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Jon prowled around Satin in a slow circle, sword in hand, forcing him to turn. “Get your shield up,” he said. “It’s too heavy,” the Oldtown boy complained. “It’s as heavy as it needs to be to stop a sword,” Jon said. “Now get it up.” He stepped forward, slashing1. Satin jerked the shield up in time to catch the sword on its rim2, and swung his own blade at Jon’s ribs3. “Good,” Jon said, when he felt the impact on his own shield. “That was good. But you need to put your body into it. Get your weight behind the steel and you’ll do more damage than with arm strength alone. Come, try it again, drive at me, but keep the shield up or I’ll ring your head like a bell...” Instead Satin took a step backward and raised his visor. “Jon,” he said, in an anxious voice. When he turned, she was standing4 behind him, with half a dozen queen’s men around her. Small wonder the yard grew so quiet. He had glimpsed Melisandre at her nightfires, and coming and going about the castle, but never so close. She’s beautiful, he thought... but there was something more than a little unsettling about red eyes. “my lady.” “The king would speak with you, Jon Snow.” Jon thrust the practice sword into the earth. “Might I be allowed to change? I am in no fit state to stand before a king.” “We shall await you atop the Wall,” said Melisandre. We, Jon heard, not he. It’s as they say. This is his true queen, not the one he left at Eastwatch. He hung his mail and plate inside the armory6, returned to his own cell, discarded his sweat-stained clothes, and donned a fresh set of blacks. It would be cold and windy in the cage, he knew, and colder and windier still on top of the ice, so he chose a heavy hooded7 cloak. Last of all he collected Longclaw, and slung8 the
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1 slashing | |
adj.尖锐的;苛刻的;鲜明的;乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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2 rim | |
n.(圆物的)边,轮缘;边界 | |
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3 ribs | |
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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4 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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5 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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6 armory | |
n.纹章,兵工厂,军械库 | |
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7 hooded | |
adj.戴头巾的;有罩盖的;颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的 | |
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8 slung | |
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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9 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
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10 trickling | |
n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 );淌;使)慢慢走;缓慢移动 | |
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11 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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12 ruby | |
n.红宝石,红宝石色 | |
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13 tunic | |
n.束腰外衣 | |
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14 jaw | |
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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15 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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16 clenched | |
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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17 brittle | |
adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的 | |
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18 slew | |
v.(使)旋转;n.大量,许多 | |
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19 vow | |
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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20 vows | |
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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21 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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22 dagger | |
n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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23 slay | |
v.杀死,宰杀,杀戮 | |
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24 grimaced | |
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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25 copper | |
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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26 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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27 talons | |
n.(尤指猛禽的)爪( talon的名词复数 );(如爪般的)手指;爪状物;锁簧尖状突出部 | |
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28 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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29 comely | |
adj.漂亮的,合宜的 | |
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30 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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31 scowled | |
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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32 eluded | |
v.(尤指机敏地)避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 );逃避;躲避;使达不到 | |
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33 curt | |
adj.简短的,草率的 | |
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34 traitor | |
n.叛徒,卖国贼 | |
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35 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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36 pointed | |
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37 foe | |
n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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38 corpses | |
n.死尸,尸体( corpse的名词复数 ) | |
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39 warden | |
n.监察员,监狱长,看守人,监护人 | |
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40 stony | |
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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41 stanch | |
v.止住(血等);adj.坚固的;坚定的 | |
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42 stunned | |
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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43 gusting | |
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44 taint | |
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染 | |
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45 bastardy | |
私生子,庶出; 非婚生 | |
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46 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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47 fealty | |
n.忠贞,忠节 | |
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48 ruse | |
n.诡计,计策;诡计 | |
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49 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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50 realization | |
n.实现;认识到,深刻了解 | |
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51 clan | |
n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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52 wrested | |
(用力)拧( wrest的过去式和过去分词 ); 费力取得; (从…)攫取; ( 从… ) 强行取去… | |
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53 weds | |
v.嫁,娶,(与…)结婚( wed的第三人称单数 ) | |
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54 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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