冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第512期:第二十七章 艾德(49)

 　　No! Ned Stark¹ screamed, clawing for his sword. Jaime was already cantering off down the street as he heard Wyl shout.  不！奈德·史塔克尖叫着抓起他的剑。他听见韦尔大声喊叫，詹姆早已快马加鞭扬长而去。

　　Men closed from both sides. Ned rode one down, cutting at phantoms² in red cloaks who gave way before him.  敌人从四面八方围过来。奈德踩翻一人，挥剑朝着周围纷纷避开、幽灵般的红披风猛砍。

　　Jory Cassel put his heels into his mount and charged.  乔里一夹马肚往前冲，

　　A steel-shod hoof³ caught a Lannister guardsman in the face with a sickening crunch⁴. A second man reeled away and for an instant Jory was free.  精钢打造的马蹄铁正好踢中一名士兵的脸，发出一声令人作呕的喀啦响。第二个人避了开来，刹那间乔里似乎自由了。

　　Wyl cursed as they pulled him off his dying horse, swords slashing⁵ in the rain.  那边韦尔大声咒骂，被他们硬是从垂死的马背上拖下去，剑如雨下。

　　Ned galloped⁶ to him, bringing his longsword down on Tregar's helm. The jolt⁷ of impact made him grit⁸ his teeth.  奈德策马朝他飞奔而去，一剑砍中崔格的头盔，冲力震得他咬紧牙关。

　　Tregar stumbled to his knees, his lion crest⁹ sheared¹⁰ in half, blood running down his face.  崔格踉跄着跪下，盔顶的狮子裂成两半，血汩汩地流下脸庞。

　　Heward was hacking¹¹ at the hands that had seized his bridle¹² when a spear caught him in the belly¹³. Suddenly Jory was back among them, a red rain flying from his sword.  海华正挥砍着几只抓住他腰带的手，却被一枝长枪刺穿了肚腹。只见乔里回头冲入杀阵，长剑挑起一阵腥风血雨。

　　No! Ned shouted. Jory, away! Ned's horse slipped under him and came crashing down in the mud.  不要过来！奈德高喊，乔里，快走！奈德的坐骑滑了一跤，轰隆隆摔进烂泥堆里。

　　There was a moment of blinding pain and the taste of blood in his mouth. 他只觉一阵刺眼的剧痛，以及嘴里的血腥。

　　He saw them cut the legs from Jory's mount and drag him to the earth, swords rising and failing as they closed in around him.  他看见他们砍断乔里坐骑的腿，把他拖在地上，围上去剑起剑落。

　　When Ned's horse lurched back to its feet, he tried to rise, only to fall again, choking on his scream.  奈德的马蹒跚着站起来，他也试图起身，却无力地倒下，极力忍住方才没有尖叫出声。

　　He could see the splintered bone poking¹⁴ through his calf¹⁵.  他看见戳穿小腿的碎骨。那是他很长一段时间里最后看到的东西。

　　It was the last thing he saw for a time. The rain came down and down and down. 雨，一直下，一直下，一直下。

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 phantoms   

n.鬼怪，幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms. 他们像两个幽灵似的消失在了楼下。 来自辞典例句
• The horrible night that he had passed had left phantoms behind it. 他刚才度过的恐布之夜留下了种种错觉。 来自辞典例句

3 hoof   

n.(马，牛等的)蹄

参考例句：

• Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
• I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。

4 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

5 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

6 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。

7 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

8 grit   

n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关

参考例句：

• The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
• I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。

9 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

10 sheared   

v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 )；切断；剪切

参考例句：

• A jet plane sheared the blue sky. 一架喷气式飞机划破蓝空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。 来自辞典例句

11 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

12 bridle   

n.笼头，束缚；vt.抑制，约束；动怒

参考例句：

• He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
• I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。

13 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

14 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

15 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。