冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第518期:第二十七章 艾德(55)

 　　Ser Jorah snorted. Viserys could not sweep a stable with ten thousand brooms. 乔拉爵士哼了一声。给韦赛里斯一万把扫把，他也没法把一座马厩打扫干净。

　　Dany could not pretend to surprise at the disdain¹ in his tone. What...what if it were not Viserys? she asked.  对他的轻蔑口吻，丹妮实在是不能佯作吃惊。那……那如果不是韦赛里斯呢？

　　If it were someone else who led them? Someone stronger? Could the Dothraki truly conquer the Seven Kingdoms? 她问，如果换个人？换个更强的人领军呢？多斯拉克人果真能征服七国吗？

　　Ser Jorah's face grew thoughtful as their horses trod together down the godsway.  他们继续沿着诸神大道走下去，乔拉爵士则陷入沉思。

　　When I first went into exile, I looked at the Dothraki and saw half-naked barbarians², as wild as their horses.  当初刚遭放逐，我也是把多斯拉克人视为衣不蔽体、跟他们的马同样野性难驯的化外蛮子。

　　If you had asked me then, Princess, I should have told you that a thousand good knights⁴ would have no trouble putting to flight a hundred times as many Dothraki. 公主殿下，若那时候您问起我这个问题，我会毫不犹豫地告诉您只需一千名训练有素的骑士，便足以使上百倍的多斯拉克人抱头鼠窜。

　　But if I asked you now? 现在呢？

　　Now, the knight³ said, I am less certain. They are better riders than any knight, utterly⁵ fearless, and their bows outrange ours.  现在的话，骑士道，我就不敢确定。他们的马术胜过任何骑士，天不怕地不怕，弓箭的射程也远超过我们。

　　In the Seven Kingdoms, most archers⁶ fight on foot, from behind a shieldwall or a barricade⁷ of sharpened stakes.  七国的弓箭手多半徒步，躲在盾牌围成的墙壁或是削尖的木桩做成的工事后面。

　　The Dothraki fire from horseback, charging or retreating, it makes no matter, they are full as deadly...and there are so many of them, my lady.  多斯拉克人却是骑马射箭，无论冲锋撤退都行动自如。

　　Your lord husband alone counts forty thousand mounted warriors⁸ in his khalasar. 公主殿下，他们非常危险…而他们的数量也同样惊人。您夫君大人的卡拉萨足足拥有四万骑马战士。

　　Is that truly so many? 四万人真的很多？

　　Your brother Rhaegar brought as many men to the Trident, Ser Jorah admitted, but of that number, no more than a tenth were knights.  当年您哥哥雷加，便是带着这么多人到三叉戟河作战，乔拉爵士说，但其中只有不到十分之一是骑士，

　　The rest were archers, freeriders, and foot soldiers armed with spears and pikes.  其余都是流浪骑手、弓箭手，以及拿枪矛的步兵。

1 disdain   

n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑

参考例句：

• Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
• A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。

2 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 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。

5 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

6 archers   

n.弓箭手，射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上，西勒顿？杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
• Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周：弓箭手与弩手（人类）产量加倍。 来自互联网

7 barricade   

n.路障，栅栏，障碍；vt.设路障挡住

参考例句：

• The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
• It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。

8 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。