冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第115期:第九章 提利昂(1)

 9．TYRION 第九章 提利昂

Somewhere in the great stone maze¹ of Winterfell, a wolf howled. The sound hung over the castle like a flag of mourning. 临冬城堡的巨石迷宫深处，传来一声狼嚎。嚎叫声在堡垒间悬荡，如同一面哀悼的旗帜。

Tyrion Lannister looked up from his books and shivered, though the library was snug² and warm.  虽然图书馆里温暖舒适，提利昂听了却不禁从书堆里抬首，颤抖起来。

Something about the howling of a wolf took a man right out of his here and now and left him in a dark forest of the mind, running naked before the pack. 狼嚎中有种神秘莫测的力量，将他硬生生自现实抽离，弃置于一片广寒的阴郁森林，浑身赤裸，在恶狼追逐下亡命奔逃。

When the direwolf howled again, Tyrion shut the heavy leatherbound cover on the book he was reading,  当冰原狼的嚎叫声再度传来，提利昂终于忍不住阖上他正在读的书，

a hundred-year-old discourse³ on the changing of the seasons by a long-dead maester.  那是一部探究季节更迭的百年古籍，出自某位早已长眠地下的老学士之手。

He covered a yawn with the back of his hand. His reading lamp was flickering⁴, its oil all but gone, as dawn light leaked through the high windows.  他打了个呵欠，用手背微微掩住嘴巴。晨色自高窗缝里泄进图书馆，他的写字灯火光摇曳，灯油已尽。

He had been at it all night, but that was nothing new. Tyrion Lannister was not much a one for sleeping. 他又整夜没睡，然而这也不是什么新鲜事，提利昂·兰尼斯特向来不是个需要大量睡眠的人。

His legs were stiff and sore as he eased down off the bench.  他挪动僵硬酸麻的双脚下了长凳，

He massaged⁵ some life back into them and limped heavily to the table where the septon was snoring softly, his head pillowed on an open book in front of him.  稍事按摩之后，跛着脚走到桌边。修士正趴在桌上，轻声打鼾，头枕在面前一本敞开的大书上。

Tyrion glanced at the title. A life of the Grand Maester Aethelmure, no wonder.  提利昂瞄瞄书名，原来是《伊萨穆尔国师传记》，难怪他会看到睡着。

Chayle, he said softly. The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his order swinging wildly on its silver chain. "柴尔，"他轻声唤道，年轻修士陡地惊醒，困惑地眨眨眼，象征他身份的水晶在银项链上晃动。

 

1 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

2 snug   

adj.温暖舒适的，合身的，安全的；v.使整洁干净，舒适地依靠，紧贴；n.（英）酒吧里的私房

参考例句：

• He showed us into a snug little sitting room.他领我们走进了一间温暖而舒适的小客厅。
• She had a small but snug home.她有个小小的但很舒适的家。

3 discourse   

n.论文，演说；谈话；话语；vi.讲述，著述

参考例句：

• We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
• He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。

4 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。

5 massaged   

按摩，推拿( massage的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He massaged her back with scented oil. 他用芳香油按摩她的背部。
• The script is massaged into final form. 这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。