冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第742期:第三十四章 艾莉亚(17)

 　　Arya held the candle over her head.  艾莉亚将蜡烛举到头顶，

　　With each step she took, the shadows moved against the walls, as if they were turning to watch her pass. 每走一步，墙上的影子都跟着移动，仿佛他们都转头注视她。

　　"Dragons," she whispered. She slid Needle out from under her cloak.  “原来是龙啊。”她小声说。她从斗篷里抽出缝衣针。

　　The slender blade seemed very small and the dragons very big, yet somehow Arya felt better with steel in her hand. 虽然纤细的剑身看起来好小，群龙看起来好大，但有剑在手，艾莉亚总算觉得比较安全。

　　The long windowless hall beyond the door was as black as she remembered.  门后那间无窗的长厅，一如她记忆中那般黑暗。

　　She held Needle in her left hand, her sword hand, the candle in her right fist. 她左手握着缝衣针，右手拿着蜡烛。

　　Hot wax ran down across her knuckles¹.  热烫的蜡油流下指关节。

　　The entrance to the well had been to the left, so Arya went right.  通往那口井的路在左边，所以艾莉亚往右走。

　　Part of her wanted to run, but she was afraid of snuffing out her candle.  她很想拔腿奔跑，又怕弄熄蜡烛。

　　She heard the faint squeaking² of rats and glimpsed a pair of tiny glowing eyes on the edge of the light,  她听见微弱的老鼠吱吱声，在光线所及的范围边缘看到一双发亮的小眼睛。

　　but rats did not scare her.  Other things did.  她不怕老鼠，却怕其他不知名的东西。

　　It would be so easy to hide here, as she had hidden from the wizard and the man with the forked beard.  其实她大可就躲在这里，就像上次她躲巫师和长八字胡的人一样。

　　She could almost see the stableboy standing³ against the wall,  她几乎可以看见那个马僮就站在墙边，

　　his hands curled into claws with the blood still dripping from the deep gashes⁴ in his palms where Needle had cut him.  双手团成鹰爪，手掌被缝衣针深深割伤的地方还流着血。

　　He might be waiting to grab her as she passed.  他正等着她经过呢。

　　He would see her candle coming a long way off.  他大老远便可以看见她的烛光。

　　Maybe she would be better off without the light...  或许她还是把火熄灭的好……

　　Fear cuts deeper than swords, the quiet voice inside her whispered.  恐惧比利剑更伤人，脑中那个静默的声音再度响起。

1 knuckles   

n.（指人）指关节( knuckle的名词复数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝v.（指人）指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 )；（指动物）膝关节，踝

参考例句：

• He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened. 他紧紧握住方向盘，握得指关节都变白了。
• Her thin hands were twisted by swollen knuckles. 她那双纤手因肿大的指关节而变了形。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 squeaking   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• Squeaking floorboards should be screwed down. 踏上去咯咯作响的地板应用螺钉钉住。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Can you hear the mice squeaking? 你听到老鼠吱吱叫吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 gashes   

n.深长的切口（或伤口）( gash的名词复数 )v.划伤，割破( gash的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The classmates' hearts ached for him and they begged him to wear gloves to prevent any more gashes. 同学们都心疼他，劝他干活时戴上手套，免得再弄破手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He stripped himself, and I counted twenty-seven separate scars and gashes. 他脱去衣服，我在他身上数出了二十七处瘢痕和深深的伤口。 来自辞典例句