冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第749期:第三十七章 珊莎(5)

 　　She averted¹ her eyes quickly, afraid to ask, afraid to look too long, afraid he might be someone she knew. 她连忙移开视线，不敢发问，不敢再看，不敢想象那是某位她所认识的人。

　　They found Queen Cersei in the council chambers², seated at the head of a long table littered with papers, candles, and blocks of sealing wax.  他们在议事厅里找到瑟曦王后，她正坐在长桌的首位，桌上堆满纸张、蜡烛和一叠叠的蜡泥。

　　The room was as splendid as any that Sansa had ever seen.  珊莎不曾见过陈设如此华丽的房间，

　　She stared in awe³ at the carved wooden screen and the twin sphinxes that sat beside the door. 不由得睁大眼睛看着雕花木屏风，以及蹲坐大门两侧的人面狮身兽雕像。

　　Your Grace, Sir Boros said when they were ushered⁴ inside by another of the Kingsguard, Sir Mandon of the curiously⁵ dead face, "I've brought the girl." “王后陛下，”当另一名御林铁卫，生了张死人脸的曼登爵士领他们走进去时，柏洛斯爵士开口说，“我把这女孩带来了。”

　　Sansa had hoped Joffrey might be with her. 珊莎原本期盼乔佛里会和王后在一起，

　　Her prince was not there, but three of the king's councillors were. 可惜她的白马王子没来，反倒是三位重臣在场。

　　Lord Petyr Baelish sat on the queen's left hand, Grand Maester Pycelle at the end of the table, while Lord Varys hovered⁶ over them, smelling flowery. 派提尔·贝里席伯爵坐在王后左手，派席尔国师在桌子另一边，浑身花香的瓦里斯伯爵则在他们周围晃来晃去。

　　All of them were clad in black, she realized with a feeling of dread⁷. Mourning clothes... 她突然恐惧地发现他们都身着黑衣，那是丧服的颜色啊……

　　The queen wore a high-collared black silk gown, with a hundred dark red rubies⁸ sewn into her bodice, covering her from neck to bosom⁹.  王后穿了一件高领的黑丝礼服，上身缝缀了上百颗暗红宝石，从脖颈直覆到胸部。

　　They were cut in the shape of teardrops, as if the queen were weeping blood.  宝石被琢磨成泪滴的形状，一眼望去，王后仿佛正在泣血。

　　Cersei smiled to see her, and Sansa thought it was the sweetest and saddest smile she had ever seen. 瑟曦见到她，脸上露出珊莎所见过最甜美、却也最哀伤的微笑。

1 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

2 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

3 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 curiously   

adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地

参考例句：

• He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
• He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。

6 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。

7 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

8 rubies   

红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色

参考例句：

• a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

9 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。