冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第477期:第二十七章 艾德(14)

 　　Littlefinger smiled. And I won't even tell the Lady Catelyn. 小指头微笑，这件事我连凯特琳也不会说。

　　My lady, you should have sent word of your coming, Ser Donnel Waynwood told her as their horses climbed the pass.  夫人，您应该先捎个信来，他们骑马爬上山口，唐纳尔·韦伍德爵士对她说，那样的话，我们就可以派人护送。

　　We would have sent an escort. The high road is not as safe as it once was, for a party as small as yours. 这年头山路的安全不比从前，更何况您只带了这么点人。

　　We learned that to our sorrow, Ser Donnel, Catelyn said. Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone;  唐纳尔爵士，我们的确是尝到了惨痛的教训。凯特琳道。有时候她觉得自己铁石心肠。

　　six brave men had died to bring her this far, and she could not even find it in her to weep for them. Even their names were fading. The clansmen harried² us day and night.  六个英勇的人牺牲了性命，她才能走到这里，然而她却连为他们掬一把泪都做不到。就连他们的名姓，也越来越模糊。

　　We lost three men in the first attack, and two more in the second, and Lannister's serving man died of a fever when his wounds festered.  原住民日夜骚扰，我们第一次损失了三个人，后来又死了两个，兰尼斯特的仆人伤口溃烂，死于高烧。

　　When we heard your men approaching, I thought us doomed³ for certain. They had drawn⁴ up for a last desperate fight, blades in hand and backs to the rock.  听到你手下接近的声音时，我本以为我们完蛋了。他们决定孤注一掷，手握武器，背靠岩壁。

　　The dwarf⁵ had been whetting⁶ the edge of his axe⁷ and making some mordant⁸ jest when Bronn spotted⁹ the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white.  侏儒当时一边磨斧头，一边开着语气辛辣的玩笑，这时波隆首先看到来者高举的旗帜，正是艾林家族的蓝底白色新月猎鹰标志。

　　Catelyn had never seen a more welcome sight. 对凯特琳而言，再也没有比这更受她欢迎的东西了。

　　The clans¹ have grown bolder since Lord Jon died, Ser Donnel said. He was a stocky youth of twenty years, earnest and homely¹⁰, with a wide nose and a shock of thick brown hair.  琼恩大人死后，这些原住民越来越胆大包天。唐纳尔爵士道。他是个二十岁的年轻人，体格健壮，长相虽丑但待人诚恳，生了一个宽鼻和一头散乱的棕色粗发。

　　If it were up to me, I would take a hundred men into the mountains, root them out of their fastnesses, and teach them some sharp lessons, but your sister has forbidden it.  若是交给我办，我会带上一百精兵深入山区，把他们从窝里赶出来，好好教训一顿，可您妹妹不准。

　　She would not even permit her knights¹¹ to fight in the Hand's tourney. She wants all our swords kept close to home, to defend the Vale against what, no one is certain.  她连放手下骑士参加首相的比武大会都不准。说是要把所有的兵力都留在这儿，守护艾林谷…可谁也不清楚到底是要防备谁。

　　Shadows, some say. He looked at her anxiously, as if he had suddenly remembered who she was. I hope I have not spoken out of turn, my lady. I meant no offense¹². 有人说这是在捕风捉影。他不安地看着她，仿佛突然想起她的身份。夫人，希望我没说错话。我没有冒犯您的意思。

1 clans   

宗族( clan的名词复数 )； 氏族； 庞大的家族； 宗派

参考例句：

• There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
• The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里，乃至一般在任何地方，都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源

2 harried   

v.使苦恼( harry的过去式和过去分词 )；不断烦扰；一再袭击；侵扰

参考例句：

• She has been harried by the press all week. 整个星期她都受到新闻界的不断烦扰。
• The soldiers harried the enemy out of the country. 士兵们不断作骚扰性的攻击直至把敌人赶出国境为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

6 whetting   

v.（在石头上）磨（刀、斧等）( whet的现在分词 )；引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）

参考例句：

• A battle is coming; the two armies are whetting their swords. 两兵就要交战了，双方都在磨刀霍霍地备战。 来自互联网
• The smell is really whetting my appetite. 这味道真吊胃口。 来自互联网

7 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。

8 mordant   

adj.讽刺的；尖酸的

参考例句：

• Actors feared the critic's mordant pen.演员都惧怕这位批评家辛辣尖刻的笔调。
• His mordant wit appealed to students.他那尖刻的妙语受到学生们的欢迎。

9 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

10 homely   

adj.家常的，简朴的；不漂亮的

参考例句：

• We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
• Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭，好吗？

11 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

12 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。