冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第722期:第三十四章 艾德(7)

 　　They were in full armor, enameled¹ steel from helm to heel, 他们全副武装，从头到脚披挂着精美的铠甲头盔，

　　long pale cloaks over their shoulders, shining white shields strapped² to their left arms. 长长的白披风抖在身后，闪亮的白盾牌绑上左臂。

　　Cersei Lannister and her two younger children stood behind Sir Boros and Sir Meryn.  瑟曦·兰尼斯特和她两个年纪较小的孩子站在柏洛斯爵士和马林爵士后面。

　　The queen wore a gown of sea-green silk, trimmed with Myrish lace as pale as foam³.  王后穿了一袭海绿色丝质长袍，边上绣了白如浪花的密尔蕾丝。

　　On her finger was a golden ring with an emerald the size of a pigeon's egg, on her head a matching tiara. 手上带了一枚镶有鸽子蛋那么大翡翠的金戒指，头上还有一顶式样相称的金头环。

　　Above them, Prince Joffrey sat amidst the barbs⁴ and spikes⁵ in a cloth-of-gold doublet and a red satin cape⁶. 在他们上方密布尖刺的椅子里，坐了穿着金线外衣，红缎披风的乔佛里。

　　Sandor Clegane was stationed at the foot of the throne's steep narrow stair. 桑铎·克里冈站在王座陡峭而狭窄的楼梯口。

　　He wore mail and soot-grey plate and his snarling⁷ dog's-head helm. 他身穿烟灰色的铠甲，戴着那顶狰狞狗头盔。

　　Behind the throne, twenty Lannister guardsmen waited with longswords hanging from their belts. 王座后方，有二十名腰悬长剑的兰尼斯特卫士。

　　Crimson⁸ cloaks draped their shoulders and steel lions crested⁹ their helms. 他们肩膀悬挂鲜红披风，头上顶着雄狮钢盔。

　　But Littlefinger had kept his promise： 但小指头果然信守诺言：

　　all along the walls, in front of Robert's tapestries¹⁰ with their scenes of hunt and battle, 在两侧墙边，在劳勃那些描绘狩猎和战争的壁毯下，

　　the gold-cloaked ranks of the City Watch stood stiffly to attention,  挺立着金披风的都城守卫队，做好了一切准备，

　　each man's hand clasped around the haft of an eight-foot-long spear tipped in black iron. 他们每个人手里都紧握着黑铁枪尖的八尺长矛。

　　They outnumbered the Lannisters five to one. 人数则足足是兰尼斯特士兵的五倍。

　　Ned's leg was a blaze of pain by the time he stopped. 当奈德停下脚步，他的断腿已经痛得难以忍受，

　　He kept a hand on Littlefinger's shoulder to help support his weight. 只好一手搭着小指头的肩膀稳住身子。

1 enameled   

涂瓷釉于，给…上瓷漆，给…上彩饰( enamel的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The grey walls were divided into artificial paneling by strips of white-enameled pine. 灰色的墙壁用漆白的松木条隔成镶板的模样。
• I want a pair of enameled leather shoes in size 38. 我要一双38号的亮漆皮鞋。

2 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

4 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

5 spikes   

n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
• There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

7 snarling   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的现在分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你，"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是，汤姆一边大喊大叫，一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

8 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

9 crested   

adj.有顶饰的，有纹章的，有冠毛的v.到达山顶（或浪峰）( crest的过去式和过去分词 )；到达洪峰，达到顶点

参考例句：

• a great crested grebe 凤头䴙䴘
• The stately mansion crested the hill. 庄严的大厦位于山顶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 tapestries   

n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 )；绣帷，织锦v.用挂毯（或绣帷）装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The wall of the banqueting hall were hung with tapestries. 宴会厅的墙上挂有壁毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rooms were hung with tapestries. 房间里都装饰着挂毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》