冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第908期:第四十三章 凯特琳(8)

 　　It had taken the Freys three generations to complete their bridge; 佛雷家花了三代才完成这座拱桥，

　　when they were done they'd thrown up stout¹ timber keeps on either bank, so no one might cross without their leave. 竣工之后，他们在两岸都筑起木头堡垒，如此一来，任何人若未经他们允许，都不能过河。

　　The timber had long since given way to stone. 如今木头早已改为石材，

　　The Twins, two squat², ugly, formidable castles, identical in every respect, with the bridge arching between, had guarded the crossing for centuries. 孪河城——两座方正、丑陋却坚固的城堡，两边的样貌几乎完全相同，拱桥则横越其间——已经守护渡口几世纪之久。

　　High curtain walls, deep moats, and heavy oak-and-iron gates protected the approaches,  它有着高耸的域墙，深深的护城河和厚重的橡木镶铁门。

　　the bridge footings rose from within stout inner keeps, 桥的两边入口均位于防护严密的内城，

　　there was a barbican and portcullis on either bank, and the Water Tower defended the span itself. 两岸有桥头堡和铁闸门，河中央则由卫河塔保护。

　　One glance was sufficient to tell Catelyn that the castle would not be taken by storm. 凯特琳只需一眼，便看出面前的城堡无法迅速攻陷。

　　The battlements bristled³ with spears and swords and scorpions⁴, there was an archer⁵ at every crenel and arrow slit⁶, 城墙上处处是枪剑光影和大型弓弩，每个雉堞和箭口皆有弓箭手部署，

　　the drawbridge was up, the portcullis down, the gates closed and barred. 吊桥已经升起，闸门也已降下。城门紧闭，扣上门闩。

　　The Greatjon began to curse and swear as soon as he saw what awaited them. 大琼恩一见，立即开始高声咒骂。

　　Lord Rickard Karstark glowered⁷ in silence.  瑞卡德·卡史塔克伯爵则静静地怒视。

　　"That cannot be assaulted, my lords," Roose Bolton announced. “诸位大人，这样的城堡无法在短时间内攻下。”卢斯·波顿表示。

　　"Nor can we take it by siege, without an army on the far bank to invest the other castle," Helman Tallhart said gloomily.  “若我们在对岸没有军队，就算包围也不行，”赫曼·陶哈郁闷地说。

1 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

2 squat   

v.蹲坐，蹲下；n.蹲下；adj.矮胖的，粗矮的

参考例句：

• For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
• He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。

3 bristled   

adj. 直立的，多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动，他们都怒发冲冠。
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。

4 scorpions   

n.蝎子( scorpion的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You promise me that Black Scorpions will never come back to Lanzhou. 你保证黑蝎子永远不再踏上兰州的土地。 来自电影对白
• You Scorpions are rather secretive about your likes and dislikes. 天蝎：蝎子是如此的神秘，你的喜好很难被别人洞悉。 来自互联网

5 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

6 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

7 glowered   

v.怒视( glower的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He just glowered without speaking. 他一言不发地皱眉怒视我。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He glowered at me but said nothing. 他怒视着我，却一言不发。 来自辞典例句