《权力的游戏》精讲 第5集:狼与雄狮(9)

You are the King's Hand and the King is a fool

你是国王之手, 而国王是个蠢才

your friend, I know, but a fool

我知道他是你的朋友, 但他确实是个蠢才

and doomed² unless you save him.

注定要完蛋, 除非你能救他.

I've been in the capital a month.

我到都城已经一个月了.

Why have you waited so long to tell me this

为什么你等到现在才告诉我这些?

I didn't trust you.

因为我不信任你.

So why do you trust me now

那现在你为什么又信任我?

The Queen is not the only one

并非只有王后一个人

who has been watching you closely.

在密切注视你的行动.

There are few men of honor in the capital.

在都城里注重荣誉的人屈指可数.

You are one of them.

你是其中之一.

I would like to believe I am another,

我认为我也是其中之一,

strange as that may seem.

虽然也许令人难以置信.

What sort of doom¹ does the King face

国王面临怎样的危险?

The same sort as Jon Arryn.

和琼恩艾林一样.

The tears of Lys, they call it.

那东西叫里斯之泪.

A rare and costly³ thing,

非常罕见而昂贵,

as clear and tasteless as water it leaves no trace.

味道清甜如水.不留一点痕迹.

Who gave it to him

是谁下的毒?

Some dear friend, no doubt. But which one

无疑是某个与他非常亲近的人. 但是哪一个呢?

There were many.

可疑的对象太多了.

Lord Arryn was a kind and trusting man.

艾林大人是个和蔼可亲的人.

There was one boy.

确有这么个孩子.

All he was he owed to Jon Arryn.

他的一切都是琼恩艾林给的.

The squire⁴, Ser Hugh

那个侍从, 修夫爵士?

1 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

2 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

3 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

4 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。