冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第735期:第三十四章 艾莉亚(10)

 　　They had killed Jory and Wyl and Heward, and that guardsman on the step, whoever he had been.  他们杀了乔里、韦尔和海华，以及楼梯上那个不知名的守卫。

　　They could kill her father too, and her if they caught her.  说不定他们也会杀掉父亲，若她被逮着的话，恐怕也难逃一死。

　　"Fear cuts deeper than swords," she said aloud, but it was no good pretending to be a water dancer,  “恐惧比利剑更伤人，”她大声说，但假装自己是水舞者无济于事，

　　Syrio had been a water dancer and the white knight¹ had probably killed him,  何况身为水舞者的西利欧很可能已死在白骑士手下。

　　and anyhow she was only a little girl with a wooden stick, alone and afraid.  她只是个担惊受怕、孤伶伶的小女孩，手中只有一把木剑。

　　She squirmed out into the yard, glancing around warily² as she climbed to her feet.  她挤着身子，爬进广场，小心翼翼地环顾四周后，方才站起。

　　The castle seemed deserted³. The Red Keep was never deserted.  城堡似乎空无一人，可城堡绝不可能空无一人。

　　All the people must be hiding inside, their doors barred.  大家一定都关上门躲了起来。

　　Arya glanced up longingly⁴ at her bedchamber,  艾莉亚思慕地望望自己的卧房，

　　then moved away from the Tower of the Hand, keeping close to the wall as she slid from shadow to shadow.  然后沿着墙边阴影，离开了首相塔。

　　She pretended she was chasing cats... except she was the cat now, and if they caught her, they would kill her. 她假装自己在抓猫……只可惜现在被抓的是她，而一旦被抓，铁定没命。

　　Moving between buildings and over walls, keeping stone to her back wherever possible so no one could surprise her,  艾莉亚在建筑和高墙间穿梭，尽可能背靠着墙，防止别人偷袭，

　　Arya reached the stables almost without incident.  最后总算平安无事地抵达马厩。

　　A dozen gold cloaks in mail and plate ran past as she was edging across the inner bailey,  穿过内城时，她看到十来个全副武装、穿着锁甲和全身铠甲的金袍卫士从身边跑过，

　　but without knowing whose side they were on, she hunched⁵ down low in the shadows and let them pass. 但由于不知他们站哪一边，所以她躲在阴影里蹲低身子等他们过去。

　　Hullen, who had been master of horse at Winterfell as long as Arya could remember, was slumped⁶ on the ground by the stable door.  从艾莉亚有记忆以来便担任临冬城马房总管的胡伦趴在马厩门边的地上。

　　He had been stabbed so many times it looked as if his tunic⁷ was patterned with scarlet⁸ flowers. 他身上中刀无数，以致于外衣好似绣满了腥红花朵。

1 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。

2 warily   

adv.留心地

参考例句：

• He looked warily around him,pretending to look after Carrie.他小心地看了一下四周，假装是在照顾嘉莉。
• They were heading warily to a point in the enemy line.他们正小心翼翼地向着敌人封锁线的某一处前进。

3 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

4 longingly   

adv. 渴望地 热望地

参考例句：

• He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情，一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。

5 hunched   

（常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦）耸肩弓身的，伏首前倾的

参考例句：

• He sat with his shoulders hunched up. 他耸起双肩坐着。
• Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette. 斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

6 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

7 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。

8 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。