冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1114期:第五十三章 提利昂(6)

 　　Greatjon Umber fired the siege towers we were building, “大琼恩·安柏放火烧了我们辛苦建造的攻城塔，

　　and Lord Blackwood found Sir Edmure Tully in chains among the other captives, and made off with them all. 布莱伍德大人则找到了被我们锁起来的艾德慕·徒利爵士以及其他战俘，并将他们通通救走。

　　Our south camp was under the command of Sir Forley Prester. 南寨由佛勒·普莱斯特爵士指挥，

　　He retreated in good order when he saw that the other camps were lost, with two thousand spears and as many bowmen, 眼见相邻的阵地纷纷失守，他便率领手下两千枪兵和两千弓箭手井井有条地向西撤退了，

　　but the Tyroshi sellsword who led his freeriders struck his banners and went over to the foe¹. 但那掌管自由骑手的泰洛西佣兵却砍断旗帜，投靠了敌方。”

　　Curse the man. His uncle Kevan sounded more angry than surprised. “该死的家伙，”凯冯叔叔的口气不仅惊讶，更加愤怒。

　　"I warned Jaime not to trust that one. A man who fights for coin is loyal only to his purse." “我早警告过詹姆别相信这混蛋，为钱而战的人只会为自己的腰包卖命。”

　　Lord Tywin wove his fingers together under his chin. Only his eyes moved as he listened. 泰温公爵十指交叉，顶着下巴，倾听时只有眼睛在动。

　　His bristling² golden side-whiskers framed a face so still it might have been a mask, 他两颊的金黄短须围出一张纹丝不动的脸，活像一张面具。

　　but Tyrion could see tiny beads³ of sweat dappling his father's shaven head. 然而，提利昂注意到父亲的光头上密布细小汗珠。

　　How could it happen? Sir Harys Swyft wailed⁴ again. “这怎么可能？”哈瑞斯·史威佛爵士再度哀嚎。

　　"Sir Jaime taken, the siege broken... this is a catastrophe⁵!" “詹姆爵士被俘，围城军队又遭击溃……简直是大难临头！”

　　Sir Addam Marbrand said, "I am sure we are all grateful to you for pointing out the obvious, Sir Harys. 亚当·马尔布兰爵士道：“哈瑞斯爵士，我们都很感激您指出显而易见的事实，

　　The question is, what shall we do about it?" 但眼下的当务之急是，我们下一步该怎么走？”

　　What can we do? Jaime's host is all slaughtered⁶ or taken or put to flight, “还能怎么样？詹姆的军队不是被杀、被俘就是逃散，

　　and the Starks and the Tullys sit squarely across our line of supply. 而史塔克家与徒利家的部队正好扼住我们的补给线，

　　We are cut off from the west! 我们与西边的联系完全被切断了！

1 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

2 bristling   

a.竖立的

参考例句：

• "Don't you question Miz Wilkes' word,'said Archie, his beard bristling. "威尔克斯太太的话，你就不必怀疑了。 "阿尔奇说。他的胡子也翘了起来。
• You were bristling just now. 你刚才在发毛。

3 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

4 wailed   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She wailed over her father's remains. 她对着父亲的遗体嚎啕大哭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The women of the town wailed over the war victims. 城里的妇女为战争的死难者们痛哭。 来自辞典例句

5 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

6 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》