HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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lost one babe in the cradle
在襁褓中夭折
`in the cradle` 字面意思是「在搖籃裡」,在這裡是引申為孩子在非常幼小的時候就去世了,也就是「夭折」。這個短語很形象地描繪了那種不幸,也常用於表達失去新生兒的悲痛。
This is the last time, Viserys.
I've lost one babe in the cradle,
had two stillbirths, and two pregnancies ended well before their term.
