冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第599期:第二十七章 琼恩(3)

 　　Is, Jon corrected. He would not accept that Benjen Stark¹ was dead.  我叔叔现在还是首席游骑兵。琼恩纠正他。他绝不相信班扬·史塔克已死。

　　Before he could say more, Haider cried, Here, you planning to drink that all yourself?  他还来不及再说，只听霍德喊道，好家伙，你打算独吞啊？

　　Pyp snatched the skin from his hand and danced away, laughing.  派普从他手中一把攫走酒袋，笑着跑开。

　　While Grenn seized his arm, Pyp gave the skin a squeeze, and a thin stream of red squirted Jon in the face.  葛兰抓住他的手，派普使劲把酒袋一捏，一股细细的红色酒柱便喷到琼恩脸上。

　　Haider howled in protest at the waste of good wine. Jon sputtered² and struggled.  霍德大吼着叫他别浪费好东西。琼恩含含糊糊、说不出话，挣扎着想站稳，

　　Matthar and Jeren climbed the wall and began pelting³ them all with snowballs. 这时梅沙和杰伦爬到墙上，开始朝他们猛扔雪球。

　　By the time he wrenched⁴ free, with snow in his hair and wine stains on his surcoat, Samwell Tarly had gone. 等他挣脱开来，满头是雪，衣服上也都是葡萄酒，山姆威尔·塔利已经走了。

　　That night, Three-Finger Hobb cooked the boys a special meal to mark the occasion.  当晚，三指哈布为庆祝男孩们的晋升，特别煮了顿丰盛晚餐。

　　When Jon arrived at the common hall, the Lord Steward⁵ himself led him to the bench near the fire.  琼恩走进大厅时，总务长亲自领他前往靠近火炉的座位，

　　The older men clapped him on the arm in passing.  途中老鸟们纷纷拍他表示嘉许。

　　The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, garnished⁶ with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed⁷ yellow turnips⁹ swimming in butter.  八个即将成为黑衣弟兄的男孩品尝了薄荷叶装饰、用大蒜和药草烤的羊肉，以及浸在奶油里的黄萝卜泥。

　　From the Lord Commander's own table, Bowen Marsh¹⁰ told them.  这可是总司令的餐桌上才有的好东西。波文·马尔锡告诉他们。

　　There were salads of spinach¹¹ and chickpeas and turnip⁸ greens, and afterward¹² bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream. 除此之外，桌上还有用菠菜、鹰嘴豆和芜菁做的凉拌沙拉，饭后甜点则是冰镇的蓝莓和甜奶油。

　　Do you think they'll keep us together?  你觉得他们会把我们编在一起吗？

　　Pyp wondered as they gorged¹³ themselves happily. 当他们开心地狼吞虎咽时，派普不禁问。

1 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

2 sputtered   

v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的过去式和过去分词 )；发劈啪声；喷出；飞溅出

参考例句：

• The candle sputtered out. 蜡烛噼啪爆响着熄灭了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The balky engine sputtered and stopped. 不听使唤的发动机劈啪作响地停了下来。 来自辞典例句

3 pelting   

微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的

参考例句：

• The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
• Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。

4 wrenched   

v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
• He wrenched the book from her hands. 他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

6 garnished   

v.给（上餐桌的食物）加装饰( garnish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her robes were garnished with gems. 她的礼服上装饰着宝石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. 给这道菜配上几角酸橙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

8 turnip   

n.萝卜，芜菁

参考例句：

• The turnip provides nutrition for you.芜菁为你提供营养。
• A turnip is a root vegetable.芜菁是根茎类植物。

9 turnips   

芜青( turnip的名词复数 )； 芜菁块根； 芜菁甘蓝块根； 怀表

参考例句：

• Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）
• This is turnip soup, made from real turnips. 这是大头菜汤，用真正的大头菜做的。

10 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

11 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。

12 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

13 gorged   

v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的过去式和过去分词 )；作呕

参考例句：

• He gorged himself at the party. 在宴会上他狼吞虎咽地把自己塞饱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The men, gorged with food, had unbuttoned their vests. 那些男人，吃得直打饱嗝，解开了背心的钮扣。 来自辞典例句