冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第286期:第十八章 赫德(32)

 　　Still, it was nothing that Tyrion could not manage.  好在眼前的情况，提利昂还不至于应付不过。

　　He looked off to the east and west, at the Wall stretching before him, a vast white road with no beginning and no end and a dark abyss on either side.  他朝东西两边远望，看着长城如一条无始无终的白色大道自眼前延伸而出，两侧则是黑暗深渊。

　　West, he decided¹, for no special reason, and he began to walk that way, following the pathway nearest the north edge, where the gravel² looked freshest. 他决定朝西走，也说不出什么原因。于是他靠着北边，顺着看来才刚铺过碎石的通道，提步往那个方向走去。

　　His bare cheeks were ruddy with the cold, and his legs complained more loudly with every step, but Tyrion ignored them.  暴露在外的双颊被冻得通红，双脚也早就在抗议，但他不加理会。

　　The wind swirled³ around him, gravel crunched⁴ beneath his boots, while ahead the white ribbon followed the lines of the hills, rising higher and higher,  狂风在他耳际怒吼，碎石在他脚下嘎吱作响，长城在他前方沿丘陵蜿蜒，有如白色蝴蝶结般渐渐升高，

　　until it was lost beyond the western horizon. He passed a massive catapult, as tall as a city wall, its base sunk deep into the Wall.  最后消失于西边的地平线。他走过一台高如城墙的庞大投石机，它的底座深深地陷入长城，

　　The throwing arm had been taken off for repairs and then forgotten; it lay there like a broken toy, half-embedded in the ice. 投掷臂被拆下来维修，却忘了装回去，于是便像个坏掉的玩具般躺在那儿，半掩盖在冰层里。

　　On the far side of the catapult, a muffled⁵ voice called out a challenge. Who goes there? Halt! 从投石机的彼端传来一声不太清晰的盘问：是谁？不许动！

　　Tyrion stopped. If I halt too long I’ll freeze in place, Jon, he said as a shaggy pale shape slid toward him silently and sniffed⁶ at his furs. Hello, Ghost. 提利昂停下来。琼恩，我要是不动，非冻死在这里不可。他边说边看到一个毛茸茸的白影悄悄地朝他跑来，凑着他的毛皮衣物嗅个不休。哈啰，白灵。

　　Jon Snow moved closer. He looked bigger and heavier in his layers of fur and leather, the hood⁷ of his cloak pulled down over his face.  琼恩·雪诺朝他走来。他穿了一层又一层的毛皮和皮革，模样更为魁梧高壮，斗篷的兜帽拉下来遮住了脸。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 gravel   

n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石

参考例句：

• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

3 swirled   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• The water swirled down the drain. 水打着旋流进了下水道。

4 crunched   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He closed his jaws on the bones and crunched. 他咬紧骨头，使劲地嚼。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命

5 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 sniffed   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣，吸了吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。