冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第515期:第二十七章 艾德(52)

 　　Where is the city? she asked as they passed beneath the bronze arch.  城区究竟在哪儿？他们从青铜拱门下穿过时，她忍不住问。

　　There were no buildings to be seen, no people, only the grass and the road, lined with ancient monuments from all the lands the Dothraki had sacked over the centuries. 放眼望去，四下没有建筑物，没有人烟，只有草原和道路，两旁摆满了千百年来多斯拉克人由各地搜刮来的古老掠获。

　　Ahead, Ser Jorah answered. Under the mountain. 前面，乔拉爵士回答，就在山脚下。

　　Beyond the horse gate, plundered¹ gods and stolen heroes loomed² to either side of them.  过了马门，抢窃而来的各方诸神和列位英雄凛然站立道路左右。

　　The forgotten deities³ of dead cities brandished⁴ their broken thunderbolts at the sky as Dany rode her silver past their feet.  丹妮骑着小银马经过曾被衰亡城市敬拜过的、如今早被遗忘的神祉，有的还朝天挥舞手中的闪电。

　　Stone kings looked down on her from their thrones, their faces chipped and stained, even their names lost in the mists of time.  众多国王的石雕坐在王位上，冷冷地俯视她，他们的面容却已被风雨侵蚀，连名字也失落于时间的迷雾中。

　　Lithe⁵ young maidens⁶ danced on marble plinths, draped only in flowers, or poured air from shattered jars.  身躯苗条的少女在大理石基座上跳舞，身上仅有花朵蔽体，她们拿着碎裂的瓶罐，倒出的也只有空气。

　　Monsters stood in the grass beside the road; black iron dragons with jewels for eyes, roaring griffins, manticores with their barbed tails poised⁷ to strike, and other beasts she could not name. Some of the statues were so lovely they took her breath away, others so misshapen and terrible that Dany could scarcely bear to look at them.  站在道路两边的青草地上的还有各种怪物：眼镶珠宝的黑铁龙，狰狞咆哮的鹰头狮身兽，举尾欲刺的人面狮身蝎尾兽，以及其他不知名的怪兽。

　　Those, Ser Jorah said, had likely come from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai. 有些雕像可爱得教她透不过气，却也有些极度畸形可怖，令她不敢再看。照乔拉爵士说，这些雕像大半来自亚夏彼方的阴影之地。

　　So many, she said as her silver stepped slowly onward⁸, and from so many lands. 好多啊，小银马一边缓步向前，她一边说，也是从好多地方来的。

1 plundered   

掠夺，抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of our cultural treasures have been plundered by imperialists. 我国许多珍贵文物被帝国主义掠走了。
• The imperialists plundered many valuable works of art. 帝国主义列强掠夺了许多珍贵的艺术品。

2 loomed   

v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
• The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 deities   

n.神，女神( deity的名词复数 )；神祗；神灵；神明

参考例句：

• Zeus and Aphrodite were ancient Greek deities. 宙斯和阿佛洛狄是古希腊的神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Taoist Wang hesitated occasionally about these transactions for fearof offending the deities. 道士也有过犹豫，怕这样会得罪了神。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

4 brandished   

v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• "Bang!Bang!"the small boy brandished a phoney pistol and shouted. “砰！砰！”那小男孩挥舞着一支假手枪，口中嚷嚷着。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Swords brandished and banners waved. 刀剑挥舞，旌旗飘扬。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 lithe   

adj.(指人、身体)柔软的，易弯的

参考例句：

• His lithe athlete's body had been his pride through most of the fifty - six years.他那轻巧自如的运动员体格，五十六年来几乎一直使他感到自豪。
• His walk was lithe and graceful.他走路轻盈而优雅。

6 maidens   

处女( maiden的名词复数 )； 少女； 未婚女子； （板球运动）未得分的一轮投球

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功，少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

7 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

8 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。