冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第921期:第四十三章 凯特琳(21)

 　　You say you want to cross the river?" "We do." 你说你们想过河？”“是的。”

　　"Well, you can't!" Lord Walder announced crisply. "Not unless I allow it, and why should I? “唉，你们过不了！”瓦德侯爵干脆地宣布，“除非我答应，可我干嘛答应呢？

　　The Tullys and the Starks have never been friends of mine." 徒利家和史塔克家对我向来不太友善。”

　　He pushed himself back in his chair and crossed his arms, smirking², waiting for her answer. 他往后靠向椅背，双手抱胸，露出得意的笑容，等她答复。

　　The rest was only haggling³. 剩下的就只是讨价还价。

　　A swollen⁴ red sun hung low against the western hills when the gates of the castle opened. 城堡大门打开时，一轮火红夕阳低垂在西方丘陵，

　　The drawbridge creaked down, the portcullis winched up, and Lady Catelyn Stark¹ rode forth⁵ to rejoin her son and his lords bannermen. 吊桥“嘎吱嘎吱”地降下来，闸门缓缓升起，凯特琳·史塔克夫人骑马回到儿子和北境诸侯身边。

　　Behind her came Sir Jared Frey, Sir Hosteen Frey, Sir Danwell Frey, and Lord Walder's bastard⁶ son Ronel Rivers,  跟在她身后的是杰瑞·佛雷爵士、霍斯丁·佛雷爵士、丹威尔·佛雷爵士，以及瓦德侯爵的私生子朗诺尔·河文，

　　leading a long column of pikemen, rank on rank of shuffling⁷ men in blue steel ringmail and silvery grey cloaks. 以及一大队长矛兵。他们身穿蓝色环甲，肩披银色披风，排成纵队，缓步走来。

　　Robb galloped⁸ out to meet her, with Grey Wind racing⁹ beside his stallion. 罗柏快马加鞭地迎上前，灰风飞也似地跟在他身边。

　　"It's done," she told him. "Lord Walder will grant you your crossing. “一切都办妥了，”她告诉他，“瓦德大人会让你过河，

　　His swords are yours as well, less four hundred he means to keep back to hold the Twins. 他的军队也是你的，不过他会留下四百人防守孪河城。

　　I suggest that you leave four hundred of your own, a mixed force of archers¹⁰ and swordsmen. 我建议你也留下相同数目的剑士和弓箭手，

　　He can scarcely object to an offer to augment¹¹ his garrison¹²... but make certain you give the command to a man you can trust. 他绝对无法拒绝额外的协防兵力……但千万要找你信得过的人负责指挥。

　　Lord Walder may need help keeping faith." 瓦德大人可能会需要提醒，才能守住承诺。”

　　"As you say, Mother," Robb answered, gazing at the ranks of pikemen. “母亲，就照您说的办。”罗柏边说边盯着那一大队长矛兵，

1 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

2 smirking   

v.傻笑( smirk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Major Pendennis, fresh and smirking, came out of his bedroom to his sitting-room. 潘登尼斯少校神采奕奕，笑容可掬地从卧室来到起居室。 来自辞典例句
• The big doll, sitting in her new pram smirking, could hear it quite plainly. 大娃娃坐在崭新的童车里，满脸痴笑，能听得一清二楚。 来自辞典例句

3 haggling   

v.讨价还价( haggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt. 我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。
• Some were haggling loudly with traders as they hawked their wares. 有些人正在大声同兜售货物的商贩讲价钱。 来自辞典例句

4 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

5 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。

6 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

7 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

8 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。

9 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

10 archers   

n.弓箭手，射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上，西勒顿？杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
• Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周：弓箭手与弩手（人类）产量加倍。 来自互联网

11 augment   

vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张

参考例句：

• They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
• The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

12 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。