冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第771期:第三十八章 琼恩(12)

 　　Jon saw the start of fright on Sam's face as he lumbered¹ up on his mare²; doubtless he thought he was in trouble. 山姆笨重地爬下马，琼恩看见他脸上的恐惧之色：他想必认为自己有麻烦了。

　　"You're fat but you're not stupid, boy," the Old Bear said gruffly. “小子，你胖归胖，人倒是不笨。”熊老粗声说，

　　"You did well back there. And you, Snow." “刚才干得不错。雪诺，你也是。”

　　Sam blushed a vivid crimson³ and tripped over his own tongue as he tried to stammer⁴ out a courtesy. Jon had to smile. 山姆立刻满面通红，急忙想要道谢，舌头却不听使唤。琼恩忍不住笑了。

　　When they emerged from under the trees, Mormont spurred his tough little garron to a trot⁵. 出森林后，莫尔蒙双脚一蹬，驱使他那匹健壮的小犁马向前疾驰。

　　Ghost came streaking⁶ out from the woods to meet them, licking his chops, his muzzle⁷ red from prey⁸. 白灵自林间蹿出来与他们会合。他舔着下巴，口鼻沾满猎物的鲜血。

　　High above, the men on the Wall saw the column approaching. 远处，居高临下的长城守卫发现渐近的队伍，

　　Jon heard the deep, throaty call of the watchman's great horn, calling out across the miles; 接着那低沉浑厚的号角便响彻原野；

　　a single long blast that shuddered⁹ through the trees and echoed off the ice. 那是一声长长的巨鸣，颤抖着穿越树林，回荡于冰原之上。

　　UUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo. 喔喔喔喔喔喔喔呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜呜

　　The sound faded slowly to silence. 号音渐弱，终归寂静。

　　One blast meant rangers¹¹ returning, and Jon thought, I was a ranger¹⁰ for one day, at least. 一声号角代表兄弟归来，琼恩心想，起码我也当了一天的游骑兵兄弟。

　　Whatever may come, they cannot take that away from me. 无论将来如何，没有人能否认。

　　Bowen Marsh¹² was waiting at the first gate as they led their garrons through the icy tunnel. 当他们牵马穿过冰封隧道时，发现波文·马尔锡正站在第一道大门内。

　　The Lord Steward¹³ was red-faced and agitated¹⁴. 总务长满脸通红，显得焦虑不安。

　　"My lord," he blurted¹⁵ at Mormont as he swung open the iron bars, "there's been a bird, you must come at once." “大人，”他一边拉开铁栅门，一边迫不及待地对莫尔蒙说，“有只鸟儿捎信来，请您立刻来一趟。”

1 lumbered   

砍伐（lumber的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• A rhinoceros lumbered towards them. 一头犀牛笨重地向他们走来。
• A heavy truck lumbered by. 一辆重型卡车隆隆驶过。

2 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

3 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。

4 stammer   

n.结巴，口吃；v.结结巴巴地说

参考例句：

• He's got a bad stammer.他口吃非常严重。
• We must not try to play off the boy troubled with a stammer.我们不可以取笑这个有口吃病的男孩。

5 trot   

n.疾走，慢跑；n.老太婆；现成译本；(复数）trots:腹泻（与the 连用）；v.小跑，快步走，赶紧

参考例句：

• They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
• The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。

6 streaking   

n.裸奔（指在公共场所裸体飞跑）v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网

7 muzzle   

n.鼻口部；口套；枪(炮)口；vt.使缄默

参考例句：

• He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
• The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。

8 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

9 shuddered   

v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，车颤抖着停住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 我一看见那尸体就战栗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 ranger   

n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员

参考例句：

• He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
• He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。

11 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

12 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

13 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

14 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

15 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》