冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第672期:第三十二章 丹妮莉丝(14)

 　　The stallion is the khal of khals promised in ancient prophecy, child.  “孩子，这匹骏马是远古预言中许诺的君王，卡奥中的卡奥，预言中是这么说的，

　　He will unite the Dothraki into a single khalasar and ride to the ends of the earth, or so it was promised. 他将统一多斯拉克民族，组成一个庞大的卡拉萨，版图远及世界尽头，

　　All the people of the world will be his herd¹. 世上所有人类都会归他统领。”

　　Oh, Dany said in a small voice. “噢，”丹妮小声说。

　　Her hand smoothed her robe down over the swell² of her stomach. 她伸手抚平肚子上的长袍。

　　"I named him Rhaego." “我给他取名雷戈。”

　　A name to make the Usurper's blood run cold. “这名字会教篡夺者浑身发冷。”

　　Suddenly Doreah was tugging³ at her elbow.  突然多莉亚扯着她的手肘。

　　"My lady, " the handmaid whispered urgently, "your brother..." “卡丽熙，”女仆焦急地耳语，“您哥哥他……”

　　Dany looked down the length of the long, roofless hall and there he was, striding toward her.  丹妮放眼朝无顶的长厅彼端望去，果然看见他大跨步朝她走来。

　　From the lurch⁴ in his step, she could tell at once that Viserys had found his wine... and something that passed for courage. 从那踉跄的脚步看来，她立时明白韦赛里斯已经找到了他的葡萄酒……以及某种勉强可算是勇气的东西。

　　He was wearing his scarlet⁵ silks, soiled and travel-stained. 他穿着鲜红丝衣，上面沾满汗渍和尘土，

　　His cloak and gloves were black velvet⁶, faded from the sun.  他的披风和手套本为黑色天鹅绒，如今也因日晒而褪色。

　　His boots were dry and cracked, his silver-blond hair matted and tangled⁷. 他的靴子干裂，银发纠结散乱，

　　A longsword swung from his belt in a leather scabbard. 腰间斜挂着一柄皮套长剑。

　　The Dothraki eyed the sword as he passed; Dany heard curses and threats and angry muttering rising all around her, like a tide. 他走进来时，多斯拉克人纷纷盯着他的剑，丹妮听见咒骂，威胁和愤怒的话语如涨潮般从四周升起。

　　The music died away in a nervous stammering⁸ of drums. 鼓声凌乱，音乐也渐渐停了下来。

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

2 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

3 tugging   

n.牵引感v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish. 汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. 她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。 来自辞典例句

4 lurch   

n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行

参考例句：

• It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
• He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。

5 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

6 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

7 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

8 stammering   

v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He betrayed nervousness by stammering. 他说话结结巴巴说明他胆子小。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Why,\" he said, actually stammering, \"how do you do?\" “哎呀，\"他说，真的有些结结巴巴，\"你好啊？” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹