There are a lot of "Game of Thrones" super-fans out there. They own dragon-egg cookie jars, plush direwolf puppies. The really fancy fans might even have $30,000 Iron
Throne replicas. But only one fan owns an Iron Throne toilet. "Super-Fan Builds," a YouTube series that's created among other things a Groot swing, a BioShock aquarium and a "Lord of the Rings" litter box, took on the task of building the pointiest privy ever made.
《權(quán)利的游戲》有很多超級(jí)粉絲，他們有龍蛋餅干、冰原狼毛絨玩偶等等,甚至有粉絲擁有價(jià)值3萬(wàn)美元的鐵王座復(fù)制品。但是現(xiàn)在能擁有鐵王座坐便器的只有一個(gè)粉絲，Super-Fan Bulids團(tuán)隊(duì)專門為超級(jí)粉絲制造仿真道具，他們的作品包括銀河護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)里的樹(shù)人格魯特、生化奇兵的水族館、指環(huán)王中的小盒子等。
易詞解詞（BY 摩西）
throne n.王座；君主；王權(quán)，vi. 登上王座。這是個(gè)希臘詞根，詞源方法來(lái)講，希臘-拉丁-日耳曼存在一個(gè)th-f-d的首輔音對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系。這個(gè)throne的本意是穩(wěn)固或者說(shuō)牢牢抓住，皇權(quán)嗎，一定是每個(gè)帝王希望緊緊抓在自己手里的。對(duì)應(yīng)的拉丁詞源的單詞有firm,affirm,confirm確認(rèn)和farm等，別笑，farm本指地主每年收取佃戶的一個(gè)“固定”的租金。另可參考panther獵豹中的詞根ther-表野獸，拉丁來(lái)源的單詞fierce和ferocious，這二者與deer鹿同源，古英語(yǔ)中deer泛指一切野獸。
The lucky fan is John Giovanazzi, a bar owner who keeps "Game of Thrones" beer on tap at his
establishment. Prop-making company Tim Baker Creations started by taking measurements of the bathroom space destined to hold the Iron Throne
latrine. Next came the design phase. "People are drinking. You probably don't want a toilet that has lots of sharp
spiky edges on it," says Baker.
這位幸運(yùn)的超級(jí)粉絲名叫約翰，他在自己酒吧內(nèi)的啤酒機(jī)龍頭上都貼上了權(quán)力的游戲的貼紙。道具制作公司Tim Baker Creations在測(cè)量了衛(wèi)生間的空間尺寸，然后開(kāi)始設(shè)計(jì)這款鐵王座坐便池。該公司表示：“人們都在喝酒，估計(jì)沒(méi)人會(huì)想要坐在一個(gè)被尖刺包圍的馬桶上方便的。”
易詞解詞（BY 摩西）
latrine n. 公共廁所。這個(gè)單詞一般指公共廁所，比如部隊(duì)的。說(shuō)起來(lái)美國(guó)國(guó)父華盛頓還與之有關(guān)呢。1776年美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)初期，美軍節(jié)節(jié)敗退，當(dāng)年冬天華盛頓率領(lǐng)士兵被迫在費(fèi)城附近的Valley Forge過(guò)冬。饑寒交迫、痢疾、士氣低落......能想到的所有困難都擺在了華盛頓眼前。但是在來(lái)自歐洲的Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben將軍的幫助下，華盛頓進(jìn)行了很多整治軍隊(duì)的工作，其中之一就是改建了部隊(duì)的公共廁所，避免了痢疾和傷寒等傳染病在軍中的肆虐。來(lái)年春天，華盛頓率領(lǐng)軍隊(duì)重新走上戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)，并取得了最后的勝利。
The Iron Throne toilet is made with a
plywood base and back plate and fake swords. Sword
hilts are cast using plastic. Some of the
blades are fashioned from neoprene foam to allow them to bend around the shape of the chair. The throne looks very naked until the painting starts, when it begins to take on the color and look of the famous throne design from the TV series.
這款鐵王座坐便器由一個(gè)膠合板底座、擋板以及很多仿制劍構(gòu)成。劍柄全是用塑料鑄成的。有些劍的劍刃上還涂上了橡膠以使它們彎曲而更像鐵王座的形狀?？蚣芡耆龊弥蟛砰_(kāi)始上色，一上色立刻感覺(jué)與《權(quán)利的游戲》中的鐵王座非常相像。
易詞解詞（BY 摩西）
hilt n. 刀把，柄。這個(gè)單詞的本意是敲打和砍殺等，因?yàn)榈栋鸦虻侗褪茄b在刀劍上的，與holt n.雜木林；小林（可以砍伐的小灌木）和halt n.&v.停止；立定（to strike to stop）等都是日耳曼詞源的單詞。而日耳曼女性名字Hilda希爾達(dá)也有關(guān)，這個(gè)名字的字面意思是“battle-maid”。要是個(gè)女兵叫這個(gè)名字最合適了。
The Iron Throne shell is installed over a functioning toilet in Giovanazzi's bar with a conveniently placed sword hilt acting as a toilet-paper holder. Even the toilet seat is painted to blend in with the metallic look of the
majestic seat.
這款鐵王座坐便器被安裝在約翰酒吧里日常使用的衛(wèi)生間內(nèi)，坐便器的右手邊上的刀柄正好用來(lái)放廁紙。冷艷的金屬色讓這款坐便器看起來(lái)異常華麗。
