冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第521期:第二十七章 艾德(58)

 　　Most of the halls, even the largest, seemed deserted¹. Where are the people who live here? Dany asked.  厅堂看起来大都荒废已久，即便最大的那几间也不例外。住在这里的人都到哪儿去了？丹妮问。

　　The bazaar² had been full of running children and men shouting, but elsewhere she had seen only a few eunuchs going about their business. 市集里到处都是跑来跑去的小孩和高声吆喝的成年人，但在这里，她只看到几个办事的太监。

　　Only the crones of the dosh khaleen dwell permanently³ in the sacred city, them and their slaves and servants, Ser Jorah replied, yet Vaes Dothrak is large enough to house every man of every khalasar, should all the khals return to the Mother at once.  定居在圣城的，只有多希卡林的老妇，以及侍候她们的奴隶和仆人。乔拉爵士回答，然而维斯·多斯拉克占地广大，就算所有的卡奥都带着他们的卡拉萨回归圣母山，这里也容纳得下。

　　The crones have prophesied⁴ that one day that will come to pass, and so Vaes Dothrak must be ready to embrace all its children. 女祭司曾经预言这样的一天终将来临，所以维斯·多斯拉克必须做好迎接所有孩子的准备。

　　Khal Drogo finally called a halt near the Eastern Market where the caravans⁵ from Yi Ti and Asshai and the Shadow Lands came to trade, with the Mother of Mountains looming⁶ overhead.  队伍接近城东市集时，卓戈卡奥总算下令停步。从夷地、亚夏、阴影之地及玉海沿岸来的商队，都在这里做买卖，巍峨的圣母山高耸于头顶。

　　Dany smiled as she recalled Magister Illyrio's slave girl and her talk of a palace with two hundred rooms and doors of solid silver.  丹妮忆起伊利里欧总督的女奴曾说，卓戈的宫殿有两百个房间和银子打造的门扉，不禁莞尔一笑。

　　The palace was a cavernous wooden feasting hall, its rough-hewn timbered walls rising forty feet, its roof sewn silk, a vast billowing tent that could be raised to keep out the rare rains, or lowered to admit the endless sky.  这座宫殿乃是个深邃的木造饭厅，粗木建成的墙壁高达四十英尺，屋顶是一块丝织大帷幕，挂起可挡霎时风雨，收下能迎无尽长空。

　　Around the hall were broad grassy⁷ horse yards fenced with high hedges, firepits, and hundreds of round earthen houses that bulged⁸ from the ground like miniature hills, covered with grass. 厅堂周围，高篱环绕，还有青草茂盛的宽阔马场，火堆，以及数以百计的圆顶土屋，它们自地面突起，杂草覆盖其上，远看仿如小丘。

1 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

2 bazaar   

n.集市，商店集中区

参考例句：

• Chickens,goats and rabbits were offered for barter at the bazaar.在集市上，鸡、山羊和兔子被摆出来作物物交换之用。
• We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar.我们在集市通过讨价还价买到了一条很漂亮的地毯。

3 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

4 prophesied   

v.预告，预言( prophesy的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She prophesied that she would win a gold medal. 她预言自己将赢得金牌。
• She prophesied the tragic outcome. 她预言有悲惨的结果。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 caravans   

（可供居住的）拖车（通常由机动车拖行）( caravan的名词复数 )； 篷车； （穿过沙漠地带的）旅行队（如商队）

参考例句：

• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses. 旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。
• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles. 旧时的吉普赛大篷车是涂了颜色的木质车辆。

6 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

7 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

8 bulged   

凸出( bulge的过去式和过去分词 )； 充满； 塞满（某物）

参考例句：

• His pockets bulged with apples and candy. 他的口袋鼓鼓地装满了苹果和糖。
• The oranges bulged his pocket. 桔子使得他的衣袋胀得鼓鼓的。