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CHAPTER 23
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“How you must have yearned1 for the sound of your sweet sister’s voice. My lords, please, let us give them a few moments together. The woes2 of our troubled realm shall keep.” Janos Slynt rose hesitantly and Grand Maester Pycelle ponderously3, yet they rose. Littlefinger was the last. “Shall I tell the steward4 to prepare chambers5 in Maegor’s Holdfast?” “My thanks, Lord Petyr, but I will be taking Lord Stark6’s former quarters in the Tower of the Hand.” Littlefinger laughed. “You’re a braver man than me, Lannister. You do know the fate of our last two Hands?” “Two? If you mean to frighten me, why not say four?” “Four?” Littlefinger raised an eyebrow7. “Did the Hands before Lord Arryn meet some dire8 end in the Tower? I’m afraid I was too young to pay them much mind.” “Aerys Targaryen’s last Hand was killed during the Sack of King’s Landing, though I doubt he’d had time to settle into the Tower. He was only Hand for a fortnight. The one before him was burned to death. And before them came two others who died landless and penniless in exile, and counted themselves lucky. I believe my lord father was the last Hand to depart King’s Landing with his name, properties, and parts all intact.” “Fascinating,” said Littlefinger. “And all the more reason I’d sooner bed down in the dungeon9.” Perhaps you’ll get that wish, Tyrion thought, but he said, “Courage and folly
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1 yearned | |
渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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困境( woe的名词复数 ); 悲伤; 我好苦哇; 某人就要倒霉 | |
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4 steward | |
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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5 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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6 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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10 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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11 annoyance | |
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担 | |
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13 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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14 tightened | |
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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15 forgery | |
n.伪造的文件等,赝品,伪造(行为) | |
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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adv.和蔼可亲地,亲切地 | |
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18 brat | |
n.孩子;顽童 | |
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v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 );调停;妨碍;干涉 | |
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n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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