冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第441期:第二十五章 提利昂(10)

 　　Tyrion looked around. The enemy were all vanquished¹ or vanished.  提利昂环顾四周，敌人不是被杀便是逃走，

　　Somehow the fighting had ended when he wasn't looking.  总之战斗在他没注意到的时候已经结束。

　　Dying horses and wounded men lay all around, screaming or moaning.  遍地都是濒死的马和负伤的人，发出惨叫和呻吟。

　　To his vast astonishment², he was not one of them.  最令他惊讶的是自己竟安然无恙。

　　He opened his fingers and let the axe³ thunk to the ground.  他松开手指，斧头锵一声落在地上，

　　His hands were sticky with blood.  忽然发现自己满手是血。

　　He could have sworn they had been fighting for half a day, but the sun seemed scarcely to have moved at all. 他相信他们起码打了半天之久，但太阳却纹丝未动。

　　Your first battle? Bronn asked later as he bent⁴ over Jyck's body, pulling off his boots.  第一次上战场？过了一会儿，波隆站在杰克的尸体上一边弯身脱靴子，一边问。

　　They were good boots, as befit one of Lord Tywin's men; heavy leather, oiled and supple⁵, much finer than what Bronn was wearing. 那是双好靴子，厚实的皮革，上过油，柔软异常，正配泰温公爵手下的身份，比起波隆穿的要好太多了。

　　Tyrion nodded. My father will be so proud, he said. His legs were cramping⁶ so badly he could scarcely stand.  提利昂点点头。我老爸应该会骄傲。他说。他的脚抽筋得厉害，几乎无法站立。

　　Odd, he had never once noticed the pain during the battle. 奇怪，刚才打斗时却一点不觉得疼。

　　You need a woman now, Bronn said with a glint in his black eyes. He shoved the boots into his saddlebag.  你需要找个女人，波隆眨着黑眼睛，顺手将靴子扔进自己的马鞍袋。

　　Nothing like a woman after a man's been blooded, take my word. 相信我，流过血之后，找个女人最来劲。

　　Chiggen stopped looting the corpses⁷ of the brigands⁸ long enough to snort and lick his lips. 听见这话，契根停下对土匪尸体的搜刮，哼了一声，舔舔舌头。

　　Tyrion glanced over to where Lady Stark⁹ was dressing¹⁰ Ser Rodrik's wounds. I'm willing if she is, he said.  提利昂瞄了一眼正帮罗德利克爵士包扎的史塔克夫人。她说好我就上。他说。

　　The freeriders broke into laughter, and Tyrion grinned and thought, There's a start. 两个流浪武士听了哈哈大笑，提利昂一边跟着乐一边想：这是个好的开始。

　　Afterward¹¹ he knelt by the stream and washed the blood off his face in water cold as ice.  随后他跪在溪边，用冰冷刺骨的溪水洗去脸上血迹。

1 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

3 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

4 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

5 supple   

adj.柔软的，易弯的，逢迎的，顺从的，灵活的；vt.使柔软，使柔顺，使顺从；vi.变柔软，变柔顺

参考例句：

• She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好，因为她的天性柔和。
• He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。

6 cramping   

图像压缩

参考例句：

• The bleeding may keep my left hand from cramping. 淌血会叫我的左手不抽筋。
• This loss of sodium can cause dehydration and cramping. 钠流失会造成脱水和抽筋。

7 corpses   

n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

8 brigands   

n.土匪，强盗( brigand的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They say there are brigands hiding along the way. 他们说沿路隐藏着土匪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The brigands demanded tribute from passing vehicles. 土匪向过往车辆勒索钱财。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

11 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。