冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第439期:第二十五章 提利昂(8)

 　　Suddenly Marillion shrieked¹, covering his head with his woodharp as a horse leapt over their rock.  马瑞里安忽然尖叫起来，拿他的木头竖琴遮住头，只见一匹马自他们躲藏的岩石上方跳过。

　　Tyrion scrambled² to his feet as the rider turned to come back at them, hefting a spiked³ maul.  提利昂见状赶忙起身，来人调转马头，举起一柄带刺的大锤，回来收拾他们。

　　Tyrion swung his axe⁴ with both hands.  提利昂双手握斧挥出，

　　The blade caught the charging horse in the throat with a meaty thunk, angling upward, and Tyrion almost lost his grip as the animal screamed and collapsed⁵.  正砍中冲刺的马的喉咙，铮地发出结实的一声。马儿惨叫倒地，提利昂的武器险些脱手。

　　He managed to wrench⁶ the axe free and lurch⁷ clumsily out of the way.  他好不容易即时拔出斧头，踉跄地闪开。

　　Marillion was less fortunate. Horse and rider crashed to the ground in a tangle⁸ on top of the singer. 马瑞里安可没这么好运，对方连人带马朝他摔去，一团砸在他身上。

　　Tyrion danced back in while the brigand's leg was still pinned beneath his fallen mount, and buried the axe in the man's neck, just above the shoulder blades. 趁着这匪徒的腿还被马压住，提利昂溜过去补上一斧，恰好砍在肩胛骨上方的脖子处。

　　As he struggled to yank the blade loose, he heard Marillion moaning under the bodies.  正当他奋力拔出斧头，他听见埋在尸体下面的马瑞里安发出的呻吟。

　　Someone help me, the singer gasped⁹. Gods have mercy, I'm bleeding. 谁来救救我，歌手喘着气说，天上诸神可怜我，我要流血而死了。

　　I believe that's horse blood, Tyrion said. The singer's hand came crawling out from beneath the dead animal, scrabbling in the dirt like a spider with five legs.  我相信那是马的血。提利昂道。吟游诗人的手从死马底下伸出来，在泥地里乱抠，活像只五条脚的蜘蛛。

　　Tyrion put his heel on the grasping fingers and felt a satisfying crunch¹⁰.  提利昂伸出脚跟狠踩在狂抓的手指上，听到一声令人满意的喀啦响。

　　Close your eyes and pretend you're dead, he advised the singer before he hefted the axe and turned away. 闭上眼睛，假装你已经死了吧。他如此建议歌手，然后抽出斧头，转身走开。

　　After that, things ran together. The dawn was full of shouts and screams and heavy with the scent¹¹ of blood, and the world had turned to chaos¹².  在那之后，战场的情形乱成一团。这个清晨充满了呐喊和尖叫，空气中弥漫着血腥，世界一片混沌。

　　Arrows hissed¹³ past his ear and clattered¹⁴ off the rocks. He saw Bronn unhorsed, fighting with a sword in each hand.  利箭咻咻飞过他耳际，在石头上弹开。他看到波隆被打下马，两手各持一剑继续作战。

1 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

2 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

4 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 wrench   

v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受

参考例句：

• He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
• It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。

7 lurch   

n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行

参考例句：

• It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
• He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。

8 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

9 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

11 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

12 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

13 hissed   

发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对

参考例句：

• Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
• The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

14 clattered   

发出咔哒声（clatter的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor. 他一失手，刀子当啷一声掉到石头地面上。
• His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground. 他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。