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CHAPTER 156
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By then they were in amongst the camp, riding past the ordered rows of tents, the blowing banners, and the stacks of shields and spears. The stink1 of horse dung was heavy in the air, mingled2 with the woodsmoke and the smell of cooking meat. Stannis reined3 up long enough to bark a brusque dismissal to Lord Florent and the others, commanding them to attend him in his pavilion one hour hence for a council of war. They bowed their heads and dispersed4, while Davos and Melisandre rode to the king’s pavilion. The tent had to be large, since it was there his lords bannermen came to council. Yet there was nothing grand about it. It was a soldier’s tent of heavy canvas, dyed the dark yellow that sometimes passed for gold. Only the royal banner that streamed atop the center pole marked it as a king’s. That, and the guards without; queen’s men leaning on tall spears, with the badge of the fiery5 heart sewn over their own. Grooms6 came up to help them dismount. One of the guards relieved Melisandre of her cumbersome7 standard, driving the staff deep into the soft ground. Devan stood to one side of the door, waiting to lift the flap for the king. An older squire8 waited beside him. Stannis took off his crown and handed it to Devan. “Cold water, cups for two. Davos, attend me. My lady, I shall send for you when I require you.” “As the king commands.” Melisandre bowed. After the brightness of the morning, the interior of the pavilion seemed cool and dim. Stannis seated himself on a plain wooden camp stool and waved Davos to another. “One day I may make you a lord, smuggler9. If only to irk Celtigar and Florent. You will not thank me, though. It will mean you must suffer through these councils, and
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stink
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vi.发出恶臭;糟透,招人厌恶;n.恶臭 | |
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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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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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n.新郎( groom的名词复数 );马夫v.照料或梳洗(马等)( groom的第三人称单数 );使做好准备;训练;(给动物)擦洗 | |
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smuggler
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n.走私者 | |
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braying
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v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的现在分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击 | |
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骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
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vengeance
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fortified
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adj. 加强的 | |
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poised
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a.摆好姿势不动的 | |
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vi.犯错误,出差错 | |
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envoys
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使节( envoy的名词复数 ); 公使; 谈判代表; 使节身份 | |
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brigand
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lieutenant
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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futures
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curt
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bastard
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steering
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轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 ) | |
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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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oar
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cordon
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taut
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huddle
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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harp
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strings
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snarl
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v.吼叫,怒骂,纠缠,混乱;n.混乱,缠结,咆哮 | |
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penetrated
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adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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rippling
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起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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rippled
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使泛起涟漪(ripple的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导 | |
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cavern
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treacherous
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adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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deftly
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adv.灵巧地,熟练地,敏捷地 | |
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loomed
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v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
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snarling
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v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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foam
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v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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smothering
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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swollen
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belly
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bulged
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凸出( bulge的过去式和过去分词 ); 充满; 塞满(某物) | |
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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ecstasy
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wriggled
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v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等) | |
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