冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第235期:第十八章 凯特琳(17)

 　　When Loras Tyrell unhorsed him, many of us became a trifle poorer.  所以当洛拉斯·提利尔爵士把他一枪刺下马时，我们都输了点小东西。

　　Ser Jaime lost a hundred golden dragons, the queen lost an emerald pendant, and I lost my knife. Her Grace got the emerald back, but the winner kept the rest. 詹姆爵士输掉一百枚金龙币，王后赔上一条翡翠首饰，而我则是这把刀。赢家放过了王后陛下的翡翠，但把其他东西都留下了。

　　Who? Catelyn demanded, her mouth dry with fear. Her fingers ached with remembered pain. 此人是谁？凯特琳质问，她的嘴巴因恐惧而干涩，手指头则因回忆而隐隐作痛。

　　The Imp¹, said Littlefinger as Lord Varys watched her face. Tyrion Lannister. 小恶魔，小指头说。瓦里斯伯爵在一旁看着她的脸。提利昂·兰尼斯特。

　　The courtyard rang to the song of swords. 刀剑铿锵响彻广场。

　　Under black wool, boiled leather, and mail, sweat trickled² icily down Jon's chest as he pressed the attack.  琼恩穿着黑羊毛衫，外罩皮革背心和锁子甲，内里汗如雨下。

　　Grenn stumbled backward, defending himself clumsily. When he raised his sword,  他向前进逼，葛兰脚步不稳地后退，笨拙地举剑格挡。

　　Jon went underneath³ it with a sweeping⁴ blow that crunched⁵ against the back of the other boy's leg and sent him staggering.  他刚举剑，琼恩便猛力一挥攻他下盘，击中他的脚，打得他步伐踉跄。

　　Grenn's downcut was answered by an overhand that dented⁶ his helm. When he tried a sideswing, Jon swept aside his blade and slammed a mailed forearm into his chest.  葛兰向下还击，头上却挨了一记过肩砍，将他的头盔打凹。他又使出一记侧劈，结果琼恩拨开他的剑，然后用戴了护腕的手肘撞击他的腹部。

　　Grenn lost his footing and sat down hard in the snow. Jon knocked his sword from his fingers with a slash⁷ to his wrist that brought a cry of pain. 葛兰重心不稳，狠狠地跌坐在雪地里。琼恩跟上砍中他的腕关节，痛得他惨叫一声丢下剑。

　　Enough! Ser Alliser Thorne had a voice with an edge like Valyrian steel. 够了！艾里沙·索恩爵士的话音如瓦雷利亚刀锋裂空。

　　Grenn cradled his hand. The bastard⁸ broke my wrist. 葛兰揉着手道：这野种把我手腕打脱臼了。

1 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

2 trickled   

v.滴( trickle的过去式和过去分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Blood trickled down his face. 血从他脸上一滴滴流下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The tears trickled down her cheeks. 热泪一滴滴从她脸颊上滚下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

5 crunched   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He closed his jaws on the bones and crunched. 他咬紧骨头，使劲地嚼。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命

6 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

8 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。