选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
DAVOS
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
The Merry Midwife stole into White Harbor on the evening tide, her patched sail rippling2 with every gust3 of wind.
She was an old cog, and even in her youth no one had ever called her pretty. Her figurehead showed a laughing woman holding an infant by one foot, but the woman’s cheeks and the babe’s bottom were both pocked by wormholes. Uncounted layers of drab brown paint covered her hull5; her sails were grey and tattered6. She was not a ship to draw a second glance, unless it was to wonder how she stayed afloat. The Merry Midwife was known in White Harbor too. For years she had plied7 a humble8 trade between there and Sisterton.
It was not the sort of arrival that Davos Seaworth had anticipated when he’d set sail with Salla and his fleet. All this had seemed simpler then. The ravens9 had not brought King Stannis the allegiance of White Harbor, so His Grace would send an envoy10 to treat with Lord Manderly in person. As a show of strength, Davos would arrive aboard Salla’s galleas Valyrian, with the rest of the Lysene fleet behind her. Every hull was striped: black and yellow, pink and blue, green and white, purple and gold. The Lyseni loved bright hues11, and Salladhor Saan was the most colorful of all. Salladhor the Splendid, Davos thought, but the storms wrote an end to all of that.
Instead he would smuggle12 himself into the city, as he might have done twenty years before. Until he knew how matters stood here, it was more prudent
点击收听单词发音
1 arbor | |
n.凉亭;树木 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2 rippling | |
起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3 gust | |
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6 tattered | |
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7 plied | |
v.使用(工具)( ply的过去式和过去分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9 ravens | |
n.低质煤;渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10 envoy | |
n.使节,使者,代表,公使 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11 hues | |
色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12 smuggle | |
vt.私运;vi.走私 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13 prudent | |
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14 den | |
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15 whitewashed | |
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16 plunged | |
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17 fortified | |
adj. 加强的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18 slate | |
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20 reeked | |
v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的过去式和过去分词 );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) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21 fishy | |
adj. 值得怀疑的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22 mermaid | |
n.美人鱼 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23 looming | |
n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24 desolate | |
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25 scorpions | |
n.蝎子( scorpion的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27 basking | |
v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28 bastard | |
n.坏蛋,混蛋;私生子 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29 squire | |
n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30 warden | |
n.监察员,监狱长,看守人,监护人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31 conceals | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32 galley | |
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇; | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33 galleys | |
n.平底大船,战舰( galley的名词复数 );(船上或航空器上的)厨房 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34 alley | |
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35 concealed | |
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36 domed | |
adj. 圆屋顶的, 半球形的, 拱曲的 动词dome的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37 surmounted | |
战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38 tangle | |
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱;v.(使)缠绕;变乱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39 crumbling | |
adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40 fortress | |
n.堡垒,防御工事 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42 wharves | |
n.码头,停泊处( wharf的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43 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 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44 clutter | |
n.零乱,杂乱;vt.弄乱,把…弄得杂乱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45 vessels | |
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46 warship | |
n.军舰,战舰 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47 ravaged | |
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48 pier | |
n.码头;桥墩,桥柱;[建]窗间壁,支柱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49 hirsute | |
adj.多毛的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50 stump | |
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51 seamen | |
n.海员 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52 garb | |
n.服装,装束 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53 tunic | |
n.束腰外衣 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54 woolen | |
adj.羊毛(制)的;毛纺的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55 mantle | |
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56 wharf | |
n.码头,停泊处 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57 mead | |
n.蜂蜜酒 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58 dice | |
n.骰子;vt.把(食物)切成小方块,冒险 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59 flirting | |
v.调情,打情骂俏( flirt的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60 lichen | |
n.地衣, 青苔 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61 teeming | |
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62 colonnade | |
n.柱廊 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63 juggler | |
n. 变戏法者, 行骗者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64 huddled | |
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65 pang | |
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66 guilt | |
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67 shrugged | |
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69 cod | |
n.鳕鱼;v.愚弄;哄骗 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70 brewer | |
n. 啤酒制造者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72 eel | |
n.鳗鲡 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73 underneath | |
adj.在...下面,在...底下;adv.在下面 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74 warehouse | |
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75 smuggling | |
n.走私 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
76 renowned | |
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
77 vilest | |
adj.卑鄙的( vile的最高级 );可耻的;极坏的;非常讨厌的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
78 inedible | |
adj.不能吃的,不宜食用的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
79 shunned | |
v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
80 soot | |
n.煤烟,烟尘;vt.熏以煤烟 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
81 vomit | |
v.呕吐,作呕;n.呕吐物,吐出物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
82 proprietor | |
n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
83 alcoves | |
n.凹室( alcove的名词复数 );(花园)凉亭;僻静处;壁龛 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
84 hearth | |
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
85 fiery | |
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
86 belly | |
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
87 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
88 denizens | |
n.居民,住户( denizen的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
89 dwarf | |
n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
90 corpse | |
n.尸体,死尸 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
91 stunk | |
v.散发出恶臭( stink的过去分词 );发臭味;名声臭;糟透 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
92 afterward | |
adv.后来;以后 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
93 outlaw | |
n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
94 plundering | |
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
95 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
96 embroiled | |
adj.卷入的;纠缠不清的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
97 archers | |
n.弓箭手,射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
98 ailing | |
v.生病 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
99 naught | |
n.无,零 [=nought] | |
参考例句: |
|
|
100 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 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
101 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
102 reign | |
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
103 somber | |
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
104 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
105 moored | |
adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
106 steward | |
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
107 cloves | |
n.丁香(热带树木的干花,形似小钉子,用作调味品,尤用作甜食的香料)( clove的名词复数 );蒜瓣(a garlic ~|a ~of garlic) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
108 moths | |
n.蛾( moth的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
109 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 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
110 gusting | |
(风)猛刮(gust的现在分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
111 veins | |
n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
112 bawdy | |
adj.淫猥的,下流的;n.粗话 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
113 thong | |
n.皮带;皮鞭;v.装皮带 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
114 futile | |
adj.无效的,无用的,无希望的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
115 salmon | |
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
116 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
117 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
118 wrack | |
v.折磨;n.海草 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
119 mermaids | |
n.(传说中的)美人鱼( mermaid的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
TYRION
下一章:
DAENERYS
©英文小说网 2005-2010