冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第594期:第二十七章 凯特琳(16)

 　　Ser Vardis drove forward off his back foot, his own silver blade descending¹ in a savage² arc.  瓦狄斯爵士后脚一蹬，手中银剑凌空挥出一道凶猛的圆弧。

　　Bronn slammed it aside and danced away.  波隆硬是把它拨开，然后跳出去。

　　The knight³ crashed into the weeping woman, rocking her on her plinth.  骑士撞上哭泣的女人，震得她在基座上摇晃。

　　Staggered, he stepped backward, his head turning this way and that as he searched for his foe⁴.  他踉跄着退开，左顾右盼搜索对手，

　　The slit⁵ visor of his helm narrowed his vision. 面罩上的细缝限制了他的视线。

　　Behind you, ser! Lord Hunter shouted, too late.  爵士先生，在你后面！杭特伯爵大喝，可惜为时已晚。

　　Bronn brought his sword down with both hands, catching⁶ Ser Vardis in the elbow of his sword arm.  波隆双手举剑，狠狠往下一斩，正中瓦狄斯爵士的右手肘。

　　The thin lobstered metal that protected the joint⁷ crunched⁸.  保护关节的细薄圆碟响声大作。

　　The knight grunted⁹, turning, wrenching¹⁰ his weapon up.  骑士闷哼着转身，托起长剑。

　　This time Bronn stood his ground.  这回波隆守在原地，

　　The swords flew at each other, and their steel song filled the garden and rang off the white towers of the Eyrie. 两人你来我往，刀剑交织出的金属歌声响彻花园，回荡在鹰巢城的七座白塔之间。

　　Ser Vardis is hurt, Ser Rodrik said, his voice grave. 瓦狄斯爵士受伤了。罗德利克爵士语气沉重地说。

　　Catelyn did not need to be told; she had eyes, she could see the bright finger of blood running along the knight's forearm, the wetness inside the elbow joint.  不需他说，凯特琳也看得见鲜血正如无数手指，从他前臂缓缓流下，她还看得见他手肘关节的黏湿。

　　Every parry was a little slower and a little lower than the one before.  他的每记挡格越来越慢，越来越低。

　　Ser Vardis turned his side to his foe, trying to use his shield to block instead, but Bronn slid around him, quick as a cat.  瓦狄斯爵士侧身面对敌人，想用盾牌抵挡攻势，然而波隆也跟着侧移，行动灵敏如猫。

　　The sellsword seemed to be getting stronger.  而今，佣兵似乎愈发强壮，

　　His cuts were leaving their marks now.  他的挥砍陆续留下痕迹。

　　Deep shiny gashes¹¹ gleamed all over the knight's armor, on his right thigh¹², his beaked¹³ visor, crossing on his breastplate, a long one along the front of his gorget.  骑士的铠甲、右腿、喙状面罩和护胸，甚至颈甲都印上了深陷的闪亮凹痕。

　　The moon-and-falcon rondel over Ser Vardis's right arm was sheared¹⁴ clean in half, hanging by its strap¹⁵.  瓦狄斯爵士右臂的新月猎鹰圆碟被砍成两截，挂在皮带上。

　　They could hear his labored¹⁶ breath, rattling¹⁷ through the air holes in his visor. 他们可以听见从他面罩里传出的沉重呼吸。

1 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

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 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

5 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

6 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 crunched   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He closed his jaws on the bones and crunched. 他咬紧骨头，使劲地嚼。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命

9 grunted   

（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )； （指人）发出类似的哼声； 咕哝着说

参考例句：

• She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
• She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。

10 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

11 gashes   

n.深长的切口（或伤口）( gash的名词复数 )v.划伤，割破( gash的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The classmates' hearts ached for him and they begged him to wear gloves to prevent any more gashes. 同学们都心疼他，劝他干活时戴上手套，免得再弄破手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stripped himself, and I counted twenty-seven separate scars and gashes. 他脱去衣服，我在他身上数出了二十七处瘢痕和深深的伤口。 来自辞典例句

12 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

13 beaked   

adj.有喙的，鸟嘴状的

参考例句：

• A Fox invited a long-beaked Stork to have dinner with him. 狐狸请长嘴鹳同他一起吃饭。 来自互联网
• Most of the other fossils come from rhynchosaurs (parrot-beaked reptiles). 其他大部分化石来自剪嘴龙（嘴像鹦鹉的爬行动物）。 来自互联网

14 sheared   

v.剪羊毛( shear的过去式和过去分词 )；切断；剪切

参考例句：

• A jet plane sheared the blue sky. 一架喷气式飞机划破蓝空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The pedal had sheared off at the pivot. 踏板在枢轴处断裂了。 来自辞典例句

15 strap   

n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎

参考例句：

• She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
• The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

16 labored   

adj.吃力的，谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
• They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句

17 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。