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CHAPTER 110
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Of food there was plenty. The war had not touched the fabled1 bounty2 of Highgarden. While singers sang and tumblers tumbled, they began with pears poached in wine, and went on to tiny savory3 fish rolled in salt and cooked crisp, and capons stuffed with onions and mushrooms. There were great loaves of brown bread, mounds4 of turnips5 and sweetcorn and pease, immense hams and roast geese and trenchers dripping full of venison stewed6 with beer and barley7. For the sweet, Lord Caswell’s servants brought down trays of pastries8 from his castle kitchens, cream swans and spun-sugar unicorns9, lemon cakes in the shape of roses, spiced honey biscuits and blackberry tarts10, apple crisps and wheels of buttery cheese. The rich foods made Catelyn queasy11, but it would never do to show frailty12 when so much depended on her strength. She ate sparingly, while she watched this man who would be king. Renly sat with his young bride on his left hand and her brother on the right. Apart from the white linen13 bandage around his brow, Ser Loras seemed none the worse for the day’s misadventures. He was indeed as
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1 fabled | |
adj.寓言中的,虚构的 | |
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n.慷慨的赠予物,奖金;慷慨,大方;施与 | |
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3 savory | |
adj.风味极佳的,可口的,味香的 | |
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4 mounds | |
土堆,土丘( mound的名词复数 ); 一大堆 | |
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5 turnips | |
芜青( turnip的名词复数 ); 芜菁块根; 芜菁甘蓝块根; 怀表 | |
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6 stewed | |
adj.焦虑不安的,烂醉的v.炖( stew的过去式和过去分词 );煨;思考;担忧 | |
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7 barley | |
n.大麦,大麦粒 | |
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8 pastries | |
n.面粉制的糕点 | |
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9 unicorns | |
n.(传说中身体似马的)独角兽( unicorn的名词复数 );一角鲸;独角兽标记 | |
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10 tarts | |
n.果馅饼( tart的名词复数 );轻佻的女人;妓女;小妞 | |
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11 queasy | |
adj.易呕的 | |
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12 frailty | |
n.脆弱;意志薄弱 | |
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13 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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14 comely | |
adj.漂亮的,合宜的 | |
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15 glazed | |
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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16 tattered | |
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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17 morsel | |
n.一口,一点点 | |
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18 dagger | |
n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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19 glutton | |
n.贪食者,好食者 | |
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20 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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21 amiably | |
adv.和蔼可亲地,亲切地 | |
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22 harp | |
n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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23 morsels | |
n.一口( morsel的名词复数 );(尤指食物)小块,碎屑 | |
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24 slay | |
v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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25 vow | |
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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26 gravy | |
n.肉汁;轻易得来的钱,外快 | |
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27 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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28 capering | |
v.跳跃,雀跃( caper的现在分词 );蹦蹦跳跳 | |
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29 dwarf | |
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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30 whacking | |
adj.(用于强调)巨大的v.重击,使劲打( whack的现在分词 ) | |
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31 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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32 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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33 goad | |
n.刺棒,刺痛物;激励;vt.激励,刺激 | |
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34 juggling | |
n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词 | |
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35 brace | |
n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备 | |
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36 daggers | |
匕首,短剑( dagger的名词复数 ) | |
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37 writ | |
n.命令状,书面命令 | |
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38 immortal | |
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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39 lust | |
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40 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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41 knights | |
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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42 gallant | |
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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43 vowing | |
起誓,发誓(vow的现在分词形式) | |
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44 seeping | |
v.(液体)渗( seep的现在分词 );渗透;渗出;漏出 | |
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45 mace | |
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮 | |
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46 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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47 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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48 appalling | |
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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49 shrugged | |
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50 homage | |
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51 fealty | |
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52 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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53 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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54 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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55 heralded | |
v.预示( herald的过去式和过去分词 );宣布(好或重要) | |
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56 spikes | |
n.穗( spike的名词复数 );跑鞋;(防滑)鞋钉;尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 );偷偷地给某人的饮料加入(更多)酒精( 或药物);把尖状物钉入;打乱某人的计划 | |
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57 vaulted | |
adj.拱状的 | |
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58 besieged | |
包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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