英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第70期:第五章 血型(23)

 "I'll just drag you back," he threatened, guessing my plan. “我会再把你拖回来。”他猜出了我的计划，威胁道。

I tried to maintain what dignity I could as I got into his car. 我一边努力维持着自己的尊严，一边钻进他的车里。

I wasn't very successful — I looked like a half-drowned cat and my boots squeaked¹. 我的努力不太成功——我看上去像一只溺水的猫，靴子吱嘎作响。

"This is completely unnecessary," I said stiffly. “这毫无必要。”我硬邦邦地说。

He didn't answer. He fiddled² with the controls, turning the heater up and the music down. 他没有回答。他正忙着摆弄开关，把暖气打开，把音乐关小。

As he pulled out of the parking lot, I was preparing to give him the silent treatment — my face in full pout³ mode — 当他把车开出停车场的时候，我准备用沉默来款待他——我板起脸，调到不悦全开模式——

but then I recognized the music playing, and my curiosity got the better of my intentions. 但很快我认出了正在放的音乐，好奇克服了我的决心。

"Clair de Lune?" I asked, surprised. “月光？”我惊讶地问道。

"You know Debussy?" He sounded surprised, too. “你知道德彪西？”他听上去也很惊讶。

"Not well," I admitted. "My mother plays a lot of classical music around the house — I only know my favorites." “不算很了解。”我承认道。“我妈妈在家里放过不少古典音乐的曲子。——但我只知道我最喜欢的几首。”

"It's one of my favorites, too." He stared out through the rain, lost in thought. “这也是我最喜欢的曲目之一。”他盯着车外的雨幕，陷入了沉思。

I listened to the music, relaxing against the light gray leather seat. 坐在浅灰色的真皮座位上，我听着音乐，又放松了下来。

It was impossible not to respond to the familiar, soothing⁴ melody. 要对这样熟悉的，让人平静的音乐无动于衷是不可能的。

The rain blurred⁵ everything outside the window into gray and green smudges. 大雨模糊了窗外的景色，所有东西都变成了一团灰绿参杂的污渍。

I began to realize we were driving very fast; the car moved so steadily⁶, so evenly, though, I didn't feel the speed. 我开始意识我们开得很快。但这车跑得太平稳了，太流畅了，以至于我根本没有注意到车速。

Only the town flashing by gave it away. 只有窗外一闪而过的城镇泄露了天机。

"What is your mother like?" he asked me suddenly. “你母亲是什么样的人？”他忽然问我。

I glanced over to see him studying me with curious eyes. 我看了他一眼，只见他正用好奇的眼神研究着我。

"She looks a lot like me, but she's prettier," I said. He raised his eyebrows⁷. “她看上去和我很像，但她更漂亮些。”我说道。他挑起眉头。

1 squeaked   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• The radio squeaked five. 收音机里嘟嘟地发出五点钟报时讯号。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. 埃米走过走廊时，鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。 来自辞典例句

2 fiddled   

v.伪造( fiddle的过去式和过去分词 )；篡改；骗取；修理或稍作改动

参考例句：

• He fiddled the company's accounts. 他篡改了公司的账目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He began with Palestrina, and fiddled all the way through Bartok. 他从帕勒斯春纳的作品一直演奏到巴塔克的作品。 来自辞典例句

3 pout   

v.撅嘴；绷脸；n.撅嘴；生气，不高兴

参考例句：

• She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout.她看着恋人，故作不悦地撅着嘴。
• He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted.他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。

4 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

5 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

7 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。