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chapter 80 TYRION
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The queen was not disposed to wait on Varys. “Treason is vile1 enough,” she declared furiously, “but this is barefaced2 naked villainy, and I do not need that mincing3 eunuch to tell me what must be done with villains4.” Tyrion took the letters from his sister’s hand and compared them side by side. There were two copies, the words exactly alike, though they had been written by different hands. “Maester Frenken received the first missive at Castle Stokeworth,” Grand Maester Pycelle explained. “The second copy came through Lord Gyles.” Littlefinger fingered his beard. “If Stannis bothered with them, it’s past certain every other lord in the Seven Kingdoms saw a copy as well.” “I want these letters burned, every one,” Cersei declared. “No hint of this must reach my son’s ears, or my father’s.” “I imagine Father’s heard rather more than a hint by now,” Tyrion said dryly. “Doubtless Stannis sent a bird to Casterly Rock, and another to Harrenhal. As for burning the letters, to what point? The song is sung, the wine is spilled, the wench is pregnant. And this is not as dire5 as it seems, in truth.” Cersei turned on him in green-eyed fury. “Are you utterly6 witless? Did you read what he says? The boy Joffrey, he calls him. And he dares to accuse me of incest, adultery, and treason!” Only because you’re guilty. It was astonishing to see how angry Cersei could wax over accusations7 she knew perfectly8 well to be true. If we lose the war, she ought to take up mummery, she has a gift for it. Tyrion waited until she was done and said, “Stannis must have some pretext
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1 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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3 mincing | |
adj.矫饰的;v.切碎;切碎 | |
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4 villains | |
n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 );罪犯;(小说、戏剧等中的)反面人物;淘气鬼 | |
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5 dire | |
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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7 accusations | |
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名 | |
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9 pretext | |
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10 justify | |
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11 filth | |
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12 bastard | |
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13 prudent | |
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14 liar | |
n.说谎的人 | |
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16 credence | |
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17 loath | |
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18 discord | |
n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐 | |
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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20 envoy | |
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21 ERECTED | |
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22 gargoyles | |
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23 chuckled | |
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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24 grotesque | |
adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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25 tattooed | |
v.刺青,文身( tattoo的过去式和过去分词 );连续有节奏地敲击;作连续有节奏的敲击 | |
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26 gaped | |
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28 floppy | |
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29 accomplished | |
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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