冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第981期:第四十六章 提利昂(17)

 　　Their mate, a male with a magnificent mane, reclined atop Lord Tywin's greathelm, one paw raking the air as he roared. 她们的配偶是一只鬃毛壮伟的雄狮，昂首立于泰温公爵的巨盔顶，一爪探空，张口怒吼。

　　All three lions were wrought¹ in gold, with ruby² eyes. 三头狮子都是纯金打造，镶了红宝石眼睛。

　　His armor was heavy steel plate, enameled³ in a dark crimson⁴, greaves and gauntlets inlaid with ornate gold scrollwork. 他的盔甲则是厚重的钢板铠，上了暗红色瓷釉，护膝和铁手套均有繁复的黄金涡形装饰。

　　His rondels were golden sunbursts, all his fastenings were gilded⁵, 护手圆盘是黄金日芒，每一个钩扣都镀上了金。

　　and the red steel was burnished⁶ to such a high sheen that it shone like fire in the light of the rising sun. 红钢铠甲经过一再打磨，在旭日光芒中鲜亮如火。

　　Tyrion could hear the rumble⁷ of the foemen's drums now. 这时，提利昂已可听见敌军的隆隆战鼓。

　　He remembered Robb Stark⁸ as he had last seen him, in his father's high seat in the Great Hall of Winterfell, a sword naked and shining in his hands. 他记起上次在临冬城大厅，看见罗柏·史塔克坐在他父亲的高位上，手中未入鞘的长剑闪闪发光。

　　He remembered how the direwolves had come at him out of the shadows, 他记得冰原狼自暗处攻来的景象，

　　and suddenly he could see them again, snarling⁹ and snapping, teeth bared in his face. 突然间仿佛又看到它们咆哮着向他扑来，咧嘴露出尖牙利齿。

　　Would the boy bring his wolves to war with him? 那小鬼会带狼上战场吗？

　　The thought made him uneasy. 这念头令他大感不安。

　　The northerners would be exhausted¹⁰ after their long sleepless¹¹ march. 经过整夜无休的长途行军，北方人此刻一定筋疲力竭。

　　Tyrion wondered what the boy had been thinking. 提利昂不明白那小鬼究竟打的是什么主意，

　　Did he think to take them unawares while they slept? 难道想趁对方熟睡时攻其不备？

　　Small chance of that; whatever else might be said of him, Tywin Lannister was no man's fool. 这样的机会实在不大，抛开其他方面不谈，泰温·兰尼斯特对战争可是精明之极。

1 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

2 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

3 enameled   

涂瓷釉于，给…上瓷漆，给…上彩饰( enamel的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The grey walls were divided into artificial paneling by strips of white-enameled pine. 灰色的墙壁用漆白的松木条隔成镶板的模样。
• I want a pair of enameled leather shoes in size 38. 我要一双38号的亮漆皮鞋。

4 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

5 gilded   

a.镀金的，富有的

参考例句：

• The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
• "Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead!" "朋友们，这只不过是些镀金的铅饼！ 来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

6 burnished   

adj.抛光的，光亮的v.擦亮（金属等），磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 )；被擦亮，磨光

参考例句：

• The floor was spotless; the grate and fire-irons were burnished bright. 地板上没有污迹；炉栅和火炉用具擦得发亮。 来自辞典例句
• The woods today are burnished bronze. 今天的树林是一片发亮的青铜色。 来自辞典例句

7 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

8 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。

9 snarling   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的现在分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你，"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是，汤姆一边大喊大叫，一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

10 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

11 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。