冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第861期:第四十章 提利昂(11)

 　　Things had gotten interesting while he'd been away, Tyrion reflected. 看来他缺席期间，局势产生了有趣的发展，提利昂心想。

　　"And what is our fearless monarch¹ doing whilst all this ‘butcher's work' is being done?" he wondered. “当外面净在干些‘屠杀之事’的时候，咱们骁勇善战的国王陛下又在做什么呢？”他问，

　　"How has my lovely and persuasive² sister gotten Robert to agree to the imprisonment³ of his dear friend Ned?" “我倒很想知道，我那能言善道的漂亮姐姐，究竟是怎么说服劳勃，同意囚禁他亲爱的伙伴奈德？”

　　Robert Baratheon is dead, his father told him. “劳勃·拜拉席恩已经死了。”父亲告诉他。

　　"Your nephew reigns⁴ in King's Landing." “如今在君临执政的是你外甥。”

　　That did take Tyrion aback. 这倒真令提利昂大吃一惊。

　　"My sister, you mean." He took another gulp⁵ of ale. “你的意思是我姐姐执政？”他又灌了一口酒。

　　The realm would be a much different place with Cersei ruling in place of her husband. 眼下瑟曦的老公死了，换她掌权，王国局势必将大为动荡。

　　If you have a mind to make yourself of use, I will give you a command, his father said. “如果你有意帮忙，我倒有个任务可以交给你。”父亲说，

　　"Marq Piper and Karyl Vance are loose in our rear, raiding our lands across the Red Fork." “马柯·派柏和卡列尔·凡斯在我们后方兴风作浪，袭击我红叉河对岸的领土。”

　　Tyrion made a tsking sound. 提利昂啧了一声。

　　"The gall⁶ of them, fighting back. “不过就是几只寄生虫捣蛋，

　　Ordinarily I'd be glad to punish such rudeness, Father, but the truth is, I have pressing business elsewhere." 若是平常，我会很乐意去给这些没礼貌的家伙一点颜色瞧瞧，可是父亲大人，我还可以派上别的用场。”

　　Do you? Lord Tywin did not seem awed⁷. “是吗？”父亲看来不为所动。

　　"We also have a pair of Ned Stark's afterthoughts making a nuisance of themselves by harassing⁸ my foraging⁹ parties. “另外还有两个奈德·史塔克的余孽，专门骚扰我们的征粮部队。

　　Beric Dondarrion, some young lordling with delusions¹⁰ of valor¹¹.  一个是想逞英雄的贵族少爷贝里·唐德利恩，

1 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

2 persuasive   

adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的

参考例句：

• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
• The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。

3 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

4 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

5 gulp   

vt.吞咽，大口地吸（气）；vi.哽住；n.吞咽

参考例句：

• She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
• Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽，要嚼碎了再咽下去。

6 gall   

v.使烦恼，使焦躁，难堪；n.磨难

参考例句：

• It galled him to have to ask for a loan.必须向人借钱使他感到难堪。
• No gall,no glory.没有磨难，何来荣耀。

7 awed   

adj.充满敬畏的，表示敬畏的v.使敬畏，使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 观众席上鸦雀无声，人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was awed by the huge gorilla. 那只大猩猩使我惊惧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

9 foraging   

v.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）( forage的现在分词 )；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）

参考例句：

• They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps. 他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. 露营者去搜寻柴木点火。 来自辞典例句

10 delusions   

n.欺骗( delusion的名词复数 )；谬见；错觉；妄想

参考例句：

• the delusions of the mentally ill 精神病患者的妄想
• She wants to travel first-class: she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行，她一定自以为很了不起。 来自辞典例句

11 valor   

n.勇气，英勇

参考例句：

• Fortitude is distinct from valor.坚韧不拔有别于勇猛。
• Frequently banality is the better parts of valor.老生常谈往往比大胆打破常规更为人称道。