冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第874期:第四十一章 珊莎(7)

 　　As Lord Slynt took his place, Grand Maester Pycelle resumed. 等史林特伯爵就位后，派席尔国师继续念：

　　"Lastly, in these times of treason and turmoil¹, with our beloved Robert so lately dead, “最后，于此密谋四起、动乱不堪的危殆之际，吾人备受爱戴的劳勃国王新近驾崩，

　　it is the view of the council that the life and safety of King Joffrey is of paramount² importance... " He looked to the queen. 吾等重臣认为乔佛里国王之生命安危实乃首要之急……”他望向太后。

　　Cersei stood. "Sir Barristan Selmy, stand forth³." 瑟曦站起来。“巴利斯坦·赛尔弥爵士听命。”

　　Sir Barristan had been standing⁴ at the foot of the Iron Throne, as still as any statue, but now he went to one knee and bowed his head. 巴利斯坦爵士原本站在铁王座底，有如雕像般纹丝不动，此刻他单膝跪下，低头道：

　　"Your Grace, I am yours to command." “太后陛下，微臣听候您的差遣。”

　　Rise, Sir Barristan, Cersei Lannister said. "You may remove your helm." “请起，巴利斯坦爵士。”瑟曦·兰尼斯特道，“您可以卸下头盔。”

　　My lady? Standing, the old knight⁵ took off his high white helm, though he did not seem to understand why. “陛下？”老骑士起身，摘下他的高顶白盔，却有些不知所措。

　　You have served the realm long and faithfully, good ser, and every man and woman in the Seven Kingdoms owes you thanks. “爵士先生，长久以来您为国效命，尽忠职守，七大王国中每位善男信女皆对您心怀感激。

　　Yet now I fear your service is at an end. 然而，恐怕您的服务现在必须告一段落，

　　It is the wish of king and council that you lay down your heavy burden. 国王和吾等重臣都希望您能卸下您的沉重负担。”

　　My... burden? I fear I... I do not...  “我的……负担？恐怕我……我不……”

　　The new-made lord, Janos Slynt, spoke⁶ up, his voice heavy and blunt. 这时新科贵族杰诺斯·史林特开了口，语气沉重，直截了当：

　　"Her Grace is trying to tell you that you are relieved as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard." “太后陛下的意思是，您御林铁卫队长的职务已被解除了。”

1 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

2 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 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。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。