英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第72期:第五章 血型(25)

 "Do you approve?" he asked. “你赞成吗？”他问道。

"Does it matter?" I countered. "I want her to be happy… and he is who she wants." “有区别吗？”我反驳道。“我只希望她快乐……而他正是她想要的那个人。”

"That's very generous… I wonder," he mused¹. “这样做很有雅量……我认为是的。”他若有所思地说。

"What?" “什么？”

"Would she extend the same courtesy to you, do you think? No matter who your choice was?" “你认为她会用同样的善意来包容你吗？不管你选择了什么样的人？”

He was suddenly intent, his eyes searching mine. 他忽然热心起来，他的眼睛对上了我的视线。

"I-I think so," I stuttered. "But she's the parent, after all. It's a little bit different." “我——我想会的。”我结结巴巴地说道。“但她毕竟是家长。这有些不太一样。”

"No one too scary then," he teased. “那就没人能算得上是让人害怕了。”他嘲弄道。

I grinned in response. "What do you mean by scary? Multiple facial piercings and extensive tattoos²?" 我露齿一笑，反驳道：“你说的让人害怕是什么意思？满脸的穿孔和一大堆的纹身？”

"That's one definition, I suppose." “那是其中一种定义，我想。”

"What's your definition?" “你的定义是什么？”

But he ignored my question and asked me another. "Do you think that I could be scary?" 但他无视我的提问，却问了我另一个问题。

He raised one eyebrow³, and the faint trace of a smile lightened his face. “你认为我会让人害怕吗？”他挑起一侧眉头，淡淡的笑意点亮了他的脸。

I thought for a moment, wondering whether the truth or a lie would go over better. 我想了一会儿，不知道实情和谎言哪个会更受欢迎。

I decided⁴ to go with the truth. "Hmmm… I think you could be, if you wanted to." 我最终决定说实话。“呃……我想你会的，如果你想的话。”

"Are you frightened of me now?" The smile vanished, and his heavenly face was suddenly serious. “你现在怕我吗？”笑容忽然消失了，他天使一样的脸严峻起来。

"No." But I answered too quickly. The smile returned. “不怕。”但我回答得太快了点。笑容又回到了他脸上。

"So, now are you going to tell me about your family?" I asked to distract him. 

"It's got to be a much more interesting story than mine." “那么，现在你打算告诉我你家人的事了吗？”为了转移他的注意力，我问道。“那一定比我的故事更有趣。”

He was instantly cautious. "What do you want to know?" 他立刻警惕起来：“你想知道什么？”

"The Cullens adopted you?" I verified. “你是卡伦家收养的孩子？”我向他求证。

"Yes." “是的。”

1 mused   

v.沉思，冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 )；沉思自语说（某事）

参考例句：

• \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们，”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道：‘我们这是在干什么？” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

2 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 eyebrow   

n.眉毛，眉

参考例句：

• Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
• With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬，似乎既感到吃惊，又觉有趣。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。