冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第160期:第十二章 艾德(13)

 　　The king threw back his head and roared. His laughter startled a flight of crows from the tall brown grass. They took to the air in a wild beating of wings.  国王仰头大笑，笑声惊起栖息在附近棕褐长草丛里的乌鸦群，它们嘎嘎惊叫，振翅腾空。

　　You think I should mistrust Lannister because he sat on my throne for a few moments? "只因为兰尼斯特那小子在我的王位上坐了几分钟，你就叫我别信任他？"

　　He shook with laughter again. Jaime was all of seventeen, Ned. Scarce more than a boy.” 他再度放声狂笑，"得了罢，奈德，詹姆当年才十七岁，还是个大孩子。"

　　Boy or man, he had no right to that throne.” "不管他是孩子还是成人，都无权坐上王位。"

　　Perhaps he was tired,Robert suggested. Killing² kings is weary work. Gods know, there’s no place else to rest your ass¹ in that damnable room.  "或许他累了，"劳勃帮他开脱："杀国王可不是件轻松差事，那该死的大厅里又没别的地方摆屁股。

　　And he spoke³ truly, it is a monstrous⁴ uncomfortable chair. In more ways than one.The king shook his head.  其实，他说的一点不错，不管从哪方面来看，那都是张既狰狞又不舒服的椅子。"国王摇摇头，

　　Well, now I know Jaime’s dark sin, and the matter can be forgotten. I am heartily⁵ sick of secrets and squabbles and matters of state, Ned.  "好了，如今我知道詹姆不为人知的恶行了，以后就忘了此事。奈德，

　　It’s all as tedious as counting coppers⁶. Come, let’s ride, you used to know how. I want to feel the wind in my hair again. 我对管理国政和机心巧诈实在反胃透顶，全是些跟数铜板没两样的无聊事。来，咱们来好好骑上一段，你从前可是很会骑马的，咱们再尝尝大风在发梢奔驰的爽劲儿。"

　　He kicked his horse back into motion galloped⁷ up over the barrow, raining earth down behind him. 说完他再度策马前驱，扬长而去，越过坟冢，马蹄在身后溅起如雨泥花。

　　For a moment Ned did not follow. He had run out of words, and he was filled with a vast sense of helplessness.  奈德并未立即跟上。他已经费尽唇舌，此刻只觉得心中充满无边的无助感。

　　Not for the first time, he wondered what he was doing here and why he had come.  他不止一次地质疑自己到底在做什么，走这一遭又究竟所为何事。

　　He was no Jon Arryn, to curb⁸ the wildness of his king and teach him wisdom.  他不是琼恩·艾林，无法约束国王的野性，教导他以智慧。

　　Robert would do what he pleased, as he always had, and nothing Ned could say or do would change that.  劳勃终究会任性而为，一如既往，奈德不论好说歹说都改变不了事实。

　　He belonged in Winterfell. He belonged with Catelyn in her grief, and with Bran. 他的归宿是临冬城，是哀伤的凯特琳，是他的爱子布兰啊。

　　A man could not always be where he belonged, though. Resigned, Eddard Stark⁹ put his boots into his horse and set off after the king. 但凡事毕竟不可能尽如人意。艾德·史塔克心意已决，便一踢马肚，朝国王奔去。

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

5 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

6 coppers   

铜( copper的名词复数 )； 铜币

参考例句：

• I only paid a few coppers for it. 我只花了几个铜板买下这东西。
• He had only a few coppers in his pocket. 他兜里仅有几个铜板。

7 galloped   

（使马）飞奔，奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 )； 快速做[说]某事

参考例句：

• Jo galloped across the field towards him. 乔骑马穿过田野向他奔去。
• The children galloped home as soon as the class was over. 孩子们一下课便飞奔回家了。

8 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

9 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。