英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第176期:第十一章 复杂(5)

 "What?" I demanded. “什么？”我诘问道。

His eyes slid back to mine, still tight. "Newton's getting on my nerves." 他的目光落回了我身上，依然紧绷着。“牛顿正让我心烦。”

"You weren't listening again?" I was horror-struck. All traces of my sudden good humor vanished. “你不是又在听了吧？”我一阵惶恐。我突如其来的好心情全部归零了。

"How's your head?" he asked innocently. “你的头怎么样了？”他天真无邪地问道。

"You're unbelievable!" I turned, stomping¹ away in the general direction of the parking lot, though I hadn't ruled out walking at this point. “你简直让人难以置信！”我转过身，重重地踏着步子向停车场的大致方向走去，虽然此刻我还没排除走回去的可能性。

He kept up with me easily. 他轻而易举地跟上了我。

"You were the one who mentioned how I'd never seen you in Gym—it made me curious." He didn't sound repentant², so I ignored him. “是你自己一直在强调我没见过你在体育课上的样子——这让我很好奇。”他听起来毫无悔改之意，所以我无视他。

We walked in silence—a furious, embarrassed silence on my part—to his car. 我们沉默地走着——在我看来，是一种狂怒的，窘迫的沉默——向他的车走去。

But I had to stop a few steps away—a crowd of people, all boys, were surrounding it. 但我不得不停在了几英尺外——一群人，全是男生，正围着它。

Then I realized they weren't surrounding the Volvo, they were actually circled around Rosalie's red convertible³, unmistakable lust⁴ in their eyes. 然后我意识到他们并不是在围着那辆沃尔沃，事实上他们在围观罗莎莉的红色敞篷车，他们的眼里明明白白地写着渴望。

None of them even looked up as Edward slid between them to open his door. 当爱德华走到他们中间打开自己的车门时，他们甚至没有一个人抬起头来。

I climbed quickly in the passenger side, also unnoticed. 我飞快地爬进乘客座，同样不受注目。

"Ostentatious," he muttered. “太浮夸了。”他喃喃自语道。

"What kind of car is that?" I asked. “这是什么车？”我问道。

"An M3." “一辆M3。”

"I don't speak Car and Driver." “我不会说《汽车与驾驶》里的专有名词。”

"It's a BMW." He rolled his eyes, not looking at me, trying to back out without running over the car enthusiasts⁵. “那是一辆宝马。”他转了转眼睛，不去看我，努力在不碾上那群狂热的汽车爱好者的情况下把车倒出去。

I nodded—I'd heard of that one. 我点了点头——我听说过这个牌子。

"Are you still angry?" he asked as he carefully maneuvered⁶ his way out. “你还在生气吗？”当他小心地把车开出去的时候，他问道。

"Definitely." “当然。”

He sighed. "Will you forgive me if I apologize?" 他叹了口气。“如果我道歉的话，你会原谅我吗？”

"Maybe... if you mean it. And if you promise not to do it again," I insisted. “也许会……如果你是诚心诚意的话。而且你还得保证再也不这样做。”我坚持着。

His eyes were suddenly shrewd. "How about if I mean it, and I agree to let you drive Saturday?" he countered my conditions. 他的眼神忽然精明起来。“我是诚心诚意的，而且我同意让你周六开车，这个怎么样？”他驳回了我的附加条件。

I considered, and decided⁷ it was probably the best offer I would get. "Deal," I agreed. 我思考着，然后确定这也许是我能争取到的最高出价。“成交。”我同意了。

1 stomping   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He looked funny stomping round the dance floor. 他在舞池里跺着舞步，样子很可笑。 来自辞典例句
• Chelsea substitution Wright-Phillips for Robben. Wrighty back on his old stomping to a mixed reception. 77分–切尔西换人：赖特．菲利普斯入替罗本。小赖特在主场球迷混杂的欢迎下，重返他的老地方。 来自互联网

2 repentant   

adj.对…感到悔恨的

参考例句：

• He was repentant when he saw what he'd done.他看到自己的作为，心里悔恨。
• I'll be meek under their coldness and repentant of my evil ways.我愿意乖乖地忍受她们的奚落，忏悔我过去的恶行。

3 convertible   

adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车

参考例句：

• The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

4 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

5 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

6 maneuvered   

v.移动，用策略( maneuver的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵

参考例句：

• I maneuvered my way among the tables to the back corner of the place. 我在那些桌子间穿行，来到那地方后面的角落。 来自辞典例句
• The admiral maneuvered his ships in the battle plan. 舰队司令按作战计划进行舰队演习。 来自辞典例句

7 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。