冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第531期:第二十七章 布兰(3)

 　　A few villagers eyed the direwolves anxiously as the riders went past, and one man dropped the wood he was carrying as he shrank away in fear,  他们骑马经过时，有几个村民不安地看着冰原狼，还有一个人丢下抱着的木材，害怕得慌忙躲开，

　　but most of the townfolk had grown used to the sight. They bent¹ the knee when they saw the boys, and Robb greeted each of them with a lordly nod. 不过大多数村民早巳习惯了这种情景。看到两个男孩，他们单膝跪下，而罗柏也颇有领主风范地一一颔首致意。

　　With his legs unable to grip, the swaying motion of the horse made Bran feel unsteady at first,  因为双脚无法用力夹紧，骑马时的晃动起初使布兰觉得很不安稳，但大马鞍厚实高耸的靠背，

　　but the huge saddle with its thick horn and high back cradled him comfortingly, and the straps² around his chest and thighs³ would not allow him to fall.  却如摇篮一般舒服地搂着他，而绑住大腿和胸部的皮带也让他不致落马。

　　After a time the rhythm began to feel almost natural. His anxiety faded, and a tremulous smile crept across his face. 经过一段时间，他渐渐习惯了摇晃的节奏，焦虑褪去，一抹害怕的微笑爬上了脸庞。

　　Two serving wenches stood beneath the sign of the Smoking Log, the local alehouse.  两个女侍站在烟柴酒馆的招牌下。

　　When Theon Greyjoy called out to them, the younger girl turned red and covered her face.  当席恩·葛雷乔伊向她们打招呼时，比较年轻的那个女孩满面通红，用手遮脸。

　　Theon spurred his mount to move up beside Robb. Sweet Kyra, he said with a laugh.  席恩踢马跑到罗柏旁边。凯拉真可爱，他笑道，

　　She squirms like a weasel in bed, but say a word to her on the street, and she blushes pink as a maid. Did I ever tell you about the night that she and Bessa... 在床上她扭得像只黄鼠狼，可在街上跟她一句话还没说完，脸就红了，好像自己还是个黄花闺女似的。我有没有跟你说过那天晚上她和贝莎—

　　Not where my brother can hear, Theon, Robb warned him with a glance at Bran. 席恩，不要在我弟弟面前讲这种事。罗柏告诫他，又瞄了布兰一眼。

　　Bran looked away and pretended not to have heard, but he could feel Greyjoy's eyes on him. No doubt he was smiling.  布兰望向别处，假装自己没听到，但他感觉得到葛雷乔伊的视线落在身上。可想而知，此刻的他一定正在微笑。

　　He smiled a lot, as if the world were a secret joke that only he was clever enough to understand. Robb seemed to admire Theon and enjoy his company,  他一天到晚微笑，仿佛整个世界就是个秘密的玩笑，而惟有聪明的他能理解。罗柏似乎对席恩颇为佩服，也很喜欢与他为伴，

　　but Bran had never warmed to his father's ward⁴. 但布兰始终无法对父亲的养子产生感情。

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 straps   

n.带子( strap的名词复数 )；挎带；肩带；背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 )；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
• The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。

3 thighs   

n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿

参考例句：

• He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。