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CHAPTER 3
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“With the king. They have been together most of the night.” There was a time when Lord Stannis would have woken him, no matter the hour, to have him there to give his counsel. “I should have been told,” Cressen complained. “I should have been woken.” He disentangled his fingers from Shireen’s. “Pardons, my lady, but I must speak with your lord father. Pylos, give me your arm. There are too many steps in this castle, and it seems to me they add a few every night, just to vex1 me.” Shireen and Patchface followed them out, but the child soon grew restless with the old man’s creeping pace and dashed ahead, the fool lurching after her with his cowbells clanging madly. Castles are not friendly places for the frail2, Cressen was reminded as he descended3 the turnpike stairs of Sea Dragon Tower. Lord Stannis would be found in the Chamber4 of the Painted Table, atop the Stone Drum, Dragonstone’s central keep, so named for the way its ancient walls boomed and rumbled5 during storms. To reach him they must cross the gallery, pass through the middle and inner walls with their guardian6 gargoyles7 and black iron gates, and ascend8 more steps than Cressen cared to contemplate9. Young men climbed steps two at a time; for old men with bad hips10, everyone was a torment12. But Lord Stannis would not think to come to him, so the maester resigned himself to the
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1 vex | |
vt.使烦恼,使苦恼 | |
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2 frail | |
adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的 | |
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3 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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4 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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5 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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n.怪兽状滴水嘴( gargoyle的名词复数 ) | |
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8 ascend | |
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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9 contemplate | |
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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10 hips | |
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的 | |
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n.臀部,髋;屋脊 | |
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12 torment | |
n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠 | |
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n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验 | |
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14 shuffling | |
adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式 | |
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15 archers | |
n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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笑柄( butt的名词复数 ); (武器或工具的)粗大的一端; 屁股; 烟蒂 | |
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17 hazy | |
adj.有薄雾的,朦胧的;不肯定的,模糊的 | |
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vi.躺卧,扩张,蔓延;vt.使蔓延;n.躺卧,蔓延 | |
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19 galley | |
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
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n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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21 halfway | |
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途 | |
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v. 拖着脚走;磨损 | |
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24 pouch | |
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n.皮带;皮鞭;v.装皮带 | |
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