I am your dancing master. He tossed her one of the wooden blades.
我是你的舞蹈老師。他丟給她一柄木劍。
She grabbed for it, missed, and heard it clatter to the floor. Tomorrow you will catch it. Now pick it up.
她伸手去接,卻沒有夠著,它咔啦一聲掉落在地。從明天起我一丟你就要接住。現在撿起來。
It was not just a stick, but a true wooden sword complete with grip and guard and pommel.
那不只是根棍子,而真的是一把木劍,有劍柄、護手,還有裝飾劍柄的圓球。
Arya picked it up and clutched it nervously with both hands, holding it out in front of her.
艾莉亞拾起來,緊張兮兮地雙手交握在前。
It was heavier than it looked, much heavier than Needle.
這把劍比看起來要重,比縫衣針重多了。
The bald man clicked his teeth together. That is not the way, boy.
光頭男子齜牙咧嘴道:不對不對,小子。
This is not a greatsword that is needing two hands to swing it. You will take the blade in one hand.
這不是雙手揮的巨劍。你只準用單手握。
It's too heavy, Arya said.
太重了.艾莉亞說。
It is heavy as it needs to be to make you strong, and for the balancing. A hollow inside is filled with lead, just so. One hand now is all that is needing.
這樣才能鍛煉你的手臂肌肉,還有整體的協調性。里面空心部分灌滿了鉛,就是這樣。你要單手持劍.
Arya took her right hand off the grip and wiped her sweaty palm on her pants. She held the sword in her left hand. He seemed to approve. The left is good.
艾莉亞把握劍的右手放下,在褲子上擦了擦掌心的汗,換用左手持劍。而他對此似乎相當滿意。左手最好。
All is reversed, it will make your enemies more awkward. Now you are standing wrong. Turn your body sideface, yes, so. You are skinny as the shaft of a spear, do you know.
左右顛倒,你的敵人會很不習慣。但你的站姿錯了,不要正對著我,身體側一點,對,就是這樣。你瘦得跟長矛一樣,知道嗎?
That is good too, the target is smaller. Now the grip. Let me see. He moved closer and peered at her hand, prying her fingers apart, rearranging them.
這也挺好,因為目標縮小了。現在讓我看看你是怎么握的。他靠過來,盯著她的手,扳開手指,重新調整。
Just so, yes. Do not squeeze it so tight, no, the grip must be deft, delicate.
對,就是這樣。別太用力,對,但要靈活,優雅。

背景介紹:
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