More to say? Mord held the strap between his fists and gave it a sharp pull.
还要说吗?莫德双手各握皮带一端,猛力一扯,
The snap made Tyrion jump. The turnkey laughed.
啪的一声把提利昂吓得跳脚,狱卒乐得哈哈大笑。
He won't push me over, Tyrion told himself desperately as he crawled away from the edge.
他不敢把我推下去,提利昂一边从崖边爬回来,一边绝望地告诉自己。
Catelyn Stark wants me alive, he doesn't dare kill me.
凯特琳·史塔克要留我活口,他绝对不敢杀我。
He wiped the blood off his lips with the back of his hand, grinned, and said, That was a stiff one, Mord.
他用手背抹抹唇上的血,嘻嘻笑道:莫德,刚刚那下可真带劲。
The gaoler squinted at him, trying to decide if he was being mocked.
狱卒眯眼看他,不知这是讽刺还是真心话。
I could make good use of a strong man like you.
我用得着你这么强壮的人。
The strap flew at him, but this time Tyrion was able to cringe away from it.
皮带打过来,但这回提利昂缩身闪过。
He took a glancing blow to the shoulder, nothing more.
我说的可是金子,他像只螃蟹似地爬回来。
Gold, he repeated, scrambling backward like a crab, more gold than you'll see here in a lifetime.
重复道,你一辈子都用不完的金子。
Enough to buy land, women, horses,you could be a lord. Lord Mord.
买土地、女人、好马都不成问题…你还可以当个贵族老爷。莫德大人,听起来不赖吧?
Tyrion hawked up a glob of blood and phlegm and spat it out into the sky.
提利昂咳出一大口血和黏黏的东西,朝天空吐去。
Is no gold, Mord said.
没有金子。莫德说。
He's listening! Tyrion thought. They relieved me of my purse when they captured me, but the gold is still mine.
他上钩了!提利昂心想。他们抓我的时候把我的钱包搜走了,但钱还是我的。
Catelyn Stark might take a man prisoner, but she'd never stoop to rob him.
凯特琳·史塔克抓的是我的人,不至于纡尊降贵,抢我的钱。
That wouldn't be honorable. Help me, and all the gold is yours.
干那种事不光彩。只要你肯帮我,里面所有的金子都是你的了。
Mord's strap licked out, but it was a halfhearted, desultory swing, slow and contemptuous.
莫德的皮带再度扑来,但只是漫不经心地一挥,动作缓慢,充满轻蔑。
Tyrion caught the leather in his hand and held it prisoned.
提利昂伸手抓住皮带,这下他成了他的囚犯。
There will be no risk to you. All you need do is deliver a message.
你完全不用冒风险,只要帮我传个口信就成。
背景介绍:
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