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chapter 162 CATELYN
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“Tell Father I have gone to make him proud.” Her brother swung up into his saddle, every inch the lord in his bright mail and flowing mud-and-water cloak. A silver trout1 ornamented2 the crest3 of his greathelm, twin to the one painted on his shield. “He was always proud of you, Edmure. And he loves you fiercely. Believe that.” “I mean to give him better reason than mere4 birth.” He wheeled his warhorse about and raised a hand. Trumpets5 sounded, a drum began to boom, the drawbridge descended6 in fits and starts, and Ser Edmure Tully led his men out from Riverrun with lances raised and banners streaming. I have a greater host than yours, brother, Catelyn thought as she watched them go. A host of doubts and fears. Beside her, Brienne’s misery7 was almost palpable. Catelyn had ordered garments sewn to her measure, handsome gowns to suit her birth and sex, yet still she preferred to dress in oddments of mail and boiled leather, a swordbelt cinched around her waist. She would have been happier riding to war with Edmure, no doubt, but even walls as strong as Riverrun’s required swords to hold them. Her brother had taken every able-bodied man for the fords, leaving Ser Desmond Grell to command a garrison8 made up of the wounded, the old, and the sick, along with a few squires10 and some untrained peasant boys still shy of manhood. This, to defend a castle crammed11 full of women and children. When the last of Edmure’s foot had shuffled
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1 trout | |
n.鳟鱼;鲑鱼(属) | |
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2 ornamented | |
adj.花式字体的v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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3 crest | |
n.顶点;饰章;羽冠;vt.达到顶点;vi.形成浪尖 | |
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4 mere | |
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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5 trumpets | |
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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6 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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7 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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8 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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9 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
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10 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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11 crammed | |
adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式) | |
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12 shuffled | |
v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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13 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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14 infancy | |
n.婴儿期;幼年期;初期 | |
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15 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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16 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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17 maidenhood | |
n. 处女性, 处女时代 | |
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18 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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19 warrior | |
n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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20 scented | |
adj.有香味的;洒香水的;有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词) | |
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21 slain | |
杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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22 yearning | |
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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23 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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24 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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25 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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26 screeching | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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27 flailing | |
v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 );用连枷脱粒;(臂或腿)无法控制地乱动;扫雷坦克 | |
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28 swelled | |
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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29 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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30 swarmed | |
密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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31 axe | |
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减 | |
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32 wan | |
(wide area network)广域网 | |
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33 raven | |
n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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34 confided | |
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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35 comely | |
adj.漂亮的,合宜的 | |
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36 glimmer | |
v.发出闪烁的微光;n.微光,微弱的闪光 | |
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37 likeness | |
n.相像,相似(之处) | |
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38 futile | |
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
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39 bastards | |
私生子( bastard的名词复数 ); 坏蛋; 讨厌的事物; 麻烦事 (认为别人走运或不幸时说)家伙 | |
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40 garrisoned | |
卫戍部队守备( garrison的过去式和过去分词 ); 派部队驻防 | |
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41 treacherous | |
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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42 morbid | |
adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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