英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第54期:第五章 血型(7)

 "And you've broken promises yourself," I reminded him back. “同样，你也违背了你的承诺。”我反将一军。

"Just one theory—I won't laugh." “就一个理论——我不会笑的。”

"Yes, you will." I was positive about that. “不，你会的。”我对此相当肯定。

He looked down, and then glanced up at me through his long black lashes¹, his ocher eyes scorching². 他垂下头，然后抬起眼，透过他又长又黑的睫毛盯着我。他黑金色的眼睛发出灼热的光芒。

"Please?" he breathed, leaning toward me. “好吗？”他侧向我，低语道。

I blinked, my mind going blank. Holy crow, how did he do that? 我眨了眨眼，脑子里一片空白。干得好，他是怎么做到的？

"Er, what?" I asked, dazed. “呃，什么？”我晕乎乎地问道。

"Please tell me just one little theory." His eyes still smoldered³ at me. “告诉我吧，就说一个小小的理论。”他的眼神依然左右着我。

"Um, well, bitten by a radioactive spider?" Was he a hypnotist, too? Or was I just a hopeless pushover? “嗯，好吧，被一只带放射性的蜘蛛咬了一口？”或许他还是个催眠师？又或者，我刚好是那种可悲的容易被摆布的家伙？

"That's not very creative," he scoffed⁴. “这么没创意。”他讥笑地说。

"I'm sorry, that's all I've got," I said, miffed. “抱歉，我只能猜到这。”我生气地说道。

"You're not even close," he teased. “你甚至根本没沾边。”他揶揄道。

"No spiders?" “不是蜘蛛？”

"Nope." “不是。”

"And no radioactivity?" “跟放射性无关？”

"None." “毫无关系。”

"Dang," I sighed. “靠。”我叹了口气。

"Kryptonite doesn't bother me, either," he chuckled⁵. “氪石也耐我不何。”他轻笑着。

"You're not supposed to laugh, remember?" “你说过你不会笑的，还记得吧？”

He struggled to compose his face. 他竭力绷住脸。

"I'll figure it out eventually," I warned him. “总有一天我会猜出来的。”我警告他。

"I wish you wouldn't try." He was serious again. “我希望你不要轻易尝试。”他又认真起来。

"Because...?" “因为……？”

"What if I'm not a superhero? What if I'm the bad guy?" He smiled playfully, but his eyes were impenetrable. “如果我不是一个超级英雄呢？如果我是坏人呢？”他戏谑地笑着，眼神却深不可测。

"Oh," I said, as several things he'd hinted fell suddenly into place. "I see." “哦，”我说道，仿佛他暗示着的许多事情忽然间水落石出了。“我知道了。”

"Do you?" His face was abruptly⁶ severe, as if he were afraid that he'd accidentally said too much. “真的？”他脸色陡然一沉，就好像他害怕着自己不小心又透露得太多。

1 lashes   

n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 )；鞭子；突然猛烈的一击；急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时，母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面，以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 scorching   

adj. 灼热的

参考例句：

• a scorching, pitiless sun 灼热的骄阳
• a scorching critique of the government's economic policy 对政府经济政策的严厉批评

3 smoldered   

v.用文火焖烧，熏烧，慢燃( smolder的过去式 )

参考例句：

• The conflict that smoldered between Aunt Addie and me flared openly. 艾迪小姨和我之间闷在心里的冲突突然公开化了。 来自辞典例句
• After the surrender, an ever-present feud over the horse smoldered between Scarlett and Suellen. 投降以后，思嘉和苏伦之间一直存在的关于那骑马的急论眼看就要爆发了。 来自飘（部分）

4 scoffed   

嘲笑，嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
• A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。

5 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

6 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。