冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1047期:第四十九章 艾莉亚(15)

 　　He was not standing¹ so much as being held up; the cast over his broken leg was grey and rotten. 他几乎无法站立，全靠两个卫兵支撑，他断腿上的石膏是灰的，整个都烂掉了。

　　The High Septon himself stood behind him, a squat² man, grey with age and ponderously³ fat, 站在他身后的是矮胖的总主教，年事已高，发色灰白，臃肿不堪，

　　wearing long white robes and an immense crown of spun⁴ gold and crystal that wreathed his head with rainbows whenever he moved. 身着一件纯白长袍，头戴一顶由金箔和水晶做成的巨大宝冠，随着他的动作散发出七彩虹光。

　　Clustered around the doors of the sept, in front of the raised marble pulpit, were a knot of knights⁵ and high lords. 在圣堂的大门边，在高高的讲坛前，聚集了一群骑士和贵族。

　　Joffrey was prominent among them, his raiment all crimson⁶, silk and satin patterned with prancing⁷ stags and roaring lions, a gold crown on his head. 乔佛里一身大红丝衣和缎子装束，绣满腾跃雄鹿与怒吼猛狮，头戴金冠，在人群之中最为显眼。

　　His queen mother stood beside him in a black mourning gown slashed⁸ with crimson, a veil of black diamonds in her hair. 王后站在他身旁，穿了一袭哀悼的黑礼服，衣上间或有几许红丝，发际戴着黑钻石头纱。

　　Arya recognized the Hound, wearing a snowy white cloak over his dark grey armor, with four of the Kingsguard around him. 艾莉亚认出了猎狗，他身穿暗灰盔甲，外罩雪白披风，旁边围绕着四个御林铁卫。

　　She saw Varys the eunuch gliding⁹ among the lords in soft slippers¹⁰ and a patterned damask robe, 她也看见了太监瓦里斯，他披着彩绘的锦缎袍子，穿了拖鞋，在贵族之间游走。

　　and she thought the short man with the silvery cape¹¹ and pointed¹² beard might be the one who had once fought a duel¹³ for Mother. 至于那个披着银斗篷，生了尖胡须的矮个子，她认为就是那个曾为母亲决斗的人。

　　And there in their midst was Sansa, dressed in sky-blue silk, with her long auburn hair washed and curled and silver bracelets¹⁴ on her wrists. 珊莎也站在这群人中间，穿了一袭天蓝丝质礼服，长长的卷曲的枣红头发放了下来，手腕上戴了好些个银手镯。

1 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。

2 squat   

v.蹲坐，蹲下；n.蹲下；adj.矮胖的，粗矮的

参考例句：

• For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
• He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。

3 ponderously   

参考例句：

• He turns and marches away ponderously to the right. 他转过身，迈着沉重的步子向右边行进。 来自互联网
• The play was staged with ponderously realistic sets. 演出的舞台以现实环境为背景，很没意思。 来自互联网

4 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

5 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。

6 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。

7 prancing   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。
• The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马，他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句

8 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

10 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。

11 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。

12 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

13 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

14 bracelets   

n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。 来自《简明英汉词典》