冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第723期:第三十四章 艾德(8)

 　　Joffrey stood. His red satin cape¹ was patterned in gold thread; 乔佛里站起来。他的红缎披风绣了金线，

　　fifty roaring lions to one side, fifty prancing² stags to the other.  一边是五十只怒吼雄狮，另一边则是五十只跳跃公鹿。

　　"I command the council to make all the necessary arrangements for my coronation," the boy proclaimed.  “我命令御前会议全速准备我的加冕仪式，”男孩宣布，

　　"I wish to be crowned within the fortnight. “我希望在两周内完成加冕。

　　Today I shall accept oaths of fealty³ from my loyal councillors." 今天我要接受朝廷重臣的宣誓效命。”

　　Ned produced Robert's letter.  奈德取出劳勃的信。

　　"Lord Varys, be so kind as to show this to my lady of Lannister." “瓦里斯大人，有劳您将这封信拿给兰尼斯特家族的夫人。”

　　The eunuch carried the letter to Cersei. 太监把信递给瑟曦，

　　The queen glanced at the words. 王后瞄了一眼。

　　"Protector of the Realm," she read.  “全境守护者，”她念道，

　　"Is this meant to be your shield, my lord? A piece of paper?" “大人，您想拿这当挡箭牌吗？就区区一张纸？”

　　She ripped the letter in half, ripped the halves in quarters, and let the pieces flutter to the floor. 她将纸撕成两半，再撕成四片，碎片散落一地。

　　Those were the king's words, Sir Barristan said, shocked. “那是国王的遗嘱啊。”巴利斯坦爵士骇然。

　　We have a new king now, Cersei Lannister replied. “我们有了新国王。”瑟曦·兰尼斯特说，

　　"Lord Eddard, when last we spoke⁴, you gave me some counsel.  “艾德大人，上次我们见面，您给了我一些建议，

　　Allow me to return the courtesy.  现在让我也回个礼。

　　Bend the knee, my lord. 跪下，大人。

　　Bend the knee and swear fealty to my son,  只要您下跪宣誓效忠我儿子，

　　and we shall allow you to step down as Hand and live out your days in the grey waste you call home." 我们就准许您卸下首相职务，回到那片您称之为家的灰色荒原安享晚年。”

　　Would that I could, Ned said grimly.  “我倒期望如此。”奈德冷冷地说。

　　If she was so determined⁵ to force the issue here and now, she left him no choice. 既然她执意在此时此地做个了断，那他别无选择。

　　"Your son has no claim to the throne he sits. “但你儿子无权继承王位。

　　Lord Stannis is Robert's true heir." 史坦尼斯大人才是劳勃合法的继承人。”

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 prancing   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。
• The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马，他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。