《权力的游戏》精讲 第2集:王都之路(4)

Bread. And two of those little fish.

我要面包，两条这种小鱼。

And a mug of dark beer to wash it down.

再配上一杯上好的黑啤酒。

And bacon, burned black.

还要培根，记得煎焦一点。

Little brother. Beloved siblings¹.

弟弟。亲爱的哥哥姐姐。

Is Bran going to die?

布兰会死吗？

Apparently² not.

看来是不会了。

What do you mean?

你这话什么意思？

The Maester says the boy may live.

老学士说那孩子活下来的机会很大。

It's no mercy, letting a child linger in such pain.

老天真残忍，竟让一个孩子受此煎熬。

Only the gods know for certain. All the rest of us can do is pray.

这就只有诸神才知道了。我们能做的也就是祈祷了。

The charms of the north seem entirely³ lost on you. I still can't believe you're going.

你好像对北境的魅力无动于衷啊。我真想不通你是怎么打算的。

It's ridiculous even for you.

即便是你，也不该如此荒唐。

Where's your sense of wonder?

你的好奇心哪儿去了？

The greatest structure ever built, the intrepid⁴ men of The Night's Watch, the wintry abode⁵ of the White Walkers.

史上最伟大的人造建筑，勇猛无畏的守夜人军团，阴森恐怖的白鬼徘徊之地。

Tell me you're not thinking of taking the black. And go celibate⁶?

别告诉我你也想当个黑衣弟兄。然后打一辈子光棍吗？

No, the whores would go begging from Dorne to Casterly Rock.

那怎么成，从多恩到凯岩城的妓女都会抗议的。

No, I just want to stand on top of the wall and piss off the edge of the world.

放心，我不过是想爬上长城，对着世界的边缘撒泡尿罢了。

The children don't need to hear your filth⁷.

别当着孩子们的面说这种粗话。

Come.

我们走。

Even if the boy lives, he'll be a cripple, a grotesque⁸.

那孩子就算活下来也是跛子，畸形的怪胎。

Give me a good clean death any day.

我宁可干脆利落地死。

Speaking for the grotesques⁹, I'd have to disagree.

说到畸形怪胎，不是我多嘴。

Death is so final, whereas life...Ah, life is full of possibilities.

死了可什么都没了，而活着活着就有无限的可能。

I hope the boy does wake. I'd be very interested to hear what he has to say.

我真心希望那孩子活过来。很有兴趣听听他知道些什么。

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 intrepid   

adj.无畏的，刚毅的

参考例句：

• He is not really satisfied with his intrepid action.他没有真正满意他的无畏行动。
• John's intrepid personality made him a good choice for team leader.约翰勇敢的个性适合作领导工作。

5 abode   

n.住处，住所

参考例句：

• It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父亲花了十个月的功夫，才好不容易打听到他的住处。
• Welcome to our humble abode!欢迎光临寒舍！

6 celibate   

adj.独身的，独身主义的；n.独身者

参考例句：

• He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood.他捍卫了独身牧师制度。
• The instinct of the celibate warned him to hold back.单身汉的本能告诫他回头是岸。

7 filth   

n.肮脏，污物，污秽；淫猥

参考例句：

• I don't know how you can read such filth.我不明白你怎么会去读这种淫秽下流的东西。
• The dialogue was all filth and innuendo.这段对话全是下流的言辞和影射。

8 grotesque   

adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）

参考例句：

• His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

9 grotesques   

n.衣着、打扮、五官等古怪，不协调的样子( grotesque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. 格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。 来自柯林斯例句