冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第275期:第十八章 赫德(21)

 　　Ser Alliser Thorne was the only man at table who did not so much as crack a smile. Lannister mocks us. 艾里沙·索恩爵士是席间惟一没笑的人。这兰尼斯特明明是在讽刺我们。

　　Only you, Ser Alliser, Tyrion said. This time the laughter round the table had a nervous, uncertain quality to it. 不是'你们'，艾里沙爵士，是你。提利昂道。这次席间的笑声里隐隐带着焦虑不安的气氛。

　　Thorne's black eyes fixed¹ on Tyrion with loathing². You have a bold tongue for someone who is less than half a man.  索恩盯住提利昂，黑眼睛里带着憎恨。我看你个头虽然半个人都不到，说起话来倒是口无遮拦。

　　Perhaps you and I should visit the yard together. 或许我们应该下场子较量较量。

　　Why? asked Tyrion. The crabs⁴ are here. 何苦呢？提利昂问，螃蟹都在这儿呐。

　　The remark brought more guffaws⁵ from the others. Ser Alliser stood up, his mouth a tight line. Come and make your japes with steel in your hand. 此话一出，众人更是捧腹狂笑。艾里沙爵士抿紧嘴唇，站了起来。有种你拿上武器，再开玩笑试试看。

　　Tyrion looked pointedly⁶ at his right hand. Why, I have steel in my hand, Ser Alliser, although it appears to be a crab³ fork.  提利昂故意看看自己右手。哎呀，艾里沙爵士，这会儿我不就握着武器嘛，虽然只是把吃螃蟹的叉子。

　　Shall we duel⁷? He hopped⁸ up on his chair and began poking⁹ at Thorne's chest with the tiny fork. Roars of laughter filled the tower room.  怎么，咱们要不要比划比划？他跳上椅子，开始用那把小叉子戳索恩的胸膛。人们的笑声简直连屋顶都要掀翻。

　　Bits of crab flew from the Lord Commander's mouth as he began to gasp¹⁰ and choke.  总司令更是连蟹肉都喷了出来，呛得边咳嗽边喘气。

　　Even his raven¹¹ joined in, cawing loudly from above the window. Duel! Duel! Duel! 他的乌鸦也没闲着，从窗边大声怪叫：比划！比划！比划！

　　Ser Alliser Thorne walked from the room so stiffly it looked as though he had a dagger¹² up his butt¹³. 艾里沙·索恩爵士僵着身子离开大厅，那模样就像胸前被人插了一把匕首。

　　Mormont was still gasping¹⁴ for breath. Tyrion pounded him on the back. To the victor goes the spoils, he called out. I claim Thorne's share of the crabs. 莫尔蒙仍然喘不过气，提利昂拍拍他的背。战利品归胜利者所有，他高声宣布，索恩的螃蟹是我的啦。

　　Finally the Lord Commander recovered himself. You are a wicked man, to provoke our Ser Alliser so, he scolded. 总司令好不容易恢复过来。你看你把咱们艾里沙爵士整成什么样了，你真是个坏心眼的家伙。他责怪道。

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 loathing   

n.厌恶，憎恨v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的现在分词)；极不喜欢

参考例句：

• She looked at her attacker with fear and loathing . 她盯着襲擊她的歹徒，既害怕又憎恨。
• They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised. 他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

4 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 guffaws   

n.大笑，狂笑( guffaw的名词复数 )v.大笑，狂笑( guffaw的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Harry even had to cover his face duck out of view to hide his uncontrolled guffaws. 哈里王子更是一发不可收拾，捂住脸，狂笑起来。 来自互联网

6 pointedly   

adv.尖地，明显地

参考例句：

• She yawned and looked pointedly at her watch. 她打了个哈欠，又刻意地看了看手表。
• The demand for an apology was pointedly refused. 让对方道歉的要求遭到了断然拒绝。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

8 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

9 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

10 gasp   

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

参考例句：

• She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
• The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

11 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。

12 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

13 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

14 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”