冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第945期:第四十四章 琼恩(22)

 　　The old man laid a withered¹, spotted² hand on his shoulder. 老人伸出一只枯槁而遍布斑点的手，放在他肩上。

　　"It hurts, boy," he said softly. "Oh, yes. Choosing... it has always hurt. “孩子，这很痛苦，”他轻声说，“噢，可不是嘛，做出抉择……总是痛苦的。

　　And always will. I know." 现在如此，以后依然。我知道。”

　　You don't know, Jon said bitterly. "No one knows.  “不，你不知道。”琼恩苦涩地说，“没有人知道。

　　Even if I am his bastard³, he's still my father... " 就算我是他的私生子，他依旧是我父亲……”

　　Maester Aemon sighed. "Have you heard nothing I've told you, Jon? 伊蒙师傅叹道：“琼恩，我刚才告诉你的，你难道都没听进去？

　　Do you think you are the first?" 你难道认为自己是第一个经历考验的人吗？”

　　He shook his ancient head, a gesture weary beyond words. 他摇摇苍老的头，那是个虚弱得难以形容的动作。

　　"Three times the gods saw fit to test my vows⁴. “天上诸神为我的誓言设立过三次考验。

　　Once when I was a boy, once in the fullness of my manhood, and once when I had grown old. 一次在我年幼，一次我正值壮年，最后一次则在我步入老年之后。

　　By then my strength was fled, my eyes grown dim, yet that last choice was as cruel as the first. 那时我已年老体衰，视力渐弱，然而面临的抉择如同第一次那般残酷。

　　My ravens⁵ would bring the news from the south, words darker than their wings,  渡鸦从南方带来我家族灭亡的消息。黑色的翅膀，黑暗的消息。

　　the ruin of my House, the death of my kin⁶, disgrace and desolation. 我的亲人死亡、名声扫地、景况凄凉。

　　What could I have done, old, blind, frail⁷? 但我这个身体虚弱的瞎眼老人能做些什么呢？

1 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 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。

4 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

5 ravens   

n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together. 哪里有死尸，哪里就有乌鸦麇集。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A couple of ravens croaked above our boat. 两只乌鸦在我们小船的上空嘎嘎叫着。 来自辞典例句

6 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

7 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。