冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第680期:第三十三章 艾德(2)

 　　Cayn helped him with his clothes; white linen¹ tunic² and grey cloak, trousers slit³ open down his plaster-sheathed⁴ leg, 凯恩服侍他更衣，他穿上白色亚麻布外衣和灰色披风，裤子已经裁短，方便打上石膏的断腿。

　　his badge of office, and last of all a belt of heavy silver links. 他扣上首相徽章，以及一条沉重的银链腰带，

　　He sheathed the Valyrian dagger⁵ at his waist. 最后将那把瓦雷利亚匕首系在腰间。

　　The Red Keep was dark and still as Cayn and Tomard escorted him across the inner bailey. 红堡黑暗而寂静。当凯恩和托马德护送他穿过内城时，

　　The moon hung low over the walls, ripening⁶ toward full. 由缺转圆的月亮已经低悬高墙。

　　On the ramparts, a guardsman in a gold cloak walked his rounds. 壁垒上，一名金色披风的守卫正来回巡视。

　　The royal apartments were in Maegor's Holdfast,  王家居室位于梅葛楼，

　　a massive square fortress⁷ that nestled in the heart of the Red Keep behind walls twelve feet thick and a dry moat lined with iron spikes⁸, a castle-within-a-castle.  那是一座巨大的方形要塞，深藏在红堡的中心地带，由十二尺厚的围墙以及干涸但插满尖刺的护城河团团包围。这是座城中之城。

　　Sir Boros Blount guarded the far end of the bridge, white steel armor ghostly in the moonlight. 柏洛斯·布劳恩爵士把守在吊桥彼端，白色精钢铠甲在月光下寒气森森。

　　Within, Ned passed two other knights⁹ of the Kingsguard;  进楼之后，奈德又经过两名御林铁卫，

　　Sir Preston Greenfield stood at the bottom of the steps, and Sir Barristan Selmy waited at the door of the king's bedchamber. 普列斯顿·格林菲尔爵士站在楼梯口，巴利斯坦·赛尔弥爵士守在国王寝室门外。

　　Three men in white cloaks, he thought, remembering, and a strange chill went through him. 三个雪白披风的骑士，他忆起过去，一阵诡异的寒意袭上心头。

　　Sir Barristan's face was as pale as his armor. 巴利斯坦爵士的脸和他的盔甲一样苍白。

　　Ned had only to look at him to know that something was dreadfully wrong. 奈德只需看他一眼，便知大事不妙。

1 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

2 tunic   

n.束腰外衣

参考例句：

• The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。
• Your tunic and hose match ill with that jewel,young man.你的外套和裤子跟你那首饰可不相称呢，年轻人。

3 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。

4 sheathed   

adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的；覆盖的；铠装的；装鞘了的v.将（刀、剑等）插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 )；包，覆盖

参考例句：

• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour. 防弹车护有装甲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The effect of his mediation was so great that both parties sheathed the sword at once. 他的调停非常有效，双方立刻停战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

6 ripening   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的现在分词 )；熟化；熟成

参考例句：

• The corn is blossoming [ripening]. 玉米正在开花[成熟]。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• When the summer crop is ripening, the autumn crop has to be sowed. 夏季作物成熟时，就得播种秋季作物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。

8 spikes   

n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
• There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。