冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第226期:第十八章 凯特琳(8)

 　　The Tyroshi fingered his forked green beard. Just so. I know of several establishments that might suit your needs.  泰洛西船长捻捻绿色的八字胡，那敢情好，我倒是知道几个符合您要求的店家。

　　Yet first, if I may be so bold, there is the matter of the second half of the payment we agreed upon. 不过首先嘛，恕我无礼，咱们约定的旅费还剩一半没付清呢。

　　And of course the extra silver you were so kind as to promise. Sixty stags, I believe it was. 还有您慷慨答应的额外小费，如果我没记错的话，好像是六十枚银币。

　　For the oarmen, Catelyn reminded him. 那是给船员的。凯特琳提醒他。

　　Oh, of a certainty, said Moreo. Though perhaps I should hold it for them until we return to Tyrosh. For the sake of their wives and children.  噢，那当然，莫里欧道，不过还是我先帮他们保管，等咱们回到泰洛西再分配好了。这可是为他们妻小着想啊，

　　If you give them the silver here, my lady, they will dice¹ it away or spend it all for a night's pleasure. 想想看，若是现在就给他们，夫人，他们肯定会赌个精光或拿去买一夜之欢呀。

　　There are worse things to spend money on, Ser Rodrik put in. Winter is coming. 花花钱也无可厚非，罗德利克爵士插话，因为凛冬将至。

　　A man must make his own choices, Catelyn said. They earned the silver. How they spend it is no concern of mine. 人应该为自己的行为负责。凯特琳说，这是他们辛苦挣来的血汗钱，怎么花我无足置喙。

　　As you say, my lady, Moreo replied, bowing and smiling. 那就照您吩咐，夫人。莫里欧一边打躬作揖一边笑着回答。

　　Just to be sure, Catelyn paid the oarmen herself, a stag to each man,  那就照您吩咐，夫人。莫里欧一边打躬作揖一边笑着回答。

　　and a copper² to the two men who carried their chests halfway³ up Visenya's hill to the inn that Moreo had suggested. It was a rambling⁴ old place on Eel⁵ Alley⁶.  至于帮她搬行李的两位海员，则额外多加了两个铜币。他们把东西搬到莫里欧推荐的旅馆，位于维桑尼亚丘陵半腰，据说是鳗鱼巷里的老字号。

　　The woman who owned it was a sour crone with a wandering eye who looked them over suspiciously and bit the coin that Catelyn offered her to make sure it was real.  老板娘是个坏脾气的老妇，先是满腹狐疑地上下打量他们俩，又把凯特琳付的钱币用牙齿咬了又咬，大概在审是不是真的。

　　Her rooms were large and airy, though, and Moreo swore that her fish stew⁷ was the most savory⁸ in all the Seven Kingdoms. Best of all, she had no interest in their names. 虽然如此，房间倒是挺宽敞，通风也好，而且莫里欧说她煮的鱼汤七国上下无人能及。最棒的是，她完全不过问客人的名姓。

1 dice   

n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险

参考例句：

• They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
• A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

2 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

3 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

4 rambling   

adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的

参考例句：

• We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

5 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

6 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

7 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。

8 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。