冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第552期:第二十八章 布兰(24)

 　　The wretched boy had started it, looking down on him from a throne of carved weirwood beneath the moon-and-falcon banners of House Arryn.  一切都是从那高高坐在鱼梁木雕刻的王座上，头顶飘扬着艾林家族的新月猎鹰旗帜，睥睨着他的该死小鬼开始的。

　　Tyrion Lannister had been looked down on all his life, but seldom by rheumy-eyed six-year-olds who needed to stuff fat cushions under their cheeks to lift them to the height of a man.  提利昂这辈子经常被人轻贱，然而被眼睛湿黏黏，得坐在厚厚的垫子上才有正常人高度的六岁小鬼如此看待，还是头一遭。

　　Is he the bad man? the boy had asked, clutching his doll. 他就是那个坏人吗？小鬼抱着玩偶问。

　　He is, the Lady Lysa had said from the lesser¹ throne beside him. She was all in blue, powdered and perfumed for the suitors who filled her court. 就是他。莱莎夫人坐在他旁边一张较小的王座上，一袭蓝衣，为了满足追求者，特别扑了粉又喷了香水。

　　He's so small, the Lord of the Eyrie said, giggling². 他好小一点点呀。鹰巢城公爵咯咯笑着说。

　　This is Tyrion the Imp³, of House Lannister, who murdered your father.  这是兰尼斯特家的小恶魔提利昂，谋害你父亲的就是他。

　　She raised her voice so it carried down the length of High Hall of the Eyrie, ringing off the milk-white walls and the slender pillars, so every man could hear it. He slew⁴ the Hand of the King! 她提高音量，所讲的话传遍整个鹰巢城大厅，在乳白色墙壁和纤细的柱子间回荡，让每个人都听得到。他害死了国王的首相！

　　Oh, did I kill him too? Tyrion had said, like a fool. 哦，原来他也是我杀的？提利昂像个蠢蛋似地反问。

　　That would have been a very good time to have kept his mouth closed and his head bowed.  那个时候，他本应当低下头颅，乖乖闭紧嘴巴。

　　He could see that now; seven hells, he had seen it then.  他早该想到的，七层地狱，其实他当时又何尝不知。

　　The High Hall of the Arryns was long and austere⁵, with a forbidding coldness to its walls of blue-veined white marble, but the faces around him had been colder by far.  艾林家的议事厅堂硕长而俭朴，蓝纹的白色大理石墙，有股令人难以亲近的寒意，然而周遭众人的脸色，才真叫人心寒。

　　The power of Casterly Rock was far away, and there were no friends of the Lannisters in the Vale of Arryn. Submission⁶ and silence would have been his best defenses. 此处凯岩城势力鞭长莫及，艾林谷中也少有亲兰尼斯特人士。总的说来，态度屈从，保持沉默，实是他最佳防御。

1 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

2 giggling   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

4 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

5 austere   

adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的

参考例句：

• His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
• The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。

6 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。