冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第825期:第三十八章 丹妮莉丝(15)

 　　The trader vaulted¹ over the stall, darting² between Aggo and Rakharo. 酒商翻身跳过摊位，从阿戈和拉卡洛中间窜了出去，

　　Quaro reached for an arakh that was not there as the blond man slammed him aside. 撞开伸手想拿亚拉克弯刀、却扑了个空的魁洛，

　　He raced down the aisle³. 然后沿着过道逃走。

　　Dany heard the snap of Jhogo's whip, saw the leather lick out and coil around the wineseller's leg. 丹妮听到乔戈的鞭子啪啦，只见皮鞭如舌头般窜出，卷住酒贩的脚，

　　The man sprawled⁴ face first in the dirt. 这金发男子登时面朝下仆倒在地。

　　A dozen caravan⁵ guards had come running. 十来个商队守卫快步赶来，

　　With them was the master himself, Merchant Captain Byan Votyris,  商队统领拜安·佛提利斯也来了。

　　a diminutive⁶ Norvoshi with skin like old leather and a bristling⁷ blue mustachio that swept up to his ears. 他是个诺佛斯人，皮肤有如老旧皮革，身材矮小，蓝色竖胡直上耳际。

　　He seemed to know what had happened without a word being spoken. 他一句话也没问，似乎就明白发生了什么。

　　"Take this one away to await the pleasure of the khal," he commanded, gesturing at the man on the ground. “把这人带走，听候卡奥发落。”他指着地上的人下令，

　　Two guards hauled the wineseller to his feet. 两名守卫随即架起酒贩。

　　"His goods I gift to you as well, Princess," the merchant captain went on. “公主殿下，请收下他的酒当礼物。”商队统领继续说，

　　"Small token of regret, that one of mine would do this thing." “算是一点不成敬意的补偿，没想到我们商队里竟有人干出这种事，真对不住。”

　　Doreah and Jhiqui helped Dany back to her feet. 多莉亚和姬琪扶着丹妮站起来，

　　The poisoned wine was leaking from the broken cask into the dirt. 毒酒正从裂开的酒桶缓缓流到泥地上。

　　"How did you know?" she asked Sir Jorah, trembling. "How?" “你怎么知道？”她颤抖着问乔拉爵士。“你怎么知道？”

　　I did not know, Khaleesi, not until the man refused to drink, but once I read Magister Illyrio's letter, I feared. “卡丽熙，本来我也不知，是看他不肯喝酒方才确定。先前我读了伊利里欧总督的信，就害怕会有这种事发生。”

　　His dark eyes swept over the faces of the strangers in the market. 他深色的眼睛环视着市集里围观的陌生人群。

　　"Come. Best not to talk of it here." “走吧，不适合在这里谈。”

1 vaulted   

adj.拱状的

参考例句：

• She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
• The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。

2 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

3 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

4 sprawled   

v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词)；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
• He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。

5 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

6 diminutive   

adj.小巧可爱的，小的

参考例句：

• Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。
• She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。

7 bristling   

a.竖立的

参考例句：

• "Don't you question Miz Wilkes' word,'said Archie, his beard bristling. "威尔克斯太太的话，你就不必怀疑了。 "阿尔奇说。他的胡子也翘了起来。
• You were bristling just now. 你刚才在发毛。