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The hall rang to Yunkish laughter, Yunkish songs, Yunkish prayers. Dancers danced; musicians played queer tunes1 with bells and squeaks2 and bladders; singers sang ancient love songs in the incomprehensible tongue of Old Ghis. Wine flowed—not the thin pale stuff of Slaver’s Bay but rich sweet vintages from the Arbor4 and dreamwine from Qarth, flavored with strange spices. The Yunkai’i had come at King Hizdahr’s invitation, to sign the peace and witness the rebirth of Meereen’s far-famed fighting pits. Her noble husband had opened the Great Pyramid to fete them.
I hate this, thought Daenerys Targaryen. How did this happen, that I am drinking and smiling with men I’d sooner flay5?
A dozen different sorts of meat and fish were served: camel, crocodile, singing squid, lacquered ducks and spiny6 grubs, with goat and ham and horse for those whose tastes were less exotic. Plus dog. No Ghiscari feast was complete without a course of dog. Hizdahr’s cooks prepared dog four different ways. “Ghiscari will eat anything that swims or flies or crawls, but for man and dragon,” Daario had warned her, “and I’d wager7 they’d eat dragon too if given half a chance.” Meat alone does not make a meal, though, so there were fruits and grains and vegetables as well. The air was redolent with the scents8 of saffron, cinnamon, cloves9, pepper, and other costly10 spices.
Dany scarce touched a bite. This is peace, she told herself. This is what I wanted, what I worked for, this is why I married Hizdahr. So why does it taste so much like defeat?
“It is only for a little while more, my love,” Hizdahr had assured her. “The Yunkai’i will soon be gone, and their allies and hirelings with them. We shall have all we desired. Peace, food, trade. Our port is open once again, and ships are being permitted to come and go.”
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tunes
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n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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squeaks
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n.短促的尖叫声,吱吱声( squeak的名词复数 )v.短促地尖叫( squeak的第三人称单数 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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wed
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v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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n.凉亭;树木 | |
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flay
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vt.剥皮;痛骂 | |
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spiny
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adj.多刺的,刺状的;n.多刺的东西 | |
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wager
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n.赌注;vt.押注,打赌 | |
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scents
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n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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cloves
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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) | |
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costly
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adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的 | |
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warships
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军舰,战舰( warship的名词复数 ); 舰只 | |
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auction
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n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖 | |
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scouts
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侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员 | |
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shrugged
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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spoke
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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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tusks
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n.(象等动物的)长牙( tusk的名词复数 );獠牙;尖形物;尖头 | |
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dagger
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n.匕首,短剑,剑号 | |
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spotted
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adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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strapping
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adj. 魁伟的, 身材高大健壮的 n. 皮绳或皮带的材料, 裹伤胶带, 皮鞭 动词strap的现在分词形式 | |
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stunted
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adj.矮小的;发育迟缓的 | |
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grotesquely
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adv. 奇异地,荒诞地 | |
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tattered
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adj.破旧的,衣衫破的 | |
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murmurs
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n.低沉、连续而不清的声音( murmur的名词复数 );低语声;怨言;嘀咕 | |
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prodigious
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adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的 | |
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bellowed
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v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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belched
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v.打嗝( belch的过去式和过去分词 );喷出,吐出;打(嗝);嗳(气) | |
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envoys
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使节( envoy的名词复数 ); 公使; 谈判代表; 使节身份 | |
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gilded
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a.镀金的,富有的 | |
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bloody
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adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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brazen
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adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的 | |
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disdain
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n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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imprisoned
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下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bowels
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n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处 | |
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n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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flutes
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长笛( flute的名词复数 ); 细长香槟杯(形似长笛) | |
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amber
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n.琥珀;琥珀色;adj.琥珀制的 | |
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troupe
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n.剧团,戏班;杂技团;马戏团 | |
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chattels
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n.动产,奴隶( chattel的名词复数 ) | |
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foul
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adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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ornament
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v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物 | |
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afterward
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adv.后来;以后 | |
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behold
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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foe
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n.敌人,仇敌 | |
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plunder
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vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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corpse
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n.尸体,死尸 | |
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lining
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n.衬里,衬料 | |
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unleash
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vt.发泄,发出;解带子放开 | |
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spat
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n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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plumes
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羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物 | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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treacherous
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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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privy
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adj.私用的;隐密的 | |
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noted
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adj.著名的,知名的 | |
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discreetly
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ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地 | |
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knights
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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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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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loath
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flux
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n.流动;不断的改变 | |
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mare
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n.母马,母驴 | |
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n.谜(语)( riddle的名词复数 );猜不透的难题,难解之谜 | |
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valiant
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adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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flicker
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vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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conceal
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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copper
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n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的 | |
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ornamented
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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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hawk
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n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员 | |
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trumpeted
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大声说出或宣告(trumpet的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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crumbling
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adj.摇摇欲坠的 | |
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a.痛苦的,折磨人的 | |
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scorched
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烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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conqueror
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n.征服者,胜利者 | |
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clattered
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发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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dread
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
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v.得到( derive的第三人称单数 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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retired
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adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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inflamed
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adj.发炎的,红肿的v.(使)变红,发怒,过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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v.相伴;结交 | |
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v.(因危险和痛苦)退缩,畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adv.虚弱地;苍白地,无血色地 | |
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giggle
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n.痴笑,咯咯地笑;v.咯咯地笑着说 | |
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