My brother is not here to answer questions, Lannister, Robb said curtly. Do your business and be on your way.
蘭尼斯特,我弟弟可不是來接受盤查的。羅柏不客氣地說。把要說的說完,然后趕緊離開。
I have a gift for you, the dwarf said to Bran. Do you like to ride, boy?
我有件禮物要送你,侏儒對布蘭說,小子,你喜歡騎馬嗎?
Maester Luwin came forward. My lord, the child has lost the use of his legs. He cannot sit a horse.
魯溫師傅上前道:大人,這孩子的腿已經不能用了,他沒辦法騎馬啊。
Nonsense, said Lannister. With the right horse and the right saddle, even a cripple can ride.
見鬼,蘭尼斯特說,只要有合適的馬匹和鞍具,就算殘廢也能騎。
The word was a knife through Bran's heart. He felt tears come unbidden to his eyes. I'm not a cripple!
這句話如利刃刺進布蘭心坎。他只覺淚水不聽使喚地充滿眼眶。我不是殘廢!
Then I am not a dwarf, the dwarf said with a twist of his mouth. My father will rejoice to hear it. Greyjoy laughed.
那我也不是侏儒啰。侏儒撇撇嘴,老爸聽了不知多高興。葛雷喬伊在旁哈哈大笑。
What sort of horse and saddle are you suggesting? Maester Luwin asked.
您說的是什么樣的馬匹和鞍具呢?魯溫師傅問。
A smart horse, Lannister replied. The boy cannot use his legs to command the animal, so you must shape the horse to the rider, teach it to respond to the reins, to the voice.
一匹聰明的馬。蘭尼斯特答道,這孩子沒法用腿指揮坐騎,所以你們得讓馬兒去適應他,教它懂得韁繩的含意,認識主人的聲音。
I would begin with an unbroken yearling, with no old training to be unlearned. He drew a rolled paper from his belt.
我建議從未參加訓練的一歲小馬開始,這樣就不用廢棄之前的練習重頭教起。他從腰帶里抽出一張卷好的紙。
Give this to your saddler. He will provide the rest.
把這個交給你們的馬鞍師傅,照著做就行了。
Maester Luwin took the paper from the dwarfs hand, curious as a small grey squirrel. He unrolled it, studied it.
魯溫師傅像只好奇的小灰松鼠般從侏儒手中接過紙片,展開閱讀。我懂了。大人您畫得很清楚。
I see. You draw nicely, my lord. Yes, this ought to work. I should have thought of this myself.
沒錯,這應該行得通,我早該想到的。
It came easier to me, Maester. It is not terribly unlike my own saddles.
師傅,由我想比較容易。因為這該死的東西和我自己的馬鞍相去不遠。

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