冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第461期:第二十六章 艾莉亚(17)

 　　A wizard, said Ned, unsmiling. Did he have a long white beard and tall pointed¹ hat speckled with stars? 巫师，奈德皮笑肉不笑地说，那他有没有长长的白胡子和镶满星星的尖帽子呢？

　　No! It wasn't like Old Nan's stories. He didn't look like a wizard, but the fat one said he was. 没有！不像老奶妈的故事里那样。他看起来不像巫师，可胖的那个说他是。

　　I warn you, Arya, if you're spinning this thread of air... 艾莉亚，我警告你，如果你这是在编故事…

　　No, I told you, it was in the dungeons², by the place with the secret wall. I was chasing cats, and well. 我没有，我跟你说了嘛，就是在地城那里，在秘密墙旁边。我本来在抓猫，结果…

　　She screwed up her face. If she admitted knocking over Prince Tommen, he would be really angry with her. well, I went in this window. That's where I found the monsters. 她皱起脸，如果她说出撞倒托曼王子的事，他不气死才怪，到时候可就较真了。……呃，反正我跑到一扇窗子边，我就是在那里发现怪兽的。

　　Monsters and wizards, her father said. It would seem you've had quite an adventure. These men you heard, you say they spoke³ of juggling⁴ and mummery? 先是巫师，现在又是怪兽，父亲说，看来这场冒险还真精彩。你听到这些人说什么，你说他们会变戏法和演戏？

　　Yes, Arya admitted, only... 是啊，艾莉亚承认，可是—

　　Arya, they were mummers, her father told her. There must be a dozen troupes⁵ in King's Landing right now, come to make some coin off the tourney crowds.  艾莉亚，他们是戏班里的人，父亲告诉她，这会儿君临大概有十来个戏班，想借着比武大会的人潮赚点钱呢。

　　I'm not certain what these two were doing in the castle, but perhaps the king has asked for a show. 我不清楚这两个人在城里做什么，但说不定是国王请他们来表演的。

　　No. She shook her head stubbornly. They weren't... 不是啦，她固执地摇头，他们不是—

　　You shouldn't be following people about and spying on them in any case. Nor do I cherish the notion of my daughter climbing in strange windows after stray cats.  更何况你一开始就不该跟踪别人、偷听他们说话，我也不喜欢自己女儿爬怪窗子抓流浪猫。

　　Look at you, sweetling. Your arms are covered with scratches. This has gone on long enough. Tell Syrio Forel that I want a word with hirn... 亲爱的，看看你这样子，满手都是抓伤。不能再这样下去。告诉西利欧·佛瑞尔，我要跟他谈—

　　He was interrupted by a short, sudden knock. Lord Eddard, pardons, Desmond called out, opening the door a crack, but there's a black brother here begging audience.  一阵短促的敲门声打断了他的话。艾德大人，很抱歉打搅。戴斯蒙叫道，把门打开一条小缝。外面有个黑衣弟兄求见，

　　He says the matter is urgent. I thought you would want to know. 说有要紧事相告。我想跟您通报一声。

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 dungeons   

n.地牢( dungeon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The captured rebels were consigned to the dungeons. 抓到的叛乱分子被送进了地牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He saw a boy in fetters in the dungeons. 他在地牢里看见一个戴着脚镣的男孩。 来自辞典例句

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

5 troupes   

n. （演出的）一团, 一班 vi. 巡回演出

参考例句：

• There are six Kunqu opera troupes left in the country. 整个国家现在只剩下六个昆剧剧团。
• Note: Art performance troupes include within and outside of the system. 注：艺术表演团体统计口径调整为含系统内、系统外两部分。