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chapter 16 SANSA
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The morning of King Joffrey’s name day dawned bright and windy, with the long tail of the great comet visible through the high scuttling1 clouds. Sansa was watching it from her tower window when Ser Arys Oakheart arrived to escort her down to the tourney grounds. “What do you think it means?” she asked him. “Glory to your betrothed,” Ser Arys answered at once. “See how it flames across the sky today on His Grace’s name day, as if the gods themselves had raised a banner in his honor. The smallfolk have named it King Joffrey’s Comet.” Doubtless that was what they told Joffrey; Sansa was not so sure. “I’ve heard servants calling it the Dragon’s Tail.” “King Joffrey sits where Aegon the Dragon once sat, in the castle built by his son,” Ser Arys said. “He is the dragon’s heir-and crimson2 is the color of House Lannister, another sign. This comet is sent to herald3 Joffrey’s ascent4 to the throne, I have no doubt. It means that he will triumph over his enemies.” Is it true? she wondered. Would the gods be so cruel? Her mother was one of Joffrey’s enemies now, her brother Robb another. Her father had died by the king’s command. Must Robb and her lady mother die next? The comet was red, but Joffrey was Baratheon as much as Lannister, and their sigil was a black stag on a golden field. Shouldn’t the gods have sent Joff a golden comet? Sansa closed the shutters5 and turned sharply away from the window. “You look very lovely today, my lady,” Ser Arys said. “Thank you, ser.” Knowing that Joffrey would require her to attend the tourney in his honor, Sansa had taken special care with her face and clothes. She wore a gown of pale purple silk and a moonstone hair net that had been a gift from Joffrey. The gown had long sleeves to hide the bruises6 on her arms. Those were Joffrey’s gifts as well. When they told him that Robb had been proclaimed King in the North, his rage had been a fearsome thing, and he had sent Ser Boros to beat her. “Shall we go?” Ser Arys offered his arm and she let him lead her from her
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1 scuttling | |
n.船底穿孔,打开通海阀(沉船用)v.使船沉没( scuttle的现在分词 );快跑,急走 | |
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2 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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3 herald | |
vt.预示...的来临,预告,宣布,欢迎 | |
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4 ascent | |
n.(声望或地位)提高;上升,升高;登高 | |
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5 shutters | |
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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6 bruises | |
n.瘀伤,伤痕,擦伤( bruise的名词复数 ) | |
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7 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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8 courteous | |
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的 | |
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9 tunic | |
n.束腰外衣 | |
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10 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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11 savor | |
vt.品尝,欣赏;n.味道,风味;情趣,趣味 | |
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12 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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13 fabled | |
adj.寓言中的,虚构的 | |
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14 splendor | |
n.光彩;壮丽,华丽;显赫,辉煌 | |
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15 pennants | |
n.校旗( pennant的名词复数 );锦标旗;长三角旗;信号旗 | |
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16 gilded | |
a.镀金的,富有的 | |
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17 trumpets | |
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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18 traitor | |
n.叛徒,卖国贼 | |
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