冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第809期:第三十八章 布兰(23)

 　　His brother wore grey chainmail over bleached¹ leathers, sword and dagger² at his waist, a fur-trimmed cloak across his shoulders. 他身穿漂白的皮革背心，外罩灰色锁子甲，腰际挂着长剑和匕首，肩披绒毛滚边的披风。

　　"You must take my place, as I took Father's, until we come home." “你必须暂代我职，如同我暂代父亲的位置一样，直到我们回家。”

　　I know, Bran replied miserably³. “我知道。”布兰可怜兮兮地回答。

　　He had never felt so little or alone or scared. 他从未感觉如此孤单寂寞，又如此害怕。

　　He did not know how to be a lord. 他根本不知道城主该怎么当。

　　Listen to Maester Luwin's counsel, and take care of Rickon. “听从鲁温师傅的意见，并好好照顾瑞肯。

　　Tell him that I'll be back as soon as the fighting is done. 告诉他，等战事结束，我就立刻回家。”

　　Rickon had refused to come down. 瑞肯拒绝下楼，

　　He was up in his chamber⁴, redeyed and defiant⁵. 他红着眼睛，倔强地躲在楼上卧房里。

　　"No!" he'd screamed when Bran had asked if he didn't want to say farewell to Robb. "NO farewell!" “不要！”当布兰问他要不要跟罗柏说再见时，他大声尖叫，“不要说再见！”

　　I told him, Bran said. "He says no one ever comes back." “我跟他说过了，”布兰道，“可他说大家都没回来。”

　　He can't be a baby forever. He's a Stark⁶, and near four. Robb sighed. “他不能永远当个小孩子。他是史塔克家族的人，已经快满四岁了。”罗柏叹道，

　　"Well, Mother will be home soon. And I'll bring back Father, I promise." “嗯，母亲就快回来了，我也会把父亲带回来，我向你保证。”

　　He wheeled his courser around and trotted⁷ away. 说完，他调转马头，快步跑开。

　　Grey Wind followed, loping beside the warhorse, lean and swift. 灰风身形矫健地跟了上去，跑在战马旁边。

　　Hallis Mollen went before them through the gate, carrying the rippling⁸ white banner of House Stark atop a high standard of grey ash. 哈里斯·莫兰走在最前，领头穿过城门，高举史塔克家族的灰白旗帜，旌旗在风中飘动。

　　Theon Greyjoy and the Greatjon fell in on either side of Robb, 席恩·葛雷乔伊和大琼恩走在罗柏两侧，

　　and their knights⁹ formed up in a double column behind them, steel-tipped lances glinting in the sun. 骑士们则成两列纵队紧随在后，钢铁枪尖在日光下闪闪发亮。

1 bleached   

漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的

参考例句：

• His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
• The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。

2 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

3 miserably   

adv.痛苦地；悲惨地；糟糕地；极度地

参考例句：

• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
• It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨，天气又冷又湿，令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

5 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

6 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。

7 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。

8 rippling   

起涟漪的，潺潺流水般声音的

参考例句：

• I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
• The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。

9 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。