冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第553期:第二十七章 布兰(25)

 　　But Tyrion's mood had been too foul¹ for sense. To his shame, he had faltered² during the last leg of their day-long climb up to the Eyrie, his stunted³ legs unable to take him any higher.  然而那时提利昂心情正恶，哪还顾得了理智。在上鹰巢城长达一整天的攀爬之行最后，他发育缺陷的双腿实在无法行走，

　　Bronn had carried him the rest of the way, and the humiliation⁴ poured oil on the flames of his anger.  只好很丢脸地让波隆背他上山。此刻所受的羞辱，无疑对他本已炽烈的怒意火上添油。

　　It would seem I've been a busy little fellow, he said with bitter sarcasm⁵. I wonder when I found the time to do all this slaying⁶ and murdering. 看来我还真是个忙碌的小家伙，他口气酸苦地讥讽道，连自己都不知道哪来的时间杀这杀那。

　　He ought to have remembered who he was dealing⁷ with. Lysa Arryn and her half-sane weakling son had not been known at court for their love of wit, especially when it was directed at them. 他早该想起自己面对的是谁。莱莎·艾林和她那半疯的虚弱小鬼对耍弄机智向无好感，尤其是针对他们的时候，这在宫里是人尽皆知的事。

　　Imp⁸, Lysa said coldly, you will guard that mocking tongue of yours and speak to my son politely, or I promise you will have cause to regret it. Remember where you are.  小恶魔，莱莎冷冷地说，你最好管紧你那张碎嘴，对我儿子客气点，否则保证你后悔。不要忘记自己身在何处，

　　This is the Eyrie, and these are knights⁹ of the Vale you see around you, true men who loved Jon Arryn well. Every one of them would die for me. 这里是鹰巢城，你周围的人都是艾林谷的骑士，个个忠贞不贰，对琼恩·艾林敬爱有加，他们每个人都愿意为我牺牲性命。

　　Lady Arryn, should any harm come to me, my brother Jaime will be pleased to see that they do. Even as he spat¹⁰ out the words, Tyrion knew they were folly¹¹. 艾林夫人，我要有什么不测，我老哥詹姆绝对很乐意料理他们。话出口的刹那，提利昂发觉这么说实在愚蠢。

　　Can you fly, my lord of Lannister? Lady Lysa asked. Does a dwarf¹² have wings? If not, you would be wiser to swallow the next threat that comes to mind. 兰尼斯特大人，敢问您会飞吗？莱莎夫人间，侏儒有没有长翅膀啊？如果没有，您最好乖乖地把其他威胁都吞下肚去。

　　I made no threats, Tyrion said. That was a promise. 我这不是威胁，提利昂道，而是保证。

1 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

2 faltered   

（嗓音）颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 )； 支吾其词； 蹒跚； 摇晃

参考例句：

• He faltered out a few words. 他支吾地说出了几句。
• "Er - but he has such a longhead!" the man faltered. 他不好意思似的嚅嗫着：“这孩子脑袋真长。”

3 stunted   

adj.矮小的；发育迟缓的

参考例句：

• the stunted lives of children deprived of education 未受教育的孩子所过的局限生活
• But the landed oligarchy had stunted the country's democratic development for generations. 但是好几代以来土地寡头的统治阻碍了这个国家民主的发展。

4 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

5 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

6 slaying   

杀戮。

参考例句：

• The man mimed the slaying of an enemy. 此人比手划脚地表演砍死一个敌人的情况。
• He is suspected of having been an accomplice in the slaying,butthey can't pin it on him. 他有嫌疑曾参与该杀人案，但他们找不到证据来指控他。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 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。

9 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。

10 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

11 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

12 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。