冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1046期:第四十九章 艾莉亚(14)

 　　Arya squirmed through the press, ducking between the legs of horses and clutching tight to her sword stick. 艾莉亚左推右挤，在一双双马腿之间穿梭，同时还得抓紧她的剑。

　　From the middle of the crowd, all she could see were arms and legs and stomachs, and the seven slender towers of the sept looming¹ overhead. 在人群里，她只能看到别人的手脚和肚子，以及耸立头顶的七座纤细高塔。

　　She spotted² a wood wagon³ and thought to climb up on the back where she might be able to see, but others had the same idea. 她瞄到一辆木马车，便想爬上去，期望这样看得比较清楚，但四周的人也有相同的念头，

　　The teamster cursed at them and drove them off with a crack of his whip. 结果车夫破口大骂，鞭子一挥把他们通通赶走。

　　Arya grew frantic⁴. Forcing her way to the front of the crowd, she was shoved up against the stone of a plinth. 艾莉亚急了，她硬是往前钻，结果被人群挤得贴在一个石头基座上。

　　She looked up at Baelor the Blessed, the septon king. Sliding her stick sword through her belt, Arya began to climb. 她抬起头，看到“主教国王，受神祝福的”圣贝勒的脸庞，于是艾莉亚把剑塞进腰带，开始往上爬。

　　Her broken thumbnail left smears⁵ of blood on the painted marble, but she made it up, and wedged herself in between the king's feet. 虽然断掉的指甲在彩绘大理石上留下斑斑血迹，但她最后还是爬了上去，楔进国王的两腿中间。

　　That was when she saw her father. 她看到了父亲。

　　Lord Eddard stood on the High Septon's pulpit outside the doors of the sept, supported between two of the gold cloaks. 艾德公爵站在圣堂大门外的总主教讲坛上，左右各由一位金袍卫士搀扶。

　　He was dressed in a rich grey velvet⁶ doublet with a white wolf sewn on the front in beads⁷, and a grey wool cloak trimmed with fur, 他穿着一件厚实的灰天鹅绒上衣，胸前用珠子绣了一只白狼，肩披灰色羊毛滚绒边斗篷，

　　but he was thinner than Arya had ever seen him, his long face drawn⁸ with pain. 但艾莉亚从没见他这么瘦过，那张长脸上写满了痛苦。

1 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

4 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

5 smears   

污迹( smear的名词复数 )； 污斑； （显微镜的）涂片； 诽谤

参考例句：

• His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies. 他的证词里掺杂着诽谤、部份的事实和彻头彻尾的谎言。
• Anything written with a soft pencil smears easily. 用软铅笔写成的东西容易污成一片。

6 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

7 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

8 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。