冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第223期:第十八章 凯特琳(5)

 　　Three hundred years ago, Catelyn knew, those heights had been covered with forest,  凯特琳知道三百年前这片高地完全被森林覆盖，

　　and only a handful of fisherfolk had lived on the north shore of the Blackwater Rush where that deep, swift river flowed into the sea.  只有零星的渔夫在水流湍急、深涌入海的黑水河北岸定居。

　　Then Aegon the Conqueror¹ had sailed from Dragonstone.  后来征服者伊耿自龙石岛渡海而来，

　　It was here that his army had put ashore², and there on the highest hill that he built his first crude redoubt of wood and earth. 他的军队便是在此处登陆，随后他在最高的丘陵顶端用木材和泥土筑起了他第一座粗糙的防御堡垒。

　　Now the city covered the shore as far as Catelyn could see; manses and arbors and granaries,  而今凯特琳视线所及，皆已成为繁华城区，

　　brick storehouses and timbered inns and merchant's stalls, taverns³ and graveyards⁴ and brothels, all piled one on another.  豪宅、凉亭、谷仓、砖砌仓库、木屋旅店和市集摊位，酒馆、墓园和妓院，一座接着一座。

　　She could hear the clamor of the fish market even at this distance.  即使距离尚远，她仍可听见渔市里的喧闹。

　　Between the buildings were broad roads lined with trees, wandering crookback streets, and alleys⁵ so narrow that two men could not walk abreast⁶.  宽阔的林荫大道，蜿蜒的曲折小街，还有窄得无法容纳两人并肩通行的巷弄穿梭在建筑物之间。

　　Visenya's hill was crowned by the Great Sept of Baelor with its seven crystal towers.  圣贝勒大教堂的大理石墙环绕着维桑尼亚丘陵顶，七座水晶塔楼耸立其中。

　　Across the city on the hill of Rhaenys stood the blackened walls of the Dragonpit, its huge dome⁷ collapsing⁸ into ruin, its bronze doors closed now for a century.  彼端的雷妮丝丘陵上，坐落着龙穴焦黑的残垣断壁，倒塌的巨大圆顶废墟，紧闭一世纪之久的青铜大门。

　　The Street of the Sisters ran between them, straight as an arrow. The city walls rose in the distance, high and strong. 两丘之间，静默姐妹街笔直如箭，坚实的围城高墙则环绕在外。

　　A hundred quays⁹ lined the waterfront, and the harbor was crowded with ships. 百余座码头罗列水滨，港口里停泊着无数船只。

1 conqueror   

n.征服者，胜利者

参考例句：

• We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。
• They abandoned the city to the conqueror.他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。

2 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

3 taverns   

n.小旅馆，客栈，酒馆( tavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They ain't only two taverns. We can find out quick." 这儿只有两家客栈，会弄明白的。” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• Maybe ALL the Temperance Taverns have got a ha'nted room, hey, Huck?" 也许所有的禁酒客栈都有个闹鬼的房间，喂，哈克，你说是不是？” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

4 graveyards   

墓地( graveyard的名词复数 )； 垃圾场； 废物堆积处； 收容所

参考例句：

• He takes a macabre interest in graveyards. 他那么留意墓地，令人毛骨悚然。
• "And northward there lie, in five graveyards, Calm forever under dewy green grass," 五陵北原上，万古青蒙蒙。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

5 alleys   

胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径

参考例句：

• I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
• The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。

6 abreast   

adv.并排地；跟上(时代)的步伐，与…并进地

参考例句：

• She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
• We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。

7 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

8 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

9 quays   

码头( quay的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She drove across the Tournelle bridge and across the busy quays to the Latin quarter. 她驾车开过图尔内勒桥，穿过繁忙的码头开到拉丁区。
• When blasting is close to such installations as quays, the charge can be reduced. 在靠近如码头这类设施爆破时，装药量可以降低。