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The healer entered the tent murmuring pleasantries, but one sniff1 of the foul2 air and a glance at Yezzan zo Qaggaz put an end to that. “The pale mare3,” the man told Sweets.
What a surprise, Tyrion thought. Who could have guessed? Aside from any man with a nose and me with half of one. Yezzan was burning with fever, squirming fitfully in a pool of his own excrement4. His shit had turned to brown slime streaked5 with blood … and it fell to Yollo and Penny to wipe his yellow bottom clean. Even with assistance, their master could not lift his own weight; it took all his failing strength to roll onto one side.
“My arts will not avail here,” the healer announced. “The noble Yezzan’s life is in the hands of the gods. Keep him cool if you can. Some say that helps. Bring him water.” Those afflicted6 by the pale mare were always thirsty, drinking gallons between their shits. “Clean fresh water, as much as he will drink.”
“Not river water,” said Sweets.
“By no means.” And with that, the healer fled.
We need to flee as well, thought Tyrion. He was a slave in a golden collar, with little bells that tinkled8 cheerfully with every step he took. One of Yezzan’s special treasures. An honor indistinguishable from a death warrant. Yezzan zo Qaggaz liked to keep his darlings close, so it had fallen to Yollo and Penny and Sweets and his other treasures to attend him when he grew sick.
Poor old Yezzan. The lord of suet was not so bad as masters went. Sweets had been right about that. Serving at his nightly banquets, Tyrion had soon learned that Yezzan stood foremost amongst those Yunkish lords who favored honoring the peace with Meereen. Most of the others were only biding9 their time, waiting for the armies of Volantis to arrive. A few wanted to assault the city immediately, lest the Volantenes rob them of their glory and the best part of the
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vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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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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n.母马,母驴 | |
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adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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stinking
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woes
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n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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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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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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(用某物)轻触( dab的过去式和过去分词 ); 轻而快地擦掉(或抹掉); 快速擦拭; (用某物)轻而快地涂上(或点上)… | |
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resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排 | |
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auction
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v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 );非法擅自占用(土地或房屋);为获得其所有权;而占用某片公共用地。 | |
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brute
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waddle
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vi.摇摆地走;n.摇摆的走路(样子) | |
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beetling
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adj.突出的,悬垂的v.快速移动( beetle的现在分词 ) | |
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affected
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savage
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regain
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whine
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cringing
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grunted
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(猪等)作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 ); (指人)发出类似的哼声; 咕哝着说 | |
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mule
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n.骡子,杂种,执拗的人 | |
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knight
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bondage
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maiden
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adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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shuffling
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swollen
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filthy
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scorpions
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scorpion
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wrestled
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v.洗(纸牌)( shuffle的过去式和过去分词 );拖着脚步走;粗心地做;摆脱尘世的烦恼 | |
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