冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第440期:第二十五章 提利昂(9)

 　　Tyrion kept on the fringes of the fight, sliding from rock to rock and darting¹ out of the shadows to hew² at the legs of passing horses.  提利昂在战场边缘游走，穿梭于岩石间，偶尔从躲藏的阴影里跳出来砍路过马匹的腿。

　　He found a wounded clansman and left him dead, helping³ himself to the man's halfhelm.  他找到一个负伤的原住民，了结了他，并把他的半罩头盔拿来穿戴。

　　It fit too snugly⁴, but Tyrion was glad of any protection at all.  头盔太紧，但只要能提供保护，提利昂就很高兴。

　　Jyck was cut down from behind while he sliced at a man in front of him, and later Tyrion stumbled over Kurleket's body.  杰克正和面前的敌人缠斗，却被人从后面捅了一刀。不一会儿提利昂又绊在了库雷凯特的尸体上，

　　The pig face had been smashed in with a mace⁵, but Tyrion recognized the dirk as he plucked it from the man's dead fingers.  那张猪脸被钉头锤打得稀烂，但提利昂认得他手中的短刀，他把它从死人的指间拔出。

　　He was sliding it through his belt when he heard a woman's scream. 他正要插进腰带时，听到了女人的尖叫。

　　Catelyn Stark⁶ was trapped against the stone face of the mountain with three men around her, one still mounted and the other two on foot.  凯特琳·史塔克被三个人围在山壁边，其中一个骑马，另外两个则是徒步。

　　She had a dagger⁷ clutched awkwardly in her maimed hands, but her back was to the rock now and they had penned her on three sides.  她受伤的手姿势怪异地握着一把匕首，但她已经退到山壁边缘，被三面团团包围。

　　Let them have the bitch, Tyrion thought, and welcome to her, yet somehow he was moving.  这婊子就给他们吧，提利昂心想，爱怎么搞随他们去，但不知怎么，他却采取了行动。

　　He caught the first man in the back of the knee before they even knew he was there, and the heavy axehead split flesh and bone like rotten wood.  他在对方发觉之前砍中一个人的膝盖后方，沉重的斧刃劈开血肉和骨头，好像劈的不过是腐朽的烂木。

　　Logs that bleed, Tyrion thought inanely⁹ as the second man came for him.  会流血的木头，提利昂心不在焉地想，接着第二个人朝他攻来。

　　Tyrion ducked under his sword, lashed¹⁰ out with the axe⁸, the man reeled backward...and Catelyn Stark stepped up behind him and opened his throat.  提利昂弯身躲开他的剑，挥出斧头，那人连忙后退……结果凯特琳·史塔克刚好走到他背后，割了他喉咙。

　　The horseman remembered an urgent engagement elsewhere and galloped¹¹ off suddenly. 骑马那人似乎想起别处有更重要的战斗，突然就快速跑开了。

1 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

2 hew   

v.砍；伐；削

参考例句：

• Hew a path through the underbrush.在灌木丛中砍出一条小路。
• Plant a sapling as tall as yourself and hew it off when it is two times high of you.种一棵与自己身高一样的树苗，长到比自己高两倍时砍掉它。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 snugly   

adv.紧贴地；贴身地；暖和舒适地；安适地

参考例句：

• Jamie was snugly wrapped in a white woolen scarf. 杰米围着一条白色羊毛围巾舒适而暖和。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The farmyard was snugly sheltered with buildings on three sides. 这个农家院三面都有楼房，遮得很严实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 mace   

n.狼牙棒，豆蔻干皮

参考例句：

• The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand-to-hand fighting.剑和狼牙棒是肉搏战的最佳武器。
• She put some mace into the meat.她往肉里加了一些肉豆蔻干皮。

6 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。

7 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

8 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。

9 inanely   

参考例句：

• He lurched through the bar, grinning inanely. 他踉踉跄跄地穿过酒吧间，傻乎乎地笑着。 来自柯林斯例句

10 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。