(单词翻译:单击)
听力原文
Jon reached out to tear off a leg, then had a better idea. He knifed the bird whole and let the carcass slide to the floor between his legs. Ghost ripped into it in savage silence. His brothers and sisters had not been permitted to bring their wolves to the banquet, but there were more curs than Jon could count at this end of the hall, and no one had said a word about his pup. He told himself he was fortunate in that too.
琼恩伸手撕下一只鸡腿,突然心生一计,用餐刀把整只鸡的肉切割下来,然后让剩余的鸡骨从自己双腿间滑到地上。"白灵"野蛮却安静地撕咬起骨头。他的兄妹们都不准带狼进宴会厅,惟有琼恩所处的大厅尾端,狗多得数不清,自然也没人管他的小狼。他告诉自己这也算专有的好福气。
His eyes stung. Jon rubbed at them savagely, cursing the smoke. He swallowed another gulp of wine and watched his direwolf devour the chicken.
眼睛突然一阵刺痛,琼恩粗鲁地揉揉,咒骂着熏烟。他又喝了一大口葡萄酒,然后看着白灵吞噬了整只鸡。
Dogs moved between the tables, trailing after the serving girls. One of them, a black mongrel bitch with long yellow eyes, caught a scent of the chicken. She stopped and edged under the bench to get a share. Jon watched the confrontation. The bitch growled low in her throat and moved closer. Ghost looked up, silent, and fixed the dog with those hot red eyes. The bitch snapped an angry challenge. She was three times the size of the direwolf pup. Ghost did not move. He stood over his prize and opened his mouth, baring his fangs. The bitch tensed, barked again, then thought better of this fight. She turned and slunk away, with one last defiant snap to save her pride. Ghost went back to his meal.
狗们在餐桌间来回走动,跟着女侍四处逡巡。其中有一只长着大大的黄眼睛的黑色混血母狗闻到了鸡肉香味,便停下脚步,低身挤过长椅想要分一杯羹。琼恩冷眼旁观双方对峙,只见那母狗喉头发出低吼,慢慢靠近。白灵则沉默地抬头,用那双血红的眼睛冷冷瞪视对方。母狗发出一声愤怒的挑衅,她的身躯是小冰原狼的三倍,但白灵却动也不动,只霸占住自己的食物,张开嘴巴,露出尖牙。母狗见状,又吠了一声,最后决定这场架还是不打为妙。于是它转身溜走,离去前还不忘傲慢地吠了一声以维持自尊。白灵继续低头猛嚼。
读物介绍:
《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。本剧第一季于2011年4月17日开播,第二季于2012年4月1日回归,第三季于2013年3月31日开始播出,第四季已获得预定,将在2014年春季回归。
妙语连珠
1. reach out vt. 伸出
2. tear off 撕下;扯掉
eg Totally exhausted, he tore his clothes off and fell into bed.
由于疲惫不堪,他胡乱脱掉衣服就倒在了床上。
3. rip into vt. 刺穿;猛攻;抨击;撕裂
eg This famous politician often ripped into his opponents in the newspaper.
这位有名的政治家常常在报上猛烈抨击他的对手。