《权力的游戏》精讲 第9集:贝勒神像(17)

Together we finished off three chickens and a flagon of wine. Impossible as it seems, there was a time when I was unaccustomed to wine. I forgot how afraid I was around girls,

我们两个吃掉了三只鸡和一大壶酒. 说你大概都不信, 那时我很少喝酒. 我忘记了我在女孩子面前曾是多么怕羞,

How I was always waiting for them to laugh at me or look away embarrassed¹ or ask me about my tall handsome brother.

我曾总是呆呆地任由她们嘲笑我 或是转过脸去不愿看我 或是向我打听我那高大英俊的兄弟.

I forgot about everything but Tysha. And somehow I found myself in her bed. For three chickens, I should hope so.

我忘记了一切, 心里只有泰莎一个. 后来我发现自己和她躺在一张床上. 我想那三只鸡真不是白费.

It didn't last long. I didn't know what the hell² I was doing. But she was good to me. She kissed me afterwards

我的第一次很快就结束了. 我都不知道做了些什么. 但她对我很温柔. 事后她吻了我

And sang me a song. And by morning I was deep enough in love to ask for her hand. A few lies, a few gold coins, one drunken Septon

还给我唱了一支歌. 到第二天清晨, 我已经爱上她了, 还向她求婚. 讲几句谎话, 花几枚金币, 再找个喝醉的修士

And there you have it-man and wife. For a fortnight anyway, until the Septon sobered³ up and told my father.

我们就这样... 成了夫妻. 半个月的夫妻, 直到那修士清醒过来 把事情禀报给我的父亲.

Well I imagine that was the end of all that. Not quite. First, my father had Jaime tell me the truth.

我想事情就这样结束了. 还没结束. 首先, 我父亲要詹姆跟我说了实话.

The girl was a whore, you see. Jaime had arranged⁴ the whole thing, the road, the rapers-all of it.

那女孩是个妓女, 其实. 整件事都是詹姆安排好的, 出行路线和强奸者... 所有的一切.

He thought it was time I had a woman. After my brother confessed⁵, my father brought in my wife

他认为是时候让我体验男女之事了. 在我兄弟说完之后, 我父亲把我那老婆叫进来

And gave her to his guards. He paid her well-a silver for each man. How many whores command that kind of price?

把她交给他的卫兵. 他付的价钱很公道--每人一枚银币. 你说多少妓女能值这个价?

He brought me into the barracks and made me watch. By the end, she had so much silver that the coins were slipping⁶ through her fingers

他把我叫进军营逼我全程观赏. 到最后, 她赚了这么多的银币 银币从她的指缝落下...

And rolling onto the floor. I would have killed the man who did that to me. You should have known⁷ she was a whore.

在地上乱滚. 有人敢这样对我, 我非宰了他不可. 你本该知道她是个妓女.

1 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

2 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

3 sobered   

（使）冷静， （使）清醒( sober的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The news sobered all of them. 那消息使他们全都冷静下来。
• The offender apologized when he sobered up. 冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。

4 arranged   

adj.安排的v.安排，准备( arrange的过去式和过去分词 )；把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）

参考例句：

• The party was arranged quickly. 聚会很快就安排好了。
• Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle. 椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。

5 confessed   

adj. 众所周知的，公认的 动词confess的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She confessed to the murder. 她供认犯了谋杀罪。
• He confessed to a priest that he had sinned. 他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。

6 slipping   

adj.渐渐松驰的，渐渐不行了的，渐渐变懒的v.滑( slip的现在分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• The stair treads were covered with rubber to prevent slipping. 楼梯踏板上覆盖着橡胶以防滑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I take a firm grasp on the rope from slipping. 我紧握住绳子不让它滑掉。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。