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They had taken shelter beneath a copse of aspens just off the high road. Tyrion was gathering1 deadwoodwhile their horses took water from a mountain stream. He stooped to pick up a splinteredbranch and examined it critically. “Will this do? I am not practiced at starting fires. Morrec did thatfor me.”
“A fire?” Bronn said, spitting. “Are you so hungry to die, dwarf2? Or have you taken leave of yoursenses? A fire will bring the clansmen down on us from miles around. I mean to survive this journey,Lannister.”
“And how do you hope to do that?” Tyrion asked. He tucked the branch under his arm and pokedaround through the sparse6 undergrowth, looking for more. His back ached from the effort of bending;they had been riding since daybreak, when a stone-faced Ser Lyn Corbray had ushered7 them throughthe Bloody8 Gate and commanded them never to return.
“We have no chance of fighting our way back,” Bronn said, “but two can cover more ground thanten, and attract less notice. The fewer days we spend in these mountains, the more like we are to reachthe riverlands. Ride hard and fast, I say. Travel by night and hole up by day, avoid the road where wecan, make no noise and light no fires.”
Tyrion Lannister sighed. “A splendid plan, Bronn. Try it, as you like … and forgive me if I do notlinger to bury you.”
“You think to outlive me, dwarf?” The sellsword grinned. He had a dark gap in his smile wherethe edge of Ser Vardis Egen’s shield had cracked a tooth in half.
Tyrion shrugged9. “Riding hard and fast by night is a sure way to tumble down a mountain andcrack your skull10. I prefer to make my crossing slow and easy. I know you love the taste of horse,Bronn, but if our mounts die under us this time, we’ll be trying to saddle shadowcats … and if truthbe told, I think the
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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dwarf
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n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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clan
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n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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clans
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宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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poked
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v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交 | |
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adj.稀疏的,稀稀落落的,薄的 | |
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ushered
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v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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shrugged
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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grimaced
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v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bellies
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n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的 | |
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kindly
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adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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afterward
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stark
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squatted
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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stunted
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adj.矮小的;发育迟缓的 | |
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dice
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n.骰子;vt.把(食物)切成小方块,冒险 | |
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whittled
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v.切,削(木头),使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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kindling
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n. 点火, 可燃物 动词kindle的现在分词形式 | |
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pouch
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loyalty
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n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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squatting
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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smolder
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v.无火焰地闷烧;n.焖烧,文火 | |
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toady
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v.奉承;n.谄媚者,马屁精 | |
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tempted
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hissing
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n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式 | |
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reassuring
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a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的 | |
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crooked
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chunks
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liar
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lure
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chuckled
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fending
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v.独立生活,照料自己( fend的现在分词 );挡开,避开 | |
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trotting
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小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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orphaned
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[计][修]孤立 | |
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lather
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n.(肥皂水的)泡沫,激动 | |
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outlaws
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歹徒,亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 ); 逃犯 | |
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prey
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maiden
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n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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desolate
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confession
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n.自白,供认,承认 | |
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stony
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strap
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boulder
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n.巨砾;卵石,圆石 | |
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axe
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n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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lumbered
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砍伐(lumber的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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brandished
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v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 );炫耀 | |
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mighty
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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flinch
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v.畏缩,退缩 | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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