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“Not at his present leisurely1 pace,” Tyrion assured her. “He feasts every night in a different castle, and holds court at every crossroads he passes.” “And every day, more men rally to his banners. His host is now said to be a hundred thousand strong.” “That seems rather high.” “He has the power of Storm’s End and Highgarden behind him, you little fool,” Cersei snapped down at him. “All the Tyrell bannermen but for the Redwynes, and you have me to thank for that. So long as I hold those poxy twins of his, Lord Paxter will squat3 on the Arbor4 and count himself fortunate to be out of it.” “A pity you let the Knight5 of Flowers slip through your pretty fingers. Still, Renly has other concerns besides us. Our father at Harrenhal, Robb Stark6 at Riverrun... were I he, I would do much as he is doing. Make my progress, flaunt7 my power for the realm to see, watch, wait. Let my rivals contend while I bide8 my own sweet time. If Stark defeats us, the south will fall into Renly’s hands like a windfall from the gods, and he’ll not have lost a man. And if it goes the other way, he can descend9 on us while we are weakened.” Cersei was not appeased10. “I want you to make Father bring his army to King’s Landing.” Where it will serve no purpose but to make you feel safe. “When have I ever been able to make Father do anything?” She ignored the question. “And when do you plan to free Jaime? He’s worth a hundred of you.” Tyrion grinned crookedly
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1 leisurely | |
adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的 | |
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v.蹲坐,蹲下;n.蹲下;adj.矮胖的,粗矮的 | |
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n.凉亭;树木 | |
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5 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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6 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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7 flaunt | |
vt.夸耀,夸饰 | |
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8 bide | |
v.忍耐;等候;住 | |
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9 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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10 appeased | |
安抚,抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 ); 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争) | |
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11 crookedly | |
adv. 弯曲地,不诚实地 | |
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12 reins | |
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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14 retinue | |
n.侍从;随员 | |
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15 ominously | |
adv.恶兆地,不吉利地;预示地 | |
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16 hulls | |
船体( hull的名词复数 ); 船身; 外壳; 豆荚 | |
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17 galleys | |
n.平底大船,战舰( galley的名词复数 );(船上或航空器上的)厨房 | |
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18 offshore | |
adj.海面的,吹向海面的;adv.向海面 | |
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19 spike | |
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20 buckle | |
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲 | |
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21 hunched | |
(常指因寒冷、生病或愁苦)耸肩弓身的,伏首前倾的 | |
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22 cape | |
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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23 twitching | |
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24 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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25 twitched | |
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26 spun | |
v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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27 streak | |
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28 ornamented | |
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29 refreshment | |
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30 dwarf | |
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31 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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32 casually | |
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33 insolent | |
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34 wretch | |
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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35 gilded | |
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36 disquiet | |
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37 minor | |
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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38 sinecure | |
n.闲差事,挂名职务 | |
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39 distinguished | |
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40 prodigious | |
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41 invaluable | |
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42 beleaguered | |
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43 predecessor | |
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44 juggler | |
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45 vault | |
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46 wagons | |
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47 plentiful | |
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48 linen | |
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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49 sergeants | |
警官( sergeant的名词复数 ); (美国警察)警佐; (英国警察)巡佐; 陆军(或空军)中士 | |
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50 toll | |
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟) | |
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51 lesser | |
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地 | |
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52 predecessors | |
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身 | |
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53 genial | |
adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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54 prospects | |
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55 traitor | |
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