冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第432期:第二十五章 提利昂(1)

 　　Asking questions, Varys said, slipping out the door. 他问得太多了。瓦里斯说着溜出门。

　　As he stood in the predawn chill watching Chiggen butcher his horse, Tyrion Lannister chalked up one more debt owed the Starks.  提利昂·兰尼斯特站在天光未现的清冷晓色里，看着契根宰杀他的坐骑，暗暗在心里把史塔克家欠他的债再添上一笔。

　　Steam rose from inside the carcass when the squat¹ sellsword opened the belly² with his skinning knife.  那佣兵用剥皮的刀割开马肚，蒸汽立刻从尸骸里冒出。他两手并用，熟练操作，一刀也不浪费。

　　His hands moved deftly³, with never a wasted cut; the work had to be done quickly, before the stink⁴ of blood brought shadowcats down from the heights. 这事本当迅速完成，以免山上的影子山猫嗅到血腥闻香而来。

　　None of us will go hungry tonight, Bronn said. He was near a shadow himself; bone thin and bone hard, with black eyes and black hair and a stubble of beard. 今晚咱们都不会挨饿了。波隆道。他瘦得像骨头一样，也坚毅得像骨头，黑眼黑发，加上短短的胡子，活像是团黑影。

　　Some of us may, Tyrion told him. I am not fond of eating horse. Particularly my horse. 不见得。提利昂告诉他。我可对马肉没兴趣，尤其没兴趣吃自己的马。

　　Meat is meat, Bronn said with a shrug⁵. The Dothraki like horse more than beef or pork. 反正都是肉，波隆耸肩道，跟牛肉和猪肉相比，多斯拉克人还更爱马肉呢。

　　Do you take me for a Dothraki? Tyrion asked sourly. The Dothraki ate horse, in truth;  你觉得我像多斯拉克人吗？提利昂冷冷地说。多斯拉克人吃马肉是千真万确的事，

　　they also left deformed⁶ children out for the feral dogs who ran behind their khalasars. Dothraki customs had scant⁷ appeal for him. 他们还放任畸形儿自生自灭，留给跟在卡拉萨后面的野狗吃。他们的习俗委实不怎么吸引他。

　　Chiggen sliced a thin strip of bloody⁸ meat off the carcass and held it up for inspection⁹. Want a taste, dwarf¹⁰? 契根从马尸上割下一薄片血淋淋的肉，举在半空中仔细瞧看。矮个子，要不要先来一口？

　　My brother Jaime gave me that mare¹¹ for my twenty-third name day, Tyrion said in a flat voice. 这匹母马是我老哥詹姆送给我的二十三岁命名日礼物。提利昂用平板的口气说。

　　Thank him for us, then. If you ever see him again. Chiggen grinned, showing yellow teeth, and swallowed the raw meat in two bites. Tastes well bred. 那如果你还能活着见到他，代我们道声谢。契根嘻嘻一笑，露出满嘴黄牙，然后两口就把那块生肉吞下肚去。这马挺不错。

1 squat   

v.蹲坐，蹲下；n.蹲下；adj.矮胖的，粗矮的

参考例句：

• For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
• He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。

2 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

3 deftly   

adv.灵巧地，熟练地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在，于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

5 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。

6 deformed   

adj.畸形的；变形的；丑的，破相了的

参考例句：

• He was born with a deformed right leg.他出生时右腿畸形。
• His body was deformed by leprosy.他的身体因为麻风病变形了。

7 scant   

adj.不充分的，不足的；v.减缩，限制，忽略

参考例句：

• Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。
• Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候，许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。

8 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

9 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

10 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。

11 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。