冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第343期:第二十二章 琼恩(5)

 　　The clang of steel echoed through the yard as the others joined battle around him.  这时其他人也加入战局，刀剑交击声刹时响彻广场。

　　Jon blocked a savage¹ cut at his head, the shock of impact running up his arm as the swords crashed together.  琼恩挡下一记照头挥来的猛击，力道之大震得他手臂酸麻。

　　He slammed a sidestroke into Halder's ribs², and was rewarded with a muffled³ grunt⁴ of pain. The counterstroke caught Jon on the shoulder.  他一记侧劈打中霍德的肋骨，只听对方一声闷哼，随即反手砍中琼恩肩膀。

　　Chainmail crunched⁵, and pain flared⁶ up his neck, but for an instant Halder was unbalanced. Jon cut his left leg from under him, and he fell with a curse and a crash. 锁甲铿锵一声，疼痛直逼脖颈，但霍德也暂时重心不稳，于是琼恩猛力扫他左腿，他咒骂着轰然倒地。

　　Grenn was standing⁷ his ground as Jon had taught him, giving Albett more than he cared for, but Pyp was hard-pressed.  葛兰依照琼恩教他的诀窍，稳稳地守住阵脚，让阿贝特大感头痛，但派普就没这么好过了。

　　Rast had two years and forty pounds on him. Jon stepped up behind him and rang the raper's helm like a bell.  雷斯特大他两岁，又比他重上四十磅，所以他打得很吃力。

　　As Rast went reeling, Pyp slid in under his guard, knocked him down, and leveled a blade at his throat. By then Jon had moved on.  琼恩闪到雷斯特身后，大力一挥，将这强奸犯的头盔当铃铛敲打，眼看雷斯特头晕眼花，派普乘机突破防线，将他击倒，然后举剑顶着他的喉咙。

　　Facing two swords, Albett backed away. I yield, he shouted. 这时琼恩早已转换阵地，阿贝特一看自己陷入以一打二的劣势，急忙退后叫道：我投降。

　　Ser Alliser Thorne surveyed the scene with disgust. The mummer's farce⁸ has gone on long enough for today. He walked away. The session was at an end. 艾里沙·索恩爵士一脸嫌恶地环视全场：你们这些小鬼耍把戏也耍得太久了，今天就到此为止。说完他走开去，当日的练习便告结束。

　　Dareon helped Halder to his feet. The quarryman's son wrenched⁹ off his helm and threw it across the yard. For an instant, I thought I finally had you, Snow. 戴利恩扶霍德起身，采石匠的儿子摘下头盔狠狠地摔到广场对面。雪诺，刚才那一刹那，我还以为逮到你破绽了呢。

　　For an instant, you did, Jon replied. Under his mail and leather, his shoulder was throbbing¹⁰.  嗯，但只有那一刹那。琼恩回答。覆盖在护甲和皮革下的肩膀隐隐作痛，

　　He sheathed¹¹ his sword and tried to remove his helm, but when he raised his arm, the pain made him grit¹² his teeth. 他收起剑，想取下头盔，但刚抬手就痛得龇牙咧嘴。

　　Let me, a voice said. Thick-fingered hands unfastened helm from gorget and lifted it off gently. Did he hurt you? 让我来。一个声音说。粗厚的手指解开他喉咙的皮带，轻轻地捧起头盔。伤得严重吗？

1 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

2 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

3 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。

5 crunched   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• Our feet crunched on the frozen snow. 我们的脚嘎吱嘎吱地踩在冻雪上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He closed his jaws on the bones and crunched. 他咬紧骨头，使劲地嚼。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命

6 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 farce   

n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹

参考例句：

• They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
• The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。

9 wrenched   

v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的过去式和过去分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
• He wrenched the book from her hands. 他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

11 sheathed   

adj.雕塑像下半身包在鞘中的；覆盖的；铠装的；装鞘了的v.将（刀、剑等）插入鞘( sheathe的过去式和过去分词 )；包，覆盖

参考例句：

• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour. 防弹车护有装甲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The effect of his mediation was so great that both parties sheathed the sword at once. 他的调停非常有效，双方立刻停战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 grit   

n.沙粒，决心，勇气；v.下定决心，咬紧牙关

参考例句：

• The soldiers showed that they had plenty of grit. 士兵们表现得很有勇气。
• I've got some grit in my shoe.我的鞋子里弄进了一些砂子。