冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第826期:第三十八章 丹妮莉丝(16)

 　　Dany was near tears as they carried her back. 他们抬她回去时，丹妮几乎要哭出来。

　　The taste in her mouth was one she had known before: fear. 嘴里这种味道她早已尝过：恐惧。

　　For years she had lived in terror of Viserys, afraid of waking the dragon. 她长年生活在对韦赛里斯的恐惧当中，害怕唤醒睡龙之怒，

　　This was even worse. 现在的情形却更糟。

　　It was not just for herself that she feared now, but for her baby. 如今她不只为自己害怕，还要担心肚子里的胎儿。

　　He must have sensed her fright, for he moved restlessly inside her. 他想必是察觉了她的恐惧，因此在她体内不安地胎动着。

　　Dany stroked the swell¹ of her belly² gently, wishing she could reach him, touch him, soothe³ him. 丹妮轻抚隆起的肚子，希望她可以伸手触碰他、搂抱他、抚慰他。

　　"You are the blood of the dragon, little one," she whispered as her litter swayed along, curtains drawn⁴ tight. “小宝贝，你是真龙传人呢。”轿子帘幕紧掩，微微摇晃，她也随之晃动，

　　"You are the blood of the dragon, and the dragon does not fear." “真龙传人哟，龙是不会害怕的。”

　　Under the hollow hummock⁵ of earth that was her home in Vaes Dothrak, Dany ordered them to leave her, all but Sir Jorah. 回到她在维斯·多斯拉克的空心圆丘后，丹妮吩咐人们全部退下——除了乔拉爵士。

　　"Tell me," she commanded as she lowered herself onto her cushions. "Was it the Usurper⁶?" “告诉我，”她在靠垫上缓缓躺下，同时命令道，“是‘篡夺者’下的令吗？”

　　Yes. The knight⁷ drew out a folded parchment. “是的，”骑士取出一张卷起的羊皮纸。

　　"A letter to Viserys, from Magister Illyrio. “这是伊利里欧总督写给韦赛里斯的信。

　　Robert Baratheon offers lands and lordships for your death, or your brother's." 信中说，劳勃·拜拉席恩已经下令，只要有人能杀了你或你哥哥，即可受领封地成为贵族。”

　　My brother? Her sob⁸ was half a laugh. “我哥哥？”她的啜泣中有一半是笑。

　　"He does not know yet, does he? “他还不知道，是不是？

　　The Usurper owes Drogo a lordship." 这么说来篡夺者欠卓戈一个领主封号。”

　　This time her laugh was half a sob. She hugged herself protectively. 这次是她的笑声夹杂着啜泣，她保护性地紧抱住自己。

　　"And me, you said. Only me?" “你说还有我，是吗？只有我吗？”

1 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

2 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

3 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 hummock   

n.小丘

参考例句：

• He crawled up a small hummock and surveyed the prospect.他慢腾腾地登上一个小丘，看了看周围的地形。
• The two young men advanced cautiously towards the hummock.两个年轻人小心翼翼地向小丘前进。

6 usurper   

n. 篡夺者, 僭取者

参考例句：

• The usurper wrested the power from the king. 篡位者从国王手里夺取了权力。
• The usurper took power by force. 篡夺者武装夺取了权力。

7 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。

8 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。