冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第473期:第二十七章 艾德(10)

 　　And yet, the thought of leaving angered him as well. So much was still undone¹.  可另一方面，想到离开却又叫他恼怒。好多事都还未完成。

　　Robert and his council of cravens and flatterers would beggar the realm if left unchecked...or, worse, sell it to the Lannisters in payment of their loans.  若不加以管束，劳勃和他满朝的懦夫和马屁精会闹得民穷国枯……甚至可能为了还债，把国家都卖给兰尼斯特。

　　And the truth of Jon Arryn's death still eluded³ him.  至于琼恩·艾林的死亡之谜，则始终困扰着他。

　　Oh, he had found a few pieces, enough to convince him that Jon had indeed been murdered, but that was no more than the spoor of an animal on the forest floor.  噢，他的确找到些线索，足以让他相信琼恩确是遭人谋害，但那不过是林中野兽留下的一鳞半爪。

　　He had not sighted the beast itself yet, though he sensed it was there, lurking⁴, hidden, treacherous⁵. 他还未亲眼目睹野兽本身，然而他感觉得到，它就在那里，潜伏、躲藏、狡诈。

　　It struck him suddenly that he might return to Winterfell by sea.  他突然想到，或许自己应该走海路回临冬城。

　　Ned was no sailor, and ordinarily would have preferred the kingsroad, but if he took ship he could stop at Dragonstone and speak with Stannis Baratheon.  奈德不谙水性，正常状况下宁可走国王大道，但他若是乘船，则可在龙石岛停靠，和史坦尼斯·拜拉席恩谈谈。

　　Pycelle had sent a raven² off across the water, with a polite letter from Ned requesting Lord Stannis to return to his seat on the small council.  派席尔已经送了只乌鸦飞越狭海，带上奈德的一封信，信中礼貌地请求史坦尼斯公爵回到朝中奉职，却至今没有回音。

　　As yet, there had been no reply, but the silence only deepened his suspicions. Lord Stannis shared the secret Jon Arryn had died for, he was certain of it.  对方的沉默只加深了他的怀疑。史坦尼斯一定知道琼恩·艾林何以丧命的秘密，这点他很确定。

　　The truth he sought might very well be waiting for him on the ancient island fortress⁶ of House Targaryen. 他所冀求的事实真相，很可能就在坦格利安家族的古老岛屿要塞里等着他。

　　And when you have it, what then? Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust.  就算你查出真相，又能怎么样呢？有些秘密最好永远埋藏，有些秘密太危险，不能与他人分享，即便是那些你所深爱和相信的人。

1 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

2 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。

3 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 lurking   

潜在

参考例句：

• Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
• There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。

6 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。