Why do you read so much?

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“Well, my brother has his sword, and I have my mind. And a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow.”

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Jon Snow : Why do you read so much?
你读那么多书干嘛？
Tyrion Lannister : Look at me and tell me what you see.
看着我 然后告诉我你看到了什么？
Jon Snow : Is this a trick?
你耍什么把戏？
Tyrion Lannister : What you see is a dwarf.
你看到的是个侏儒.
Tyrion Lannister : If I’d been born a peasant they might’ve left me out in the woods to die.
如果我生在普通农家 早被扔进树林里等死.
Tyrion Lannister : Alas, I was born a Lannister of Casterly Rock.
我偏又生在凯岩城的兰尼斯特家.
Tyrion Lannister : Things are expected of me.
众人对我万般期待.
Tyrion Lannister : My father was the Hand of the King for 20 years.
你瞧 我爹干了二十年的御前首相.
Jon Snow : Until your brother killed that King.
你哥哥却把国王杀了.
Tyrion Lannister : Yes, until my brother killed him.
是的 我老哥把国王给宰了.
Tyrion Lannister : Life is full of these little ironies.
人生就是这样变幻无常
Tyrion Lannister : My sister married the new King
我老姐嫁给了新任国王.
Tyrion Lannister : and my repulsive nephew will be King after him.
我那脾气暴躁的外甥则会继承王位.
Tyrion Lannister : I must do my part for the honor of my house, wouldn’t you agree?
我空担着家族名誉 总得尽点心力罢？
Tyrion Lannister : But how?
但是要怎么做呢？
Tyrion Lannister : Well, my brother has his sword
呵 老哥有他的宝剑.
Tyrion Lannister : and I have my mind.
我则有我的脑袋瓜.
Tyrion Lannister : And a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.
脑袋需要多读书 好比宝剑需要磨刀石
Tyrion Lannister : That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow.
琼恩·雪诺 这就是为什么我读个不停啰.

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