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Nothing remained beyond the King’s Gate but mud and ashes and bits of burned bone, yet already there were people living in the shadow of the city walls, and others selling fish from barrows and barrels. Tyrion felt their eyes on him as he rode past; chilly1 eyes, angry and unsympathetic. No one dared speak to him, or try to bar his way; not with Bronn beside him in oiled black mail. If I were alone, though, they would pull me down and smash my face in with a cobblestone, as they did for Preston Greenfield. “They come back quicker than the rats,” he complained. “We burned them out once, you’d think they’d take that as a lesson.” “Give me a few dozen gold cloaks and I’ll kill them all,” said Bronn. “Once they’re dead they don’t come back.” “No, but others come in their places. Leave them be... but if they start throwing up hovels against the wall again, pull them down at once. The war’s not done yet, no matter what these fools may think.” He spied the Mud Gate up ahead. “I have seen enough for now. We’ll return on the morrow with the guild2 masters to go over their plans.” He sighed. Well, I burned most of this, I suppose it’s only just that I rebuild it. That task was to have been his uncle’s, but solid, steady, tireless Ser Kevan Lannister had not been himself since the raven3 had come from Riverrun with word of his son’s murder. Willem’s twin Martyn had been taken captive by Robb Stark4 as well, and their elder brother Lancel was still abed, beset5 by an ulcerating wound that would not heal. With one son dead and two more in mortal danger, Ser Kevan was consumed by grief and fear. Lord Tywin had always relied on his brother, but now he had no choice but to turn again to his dwarf6 son. The cost of rebuilding was going to be ruinous, but there was no help for that. King’s Landing was the realm’s principal harbor, rivaled only by Oldtown. The river had to be reopened, and the sooner the better. And where am I going to find the
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1 chilly | |
adj.凉快的,寒冷的 | |
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2 guild | |
n.行会,同业公会,协会 | |
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n.渡鸟,乌鸦;adj.乌亮的 | |
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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v.镶嵌;困扰,包围 | |
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7 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 );巨砾;(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾 | |
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9 swarming | |
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 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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10 perch | |
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11 hoot | |
n.鸟叫声,汽车的喇叭声; v.使汽车鸣喇叭 | |
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12 manure | |
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13 mare | |
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14 brats | |
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15 urchins | |
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16 pelt | |
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17 maiden | |
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18 confide | |
v.向某人吐露秘密 | |
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19 misery | |
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20 solace | |
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21 torment | |
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22 lust | |
n.性(淫)欲;渴(欲)望;vi.对…有强烈的欲望 | |
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23 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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24 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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25 undo | |
vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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26 wriggled | |
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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28 belly | |
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29 indifference | |
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31 imp | |
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32 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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33 coppers | |
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34 wagon | |
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35 ragged | |
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36 sullenly | |
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37 alleys | |
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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38 alley | |
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39 relished | |
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40 maze | |
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41 rabble | |
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42 undoing | |
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43 rubble | |
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44 crooked | |
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45 abreast | |
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46 tune | |
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48 dismal | |
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49 plank | |
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50 flickering | |
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51 harp | |
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52 sip | |
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53 foul | |
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54 deftly | |
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55 strings | |
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56 bliss | |
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57 gilded | |
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58 lute | |
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59 vows | |
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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60 pious | |
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61 peril | |
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62 ply | |
v.(搬运工等)等候顾客,弯曲 | |
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63 mishap | |
n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 | |
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64 inordinately | |
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65 dreary | |
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66 garb | |
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67 grimaced | |
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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68 flea | |
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69 savory | |
adj.风味极佳的,可口的,味香的 | |
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70 trot | |
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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71 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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72 rubies | |
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色 | |
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73 panes | |
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74 shimmer | |
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75 jabber | |
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76 lighter | |
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78 ripples | |
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79 costly | |
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80 impoverished | |
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81 lesser | |
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82 doom | |
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83 touching | |
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84 crimson | |
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85 displeased | |
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86 prettily | |
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87 ominous | |
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88 bent | |
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89 distinctive | |
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90 ruby | |
n.红宝石,红宝石色 | |
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91 wield | |
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92 steward | |
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93 dagger | |
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94 armory | |
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95 sapphire | |
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96 envoys | |
使节( envoy的名词复数 ); 公使; 谈判代表; 使节身份 | |
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97 curry | |
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99 battering | |
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101 privy | |
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102 treasury | |
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103 usury | |
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104 binding | |
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105 niggardly | |
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106 hearth | |
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107 velvet | |
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108 canopy | |
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110 decency | |
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111 liking | |
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112 maidenhood | |
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113 delicacy | |
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118 nuptials | |
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123 sparse | |
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125 dangle | |
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126 privily | |
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130 slain | |
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133 traitors | |
卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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134 convene | |
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135 killers | |
凶手( killer的名词复数 ); 消灭…者; 致命物; 极难的事 | |
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136 hitched | |
(免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上 | |
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137 bidder | |
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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