冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第444期:第二十五章 提利昂(13)

 　　Ser Willis Wode led them out. Bronn took the rear, with Lady Stark¹ safely in the middle, Ser Rodrik a shadow beside her.  维里·渥德领队，波隆负责殿后，史塔克夫人安全地骑在队伍中间，罗德利克爵士则如影随形跟在她身旁。

　　Marillion kept throwing sullen² looks back at Tyrion as they rode.  途中，马瑞里安带着怨恨的眼光，

　　The singer had broken several ribs³, his woodharp, and all four fingers on his playing hand, yet the day had not been an utter loss to him;  不断回头看他，他的几根肋骨，木头竖琴，还有用来弹奏的四根指头通通断了，但他还不算倒楣到极点：

　　somewhere he had acquired a magnificent shadowskin cloak, thick black fur slashed⁴ by stripes of white.  他弄来一件漂亮的影子山猫皮披风，厚实的黑毛皮，点缀着白线。

　　He huddled⁵ beneath its folds silently, and for once had nothing to say. 他沉默地缩在斗篷里，难得地闭上了嘴巴。

　　They heard the deep growls⁶ of shadowcats behind them before they had gone half a mile, and later the wild snarling⁷ of the beasts fighting over the corpses⁸ they had left behind. 行不到半里，他们便听见背后影子山猫低沉的吼叫，稍后又传来它们争食尸体的咆哮。

　　Marillion grew visibly pale. Tyrion trotted⁹ up beside him.  马瑞里安的脸色愈加苍白，提利昂骑马跑到他旁边。

　　Craven, he said, rhymes nicely with raven¹⁰. He kicked his horse and moved past the singer, up to Ser Rodrik and Catelyn Stark. 黑鸟，他道，恰好跟胆子小押韵。说完他一踢马肚，丢下吟游诗人，跑到罗德利克爵士和凯特琳·史塔克身边。

　　She looked at him, lips pressed tightly together. 她抿紧嘴唇看着他。

　　As I was saying before we were so rudely interrupted, Tyrion began, there is a serious flaw in Littlefinger's fable¹¹.  刚才我话说到一半，就被人无礼地打断了。提利昂开口道，小指头编的故事里有个很严重的疏漏。

　　Whatever you may believe of me, Lady Stark, I promise you this, I never bet against my family. 史塔克夫人，无论你信不信，我可以向你保证——我跟别人赌的时候，只把注下在自家人身上。

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 sullen   

adj.愠怒的，闷闷不乐的，(天气等)阴沉的

参考例句：

• He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
• Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐，因为昨晚没睡好。

3 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

4 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 huddled   

挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
• We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。

6 growls   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的第三人称单数 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• The dog growls at me. 狗向我狂吠。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The loudest growls have echoed around emerging markets and commodities. 熊嚎之声响彻新兴的市场与商品。 来自互联网

7 snarling   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的现在分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你，"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是，汤姆一边大喊大叫，一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

8 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

9 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

10 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

11 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。