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The eunuch stroked his cheek. Or perhaps Cersei would let Ser Ilyn strike off his head. Less risk for the Lannisters that way, though quite an unpleasant surprise for their little friend.
太監抓抓臉頰。或者瑟曦會叫伊林爵士把他的頭給砍了。這樣蘭尼斯特家比較保險，只是可憐了他們的同伙。
Ned felt his anger rise. You knew of this plot, and yet you did nothing.
奈德怒火中燒。你既然知道這起陰謀，為何一聲不吭？
I command whisperers, not warriors.
我的手下是打聽消息的探子，不是舞刀弄劍的武士哪。
You might have come to me earlier.
那至少也該早點跟我說。
Oh, yes, I confess it. And you would have rushed straight to the king, yes? And when Robert heard of his peril, what would he have done? I wonder.
哦，是嘛？這我承認。不過就算我說了又如何，好讓您立刻沖到國王面前向他稟報，是不是？等勞勃聽說了這些詭計他又會怎么做呢？我倒是挺好奇。
Ned considered that. He would have damned them all, and fought anyway, to show he did not fear them.
奈德仔細想想。他會咒他們通通滾蛋，然后照樣參賽，讓他們知道他不怕。
Varys spread his hands. I will make another confession, Lord Eddard. I was curious to see what you would do. Why not come to me? you ask, and I must answer, Why, because I did not trust you, my lord.
瓦里斯一攤手：艾德大人，我再向您承認一件事吧。我想看看您聽了會有何反應。您問我怎么不事先跟您說，我的回答是：因為我不信任您，大人。
You did not trust me? Ned was frankly astonished.
你不信任我？這次奈德真的大吃一驚。
The Red Keep shelters two sorts of people, Lord Eddard, Varys said. Those who are loyal to the realm, and those who are loyal only to themselves. Until this morning, I could not say which you might be...so I waited to see...and now I know, for a certainty. He smiled a plump tight little smile, and for a moment his private face and public mask were one. I begin to comprehend why the queen fears you so much. Oh, yes I do.
艾德大人，紅堡里住了兩種人。瓦里斯道，一種忠于王國，一種忠于自己。今天早上以前，我不敢判定您屬于哪一種……所以我等著瞧……現在我清清楚楚地知道了。他淺淺一笑，剎那間他私下的表情和在公眾場合的表情合而為一。我漸漸開始了解王后為何這么怕您了。呵，我總算見識到了。
背景介紹:
《權力的游戲》是一部中世紀史詩奇幻題材的電視連續劇。該劇以美國作家喬治·R·R·馬丁的奇幻巨作《冰與火之歌》七部曲為基礎改編創作，由大衛·貝尼奧夫和丹尼爾·威斯編劇、HBO電視網推出。喬治·雷蒙德·理查德·馬丁是歐美奇幻小說大師。馬丁的作品主要以人物為關注點，描寫細膩豐富，突破了幻想文學界固有的創作模式，多次引領閱讀潮流。由于馬丁的輝煌成就，他被譽為美國的托爾金和新世紀的海明威。從1989年開始，馬丁淡出文學界，轉而投身演藝界發展，1996年他才重返文壇而開始奇幻文學的創作，處女作便是《權力的游戲》，即為《冰與火之歌》的首部曲。《權力的游戲》甫出便拿下了British Fantasy Society、 世界奇幻獎和星云獎年度最佳幻想作品提名，在非官方的不記名奇幻作品投票中，《冰與火之歌》儼然已經可以和《魔戒》平起平坐，作者網站的訪問量也是和斯蒂芬·金、J.K.羅琳等不相上下，其受歡迎的程度可見一斑。喬治馬丁被時代雜志評選為2011年影響世界的一百人之一。
