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chapter 120 TYRION
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Through the door came the soft sound of the high harp1, mingled2 with a trilling of pipes. The singer’s voice was muffled3 by the thick walls, yet Tyrion knew the verse. I loved a maid as fair as summer, he remembered, with sunlight in her hair... Ser Meryn Trant guarded the queen’s door this night. His muttered “My lord” struck Tyrion as a tad grudging4, but he opened the door nonetheless. The song broke off abruptly5 as he strode into his sister’s bedchamber. Cersei was reclining on a pile of cushions. Her feet were bare, her golden hair artfully tousled, her robe a green-and-gold samite that caught the light of the candles and shimmered6 as she looked up. “Sweet sister,” Tyrion said, “how beautiful you look tonight.” He turned to the singer. “And you as well, cousin. I had no notion you had such a lovely voice.” The compliment made Ser Lancel sulky; perhaps he thought he was being mocked. It seemed to Tyrion that the lad had grown three inches since being knighted. Lancel had thick sandy hair, green Lannister eyes, and a line of soft blond fuzz on his upper lip. At sixteen, he was cursed with all the certainty of youth, unleavened by any trace of humor or selfdoubt, and wed8 to the arrogance9 that came so naturally to those born blond and strong and handsome. His recent elevation10 had only made him worse. “Did Her Grace send for you?” the boy demanded. “Not that I recall,” Tyrion admitted. “It grieves me to disturb your revels11, Lancel, but as it happens, I have matters of import to discuss with my sister.” Cersei regarded him suspiciously. “If you are here about those begging brothers, Tyrion, spare me your reproaches. I won’t have them spreading their
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n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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adj.勉强的,吝啬的 | |
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v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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knight
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arrogance
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n.作乐( revel的名词复数 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉v.作乐( revel的第三人称单数 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉 | |
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filthy
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dungeons
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privily
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chastely
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跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花 | |
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canopied
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pumpkin
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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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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词) | |
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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conqueror
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n.征服者,胜利者 | |
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fealty
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streaked
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v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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soothing
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adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
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