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found one bastard, one said. The rest will come soon. A day, two days, a fortnight.
找到了一個私生子，一個人說，其他的也遲早會查出來。要么一兩天，最遲不過兩星期…
And when he learns the truth, what will he do? a second voice asked in the liquid accents of the Free Cities.
等他查出真相，他會怎么做？第二個聲音是自由貿易城邦的滑溜口音。
The gods alone know, the first voice said. Arya could see a wisp of grey smoke drifting up off the torch, writhing like a snake as it rose. The fools tried to kill his son, and what's worse, they made a mummer's farce of it. He's not a man to put that aside. I warn you, the wolf and lion will soon be at each other's throats, whether we will it or no.
只有天上諸神知道，第一個聲音說。艾莉亞看到火把冒出一縷灰煙，一邊冉冉上升，一邊像蛇似的翻騰纏繞。那群蠢蛋想殺他兒子，更糟糕的是，他們將把事情全都搞砸。他可不是這么好打發的人。我警告你，不管我們喜不喜歡，狼和獅很快就會打成一團。
Too soon, too soon, the voice with the accent complained. What good is war now? We are not ready. Delay.
太快，太快了，帶著口音的聲音抱怨，現在開戰有什么用？我們還沒準備好。想辦法拖一拖。
As well bid me stop time. Do you take me for a wizard?
倒不如叫我暫停時間。你以為我是巫師？
The other chuckled. No less. Flames licked at the cold air. The tall shadows were almost on top of her. An instant later the man holding the torch climbed into her sight, his companion beside him. Arya crept back away from the well, dropped to her stomach, and flattened herself against the wall. She held her breath as the men reached the top of the steps.
另一人呵呵笑道：我以為你的能耐絕對不輸巫師?；鹧骟轮淇諝?，高大的影子幾乎就要投射到她身上。幾秒之后，持火把的人順著樓梯進入她的視線范圍，他的同伴跟在他身邊。艾莉亞從井邊爬開，趴下來，貼緊墻壁。眼看兩人踏上樓梯頂端，她屏住了呼吸。
What would you have me do? asked the torchbearer, a stout man in a leather half cape. Even in heavy boots, his feet seemed to glide soundlessly over the ground.
你要我怎么辦？拿火把的人問。他是個身材粗壯的人，披著皮制的半身斗篷。雖然穿了厚重靴子，他的腳卻仿佛無聲地滑過路面。
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?！稒嗔Φ挠螒颉犯Τ霰隳孟铝薆ritish 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。
