冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第633期:第二十九章 艾德(16)

 　　"How so, Lord Varys?" Ned asked brusquely.  “瓦里斯大人，此话怎讲？”奈德唐突地问。

　　His leg was throbbing¹, and he was in no mood for word games. 他的断腿隐隐抽痛，此刻他没有心情玩文字游戏。

　　"Had it been me up there, I should have sent Sir Loras.  “换做是我坐上面，我大概会派洛拉斯爵士去。

　　He so wanted to go...and a man who has the Lannisters for his enemies would do well to make the Tyrells his friends." 瞧他那副跃跃欲试的模样……再说要与兰尼斯特为敌，还有什么能比拉拢提利尔家族更要紧呢？”

　　"Sir Loras is young," said Ned. "I daresay he will outgrow² the disappointment." “洛拉斯爵士还年轻，”奈德道，“我敢说他很快就会忘记这次失意。”

　　"And Sir Ilyn?" The eunuch stroked a plump, powdered cheek. “那伊林爵士呢？”太监轻抚他搽过粉的肥胖脸颊。

　　"He is the King's Justice, after all. Sending other men to do his office...some might construe³ that as a grave insult." “再怎么说，他到底是国王的执法官哪，叫别人去做他份内之事……可能会被解读成恶意侮辱哟。”

　　"No slight was intended." In truth, Ned did not trust the mute knight⁴, though perhaps that was only because he misliked executioners. “我并无冒犯之意。”老实说，奈德并不信任那位哑巴骑士，但归根到底，或许只是肇因于他对刽子手的嫌恶罢。

　　"I remind you, the Paynes are bannermen to House Lannister. “容我提醒您，派恩家族世代是兰尼斯特臣属。

　　I thought it best to choose men who owed Lord Tywin no fealty⁵." 我认为选择并未对泰温大人宣誓效忠的人前去比较妥当。”

　　"Very prudent⁶, no doubt," Varys said. "Still, I chanced to see Sir Ilyn in the back of the hall, staring at us with those pale eyes of his, “您的作法毫无疑问非常谨慎，”瓦里斯道，“只是我碰巧看见伊林爵士站在大厅后面，张大那双苍白的眼睛瞪着我们，

　　and I must say, he did not look pleased, though to be sure it is hard to tell with our silent knight. 我必须承认，他看起来委实不怎么高兴，虽然我们这位沉默寡言的骑士先生心里究竟在想些什么，原本就不易猜测。

　　I hope he outgrows⁷ his disappointment as well.  我也希望他很快就会忘记这次失意。

　　He does so love his work..." 他可是热爱着他的工作啊……”

1 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

2 outgrow   

vt.长大得使…不再适用；成长得不再要

参考例句：

• The little girl will outgrow her fear of pet animals.小女孩慢慢长大后就不会在怕宠物了。
• Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit.梦游的孩子通常在长大后这个习惯自然消失。

3 construe   

v.翻译，解释

参考例句：

• He had tried to construe a passage from Homer.他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。
• You can construe what he said in a number of different ways.他的话可以有好几种解释。

4 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。

5 fealty   

n.忠贞，忠节

参考例句：

• He swore fealty to the king.他宣誓效忠国王。
• If you are fealty and virtuous,then I would like to meet you.如果你孝顺善良，我很愿意认识你。

6 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

7 outgrows   

长[发展] 得超过（某物）的范围( outgrow的第三人称单数 )； 长[发展]得不能再要（某物）； 长得比…快； 生长速度超过

参考例句：

• This variety of tomato outgrows all others. 这种品种的西红柿生长得比所有其他品种快。
• That boy outgrows his clothes every few months. 那男孩生长发育很快，每隔几个月他的衣服就穿不下了。