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CHAPTER 62
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As Theon shrugged1 out of his wet cloak, the girl said, “You must be so happy to see your home again, milord. How many years have you been away? “ “Ten, or close as makes no matter,” he told her. “I was a boy of ten when I was taken to Winterfell. as a ward2 of Eddard Stark3.” A ward in name, a hostage in truth. Half his days a hostage... but no longer. His life was his own again, and nowhere a Stark to be seen. He drew the captain’s daughter close and kissed her on her ear. “Take off your cloak.” She dropped her eyes, suddenly shy, but did as he bid her. When the heavy garment, sodden4 with spray, fell from her shoulders to the deck, she gave him a little bow and smiled anxiously. She looked rather stupid when she smiled, but he had never required a woman to be clever. “Come here,” he told her. She did. “I have never seen the Iron Islands.” “Count yourself fortunate.” Theon stroked her hair. it was fine and dark, though the wind had made a tangle5 of it. “The islands are stern and stony6 places, scant7 of comfort and bleak8 of prospect9. Death is never far here, and life is mean and meager10. Men spend their nights drinking ale and arguing over whose lot is worse, the fisherfolk who fight the sea or the farmers who try and scratch a crop from the poor thin soil. If truth be told, the miners have it worse than either, breaking their backs down in the dark, and for what? Iron, lead, tin, those are our treasures. Small wonder the ironmen of old turned to raiding.” The stupid girl did not seem to be listening. “I could go
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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n.鳕鱼;v.愚弄;哄骗 | |
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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n.闲谈;v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话;发出连续而无意义的声音 | |
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adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸 | |
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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