冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第360期:第二十三章 艾德(2)

 　　As many as can be gotten, Lord Hand. 首相大人，当然是越多越好。

　　Hire fifty new men, Ned told him. Lord Baelish will see that you get the coin. 那就雇五十个新兵，奈德告诉他，钱的事交给贝里席大人打点。

　　I will? Littlefinger said. 我打点？小指头说。

　　You will. You found forty thousand golden dragons for a champion's purse, surely you can scrape together a few coppers¹ to keep the king's peace.  没错。既然你连比武冠军的四万金龙赏金都筹得出，多弄几个铜板维持城里秩序想必不成问题。

　　Ned turned back to Janos Slynt. I will also give you twenty good swords from my own household guard, to serve with the Watch until the crowds have left. 奈德转头对杰诺斯·史林特道，我再从我的贴身护卫中拨二十个人给你，直到城里这批人离开为止。

　　All thanks, Lord Hand, Slynt said, bowing. I promise you, they shall be put to good use. 非常感谢，首相大人。史林特鞠躬，我向您保证，一定让他们派上用场。

　　When the Commander had taken his leave, Eddard Stark² turned to the rest of the council. The sooner this folly³ is done with, the better I shall like it.  司令官离开后，奈德转向在场重臣：这场闹剧早一天结束，我就早一天安心。

　　As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry⁴ insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it the Hand's tourney, as if he were the cause of it.  仿佛筹措经费和接踵而至的麻烦还不够他受，所有的闲杂人等都把这叫做首相的比武大会，这无疑是在伤口上洒盐，好像他才是罪魁祸首。

　　And Robert honestly seemed to think he should feel honored! 而劳勃竟当真以为他应该为此感到光荣！

　　The realm prospers⁵ from such events, my lord, Grand Maester Pycelle said. They bring the great the chance of glory, and the lowly a respite⁶ from their woes⁷. 王国就是因为这种事才兴盛的啊，大人。派席尔国师说，对上等阶级而言，这是求取荣耀的大好时机。至于穷苦老百姓嘛，也能因此暂时忘忧解愁。

　　And put coins in many a pocket, Littlefinger added. Every inn in the city is full, and the whores are walking bowlegged and jingling⁸ with each step. 很多人还能藉此大捞一笔，小指头补充，城里的旅店通通客满，妓女接客接到脚都合不拢，走起路来口袋里的铜板响叮当。

　　Lord Renly laughed. We're fortunate my brother Stannis is not with us. Remember the time he proposed to outlaw⁹ brothels?  蓝礼公爵哈哈大笑：还好我二哥史坦尼斯不在。记不记得那次他提议查禁妓院？

1 coppers   

铜( copper的名词复数 )； 铜币

参考例句：

• I only paid a few coppers for it. 我只花了几个铜板买下这东西。
• He had only a few coppers in his pocket. 他兜里仅有几个铜板。

2 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

3 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

4 sundry   

adj.各式各样的，种种的

参考例句：

• This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
• We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。

5 prospers   

v.成功，兴旺( prosper的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Whatever prospers my business is welcome. 凡使我生意兴隆者皆竭诚欢迎。 来自辞典例句
• Whatever prospers my business is good. 任何使我生意兴隆的都是好的。 来自辞典例句

6 respite   

n.休息，中止，暂缓

参考例句：

• She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
• Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

7 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

8 jingling   

叮当声

参考例句：

• A carriage went jingling by with some reclining figure in it. 一辆马车叮当驶过，车上斜倚着一个人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Melanie did not seem to know, or care, that life was riding by with jingling spurs. 媚兰好像并不知道，或者不关心，生活正马刺丁当地一路驶过去了呢。

9 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。