冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第700期:第三十三章 艾德(22)

 　　Littlefinger sighed. "I fear I did forget, my lord. Pray forgive me.  小指头叹口气。“恐怕我真是忘了，大人，请您原谅。

　　For a moment I did not remember that I was talking to a Stark¹."  我居然忘了自己在跟史塔克家的人说话。”

　　His mouth quirked. "So it will be Stannis, and war?" 他撇撇嘴。“所以就是史坦尼斯和战争？”

　　It is not a choice. Stannis is the heir. “我们别无选择，史坦尼斯是继承人。”

　　Far be it from me to dispute the Lord Protector. “反正我也没资格和全境守护者争辩。

　　What would you have of me, then? 那么，您找我有何贵干？

　　Not my wisdom, for a certainty. 想必不是为了我的智慧。”

　　I shall do my best to forget your ... wisdom, Ned said with distaste.  “我会尽我所能忘记你的……智慧，”奈德嫌恶地说，

　　"I called you here to ask for the help you promised Catelyn. “我找你来，是因为你答应过凯特琳会帮忙。

　　This is a perilous² hour for all of us. 眼下对我们每个人都是危险时刻。

　　Robert has named me Protector, true enough, but in the eyes of the world, Joffrey is still his son and heir. 劳勃的确任命我为守护者，但在世人眼中，乔佛里依旧是他的儿子和继承人。

　　The queen has a dozen knights³ and a hundred men-at-arms who will do whatever she commands ...  王后身边有十来个骑士和上百名侍卫听候差遣……

　　enough to overwhelm what remains⁴ of my own household guard. 足够对付我留在身边的护卫。

　　And for all I know, her brother Jaime may be riding for King's Landing even as we speak, with a Lannister host at his back." 况且就在我们说话的当口，她弟弟詹姆很可能正率领兰尼斯特大军，浩浩荡荡朝君临开来。”

　　And you without an army. “而你却没有军队。”

　　Littlefinger toyed with the dagger⁵ on the table, turning it slowly with a finger. 小指头把玩着桌上的匕首，用一根指头缓缓旋转。

　　"There is small love lost between Lord Renly and the Lannisters. “蓝礼大人和兰尼斯特家之间素无好感。

　　Bronze Yohn Royce, Sir Balon Swann, Sir Loras, Lady Tanda, the Redwyne twins ... each of them has a retinue⁶ of knights and sworn swords here at court." 青铜约恩·罗伊斯，巴隆·史文爵士，洛拉斯爵士，坦妲伯爵夫人，还有雷德温家的双胞胎……他们各自有一批骑士和侍卫在城里。”

1 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。

2 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
• We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。

3 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。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

6 retinue   

n.侍从；随员

参考例句：

• The duchess arrived,surrounded by her retinue of servants.公爵夫人在大批随从人马的簇拥下到达了。
• The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey.国王的侍从在旅途上陪伴着他。