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chapter 151 DAENERYS
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The drapes kept out the dust and heat of the streets, but they could not keep out disappointment. Dany climbed inside wearily, glad for the refuge from the sea of Qartheen eyes. “Make way,” Jhogo shouted at the crowd from horseback, snapping his whip, “make way, make way for the Mother of Dragons.” Reclining on cool satin cushions, Xaro Xhoan Daxos poured ruby-red wine into matched goblets1 of jade3 and gold, his hands sure and steady despite the sway of the palanquin. “I see a deep sadness written upon your face, my light of love.” He offered her a goblet2. “Could it be the sadness of a lost dream?” “A dream delayed, no more.” Dany’s tight silver collar was chafing4 against her throat. She unfastened it and flung it aside. The collar was set with an enchanted5 amethyst6 that Xaro swore would ward7 her against all poisons. The Pureborn were notorious for offering poisoned wine to those they thought dangerous, but they had not given Dany so much as a cup of water. They never saw me for a queen, she thought bitterly. I was only an afternoon’s amusement, a horse girl with a curious pet. Rhaegal hissed8 and dug sharp black claws into her bare shoulder as Dany stretched out a hand for the wine. Wincing9, she shifted him to her other shoulder, where he could claw her gown instead of her skin. She was garbed10 after the Qartheen fashion. Xaro had warned her that the Enthroned would never listen to a Dothraki, so she had taken care to go before them in flowing green samite with one breast bared, silvered sandals on her feet, with a belt of black-and-white pearls about her waist. For all the help they offered, I could have gone naked. Perhaps I should have. She drank deep. Descendants of the ancient kings and queens of Qarth, the Pureborn commanded the
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goblets
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n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 ) | |
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n.高脚酒杯 | |
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jade
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n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠 | |
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chafing
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n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词 | |
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amethyst
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发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的现在分词 ) | |
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civic
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bribe
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slippers
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amber
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fabulous
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adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的 | |
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civilized
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a.有教养的,文雅的 | |
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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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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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bribes
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n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂 | |
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n.行会,同业公会,协会 | |
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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n.谣言,谣传,传说 | |
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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n. 篡夺者, 僭取者 | |
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(液体)沸腾( seethe的过去式和过去分词 ); 激动,大怒; 强压怒火; 生闷气(~with sth|~ at sth) | |
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myriad
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knight
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v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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sip
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barge
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n.平底载货船,驳船 | |
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arbor
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n.凉亭;树木 | |
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warship
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n.军舰,战舰 | |
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warships
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军舰,战舰( warship的名词复数 ); 舰只 | |
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perils
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极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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odds
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n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别 | |
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v.屈尊,俯就( deign的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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