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He told me that a maester's collar is made of chain to remind him that he is sworn to serve, Jon said, remembering.
他告訴我學士的頸鏈是用來提醒自己立下的誓言，瓊恩邊回憶邊說，
I asked why each link was a different metal.
然后我追問他為什么每個環節都要用不同的金屬，
A silver chain would look much finer with his grey robes, I said. Maester Luwin laughed.
我說如果換成銀鏈，搭配他的灰袍一定更出彩。魯溫師傅笑著告訴我：
A maester forges his chain with study, he told me.
鎖鏈乃是隨著學士的知識漸長而逐一打造。
The different metals are each a different kind of learning, gold for the study of money and accounts, silver for healing, iron for warcraft.
不同的金屬，代表不同領域的知識，黃金代表財務會計，白銀象征救死扶傷，鋼鐵則是軍事知識。
And he said there were other meanings as well.
他說除此之外，鎖鏈還有別的意義。
The collar is supposed to remind a maester of the realm he serves, isn't that so?
戴著鎖鏈，可以隨時提醒學士所服務的王國，對不對？
Lords are gold and knights steel, but two links can't make a chain.
想想看，如果說貴族老爺是黃金，騎士是鋼鐵，但光這兩個金屬環無法連成一條鎖鏈，
You also need silver and iron and lead, tin and copper and bronze and all the rest, and those are farmers and smiths and merchants and the like.
你還需要白銀、鐵和鉛，錫、紅銅和青銅，以及其他金屬，他們象征著農夫、工匠等等各行各業的人。
A chain needs all sorts of metals, and a land needs all sorts of people.
一條鎖鏈需要各種金屬，正如一個國家需要形形色色的人。
Maester Aemon smiled. And so?
伊蒙師傅微笑道：所以呢？
The Night's Watch needs all sorts too.
守夜人也是如此，
Why else have rangers and stewards and builders?
不然干嘛區分游騎兵、事務官和工匠呢？
Lord Randyll couldn't make Sam a warrior, and Ser Alliser won't either.
藍道大人無法把山姆訓練成戰士，艾里沙爵士也不會有辦法。
You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean tin is useless.
無論你多用力，也不能把錫打成鐵，但這不代表錫就沒用。
Why shouldn't Sam be a steward?
為什么不讓山姆當個事務官呢？
Chett gave an angry scowl. I'm a steward. You think it's easy work, fit for cowards?
齊特憤怒地繃著臉道：我自己就是個事務官，你以為這是輕松差事，可以隨便拿給膽小鬼做？
The order of stewards keeps the Watch alive.
守夜人日子過得下去，
We hunt and farm, tend the horses, milk the cows, gather firewood, cook the meals.
全靠我們事務官打獵種田、養馬養牛，還有撿柴燒飯。
Who do you think makes your clothing? Who brings up supplies from the south? The stewards.
你以為你穿的衣服是誰縫的？補給品又是誰從南方運來的？告訴你，通通是事務官。
