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Franz Lohner's Chronicle · 弗兰兹·洛纳的编年史

A Bit of remodeling - Part 2

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Why exactly has Lohner closed off parts of the Keep? Hopefully, we will receive some answers this time.

洛纳到底为什么把城堡的一部分封起来?但愿这回能问出点答案。

1

Last time we had , you were asking me about the of this here keep, I believe?

上回咱们唠嗑时候,你们就在问塔尔之角翻修的事。

2

How do you feel about it now it’s , by the way? I reckon it’s to put the armoury and the forge next to one another. Although now I come to think of it, maybe storing black powder bombs next to open flames wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had. Still, it’ll be a night to remember, if nothing else. And it’s not like any of us are old , is it?

那,改成现在这样,你们住得惯吗?

我先前觉着吧,把军械库和锻造间挨着放,还挺方便的。现在转念一想,把黑火药炸弹放在明火旁边,属实算不上英明的抉择。

别的不说,真要炸了一定是个绚丽难忘的夜晚。再说了,咱们这里没有谁是笨手笨脚的老东西,对吧?

3

Well, it’s not like *all *of us are clumsy old sods, anyway. Maybe we lock that bomb cabinet up? And keep the key well hidden.

……好吧,至少不全是笨手笨脚的老东西。不行咱还是把炸弹柜锁上吧?再把钥匙藏严实点。

4

Anyhow, about the closed-off sections of the keep. That’s a bit of a necessity, I’m afraid. My mate Rosalinde – who as I’m sure you’ll recall, what with you all taking notes and trying to second guess my , is a Light Wizard specialising in architecture – prefers to complete these little projects of hers stage by stage. Likes to keep everything in her head so as to reduce the chances of accidentally leaving out here or there.

说回城堡封起来的那几块地方。

唉,这也是没办法的事。我那位朋友罗莎琳德……

我就知道你们惦记这个!上次一个个小本本记得飞起,还一个劲挖我的八卦……

所以,我的朋友罗莎琳德,那个专攻建筑的光明系法师,搞这些小工程的时候呢,喜欢做一块算一块。她还喜欢把所有细节都记在脑子里,免得一不留神就在哪儿漏了个不能漏的扶壁①。

5

It’s not perfect: her memory has limits, and there are holes everywhere. Those warning signs aren’t just for show. I’ve got a couple of my lads lending a hand as well, just to be sure. Personally, I reckon that’s just good sense when you’re as far up a mountain as we are. No sense us helping out the Pactsworn with a bit of stonework over , now is there?

不过,她这套做法也有缺点:她能记住的东西就那么多,偏偏城堡里还到处是窟窿——那些警示牌可不是摆设。

为了保险起见,我叫了两个手下去搭把手。你们说,我这么干有没有道理?

咱们住在这么高的山上,四周还都是悬崖峭壁,这要砌了个豆腐渣工程,那不就等于帮了誓约者的忙么?

6

As to what Rosalinde’s working on? Well, that’s secret, for now.

至于罗莎琳德到底在忙什么?这个嘛,暂时保密。

7

Oh, don’t look at me like that. What’s life without one or two surprises, eh? And this’ll be the good kind of surprise, not the ‘Kerillian’s been putting funny herbs in the ale barrels’ kind of surprise. I’m all for new experiences, but ain’t one of them. Had for days after, but I got off light.

哎哎哎,你们都什么眼神啊!这日子要是没点惊喜,还有什么过头,嗯?

而且这回是真的惊喜,绝对不是「凯瑞莲往艾尔酒桶里塞草药」那种。

我一直喜欢新奇体验,但是喝完能让我看穿时空那种除外。那次我头都要裂开了,疼了好几天,但我这症状还算轻的。

8

Three days, s*omeone *thought they were a sheep, didn’t they? We’ll say no more about it.

某人可是整整三天都以为自己是只羊,对吧?②

行~,点到为止。

译者注

扶壁↩

① 扶壁(buttress):紧贴主墙、向外凸出的支撑构件,常见于欧洲古老的砖石建筑。拱顶等结构除了向下压,也可能产生把墙向外推的力量;扶壁从侧面加固墙体,帮助把力传向地基,使墙不易向外倾斜或变形。可以把它想成从旁边抵住墙的厚墙垛,而不是独立站立的柱子。

图中蓝框圈出的是整座扶壁,红框只是它下部向外加厚的一段。扶壁常做成下宽上窄、向上逐级收进的形状,可以与主墙同时砌筑,也可以后来增建。它不是装饰,更不能随便漏建。

蓝框为整座扶壁,红框为下部加厚部分

图片:Church buttresses at Bourne, Lincolnshire — © Rex Needle / Geograph,原图及本裁切标注版采用 CC BY-SA 2.0;裁切及红蓝标注由译者提供。结构说明参考:《大英百科全书》Counterfort 条目。

某人是谁↩

**② 「某人」八成就是克鲁伯。**在《血与暗》地图里,凯瑞莲问他除了被鼠人抓住,以前还被关押过没有。他先提到债务监狱,随后继续列举:「在努恩那次喝醉了闹事……还有乌特巴德……还有瓦尔登霍夫……以及跟羊有关的那茬事……」凯瑞莲最后忍不住打断:「够了!拜托,给我留点美好的想象吧。」

所以,笔者认为,这特么就是在点克鲁伯。