英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第181期:第十一章 复杂(10)

 I laughed. "I guess that's right. I suppose I slept just a little bit more than you did." 我大笑起来：“我猜想也是。我估计我只比你多睡了一点点。”

"I'd wager¹ you did." “我敢打赌你确实如此。”

"So what did you do last night?" I asked. “那么，你昨晚做了什么？”我问道。

He chuckled². "Not a chance. It's my day to ask questions." 他轻笑起来：“你没机会了。今天可是我提问的日子。”

"Oh, that's right. What do you want to know?" “哦，没错。你想知道什么？”

My forehead creased³. I couldn't imagine anything about me that could be in any way interesting to him. 我的额头皱了起来。我想象不出自己有什么能引起他的兴趣。

"What's your favorite color?" he asked, his face grave. “你最喜欢的颜色是？”他问道，表情很认真。

I rolled my eyes. "It changes from day to day." 我转了转眼睛：“每天都不一样。”

"What's your favorite color today?" He was still solemn. “你今天最喜欢的颜色是？”他依然郑重其事地问道。

"Probably brown." I tended to dress according to my mood. “大概是棕色。”我向来根据自己的心情来穿衣服。

He snorted, dropping his serious expression. "Brown?" he asked skeptically. 他哼了一声，终于丢下了一本正经的表情。“棕色？”他怀疑地问道。

"Sure. Brown is warm. I miss brown. “没错。棕色很温暖。我想念棕色。

Everything that's supposed to be brown—tree trunks, rocks, dirt—is all covered up with squashy green stuff here," I complained. 所有应该是棕色的东西——树干，岩石，泥土——在这里都被软塌塌的绿色覆盖住了。”我抱怨道。

He seemed fascinated by my little rant⁴. 他似乎对我激昂的演说很是着迷。

He considered for a moment, staring into my eyes. 他想了一会儿，然后看进了我的眼睛里。

"You're right," he decided⁵, serious again. "Brown is warm." “你是对的。”他决断道，又严肃了起来。“棕色很温暖。”

He reached over, swiftly, but somehow still hesitantly, to sweep my hair back behind my shoulder. 他敏捷地伸出手，但不知怎的，还是迟疑着，把我的头发拂回我的肩后。

We were at the school by now. 就在这时，我们到学校了。

He turned back to me as he pulled into a parking space. 当他把车开进一个停车位的时候，他回过头来看着我。

1 wager   

n.赌注；vt.押注，打赌

参考例句：

• They laid a wager on the result of the race.他们以竞赛的结果打赌。
• I made a wager that our team would win.我打赌我们的队会赢。

2 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。

3 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。

4 rant   

v.咆哮；怒吼；n.大话；粗野的话

参考例句：

• You can rant and rave at the fine,but you'll still have to pay it.你闹也好，骂也好，罚金还是得交。
• If we rant on the net,the world is our audience.如果我们在网络上大声嚷嚷，全世界都是我们的听众。

5 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。