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And soon enough he learned the faces too, when the lords and their sons and knights retainer came to Winterfell to feast. Even the Great Hall was not large enough to seat all of them at once, so Robb hosted each of the principal bannermen in turn. Bran was always given the place of honor at his brother's right hand. Some of the lords bannermen gave him queer hard stares as he sat there, as if they wondered by what right a green boy should be placed above them, and him a cripple too.
短短時日里，北境諸侯們紛紛帶著兒子、騎士和部屬前來臨冬城聚餐，他把他們的容貌也都記住了。即便城堡大廳，也無法同時容納所有人，于是羅柏依次分開宴請主要封臣。布蘭通常坐在哥哥右邊的榮譽高位，可總有些領主眼神怪異地看著他，仿佛在質疑這么個乳臭未干的小孩兒有何資格坐他們上位，更何況他還是個殘廢。
How many is it now? Bran asked Maester Luwin as Lord Karstark and his sons rode through the gates in the outer wall.
“之前到了多少人？”卡史塔克伯爵和他的兒子們騎馬穿過外墻城門時，布蘭問魯溫學士。
Twelve thousand men, or near enough as makes no matter.
“約莫一萬兩千人吧?！?/div>
How many knights?
“有多少騎士呢？”
Few enough, the maester said with a touch of impatience. "To be a knight, you must stand your vigil in a sept, and be anointed with the seven oils to consecrate your vows. In the north, only a few of the great houses worship the Seven. The rest honor the old gods, and name no knights... but those lords and their sons and sworn swords are no less fierce or loyal or honorable. A man's worth is not marked by a ser before his name. As I have told you a hundred times before."
“非常少。”老師傅話中有些不耐煩，“要成為騎士，你必須先在圣堂里守夜，接受修士用七種圣油的涂抹，宣讀誓言后方能得到祝福。在我們北方，多數人信奉舊神，少有貴族歸化七神，所以并不冊封騎士……然而這些領主和他們的兒子、部下不論武藝、忠誠還是榮譽感，可一點也不輸他人。人的價值并非以爵士這個頭銜來衡量，我已經告訴過你幾百遍了。”
Still, said Bran, "how many knights?"
“可是，”布蘭說，“到底有幾個騎士嘛？”
Maester Luwin sighed. "Three hundred, perhaps four... among three thousand armored lances who are not knights."
魯溫學士嘆了口氣。“三四百罷……但騎馬配槍的普通戰士總共約有三千?！?/div>
Lord Karstark is the last, Bran said thoughtfully. "Robb will feast him tonight."
“卡史塔克大人是最后來的，”布蘭若有所思地說，“羅柏今晚會宴請他?！?/div>
No doubt he will.
“毫無疑問。”
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| knight | [nait] |
想一想再看 n. 騎士，爵士，武士 vt. 授以爵位 |
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| impatience | [im'peiʃəns] |
想一想再看 n. 不耐煩 |
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| worship | ['wə:ʃip] |
想一想再看 n. 崇拜，愛慕，做禮拜 |
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| honorable | ['ɔnərəbl] |
想一想再看 adj. 光榮的，可敬的，尊敬的 |
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