冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1028期:第四十八章 丹妮莉丝(21)

 　　The longsword caught it a foot from Sir Jorah's face, and held it quivering for an instant as Qotho howled in fury. 乔拉爵士的长剑在离他脸庞只有一尺的地方挡住这记攻势，刀剑僵持了片刻，力道千钧，锋刃颤抖，柯索愤怒地大声嚎叫。

　　The knight¹ was clad in chainmail, with gauntlets and greaves of lobstered steel and a heavy gorget around his throat, 骑士穿着锁甲，戴着铁手套和龙虾护膝，还有厚重的护喉，

　　but he had not thought to don his helm. 但他没戴头盔。

　　Qotho danced backward, arakh whirling around his head in a shining blur², flickering³ out like lightning as the knight came on in a rush. 柯索向后一跃，骑士随即突前反攻，但柯索舞动亚拉克弯刀，在头部绽开一片亮如闪电的白芒。

　　Sir Jorah parried as best he could, but the slashes⁴ came so fast that it seemed to Dany that Qotho had four arakhs and as many arms. 在丹妮眼中，柯索仿佛生了四手四刀，乔拉爵士只能勉强抵挡。

　　She heard the crunch⁵ of sword on mail, saw sparks fly as the long curved blade glanced off a gauntlet. 她听见弯刀砍在锁甲上的响声，看到弯刀划过铁手套时激进的火花，

　　Suddenly it was Mormont stumbling backward, and Qotho leaping to the attack. 几回合后形势逆转，莫尔蒙踉跄后退，柯索则跳近攻击。

　　The left side of the knight's face ran red with blood, and a cut to the hip⁶ opened a gash⁷ in his mail and left him limping. 骑士的左脸血红一片，一记划破他臀部盔甲的刀伤使他行动艰难。

　　Qotho screamed taunts⁸ at him, calling him a craven, a milk man, a eunuch in an iron suit. 柯索厉声嘲弄，辱骂对手是懦夫、是奶人、是穿着铁衣服的太监。

　　"You die now!" he promised, arakh shivering through the red twilight⁹. “你去死！”他咒道，舞跃的亚拉克弯刀划破血红暮色。

　　Inside Dany's womb, her son kicked wildly. 丹妮的儿子在子宫里疯狂地踢打。

　　The curved blade slipped past the straight one and bit deep into the knight's hip where the mail gaped¹⁰ open. 这时，弯刀滑过笔直的长剑，再度深咬进骑士臀部盔甲的裂口。

1 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

2 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

3 flickering   

adj.闪烁的，摇曳的，一闪一闪的

参考例句：

• The crisp autumn wind is flickering away. 清爽的秋风正在吹拂。
• The lights keep flickering. 灯光忽明忽暗。

4 slashes   

n.（用刀等）砍( slash的名词复数 )；（长而窄的）伤口；斜杠；撒尿v.挥砍( slash的第三人称单数 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays. 他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。 来自辞典例句
• Inmates suffered injuries ranging from stab wounds and slashes to head trauma. 囚犯们有的被刺伤，有的被砍伤，而有的头部首创，伤势不一而足。 来自互联网

5 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

6 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

7 gash   

v.深切，划开；n.(深长的)切(伤)口；裂缝

参考例句：

• The deep gash in his arm would take weeks to heal over.他胳膊上的割伤很深，需要几个星期的时间才能痊愈。
• After the collision,the body of the ship had a big gash.船被撞后，船身裂开了一个大口子。

8 taunts   

嘲弄的言语，嘲笑，奚落( taunt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He had to endure the racist taunts of the crowd. 他不得不忍受那群人种族歧视的奚落。
• He had to endure the taunts of his successful rival. 他不得不忍受成功了的对手的讥笑。

9 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

10 gaped   

v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• A huge chasm gaped before them. 他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。 来自辞典例句