冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第334期:第二十一章 布兰(11)

 　　My brother is not here to answer questions, Lannister, Robb said curtly¹. Do your business and be on your way. 兰尼斯特，我弟弟可不是来接受盘查的。罗柏不客气地说。把要说的说完，然后赶紧离开。

　　I have a gift for you, the dwarf² said to Bran. Do you like to ride, boy? 我有件礼物要送你，侏儒对布兰说，小子，你喜欢骑马吗？

　　Maester Luwin came forward. My lord, the child has lost the use of his legs. He cannot sit a horse. 鲁温师傅上前道：大人，这孩子的腿已经不能用了，他没办法骑马啊。

　　Nonsense, said Lannister. With the right horse and the right saddle, even a cripple can ride. 见鬼，兰尼斯特说，只要有合适的马匹和鞍具，就算残废也能骑。

　　The word was a knife through Bran's heart. He felt tears come unbidden to his eyes. I'm not a cripple! 这句话如利刃刺进布兰心坎。他只觉泪水不听使唤地充满眼眶。我不是残废！

　　Then I am not a dwarf, the dwarf said with a twist of his mouth. My father will rejoice to hear it. Greyjoy laughed. 那我也不是侏儒啰。侏儒撇撇嘴，老爸听了不知多高兴。葛雷乔伊在旁哈哈大笑。

　　What sort of horse and saddle are you suggesting? Maester Luwin asked. 您说的是什么样的马匹和鞍具呢？鲁温师傅问。

　　A smart horse, Lannister replied. The boy cannot use his legs to command the animal, so you must shape the horse to the rider, teach it to respond to the reins³, to the voice.  一匹聪明的马。兰尼斯特答道，这孩子没法用腿指挥坐骑，所以你们得让马儿去适应他，教它懂得缰绳的含意，认识主人的声音。

　　I would begin with an unbroken yearling, with no old training to be unlearned. He drew a rolled paper from his belt.  我建议从未参加训练的一岁小马开始，这样就不用废弃之前的练习重头教起。他从腰带里抽出一张卷好的纸。

　　Give this to your saddler. He will provide the rest. 把这个交给你们的马鞍师傅，照着做就行了。

　　Maester Luwin took the paper from the dwarfs⁴ hand, curious as a small grey squirrel. He unrolled it, studied it.  鲁温师傅像只好奇的小灰松鼠般从侏儒手中接过纸片，展开阅读。我懂了。大人您画得很清楚。

　　I see. You draw nicely, my lord. Yes, this ought to work. I should have thought of this myself. 没错，这应该行得通，我早该想到的。

　　It came easier to me, Maester. It is not terribly unlike my own saddles. 师傅，由我想比较容易。因为这该死的东西和我自己的马鞍相去不远。

1 curtly   

adv.简短地

参考例句：

• He nodded curtly and walked away. 他匆忙点了一下头就走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The request was curtly refused. 这个请求被毫不客气地拒绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

3 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

4 dwarfs   

n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句