冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第583期:第二十七章 凯特琳(5)

 　　Brynden thought a moment, then nodded a brusque agreement.  布林登沉吟半晌，然后唐突地点点头。

　　As you say. It's the long way home, but I'm more like to get there.  那就这样。虽然是绕远路，但我抵达的机会却也比较大。

　　I'll wait for you below. He went striding off, his cloak swirling¹ behind him. 我在下面等你。说完他大跨步离去，披风在背后飘荡。

　　Catelyn exchanged a look with Ser Rodrik.  凯特琳与罗德利克爵士交换了个眼色，

　　They went through the doors to the high, nervous sound of a child's giggles². 接着穿过大门，朝那一片高亢尖锐，却又焦虑不安的孩童嘻笑声走去。

　　Lysa's apartments opened over a small garden, a circle of dirt and grass planted with blue flowers and ringed on all sides by tall white towers.  莱莎的居所位于一座小花园之上，花园呈圆圈状，白色高塔环绕四周。

　　The builders had intended it as a godswood, but the Eyrie rested on the hard stone of the mountain, and no matter how much soil was hauled up from the Vale, they could not get a weirwood to take root here.  花园的泥土和青草上种植着蓝色花朵，当初工匠的原意是要栽培神木林，然而鹰巢城立基于山巅坚硬的磐石之上，无论自艾林谷运来多少沃壤，依旧不能让鱼梁木在此生根茁长。

　　So the Lords of the Eyrie planted grass and scattered³ statuary amidst low, flowering shrubs⁴.  于是历任公爵改种草坪，并在花朵繁茂的矮树丛间放置雕像。

　　It was there the two champions would meet to place their lives, and that of Tyrion Lannister, into the hands of the gods. 两位决斗者与提利昂·兰尼斯特的性命，便将在此交付天上诸神，做出最后决断。

　　Lysa, freshly scrubbed and garbed⁵ in cream velvet⁶ with a rope of sapphires⁷ and moonstones around her milk-white neck, was holding court on the terrace overlooking the scene of the combat, surrounded by her knights⁸, retainers, and lords high and low.  莱莎刚梳洗完毕，换了身奶油色的天鹅绒外衣，乳白的颈项间戴了一串青玉和月长石，这时正在露天阳台上主持集会。该处视野恰好可将决斗过程尽收眼底，莱莎身边围满了随从、骑士、以及大小领主。

　　Most of them still hoped to wed⁹ her, bed her, and rule the Vale of Arryn by her side.  其中大部分人依旧怀着希望，想娶她睡她，然后与她并肩统治艾林谷。

　　From what Catelyn had seen during her stay at the Eyrie, it was a vain hope. 但就凯特琳这些天来在鹰巢城所见判断，他们的希望不大。

1 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

2 giggles   

n.咯咯的笑( giggle的名词复数 )；傻笑；玩笑；the giggles 止不住的格格笑v.咯咯地笑( giggle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Her nervous giggles annoyed me. 她神经质的傻笑把我惹火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I had to rush to the loo to avoid an attack of hysterical giggles. 我不得不冲向卫生间，以免遭到别人的疯狂嘲笑。 来自辞典例句

3 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

4 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

5 garbed   

v.（尤指某类人穿的特定）服装，衣服，制服( garb的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The widow was garbed in black. 那寡妇穿着黑衣服。 来自辞典例句
• He garbed himself as a sailor. 他装扮成水手。 来自辞典例句

6 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

7 sapphires   

n.蓝宝石，钢玉宝石( sapphire的名词复数 )；蔚蓝色

参考例句：

• Again there was that moment of splintered sapphires before the lids, dropping like scales, extinguished it. 她眼眶中又闪烁出蓝宝石的光彩，接着眼睑象鱼鳞般地垂落下来，双目又黯然失色了。 来自辞典例句
• She also sported a somewhat gawdy gold watch set with diamonds and sapphires. 她还收到一块镶着钻石和蓝宝石的金表。 来自辞典例句

8 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

9 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。