英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第30期:打开的书(11)

 When the bell finally rang, Edward rushed as swiftly and as gracefully¹ from the room as he had last Monday.  终于打下课铃了，只见爱德华和上个星期一一样，迅速而又优雅地冲出了教室。

And, like last Monday, I stared after him in amazement².  而且，同上个星期一一样，我也目瞪口呆地目送了他的背影。

Mike skipped quickly to my side and picked up my books for me.  迈克迅速地蹿到了我的旁边并帮我把书捡了起来。

I imagined him with a wagging tail.  我想象他和他说的那条金毛猎犬一样,在把东西找回来的时候可以摇他的追击者。

"That was awful," he groaned³.  "太难了，"他抱怨道，

"They all looked exactly the same.  "看上去全都一模一样。

You're lucky you had Cullen for a partner."  你真走运，有爱德华做你的搭档。"

"I didn't have any trouble with it," I said, stung by his assumption.  "看这个我倒没有什么问题，"我说，他的主观臆断我听了很不是滋味。

I regretted the snub instantly.  可话一说出去，我马上就后悔了。

"I've done the lab before, though,"  "不过，我以前做过这个实验。"

I added before he could get his feelings hurt.  我趁他的感情还没受到伤害，赶紧补上了一句。

"Cullen seemed friendly enough today," he commented as we shrugged⁴ into our raincoats.  "卡伦今天似乎挺友好的嘛。"在我们套上雨衣的时候，他评论道。

He didn't seem pleased about it.  对此，他似乎不太高兴。

I tried to sound indifferent.  我努力装出一副不在乎的语气：

"I wonder what was with him last Monday."  "我不知道他上个星期一怎么啦。"

I couldn't concentrate on Mike's chatter⁵ as we walked to Gym, and PE. didn't do much to hold my attention, either. 去体育馆的路上，迈克唠叨个没完，我却老走神，没听进去多少，而且体育课也没强到哪里去，我同样也是老分心。

Mike was on my team today.  今天迈克和我在一个队，

He chivalrously⁶ covered my position as well as his own, so my woolgathering was only interrupted when it was my turn to serve;  他很有骑士风范，除了守自己的位以外，还守了我的位，所以，我的胡思乱想只是轮到我发球时才得以打断；

my team ducked warily⁷ out of the way every time I was up.  每次我跳起来的时候，我们队都得小心翼翼地躲闪避让。

The rain was just a mist as I walked to the parking lot, but I was happier when I was in the dry cab.  我去停车场时，雨已经只是一片雾雨了，但坐进了干爽的驾驶室后，我还是更为高兴一些。

I got the heater running, for once not caring about the mind-numbing roar of the engine.  我打开了空调，一时也顾不得发动机那极度的轰隆声了。

I unzipped my jacket, put the hood⁸ down, and fluffed my damp hair out so the heater could dry it on the way home.  我拉开了上衣的拉链，把帽兜放了下来，抖开了湿气沉沉的头发，以便回家的路上空调可以把头发吹干。

I looked around me to make sure it was clear.  我朝四周瞧了瞧，以确定周围没有东西。

That's when I noticed the still, white figure.  也就是在这时，我看见一个静止的白色身影。

Edward Cullen was leaning against the front door of the Volvo, three cars down from me, and staring intently in my direction.  爱德华·卡伦斜靠在离我有三辆车远的沃尔沃的前门上，正目不转睛地盯着我这个方向。

I swiftly looked away and threw the truck into reverse, almost hitting a rusty⁹ Toyota Corolla in my haste.  我迅速将视线移开并猛地倒起车来，匆忙之中，差点儿撞上了一辆破旧的丰田花冠。

Lucky for the Toyota, I stomped¹⁰ on the brake in time.  幸亏我及时猛踩了一脚刹车，那辆丰田才逃过一劫。

It was just the sort of car that my truck would make scrap¹¹ metal of.  而丰田的车，正好是撞上我的卡车就会碎成废铜烂铁的那种车。

I took a deep breath, still looking out the other side of my car, and cautiously pulled out again, with greater success.  我长吸了一口气，眼睛依然看着车子另一边的外头，又小心地往后倒起来，这一次成功多了。

I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral¹² peek¹³, I would swear I saw him laughing. 我从沃尔沃旁边经过时，眼睛盯着正前方，不过我还是用余光偷看了一眼，我敢发誓，他正在笑话我。

1 gracefully   

ad.大大方方地；优美地

参考例句：

• She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet. 她优雅地坐到他脚旁的垫子上。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line. 新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

2 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

3 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

6 chivalrously   

adv.象骑士一样地

参考例句：

7 warily   

adv.留心地

参考例句：

• He looked warily around him,pretending to look after Carrie.他小心地看了一下四周，假装是在照顾嘉莉。
• They were heading warily to a point in the enemy line.他们正小心翼翼地向着敌人封锁线的某一处前进。

8 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

9 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

10 stomped   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲，重步走出办公室。
• She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门，暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句

11 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

12 peripheral   

adj.周边的，外围的

参考例句：

• We dealt with the peripheral aspects of a cost reduction program.我们谈到了降低成本计划的一些外围问题。
• The hotel provides the clerk the service and the peripheral traveling consultation.旅舍提供票务服务和周边旅游咨询。

13 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。