冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第813期:第三十八章 丹妮莉丝(3)

 　　They scrubbed her clean and dressed her in sandsilk, loose and flowing. 她们为她擦洗干净，穿上松滑的纱丝服饰。

　　As Doreah combed out her hair, she sent Jhiqui to find Sir Jorah Mormont. 多莉亚一边帮她梳头，她一边差姬琪去把乔拉·莫尔蒙爵士找来。

　　The knight¹ came at once. He wore horsehair leggings and painted vest, like a rider. 骑士立刻前来，他穿着马鬃绑腿，彩绘背心，和多斯拉克人无异。

　　Coarse black hair covered his thick chest and muscular arms. 粗黑的体毛覆盖了他厚实的胸膛和健壮的手臂。

　　"My princess. How may I serve you?" “公主殿下，请问您有何吩咐？”

　　"You must talk to my lord husband," Dany said. “你得和我夫君谈谈，”丹妮说，

　　"Drogo says the stallion who mounts the world will have all the lands of the earth to rule, and no need to cross the poison water. “卓戈说骑着世界的骏马将统治全世界，但无需横越毒水。

　　He talks of leading his khalasar east after Rhaego is born, to plunder² the lands around the Jade³ Sea." 他还说等雷戈出生后，要率领卡拉萨往东走，去掠夺玉海沿岸的土地。”

　　The knight looked thoughtful. 骑士似乎若有所思。

　　"The khal has never seen the Seven Kingdoms," he said. “卡奥从未见过七大王国，”他说。

　　"They are nothing to him. “七国对他来说什么都不是。

　　If he thinks of them at all, 就算他真的想过，

　　no doubt he thinks of islands, a few small cities clinging to rocks in the manner of Lorath or Lys, surrounded by stormy seas. 大概也以为那只是建在一群小岛上的城邦，周围是风暴不息的海洋，就像罗拉斯或里斯那样，

　　The riches of the east must seem a more tempting⁴ prospect⁵." 相较之下，富饶的东方想必更吸引人罢。”

　　"But he must ride west," Dany said, despairing. “可他一定得朝西走，”丹妮急了起来。

　　"Please, help me make him understand." “求求你，请帮助我让他了解罢。”

　　She had never seen the Seven Kingdoms either, no more than Drogo, 其实，她和卓戈一样没见过七大王国，

　　yet she felt as though she knew them from all the tales her brother had told her. 但听了哥哥所说的那些故事，她却觉得自己很熟悉。

　　Viserys had promised her a thousand times that he would take her back one day, 韦赛里斯承诺过几千几百次有朝一日会带她回家，

　　but he was dead now and his promises had died with him. 但他已经死了，所有的诺言自然也都不算数了。

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 plunder   

vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠

参考例句：

• The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
• Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。

3 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

4 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。