Our good King Robert has many cares, Varys said. He entrusts some small matters to us, to lighten his load.
我們親愛的勞勃國王有太多事情需要操心,瓦里斯說,所以便將雞毛蒜皮小事交給我們,以減輕負擔。
What Lord Varys means is that all this business of coin and crops and justice bores my royal brother to tears, Lord Renly said, so it falls to us to govern the realm.
瓦里斯大人的意思是說,凡是牽涉財政、農獲和律法的事務,我王兄聽了就頭痛。藍禮公爵道,所以管理國家就落到我們頭上了。
He does send us a command from time to time. He drew a tightly rolled paper from his sleeve and laid it on the table.
他倒是不忘記時不時交代些什么下來。他從袖子里抽出一張裹緊的紙放在桌上。
This morning he commanded me to ride ahead with all haste and ask Grand Maester Pycelle to convene this council at once.
比如今天早上,他吩咐我提前全速進城,請派席爾大學士立刻召開這次會議。
He has an urgent task for us.
他有項緊急差事交給我們辦。
Littlefinger smiled and handed the paper to Ned.
小指頭微笑著將信箋交給奈德,
It bore the royal seal. Ned broke the wax with his thumb and flattened the letter to consider the king's urgent command, reading the words with mounting disbelief.
上面蓋了王家印信。奈德用拇指揭開蠟印,攤平信紙,想看看國王的緊急命令究竟是什么。他越讀越難以置信,
Was there no end to Robert's folly? And to do this in his name, that was salt in the wound. Gods be good, he swore.
勞勃到底要胡鬧到什么地步才罷休?還是以他的名義,這簡直是雪上加霜。天殺的,他不禁咒道。
What Lord Eddard means to say, Lord Renly announced, is that His Grace instructs us to stage a great tournament in honor of his appointment as the Hand of the King.
奈德大人的意思是說,藍禮公爵宣布,國王陛下指示我們舉辦一次盛大的比武競技,以慶祝新首相上任。
How much? asked Littlefinger, mildly.
要花多少錢?小指頭興趣索然地問。
Ned read the answer off the letter. Forty thousand golden dragons to the champion.
奈德從信上念出答案:優勝者賞四萬金龍幣,
Twenty thousand to the man who comes second, another twenty to the winner of the melee, and ten thousand to the victor of the archery competition.
居次者賞兩萬金龍幣。團體近身戰的優勝者也是兩萬,射箭優勝則是一萬。

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