冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1087期:第五十一章 珊莎(14)

 　　This one is your father, he said. "This one here. Dog, turn it around so she can see him." “这个是你父亲，”他说，“这边这个。狗，把头转过来给她瞧。”

　　Sandor Clegane took the head by the hair and turned it. 桑铎·克里冈伸手到半空中，把首级转了过来。

　　The severed¹ head had been dipped in tar² to preserve it longer. 砍下的头颅浸过沥青，如此才能保存得较长。

　　Sansa looked at it calmly, not seeing it at all. 珊莎冷静地看着父亲的首级，不动声色。

　　It did not really look like Lord Eddard, she thought; it did not even look real. 这看起来不像艾德公爵，她心想，看起来不像真的。

　　"How long do I have to look?" “请问，您要我看多久？”

　　Joffrey seemed disappointed. "Do you want to see the rest?" There was a long row of them. 乔佛里似乎大感失望。“你想不想看其他人的头？”城垛上有一大排。

　　If it please Your Grace. “如果陛下您高兴的话。”

　　Joffrey marched her down the wallwalk, past a dozen more heads and two empty spikes⁴. 于是乔佛里领她沿着走道前进，经过十几颗人头，还有两根空着的长枪。

　　"I'm saving those for my uncle Stannis and my uncle Renly," he explained. “这两根是我特地留给史坦尼斯叔叔和蓝礼叔叔的。”他解释。

　　The other heads had been dead and mounted much longer than her father. 其他人死亡的时间比父亲长很多，首级待在枪尖上也久得多。

　　Despite the tar, most were long past being recognizable. 虽然泡过沥青，但多数都变得难以辨认。

　　The king pointed³ to one and said, "That's your septa there," but Sansa could not even have told that it was a woman. 国王指着其中一个说：“这个是你们家的修女。”可珊莎根本看不出那是女人的头。

　　The jaw⁵ had rotted off her face, and birds had eaten one ear and most of a cheek. 头颅的下巴已经整个烂掉，鸟儿吃掉了一只耳朵和大半边脸颊。

　　Sansa had wondered what had happened to Septa Mordane, although she supposed she had known all along. 珊莎之前还纳闷茉丹修女到底发生了什么，现在想来，或许她早就心里有数了罢。

　　"Why did you kill her?" she asked. "She was godsworn... " “您为什么杀她呀？”她问：“她只是个虔诚的……”

1 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tar   

n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于

参考例句：

• The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
• We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

3 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。

4 spikes   

n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁
• There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。