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The torches shimmered1 brightly against the hammered metal of the wall sconces, filling the Queen’s Ballroom2 with silvery light. Yet there was still darkness in that hall. Sansa could see it in the pale eyes of Ser Ilyn Payne, who stood by the back door still as stone, taking neither food nor wine. She could hear it in Lord Gyles’s racking cough, and the whispered voice of Osney Kettleblack when he slipped in to bring Cersei the tidings. Sansa was finishing her broth3 when he came the first time, entering through the back. She glimpsed him talking to his brother Osfryd. Then he climbed the dais and knelt beside the high seat, smelling of horse, four long thin scratches on his cheek crusted with scabs, his hair falling down past his collar and into his eyes. For all his whispering, Sansa could not help but hear. “The fleets are locked in battle. Some archers5 got ashore6, but the Hound’s cut them to pieces, Y’Grace. Your brother’s raising his chain, I heard the signal. Some drunkards down to Flea7 Bottom are smashing doors and climbing through windows. Lord Bywater’s sent the gold cloaks to deal with them. Baelor’s Sept is jammed full, everyone praying.” “And my son?” “The king went to Baelor’s to get the High Septon’s blessing8. Now he’s walking the walls with the Hand, telling the men to be brave, lifting their spirits as it were.” Cersei beckoned9 to her page for another cup of wine, a golden vintage from the Arbor10, fruity and rich. The queen was drinking heavily, but the wine only seemed to make her more beautiful; her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes had a bright,
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1 shimmered | |
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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2 ballroom | |
n.舞厅 | |
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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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4 imp | |
n.顽童 | |
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5 archers | |
n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
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6 ashore | |
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸 | |
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7 flea | |
n.跳蚤 | |
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8 blessing | |
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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9 beckoned | |
v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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10 arbor | |
n.凉亭;树木 | |
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11 feverish | |
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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12 juggled | |
v.歪曲( juggle的过去式和过去分词 );耍弄;有效地组织;尽力同时应付(两个或两个以上的重要工作或活动) | |
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13 stilts | |
n.(支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的)桩子,支柱( stilt的名词复数 );高跷 | |
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14 sobbing | |
<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的 | |
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15 raisins | |
n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 ) | |
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16 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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17 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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18 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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19 behooves | |
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20 dwarf | |
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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21 rape | |
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸 | |
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22 horrified | |
a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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23 ransom | |
n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救 | |
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24 reeking | |
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的现在分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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25 comely | |
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26 betrothed | |
n. 已订婚者 动词betroth的过去式和过去分词 | |
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27 sipped | |
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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28 beguile | |
vt.欺骗,消遣 | |
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29 seducing | |
诱奸( seduce的现在分词 ); 勾引; 诱使堕落; 使入迷 | |
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30 grooms | |
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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31 groom | |
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁 | |
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32 squires | |
n.地主,乡绅( squire的名词复数 ) | |
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33 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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34 drooping | |
adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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35 sneak | |
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 | |
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36 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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37 leeks | |
韭葱( leek的名词复数 ) | |
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38 sprawled | |
v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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39 puddle | |
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40 crimson | |
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41 swirling | |
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42 gathering | |
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43 slur | |
v.含糊地说;诋毁;连唱;n.诋毁;含糊的发音 | |
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44 lark | |
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45 mace | |
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46 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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47 ram | |
(random access memory)随机存取存储器 | |
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48 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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49 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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50 harp | |
n.竖琴;天琴座 | |
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51 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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