冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1048期:第四十九章 艾莉亚(16)

 　　Arya scowled¹, wondering what her sister was doing here, why she looked so happy. 艾莉亚皱起眉头，不知姐姐在这里干嘛，更不知她为何看来如此高兴。

　　A long line of gold-cloaked spearmen held back the crowd, commanded by a stout² man in elaborate armor, all black lacquer and gold filigree³. 在一名粗壮的中年人指挥下，一长排金袍枪兵把群众挡在外围。那人身着一副华丽盔甲，上了黑漆，镶有金线，

　　His cloak had the metallic⁴ shimmer⁵ of true cloth-of-gold. 他的披风则用货真价实的金缕缝成，闪耀着金属光泽。

　　When the bell ceased to toll⁶, a quiet slowly settled across the great plaza⁷, 钟声停止，一阵寂静慢慢地笼罩住整个大广场。

　　and her father lifted his head and began to speak, his voice so thin and weak she could scarcely make him out. 父亲抬起头，开始说话，但他的声音气若游丝，她听不出他说了什么。

　　People behind her began to shout out, "What?" and "Louder!" 她身后的人大声叫嚣：“搞什么？”“大声点！”

　　The man in the black-and-gold armor stepped up behind Father and prodded⁸ him sharply. 接着那个身穿黑金盔甲的人踱到父亲身后，狠狠戳了他一下。

　　You leave him alone! Arya wanted to shout, but she knew no one would listen. She chewed her lip. 你不要欺负他！艾莉亚想大喊。但她知道没人会理会的，于是她咬紧嘴唇。

　　Her father raised his voice and began again. 父亲提高音量，重新开始：

　　"I am Eddard Stark⁹, Lord of Winterfell and Hand of the King," he said more loudly, his voice carrying across the plaza, “我是临冬城公爵暨国王之手，艾德·史塔克，”他越说越响亮，声音在广场回荡。

　　"and I come before you to confess my treason in the sight of gods and men." “今天我来到这里，当着天上诸神和地上凡人的面，承认我的叛国罪行。”

　　No, Arya whimpered. Below her, the crowd began to scream and shout. Taunts¹⁰ and obscenities filled the air. “不要！”艾莉亚哀嚎。她下面的群众开始大吼大叫，空中充满了各种嘲弄与脏话。

　　Sansa had hidden her face in her hands. 珊莎则把脸深埋进双手间。

1 scowled   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
• The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。

2 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

3 filigree   

n.金银丝做的工艺品；v.用金银细丝饰品装饰；用华而不实的饰品装饰；adj.金银细丝工艺的

参考例句：

• The frost made beautiful filigree on the window pane.寒霜在玻璃窗上形成了美丽的花纹。
• The art filigree tapestry is elegant and magnificent.嵌金银丝艺术挂毯，绚丽雅典。

4 metallic   

adj.金属的；金属制的；含金属的；产金属的；像金属的

参考例句：

• A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
• He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。

5 shimmer   

v./n.发微光，发闪光；微光

参考例句：

• The room was dark,but there was a shimmer of moonlight at the window.屋子里很黑，但靠近窗户的地方有点微光。
• Nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage.没有什么比新叶的微光更纯洁无瑕了。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

7 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

8 prodded   

v.刺，戳( prod的过去式和过去分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳

参考例句：

• She prodded him in the ribs to wake him up. 她用手指杵他的肋部把他叫醒。
• He prodded at the plate of fish with his fork. 他拿叉子戳弄着那盘鱼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 taunts   

嘲弄的言语，嘲笑，奚落( taunt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He had to endure the racist taunts of the crowd. 他不得不忍受那群人种族歧视的奚落。
• He had to endure the taunts of his successful rival. 他不得不忍受成功了的对手的讥笑。