英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第78期:第六章 惊悚故事(4)

 So it was going to be one of those days. 因此，这将成为这些日子的一部分。

At least Mike was happy to see me. 至少迈克很高兴见到我。

"You came!" he called, delighted. "And I said it would be sunny today, didn't I?" “你来啦！”他高兴地喊道。“我说过今天会放晴的，对吧？”

"I told you I was coming," I reminded him. “我告诉过你我会来的。”我提醒他。

"We're just waiting for Lee and Samantha… unless you invited someone," Mike added. “我们只要再等一下李和萨曼塔……除非你还邀请了别人。”迈克补充道。

"Nope," I lied lightly, hoping I wouldn't get caught in the lie. “没有。”我稍稍撒了个谎，希望不会被抓个正着。

But also wishing that a miracle would occur, and Edward would appear. 但我同样期待着有奇迹发生，期待着爱德华出现在这里。

Mike looked satisfied. 迈克看上去很满意。

"Will you ride in my car? It's that or Lee's mom's minivan." “你要坐我的车吗？我们开这辆还有李的妈妈的迷你货车。”

"Sure." “当然是坐你的车。”

He smiled blissfully. It was so easy to make Mike happy. 他喜滋滋地笑了起来。让迈克开心实在是件很容易的事。

"You can have shotgun," he promised. I hid my chagrin¹. “你可以带上鸟枪”他保证道。我藏起了自己的苦恼。

It wasn't as simple to make Mike and Jessica happy at the same time. 同时让迈克和杰西卡高兴可就不太容易了。

I could see Jessica glowering² at us now. 我能看见杰西卡正怒视着我们。

The numbers worked out in my favor, though. 但是深得我心的是，人数解决了问题。

Lee brought two extra people, and suddenly every seat was necessary. 李多带了两个人，忽然间每个座位都派上了用场。

I managed to wedge Jess in between Mike and me in the front seat of the Suburban³. 我成功地把杰西安排进了我和迈克之中，三个人一起坐在了巨无霸的前排。

Mike could have been more graceful⁴ about it, but at least Jess seemed appeased⁵. 迈克本来会更高兴些的，但至少杰西卡是消停了。

1 chagrin   

n.懊恼；气愤；委屈

参考例句：

• His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
• Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。

2 glowering   

v.怒视( glower的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The boy would not go, but stood at the door glowering at his father. 那男孩不肯走，他站在门口对他父亲怒目而视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then he withdrew to a corner and sat glowering at his wife. 然后他溜到一个角落外，坐在那怒视着他的妻子。 来自辞典例句

3 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

4 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

5 appeased   

安抚，抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 )； 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）

参考例句：

• His hunger could only be appeased by his wife. 他的欲望只有他的妻子能满足。
• They are the more readily appeased. 他们比较容易和解。