《权力的游戏》精讲 第二季第1集:北境不忘(5)

Death is so boring, especially now with so much excitement in the world. My Lady, I'm sorry for your loss.

死亡太乏味了。尤其是这当口。世上有那么多乐子呢。小姐。我对您的不幸深感遗憾。

Her loss? Her father was a confessed traitor¹. But still her father.

她的不幸？他爹可是个罪证确凿的叛徒。但仍是她父亲。

Surely having so recently lost your own beloved father you can sympathize. My father was a traitor.

亲爱的老爹都刚死不久。你俩该同病相怜才是。我的父亲是个叛徒。

My mother and brother are traitors², too. I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey. Of course you are.

我的母亲和哥哥也是叛徒。我绝对忠于我所深爱的乔佛里。毋庸置疑。

Well, enjoy your name day, Your Grace. Wish I could stay and celebrate, but there is work to be done.

好了。尽情享受你的命名日吧。陛下。多希望我能在这一起庆祝。但还有大事要处理。

What work? Why are you here? The raven³ arrived from the Citadel⁴.

什么大事？你来这是干嘛的？学城来了只乌鸦。

This morning, Your Grace. The conclave⁵ has met, considered reports from Maesters all over the Seven Kingdoms, .

就在今早。陛下。说枢机会召开。分析研读了。七大王国所有学士的报告。

And declared this great summer done at last. The longest summer in living memory.

继而宣布。这个长夏。终于结束了。这辈子我记忆里最长的一个夏天啊。

The peasants say, a long summer means an even longer winter. A common superstition⁶. We have enough wheat for a five-year winter.

百姓们都说。漫长的夏季意味着。一个更漫长的冬季。一个广为流传的迷信而已。我们的存粮足以应对持续五年的冬季。

If it lasts any longer, we'll have fewer peasants. The city's drowning in refugees, Your Grace, fleeing the war.

如果冬季来得更长的话。我们怕是要失去一些百姓了。难民纷纷逃离战争。都城要被他们淹没了。陛下。

1 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

2 traitors   

卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人

参考例句：

• Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
• Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。

3 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

4 citadel   

n.城堡；堡垒；避难所

参考例句：

• The citadel was solid.城堡是坚固的。
• This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。

5 conclave   

n.秘密会议，红衣主教团

参考例句：

• Signore,I ask and I prey,that you break this conclave.各位阁下，我请求，并祈祷，你们能停止这次秘密会议。
• I met my partner at that conclave and my life moved into a huge shift.我就是在那次大会上遇到了我的伴侣的，而我的生活就转向了一个巨大的改变。

6 superstition   

n.迷信，迷信行为

参考例句：

• It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
• Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。