冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第776期:第三十八章 琼恩(17)

 　　Jon knew that other men accused of treason had been allowed to redeem¹ their honor on the Wall in days past. 过去，被控叛国的人的确有到长城赎罪的先例，这琼恩知道。

　　Why not Lord Eddard? His father here. 为什么艾德大人不行呢？父亲大人会来这里？

　　That was a strange thought, and strangely uncomfortable. 真是个怪异的念头，而且不知怎地令人十分不安。

　　It would be a monstrous² injustice³ to strip him of Winterfell and force him to take the black, and yet if it meant his life...  夺走他的临冬城，强迫他穿上黑衣，这是何等的不公不义啊？然而，假如他能因此逃过一劫……

　　And would Joffrey allow it? 可乔佛里会答应吗？

　　He remembered the prince at Winterfell, the way he'd mocked Robb and Sir Rodrik in the yard. 他忆起王太子在临冬城时，是如何在校场上嘲弄罗柏和罗德利克爵士。

　　Jon himself he had scarcely even noticed; bastards⁴ were beneath even his contempt. 他倒是没注意琼恩；对他而言，私生子太过微贱，连被他轻蔑都不配。

　　"My lord, will the king listen to you?" “大人，国王会听您的话吗？”

　　The Old Bear shrugged⁵. "A boy king... I imagine he'll listen to his mother. 熊老耸耸肩。“国王还是个孩子……我看他会听母亲的话罢。

　　A pity the dwarf⁶ isn't with them. 可惜那侏儒不在他们身边。

　　He's the lad's uncle, and he saw our need when he visited us. 他是那孩子的舅舅，也亲眼目睹我们亟需援助的迫切。

　　It was a bad thing, your lady mother taking him captive..." 你母亲大人就那样把他抓起来，实在是不妥……”

　　"Lady Stark⁷ is not my mother," Jon reminded him sharply. “史塔克夫人不是我母亲。”琼恩语气锐利地提醒他。

　　Tyrion Lannister had been a friend to him. 提利昂·兰尼斯特待他如友。

　　If Lord Eddard was killed, she would be as much to blame as the queen. 倘若艾德大人当真遇害，她和王后要负同样的责任。

　　"My lord, what of my sisters? Arya and Sansa, they were with my father, do you know..." “大人，我的妹妹们呢？艾莉亚和珊莎都跟我父亲在一起，您可知道——”

　　"Pycelle makes no mention of them, but doubtless they'll be treated gently. “派席尔信上没说，但相信她们定会受到妥善照顾。

　　I will ask about them when I write." Mormont shook his head. 我在回信中会问问她们的情形。”莫尔蒙摇摇头。

　　"This could not have happened at a worse time. “什么时候不好，偏偏挑这种时候。

　　If ever the realm needed a strong king... there are dark days and cold nights ahead, I feel it in my bones... " 王国正需要一个强有力的统治者……眼看黑暗和寒夜就要来临，我这身老骨头都感觉得到……”

　　He gave Jon a long shrewd look. "I hope you are not thinking of doing anything stupid, boy." 他意味深长地看了琼恩一眼。“小子，我希望你别做傻事。”

1 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

2 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

3 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

4 bastards   

私生子( bastard的名词复数 )； 坏蛋； 讨厌的事物； 麻烦事 （认为别人走运或不幸时说）家伙

参考例句：

• Those bastards don't care a damn about the welfare of the factory! 这批狗养的，不顾大局！ 来自子夜部分
• Let the first bastards to find out be the goddam Germans. 就让那些混账的德国佬去做最先发现的倒霉鬼吧。 来自演讲部分

5 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

7 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。