英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第47期:第四章 邀请(11)

 "What?" I wasn't sure what he was getting at.  "什么？"我拿不准他说这话是啥意思。

"Do you want a ride to Seattle?"  "你想不想搭便车去西雅图？"

"With who?" I asked, mystified.  "搭谁的？"我迷惑不解地问道。

"Myself, obviously."  "显然是搭我的呗。"

He enunciated¹ every syllable², as if he were talking to someone mentally handicapped.  他一字一顿说得清清楚楚的，仿佛是在跟某个弱智的人说话似的。

I was still stunned³. "Why?"  我还是有点儿晕乎："为什么？"

"Well, I was planning to go to Seattle in the next few weeks, and, to be honest,  "噢，我计划接下来的几周去西雅图的，而且，说实话，

I'm not sure if your truck can make it."  我对你的车能不能跑到西雅图心里没谱。"

"My truck works just fine, thank you very much for your concern."  "我的车况好着呢，谢谢你的关心。"

I started to walk again, but I was too surprised to maintain the same level of anger.  说完我又开始走起来，不过我太惊讶了，没有能保持住刚才样的愤怒。

"But can your truck make it there on one tank of gas?"  "可你的车一箱油能跑到吗？"

He matched my pace again.  他又合上了我的步伐。

"I don't see how that is any of your business."  "我看不出这关你什么事儿。"

Stupid, shiny Volvo owner.  蠢货，这个开闪亮的沃尔沃的家伙。

"The wasting of finite resources is everyone's business."  "浪费有限的资源，关每个人的事儿。"

"Honestly, Edward."  "老实说，爱德华，"

I felt a thrill go through me as I said his name, and I hated it.  我说到他的名字时，觉得就像触了电一样，我讨厌这种感觉，

"I can't keep up with you.  "你的话我怎么听不明白呀，

I thought you didn't want to be my friend."  我刚刚还以为你不想做我的朋友呢。"

"I said it would be better if we weren't friends, not that I didn't want to be."  "我是说过倘若我们不做朋友会更好一些，但并不是我不想啊。"

"Oh, thanks, now that's all cleared up."  "哦，谢谢，现在一切都清楚了。"

Heavy sarcasm⁴. I realized I had stopped walking again.  天大的讽刺，我意思到自己又停下了脚步。

We were under the shelter of the cafeteria roof now, so I could more easily look at his face. 这时我们已经在自助餐厅的屋檐下了，所以我看他的脸更容易了。

Which certainly didn't help my clarity of thought.  当然，这对于理清我的思绪帮不了多少忙。

"It would be more... prudent⁵ for you not to be my friend," he explained.  "你不做我的朋友会更……更慎重一些，"他解释说，

"But I'm tired of trying to stay away from you, Bella."  "可是我已经厌倦了，不想再克制自己不跟你接近了，贝拉。"

His eyes were gloriously intense as he uttered that last sentence, his voice smoldering⁶.  他说最后那句话的时候，两眼充满了极大的热情，声音中流露出了难以抑制的感情。

I couldn't remember how to breathe.  我都不记得怎样呼吸了。

"Will you go with me to Seattle?" he asked, still intense.  "你愿意和我一起去西雅图吗？"他问，依然很热切。

I couldn't speak yet, so I just nodded.  我还说不出话来，所以只点了点头。

He smiled briefly⁷, and then his face became serious.  他笑了笑，紧接着脸色就严肃起来了。

"You really should stay away from me," he warned.  "你真的应该离我远点儿的，"他警告说，

"I'll see you in class."  "上课见。"

He turned abruptly⁸ and walked back the way we'd come.  他突然转身往回走了。

1 enunciated   

v.（清晰地）发音( enunciate的过去式和过去分词 )；确切地说明

参考例句：

• She enunciated each word slowly and carefully. 她每个字都念得又慢又仔细。
• His voice, cold and perfectly enunciated, switched them like a birch branch. 他的话口气冰冷，一字一板，有如给了他们劈面一鞭。 来自辞典例句

2 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

3 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

4 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

5 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

6 smoldering   

v.用文火焖烧，熏烧，慢燃( smolder的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mat was smoldering where the burning log had fallen. 燃烧的木棒落下的地方垫子慢慢燃烧起来。 来自辞典例句
• The wood was smoldering in the fireplace. 木柴在壁炉中闷烧。 来自辞典例句

7 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

8 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。