中英文本

Sam told the tale in a calm, dead voice, as if it were something that had happened to someone else, not to him.
山姆用种平静而死板的声音说着故事，仿佛这事发生在别人身上，而不是他自己。
And strangely, Jon thought, he did not weep, not even once. When he was done, they sat together and listened to the wind for a time.
奇怪的是，琼恩心想，他竟然停下来不哭了。他说完后，两人坐在一起听夜风。
There was no other sound in all the world.
全世界没有旁的声音。
Finally Jon said, We should go back to the common hall.
最后琼恩道：我们该回大厅去了。
Why? Sam asked.
怎么？
Jon shrugged. There's hot cider to drink, or mulled wine if you prefer.
琼恩耸耸肩。那儿有热苹果酒可喝，不然你也可以喝烫过的葡萄酒。
Some nights Dareon sings for us, if the mood is on him. He was a singer, before...well, not truly, but almost, an apprentice singer.
戴利恩心情好的话，会唱歌给我们听。来这儿之前，他原本…呃，是个歌手，嗯，可能不很专业啦，但挺不赖，算是未出师的歌手罢。
How did he come here? Sam asked.
他怎么会来这儿？山姆问。
Lord Rowan of Goldengrove found him in bed with his daughter.
金树城的罗宛伯爵发现女儿被他睡了。
The girl was two years older, and Dareon swears she helped him through her window, but under her father's eye she named it rape, so here he is.
那个女的大他两岁，戴利恩发誓是她帮他爬进卧室窗户的，可在父亲严厉的目光下，她指称自己是被强暴，于是他就来啦。
When Maester Aemon heard him sing, he said his voice was honey poured over thunder. Jon smiled.
伊蒙师傅听过他唱歌后，说他的声音像加了蜜的雷。琼恩微笑。
Toad sometimes sings too, if you call it singing. Drinking songs he learned in his father's winesink.
陶德有时也唱歌，如果你把那也算做是歌的话。他都唱些打他爹那儿学来的饮酒歌。
Pyp says his voice is piss poured over a fart. They laughed at that together.
派普说他的声音是加了尿的屁。两人齐声哈哈大笑。
I should like to hear them both, Sam admitted, but they would not want me there. His face was troubled. He's going to make me fight again on the morrow, isn't he?
他们两人的歌声我都想听听，山姆承认。但他们不会欢迎我的。他满脸愁容道，他明天还会逼我打架，对吧？
He is, Jon was forced to say.
没错。琼恩很不情愿地说。

背景介绍:

《权力的游戏》是一部中世纪史诗奇幻题材的电视连续剧。该剧以美国作家乔治·R·R·马丁的奇幻巨作《冰与火之歌》七部曲为基础改编创作，由大卫·贝尼奥夫和丹尼尔·威斯编剧、HBO电视网推出。乔治·雷蒙德·理查德·马丁是欧美奇幻小说大师。马丁的作品主要以人物为关注点，描写细腻丰富，突破了幻想文学界固有的创作模式，多次引领阅读潮流。由于马丁的辉煌成就，他被誉为美国的托尔金和新世纪的海明威。从1989年开始，马丁淡出文学界，转而投身演艺界发展，1996年他才重返文坛而开始奇幻文学的创作，处女作便是《权力的游戏》，即为《冰与火之歌》的首部曲。《权力的游戏》甫出便拿下了British Fantasy Society、 世界奇幻奖和星云奖年度最佳幻想作品提名，在非官方的不记名奇幻作品投票中，《冰与火之歌》俨然已经可以和《魔戒》平起平坐，作者网站的访问量也是和斯蒂芬·金、J.K.罗琳等不相上下，其受欢迎的程度可见一斑。乔治马丁被时代杂志评选为2011年影响世界的一百人之一。

妙语连珠

1.happen to 碰巧；发生；偶然

Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。

If you happen to talk to him, have him call me.
如果你碰巧能和他说话，让他给我打个电话。

2.listen to 倾听；聆听；收听

Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
听取批评意见，但不要被它击垮。

A patient will usually listen to the doctor'sadvice and act on it.
患者通常都会遵照医嘱行事。