副嗓门。

　　He used that voice now. STOP THIS MADNESS, he boomed, IN THE NAME OF YOUR KING! 以你们的国王之名，他吼道，立刻给我住手！

　　The Hound went to one knee. Ser Gregor's blow cut air, and at last he came to his senses.  猎狗闻言立刻单膝跪下，格雷果爵士的挥砍扑了空，这才恢复理性。

　　He dropped his sword and glared at Robert, surrounded by his Kingsguard and a dozen other knights⁷ and guardsmen.  他抛下剑，瞪了劳勃一眼。国王身边围绕着御林铁卫，还有十来个骑士和卫兵。

　　Wordlessly, he turned and strode off, shoving past Barristan Selmy.  他推开巴利斯坦·赛尔弥，一言不发地转身大跨步离去。

　　Let him go, Robert said, and as quickly as that, it was over. 让他去吧。劳勃道。事情就这么结束了。

　　Is the Hound the champion now? Sansa asked Ned. 猎狗现在是冠军了吗？珊莎问奈德。

1 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

2 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 wrenched   

v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
• He wrenched the book from her hands. 他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 pivoted   

adj.转动的，回转的，装在枢轴上的v.（似）在枢轴上转动( pivot的过去式和过去分词 )；把…放在枢轴上；以…为核心，围绕（主旨）展开

参考例句：

• His old legs and shoulders pivoted with the swinging of the pulling. 他一把把地拉着，两条老迈的腿儿和肩膀跟着转动。 来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
• When air is moving, the metal is pivoted on the hinge. 当空气流动时，金属板在铰链上转动。 来自辞典例句

6 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

7 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。