里昂夜读英语美文[137]:我将生命与荣耀献给守夜人
"Night gathers, and now my watch begins.
长夜将至，我从今开始守望。
It shall not end until my death.
至死方休。
I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.
我将不娶妻，不封地，不生子。
I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.
我将不戴宝冠，不争荣宠。
I shall live and die at my post.
我将尽忠职守，生死於斯。
I am the sword in the darkness.
我是黑暗中的利剑。
I am the watcher on the walls.
我是长城中的守卫。
I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn,
我是抵御寒冷的烈焰，破晓时分的光线，
the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.
唤醒沉睡者的号角，守护王国的坚盾。
I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."
我将生命与荣耀献给守夜人，今夜如此，夜夜皆然。
