The Valyrians fashioned these towers in the shape of dragons to make their fortress seem more fearsome, just as they crowned their walls with a thousand gargoyles instead of simple crenellations." He took her small pink hand in his own frail spotted one and gave it a gentle squeeze. "So you see, there is nothing to fear."

The red woman, Maester Cressen thought sourly. Ill enough that she's filled the head of the mother with her madness, must she poison the daughter's dreams as well? He would have a stern word with Dalla, warn her not to spread such tales. "The thing in the sky is a comet, sweet child. A star with a tail, lost in the heavens. It will be gone soon enough, never to be seen again in our lifetimes. Watch and see."
重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
comet | ['kɔmit] |
想一想再看 n. 慧星 |
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frail | [freil] |
想一想再看 adj. 脆弱的,虛弱的 |
聯想記憶 | |
spread | [spred] |
想一想再看 v. 伸展,展開,傳播,散布,鋪開,涂撒 |
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fearsome | ['fiəsəm] |
想一想再看 adj. 可怕的;害怕的;極大的 |
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gentle | ['dʒentl] |
想一想再看 adj. 溫和的,輕柔的,文雅的,溫順的,出身名門的 |
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poison | ['pɔizn] |
想一想再看 n. 毒藥,敗壞道德之事,毒害 |
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squeeze | [skwi:z] |
想一想再看 v. 壓榨,擠壓,塞進 |

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