冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1070期:第五十章 布兰(16)

 "There they forged the Pact¹. “他们在那里订立了‘盟誓’，

The First Men were given the coastlands, the high plains and bright meadows, the mountains and bogs², 规定先民拥有海岸、平原、草原、山脉和沼泽，

but the deep woods were to remain forever the children's, and no more weirwoods were to be put to the axe³ anywhere in the realm. 但繁茂的大森林永远归森林之子所有，而王国全境也不准再砍伐任何一棵鱼梁木。

So the gods might bear witness to the signing, every tree on the island was given a face, 为使天上诸神见证此神圣盟誓，他们为岛上每一棵树都刻了脸，

and afterward⁴, the sacred order of green men was formed to keep watch over the Isle⁵ of Faces. 并在此成立‘绿人’的神圣组织，专司看守千面屿。”

The Pact began four thousand years of friendship between men and children. “‘盟誓’开始了人类与森林之子间四千年的友谊，

In time, the First Men even put aside the gods they had brought with them, and took up the worship of the secret gods of the wood. 到后来，先民甚至抛弃了他们从东方带来的信仰，改而崇拜森林之子的神秘诸神。

The signing of the Pact ended the Dawn Age, and began the Age of Heroes." 盟誓的签署结束了黎明之纪元，开始了英雄之纪元。”

Bran's fist curled around the shiny black arrowhead. "But the children of the forest are all gone now, you said." 布兰的手掌，紧紧握住闪亮的黑箭头。“可你说森林之子已经灭绝了。”

Here, they are, said Osha, as she bit off the end of the last bandage with her teeth. “在这里，他们是灭绝了，”欧莎一边说，一边用牙齿咬断绷带末端。

"North of the Wall, things are different. That's where the children went, and the giants, and the other old races." “长城以北可就不一样。森林之子、巨人还有其他古老的民族就是到那儿去啦。”

Maester Luwin sighed. "Woman, by rights you ought to be dead or in chains. 鲁温师傅叹道：“女人，照理说你应该被处以死刑或至少披枷戴锁。

The Starks have treated you more gently than you deserve. 史塔克家族给你的待遇，远超过你所应得的。

It is unkind to repay them for their kindness by filling the boys' heads with folly⁶." 他们对你这么好，你却把这孩子的脑袋里装满荒唐思想，实在是太忘恩负义了。”

 

1 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

2 bogs   

n.沼泽，泥塘( bog的名词复数 )；厕所v.（使）陷入泥沼， （使）陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 )；妨碍，阻碍

参考例句：

• Whenever It'shows its true nature, real life bogs to a standstill. 无论何时，只要它显示出它的本来面目，真正的生活就陷入停滞。 来自名作英译部分
• At Jitra we went wading through bogs. 在日得拉我们步行着从泥水塘里穿过去。 来自辞典例句

3 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

6 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。