冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第286期:第十八章 赫德(32)

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　　He looked off to the east and west, at the Wall stretching before him, a vast white road with no beginning and no end and a dark abyss on either side.  他朝东西两边远望，看着长城如一条无始无终的白色大道自眼前延伸而出，两侧则是黑暗深渊。

　　West, he decided¹, for no special reason, and he began to walk that way, following the pathway nearest the north edge, where the gravel² looked freshest. 他决定朝西走，也说不出什么原因。于是他靠着北边，顺着看来才刚铺过碎石的通道，提步往那个方向走去。

　　His bare cheeks were ruddy with the cold, and his legs complained more loudly with every step, but Tyrion ignored them.  暴露在外的双颊被冻得通红，双脚也早就在抗议，但他不加理会。

　　The wind swirled³ around him, gravel crunched⁴ beneath his boots, while ahead the white ribbon followed the lines of the hills, rising higher and higher,  狂风在他耳际怒吼，碎石在他脚下嘎吱作响，长城在他前方沿丘陵蜿蜒，有如白色蝴蝶结般渐渐升高，

　　until it was lost beyond the western horizon. He passed a massive catapult, as tall as a city wall, its base sunk deep into the Wall.  最后消失于西边的地平线。他走过一台高如城墙的庞大投石机，它的底座深深地陷入长城，

　　The throwing arm had been taken off for repairs and then forgotten; it lay there like a broken toy, half-embedded in the ice. 投掷臂被拆下来维修，却忘了装回去，于是便像个坏掉的玩具般躺在那儿，半掩盖在冰层里。

　　On the far side of the catapult, a muffled⁵ voice called out a challenge. Who goes there? Halt! 从投石机的彼端传来一声不太清晰的盘问：是谁？不许动！

　　Tyrion stopped. If I halt too long I’ll freeze in place, Jon, he said as a shaggy pale shape slid toward him silently and sniffed⁶ at his furs. Hello, Ghost. 提利昂停下来。琼恩，我要是不动，非冻死在这里不可。他边说边看到一个毛茸茸的白影悄悄地朝他跑来，凑着他的毛皮衣物嗅个不休。哈啰，白灵。

　　Jon Snow moved closer. He looked bigger and heavier in his layers of fur and leather, the hood⁷ of his cloak pulled down over his face.  琼恩·雪诺朝他走来。他穿了一层又一层的毛皮和皮革，模样更为魁梧高壮，斗篷的兜帽拉下来遮住了脸。

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