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“Pan,” she whispered. “Yes?”“Do you think there'll be a war?”“Not yet. Lord Asriel wouldn't be diningˈdaɪnɪŋ吃饭 here if it was going to break out breɪk aʊt（战争、战斗或疾病）爆发 in the next week or so ɔː(r) səʊ…左右;…上下.” “That's what I thought. But later?” “Shh! Someone's coming.” She sat up and put her eye to the crack kræk裂缝;缝隙 of the door. It was the Butlerˈbʌtlə(r)管家, coming to trim trɪm修整除去(不必要的部分) the lamp as the Master had ordered him to. The common room(学校、学院等的)公共休息室 and the library were lit lɪt照亮 by anbaric (electrical的古语) power, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphthaˈnæfθə石脑油(作燃料或用于制造化学品) lamps in the Retiring Room休息室. They wouldn't change that in the Master's lifetime. The Butler trimmed the wick wɪk烛芯;灯芯,and put another log lɒɡ原木 on the fire as well,and then listened carefully at the hall door before helping himself to a handful of ə ˈhændfʊl ɒv一把;一小撮 leaf from the smoking stand. He had hardly replaced the lid lɪd(容器的)盖，盖子 when the handleˈhændl把手;拉手;柄 of the other door turned,making him jump nervously紧张；提心吊胆地.Lyra tried not to laugh.The Butler hastilyˈheɪstɪli匆忙地 stuffed stʌft把…塞进 the leaf into his pocket and turned to face the incomerˈɪnkʌmə(r)进来的人. “Lord Asriel!”he said,and a shiver ˈʃɪvə(r)颤抖，哆嗦(因寒冷、恐惧、激动等) of cold surprise ran down Lyra's back.She couldn't see him from where she was,and she tried to smotherˈsmʌðə(r)抑制;扼杀;忍住 the urge ɜːdʒ 强烈的欲望;冲动 to move and look.“Good evening, Wren ren雷恩,” said Lord Asriel. Lyra always heard that harsh hɑːʃ刺耳的 voice with a mixture of pleasure and apprehensionˌæprɪˈhenʃn忧虑;担心;疑惧;恐惧. “I arrived too late to dine daɪn进餐;用饭. I'll wait in here.” The Butler looked uncomfortable. Guests entered the Retiring Room at the Master's invitation only,and Lord Asriel knew that; but the Butler also saw Lord Asriel looking pointedlyˈpɔɪntɪdli明确地;尖锐地;直言不讳地 at the bulge bʌldʒ鼓起;凸起 in his pocket, and decided not to protest申辩.“Shall I let the Master know you've arrived, my lord?” “No harm in that这样做并无妨. You might bring me some coffee.”“Very good, my lord.” The Butler bowed baʊd鞠躬;点头 and hastenedˈheɪsnd out匆匆忙忙地走了, his daemon trottingˈtrɒtɪŋ小步快跑;碎步急行 submissively səbˈmɪsɪvli顺从地 at his heels hiːlz脚后跟 紧跟其后. Lyra's uncle moved across to the fire and stretched stretʃt伸展；舒展 his arms high above his head, yawningˈjɔːnɪŋ打哈欠 like a lion. He was wearing traveling clothes. Lyra was reminded, as she always was when she saw him again, of how much he frightened her. There was no question now of creepingˈkriːpɪŋ悄悄地缓慢行进;蹑手蹑脚地移动 out unnoticedˌʌnˈnəʊtɪst未被看见;未受到注意;被忽视: she'd have to sit tight and hope. Lord Asriel's daemon, a snow leopardˈlepəd豹, stood behind him. “Are you going to show the projections prəˈdʒɛkʃənz放映;投影;放映的影像;投影图 in here?” she said quietly.“Yes. It'll create less fuss fʌs 无谓的激动(或忧虑、活动);大惊小怪 than moving to the lecture theaterˈlektʃə(r) ˈθɪətə(r)阶梯教室. They'll want to see the specimensˈspɛsɪmɪnz样品;样本;标本 too; I'll send for 请…来;派人去叫 the Porter ˈpɔːtə(r)搬运工勤杂工.This is a bad time,Stelmaria."“You should rest.” He stretched out in one of the armchairsˈɑːmˈtʃeəz扶手椅, so that Lyra could no longer see his face. “Yes, yes. I should also change my clothes. There's probably some ancient etiquette ˈetɪkət(社会或行业中的)礼节，礼仪，规矩 that allows them to fine 处…以罚金 me a dozen bottlesˈbɒtlz酒 for coming in here dressed improperly ɪmˈprɒpəli不正确地，不适当地. I should sleep for three days. The fact remains that不得不承认这是事实—”