冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第597期:第二十七章 琼恩(1)

 　　　The high road, Tyrion Lannister said.  走山路？提利昂·兰尼斯特道。

　　Lysa allowed herself a faint, satisfied smile.  莱莎嘴角泛起一丝细小但得意的微笑。

　　It was another sort of death sentence, Catelyn realized.  凯特琳忽然明白过来，这不啻另一种死刑。

　　Tyrion Lannister must know that as well.  提利昂·兰尼斯特想必也很清楚。

　　Yet the dwarf¹ favored Lady Arryn with a mocking bow.  然而侏儒仅故作礼貌地朝莱莎·艾林鞠了个躬。

　　As you command, my lady, he said. I believe we know the way. 遵命，夫人。他说，我们认得这条路。

　　You are as hopeless as any boys I have ever trained, Ser Alliser Thorne announced when they had all assembled in the yard.  我从没见过像你们这么无可救药的小鬼。等他们全体聚集在训练场里，艾里沙·索恩爵士说，

　　Your hands were made for manure² shovels³, not for swords, and if it were up to me, the lot of you would be set to herding⁴ swine.  你们的手生来只配挑粪，没资格拿剑。若是依我之见，我会发配你们通通去养猪。

　　But last night I was told that Gueren is marching five new boys up the kingsroad.  可是昨晚我听说葛伦正带着五个小伙子，从国王大道上来。

　　One or two may even be worth the price of piss.  其中一两个或许还有救。

　　To make room for them, I have decided⁵ to pass eight of you on to the Lord Commander to do with as he will.  为了给他们腾出位置，我决定放过你们其中八个，交给司令官去处置。

　　He called out the names one by one.  他一个接一个喊出名字，

　　Toad⁶. Stone Head. Aurochs. Lover. Pimple⁷. Monkey. Ser Loon⁸. Last, he looked at Jon. And the Bastard⁹. 癞蛤蟆、呆头、大笨牛、娘娘腔、雀斑男、猴子、蠢蛋爵士，最后他看看琼恩，还有野种。

　　Pyp let fly a whoop¹⁰ and thrust his sword into the air.  派普呼了口气，兴奋得把剑抛向空中。

　　Ser Alliser fixed¹¹ him with a reptile¹² stare.  艾里沙爵士恶狠狠地瞪着他。

1 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。

2 manure   

n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥

参考例句：

• The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
• The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

3 shovels   

n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份

参考例句：

• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
• In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天，我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。 来自辞典例句

4 herding   

中畜群

参考例句：

• The little boy is herding the cattle. 这个小男孩在放牛。
• They have been herding cattle on the tableland for generations. 他们世世代代在这高原上放牧。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

7 pimple   

n.丘疹，面泡，青春豆

参考例句：

• His face was covered with pimples.他满脸粉刺。
• This is also a way to prevent the pimple.这也是防止疙瘩的一个途径。

8 loon   

n.狂人

参考例句：

• That guy's a real loon.那个人是个真正的疯子。
• Everyone thought he was a loon.每个人都骂他神经。

9 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

10 whoop   

n.大叫，呐喊，喘息声；v.叫喊，喘息

参考例句：

• He gave a whoop of joy when he saw his new bicycle.他看到自己的新自行车时，高兴得叫了起来。
• Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend.大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。

11 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

12 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。