冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第414期:第二十四章 艾德(10)

 　　The king's melancholy¹ melted away with the morning mist,  国王先前的感伤随晨雾散去，

　　and before long Robert was eating an orange and waxing fond about a morning at the Eyrie when they had been boys.  片刻之后，劳勃便一边吃着柑子，一边开心地说起他们在鹰巢城的童年趣事。

　　had given Jon a barrel of oranges, remember?  记不记得那个谁送了琼恩一桶这种柑？

　　Only the things had gone rotten, so I flung mine across the table and hit Dacks right in the nose.  可是都放烂了，所以我把我那份朝戴克斯扔去，正中他鼻梁。

　　You remember, Redfort's pock-faced squire²?  你记得吧？就是雷德佛那个麻脸侍从。

　　He tossed one back at me, and before Jon could so much as fart, there were oranges flying across the High Hall in every direction.  他也扔了一个过来，结果琼恩连屁都来不及放，整个鹰巢城大厅就柑子满天飞了。

　　He laughed uproariously, and even Ned smiled, remembering. 他开怀大笑，奈德想起往事，也不禁微笑。

　　This was the boy he had grown up with, he thought; this was the Robert Baratheon he'd known and loved.  这才是那个和他一起长大的男孩，他心想，这才是那个他认识而深爱的劳勃·拜拉席恩。

　　If he could prove that the Lannisters were behind the attack on Bran, prove that they had murdered Jon Arryn, this man would listen.  如果他能证实兰尼斯特家是残害布兰的幕后主谋，证实他们是谋杀琼恩·艾林的凶犯，这个人一定会听进去。

　　Then Cersei would fall, and the Kingslayer with her, and if Lord Tywin dared to rouse the west,  届时瑟曦必将受到制裁，弑君者也会跟着完蛋，倘若泰温公爵胆敢兴兵作乱，

　　Robert would smash him as he had smashed Rhaegar Targaryen on the Trident.  劳勃会像当年在三叉戟河上敲碎雷加·坦格利安一样，毫不留情地将他彻底击灭。

　　He could see it all so clearly. 他可以清楚地看到这一切。

　　That breakfast tasted better than anything Eddard Stark³ had eaten in a long time, and afterward⁴ his smiles came easier and more often,  艾德·史塔克已经很久没有吃过这么愉快的一顿饭，之后他的笑容也变得轻松自如，

　　until it was time for the tournament to resume. 直到比武大会继续进行。

　　Ned walked with the king to the jousting⁵ field. He had promised to watch the final tilts⁶ with Sansa;  奈德随同国王走进比武会场。他先前已经答应陪珊莎一起观赏冠军决胜战。

　　Septa Mordane was ill today, and his daughter was determined⁷ not to miss the end of the jousting.  茉丹修女今天身体不适，而他女儿心意已决，不想错过最后的长枪比试。

　　As he saw Robert to his place, he noted⁸ that Cersei Lannister had chosen not to appear;  当他护送劳勃到主位坐下时，发现瑟曦·兰尼斯特故意缺席，

　　the place beside the king was empty.  国王旁边的座位是空的。

　　That too gave Ned cause to hope. 这更增添了他的希望。

1 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

2 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。

3 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。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 jousting   

（骑士）骑马用长矛比武( joust的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The players happily jousting inside the castle walls didn't see the moat outside widening. 玩家在城墙上幸福地战斗的时候，没有注意到护城河已经开始扩张了。

6 tilts   

（意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的）企图，尝试( tilt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As the kitten touches it, it tilts at the floor. 它随着击碰倾侧，头不动，眼不动，还呆呆地注视着地上。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• The two writers had a number of tilts in print. 这两位作家写过一些文章互相攻击。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。