冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1078期:第五十一章 珊莎(5)

 　　Sansa stared at him, seeing him for the first time. 珊莎怔怔地望着他，这才头一次把他瞧了个清楚。

　　He was wearing a padded crimson¹ doublet patterned with lions and a cloth-of-gold cape² with a high collar that framed his face. 他穿着绣满狮子的加衬鲜红外衣，金缕披风，高领搭配着他那张脸。

　　She wondered how she could ever have thought him handsome. 她不禁纳闷自己怎么会觉得他英俊潇洒？

　　His lips were as soft and red as the worms you found after a rain, and his eyes were vain and cruel. "I hate you," she whispered. 他的嘴唇又红又软，活像雨后土中翻到的蠕虫，他的双眼则是虚妄又残忍。“我恨你。”她低声说。

　　King Joffrey's face hardened. "My mother tells me that it isn't fitting that a king should strike his wife. Sir Meryn." 乔佛里国王脸色一凛。“母亲说国王不应该动手打妻子。马林爵士。”

　　The knight³ was on her before she could think, 她还不及反应，

　　yanking back her hand as she tried to shield her face and backhanding her across the ear with a gloved fist. 骑士便已拉开她试图遮脸的手，掐起重拳甩了她一记耳光。

　　Sansa did not remember failing, yet the next she knew she was sprawled⁴ on one knee amongst the rushes. Her head was ringing. 珊莎不记得自己跌倒，但等她回过神来，已经单膝跪倒在草席上，头晕目眩。

　　Sir Meryn Trant stood over her, with blood on the knuckles⁵ of his white silk glove. 马林·特兰爵士矗立在她上方，白丝手套指节处有血迹。

　　Will you obey now, or shall I have him chastise⁶ you again? “你是乖乖听话，还是要我再让他教训你一次？”

　　Sansa's ear felt numb⁷. She touched it, and her fingertips came away wet and red. "I... as... as you command, my lord." 珊莎的耳朵没了知觉，她伸手一摸，指尖湿湿的都是血。“我……听候您差遣，大人。”

　　Your Grace, Joffrey corrected her. "I shall look for you in court." He turned and left. “是‘陛下’。”乔佛里纠正她，“等会儿朝廷上见。”说完他转身离去。

1 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。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 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。

4 sprawled   

v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词)；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
• He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。

5 knuckles   

n.（指人）指关节( knuckle的名词复数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝v.（指人）指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝

参考例句：

• He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。
• Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 chastise   

vt.责骂，严惩

参考例句：

• My father used to chastise my brothers with whips.父亲过去常以鞭打惩罚我的兄弟。
• Should I applaud my husband or chastise him?我是该称赞还是责罚我的丈夫呢？

7 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。