冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第471期:第二十七章 艾德(8)

 　　Ned bowed, and turned on his heel without another word. He could feel Robert's eyes on his back.  奈德鞠躬，然后一言不发地离开。他感觉得到劳勃的目光看着自己的背。

　　As he strode from the council chambers², the discussion resumed with scarcely a pause. On Braavos there is a society called the Faceless Men, Grand Maester Pycelle offered. 他还没走出议事厅，讨论便继续进行。听说布拉佛斯有个叫'无面者'的组织。派席尔大学士提议。

　　Do you have any idea how costly³ they are? Littlefinger complained. You could hire an army of common sellswords for half the price, and that's for a merchant.  你到底知不知道他们的行情？小指头抱怨：光半价就够你雇一支寻常佣兵组成的军队，而且行刺对象只是寻常商人。

　　I don't dare think what they might ask for a princess. 暗杀公主要花多少，我连想都不敢想。

　　The closing of the door behind him silenced the voices. Ser Boros Blount was stationed outside the chamber¹, wearing the long white cloak and armor of the Kingsguard.  门在他身后关上，隔绝了声音。柏洛斯·布劳恩爵士守在议事厅外，穿着御林铁卫的纯白长披风和铠甲。

　　He gave Ned a quick, curious glance from the corner of his eye, but asked no questions. 他用眼角飞快又狐疑地瞄了奈德一眼，但没有多问。

　　The day felt heavy and oppressive as he crossed the bailey back to the Tower of the Hand.  天色阴沉而压抑，奈德穿过城堡外庭，回到首相塔。

　　He could feel the threat of rain in the air. Ned would have welcomed it. It might have made him feel a trifle less unclean.  他感觉得出空气中弥漫湿意，仿佛山雨欲来，若真下起雨，他倒会很高兴，或许一场雨，会让他稍稍觉得自己不那么污秽。

　　When he reached his solar, he summoned Vayon Poole. The steward⁴ came at once. You sent for me, my lord Hand? 他进了书房，传维扬·普尔过去。总管立刻赶来。首相大人，您有何吩咐？

　　Hand no longer, Ned told him. The king and I have quarreled. We shall be returning to Winterfell. 我已经不是首相了。奈德告诉他，我跟国王吵了一架。我们准备回临冬城。

　　I shall begin making arrangements at once, my lord. We will need a fortnight to ready everything for the journey. 那我这就去准备，老爷。我们需要两个星期的时间安排旅途。

1 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。