(单词翻译:单击)
A few villagers eyed the direwolves anxiously as the riders went past, and one man dropped the wood he was carrying as he shrank away in fear, but most of the townfolk had grown used to the sight. They bent the knee when they saw the boys, and Robb greeted each of them with a lordly nod.
他们骑马经过时,有几个村民不安地看着冰原狼,还有一个人丢下抱着的木材,害怕得慌忙躲开,不过大多数村民早巳习惯了这种情景。看到两个男孩,他们单膝跪下,而罗柏也颇有领主风范地一颔首致意。
With his legs unable to grip, the swaying motion of the horse made Bran feel unsteady at first, but the huge saddle with its thick horn and high back cradled him comfortingly, and the straps around his chest and thighs would not allow him to fall. After a time the rhythm began to feel almost natural. His anxiety faded, and a tremulous smile crept across his face.
因为双脚无法用力夹紧,骑马时的晃动起初使布兰觉得很不安稳,但大马鞍厚实高耸的靠背,却如摇篮一般舒服地搂着他,而绑住大腿和胸部的皮带也让他不致落马。经过一段时间,他渐渐习惯了摇晃的节奏,焦虑褪去,一抹害怕的微笑爬上了脸庞。
Two serving wenches stood beneath the sign of the Smoking Log, the local alehouse. When Theon Greyjoy called out to them, the younger girl turned red and covered her face. Theon spurred his mount to move up beside Robb. Sweet Kyra, he said with a laugh. She squirms like a weasel in bed, but say a word to her on the street, and she blushes pink as a maid. Did I ever tell you about the night that she and Bessa...
两个女侍站在烟柴酒馆的招牌下。当席恩·葛雷乔伊向她们打招呼时,比较年轻的那个女孩满面通红,用手遮脸。席恩踢马跑到罗柏旁边。凯拉真可爱,他笑道,在床上她扭得像只黄鼠狼,可在街上跟她一句话还没说完,脸就红了,好像自己还是个黄花闺女似的。我有没有跟你说过那天晚上她和贝莎——
Not where my brother can hear, Theon, Robb warned him with a glance at Bran.
席恩,不要在我弟弟面前讲这种事。罗柏告诫他,又瞄了布兰一眼。
Bran looked away and pretended not to have heard, but he could feel Greyjoy's eyes on him. No doubt he was smiling. He smiled a lot, as if the world were a secret joke that only he was clever enough to understand. Robb seemed to admire Theon and enjoy his company, but Bran had never warmed to his father's ward.
布兰望向别处,假装自己没听到,但他感觉得到葛雷乔伊的视线落在身上。可想而知,此刻的他一定正在微笑。他一天到晚微笑,仿佛整个世界就是个秘密的玩笑,而惟有聪明的他能理解。罗柏似乎对席恩颇为佩服,也很喜欢与他为伴,但布兰始终无法对父亲的养子产生感情。
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。