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CHAPTER 32
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“We have our own names at Winterfell,” Rickon told them haughtily1 when he heard that. The way their game was played, you laid the log across the water, and one player stood in the middle with the stick. He was the lord of the crossing, and when one of the other players came up, he had to say, “I am the lord of the crossing, who goes there?” And the other player had to make up a speech about who they were and why they should be allowed to cross. The lord could make them swear oaths and answer questions. They didn’t have to tell the truth, but the oaths were binding2 unless they said “Maybaps,” so the trick was to say “Mayhaps” so the lord of the crossing didn’t notice. Then you could try and knock the lord into the water and you got to be lord of the crossing, but only if you’d said “Mayhaps.” Otherwise you were out of the game. The lord got to knock anyone in the water anytime he pleased, and he was the only one who got to use a stick. In practice, the game seemed to come down to mostly shoving, hitting, and falling into the water, along with a lot of loud arguments about whether or not someone had said “Mayhaps.” Little Walder was lord of the crossing more often than not. He was Little Walder even though he was tall and stout3, with a red face and a big round belly4. Big Walder was sharp-faced and skinny and half a foot shorter. “He’s fifty-two days older than me,” Little Walder explained, “so he was bigger at first, but I grew faster.” “We’re cousins, not brothers,” added Big Walder, the little one. “I’m Walder son of Jammos. My father was Lord Walder’s son by his fourth wife. He’s Walder son of Merrett. His grandmother was Lord Walder’s third wife, the Crakehall. He’s ahead of me in the line of succession even though I’m older.” “Only by fifty-two days,” Little Walder objected. “And neither of us will ever hold the Twins, stupid.” “I will,” Big Walder declared. “We’re not the only Walders either. Ser Stevron has a grandson, Black Walder, he’s fourth in line of succession, and there’s Red Walder, Ser Emmon’s son, and Bastard
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1 haughtily | |
adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地 | |
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2 binding | |
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的 | |
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4 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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5 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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6 turnip | |
n.萝卜,芜菁 | |
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7 kennel | |
n.狗舍,狗窝 | |
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8 moss | |
n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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9 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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10 raven | |
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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11 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 smacked | |
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.板条,木板,政策要点,政纲条目 | |
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v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 ) | |
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15 lumbering | |
n.采伐林木 | |
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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17 maidens | |
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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18 plundered | |
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场 | |
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20 vaults | |
n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 );地下室;撑物跳高;墓穴 | |
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21 carving | |
n.雕刻品,雕花 | |
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22 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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23 draught | |
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计 | |
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v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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