冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第787期:第三十八章 布兰(1)

 　　A man went before them, pounding out a slow, deep-throated marching rhythm on a drum that was bigger than he was, boom, boom, boom. 有个士卒走在队伍前方，敲着一个比他人还大的鼓，“咚，咚，咚”，击打出缓慢而沉厚的行军节奏。

　　Bran watched them come from a guard turret¹ atop the outer wall, peering through Maester Luwin's bronze far-eye while perched on Hodor's shoulders. 布兰待在外城墙上一座守卫塔里，坐在阿多肩头，正用鲁温学士的青铜望远镜观察渐渐走近的军队。

　　Lord Rickard himself led them, 瑞卡德伯爵亲自领军，

　　his sons Harrion and Eddard and Torrhen riding beside him beneath night-black banners emblazoned with the white sunburst of their House. 他的儿子哈利昂、艾德和托伦骑马与之并肩而行，他们头顶飞扬着以漆黑夜色为底、白色日芒为徽的旗帜。

　　Old Nan said they had Stark² blood in them, going back hundreds of years, but they did not look like Starks to Bran. 老奶妈说他们体内流有史塔克族人的血液，可以追溯到数百年前，然而在布兰看来，这些人实在不像史塔克家后代，

　　They were big men, and fierce, faces covered with thick beards, hair worn loose past the shoulders. 他们个个生得人高马大，神情剽悍，脸上长着粗粗的胡子，发长过肩，

　　Their cloaks were made of skins, the pelts³ of bear and seal and wolf. 披风则是用熊、海豹和狼的皮做成。

　　They were the last, he knew. 他知道，这是最后一批军队。

　　The other lords were already here, with their hosts. 其他领主已先后率兵抵达。

　　Bran yearned⁴ to ride out among them, to see the winter houses full to bursting, the jostling crowds in the market square every morning, 布兰满心期盼能和他们一道骑马出城，去看看避冬市镇的屋宇人满为患、挤得水泄不通的模样；看看每天早上市集广场上的摩肩接踵；

　　the streets rutted and torn by wheel and hoof⁵. 看看巷道印满车辙马蹄的景况。

　　But Robb had forbidden him to leave the castle. 可罗柏不准他离开城堡。

　　"We have no men to spare to guard you," his brother had explained. “我们没有多余的人手保护你。”哥哥向他解释。

　　"I'll take Summer," Bran argued. “我会带夏天一起去啊。”布兰辩解。

1 turret   

n.塔楼，角塔

参考例句：

• This ancient turret has attracted many visitors.这座古老的塔楼吸引了很多游客。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔楼攀登上了要塞的城墙。

2 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。

3 pelts   

n. 皮毛，投掷, 疾行 vt. 剥去皮毛，（连续）投掷 vi. 猛击，大步走

参考例句：

• He did and Tibetans lit bonfires of the pelts. 他做到了，藏民们点起了篝火把皮毛都烧了。
• Description: A warm cloak fashioned from thick fabric and wolf pelts. 一个由厚布和狼皮做成的暖和的斗篷。

4 yearned   

渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
• She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。

5 hoof   

n.(马，牛等的)蹄

参考例句：

• Suddenly he heard the quick,short click of a horse's hoof behind him.突然间，他听见背后响起一阵急骤的马蹄的得得声。
• I was kicked by a hoof.我被一只蹄子踢到了。