冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第429期:第二十四章 艾德(26)

 　　You are the one she ought to fear, Ned said. 你才是她应该怕的人。奈德道。

　　No. I am what I am.The king makes use of me, but it shames him.  不，我的身份很清楚。国王利用我，但他为此感到羞耻。

　　A most puissant¹ warrior² is our Robert, and such a manly³ man has little love for sneaks⁴ and spies and eunuchs.  咱们劳勃是个雄赳赳气昂昂的大勇士，这种男子气概的人最不屑的就是鸡鸣狗盗和太监之流。

　　If a day should come when Cersei whispers,Kill that man,Ilyn Payne will snick my head off in a twinkling, and who will mourn poor Varys then?  要是哪天瑟曦在他耳边嘀咕说'把他杀了吧'，伊林·派恩转眼间就会砍了我这颗头，到时候谁会替可怜的瓦里斯哀伤呢？

　　North or south, they sing no songs for spiders.  天南地北，没有人会为蜘蛛歌唱啊。

　　He reached out and touched Ned with a soft hand.  他伸出软绵绵的手碰碰奈德。

　　But you, Lord Stark⁵...I think...no, I know...he would not kill you, not even for his queen, and there may lie our salvation⁶. 可史塔克大人您就不一样了……我猜想……不，我很清楚……他决不会杀您，即使是为了王后，这或许便是我们的救赎所在哟。

　　It was all too much.  这真是太过火了。

　　For a moment Eddard Stark wanted nothing so much as to return to Winterfell, to the clean simplicity⁷ of the north,  有好一会儿艾德·史塔克只想回到临冬城，只想要北方的简单明了，

　　where the enemies were winter and the wildlings beyond the Wall.  那里的敌人就是寒冬和长城外的野人。

　　Surely Robert has other loyal friends, he protested. His brothers, his...wife?  劳勃一定还有其他值得信赖的盟友，他辩驳道，比如他亲弟弟，还有他...他老婆？

　　Varys finished, with a smile that cut. His brothers hate the Lannisters, true enough, but hating the queen and loving the king are not quite the same thing, are they?  瓦里斯替他说完，同时露出锐利伤人的微笑。他两个弟弟是痛恨兰尼斯特没错，但恨王后和爱国王不见得是同一回事，您说是罢？

　　Ser Barristan loves his honor, Grand Maester Pycelle loves his office, and Littlefinger loves Littlefinger. 巴利斯坦爵士爱的是他的荣誉，派席尔国师爱惜他得来不易的职位，小指头呢，小指头只爱小指头他自己。

1 puissant   

adj.强有力的

参考例句：

• The young man has a puissant body.这个年轻人有一副强壮的身体。
• Global shipbuilding industry is puissant in conformity burst forth.全球造船业在整合中强力迸发。

2 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

3 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

4 sneaks   

abbr.sneakers (tennis shoes) 胶底运动鞋（网球鞋）v.潜行( sneak的第三人称单数 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails. 环境卫生搞不好，伤寒就会乘虚而入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. 诚实的人看不起狡诈和撒谎的人。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

7 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。