英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第183期:第十一章 复杂(16)

 "Certainly not!" His face was teasingly outraged¹. "I told you I wasn't done, didn't I?" “当然不是。”他脸上写满了恼人的愤愤不平。“我告诉过你我还没问完，不是吗？”

"What more is there?" “还有什么？”

"You'll find out tomorrow." He reached across to open my door for me, and his sudden proximity² sent my heart into frenzied³ palpitations. “明天你就知道了。”他伸出手要替我开门，而他的突然接近让我的心陷入了疯狂的悸动。

But his hand froze on the handle. 但是他的手却在把手上停住了。

"Not good," he muttered. “这可不太好。”他喃喃自语道。

"What is it?" I was surprised to see that his jaw⁴ was clenched⁵, his eyes disturbed. “那是什么？”我惊讶地看到，他的下巴绷紧了，眼里写满了困扰。

He glanced at me for a brief second. "Another complication," he said glumly⁶. 他只看了我短短的一秒钟。“另一个复杂的情形。”他闷闷不乐地说道。

He flung the door open in one swift movement, and then moved, almost cringed, swiftly away from me. 他动作迅速地把门推开，然后移开身子，几乎是退缩着，飞快地远离我。

The flash of headlights through the rain caught my attention as a dark car pulled up to the curb⁷ just a few feet away, facing us. 汽车前灯的光穿透过雨幕吸引了我的注意，一辆黑色的车子向着我们开过来，只有几英尺远了。

"Charlie's around the corner," he warned, staring through the downpour at the other vehicle. “查理就要来了。”他警告道，透过倾盆大雨注视着那辆车。

I hopped⁸ out at once, despite my confusion and curiosity. The rain was louder as it glanced off my jacket. 我立刻跳下车，无暇顾及自己的混乱和好奇。雨水掠过我的夹克，声音愈发响亮了。

I tried to make out the shapes in the front seat of the other car, but it was too dark. 我试图认出坐在那辆车的前座里的人，但天太黑了。

I could see Edward illuminated⁹ in the glare of the new car's headlights; 我看见爱德华被那辆新来的车的前灯怒视着，全身都被照亮了。

he was still staring ahead, his gaze locked on something or someone I couldn't see. 他依然注视着前方，他的目光紧锁在我看不见的某物或某人上。

His expression was a strange mix of frustration¹⁰ and defiance¹¹. 他的神情非常古怪，混合着挫败与挑衅。

Then he revved¹² the engine, and the tires squealed¹³ against the wet pavement. 然后他发动了引擎，轮胎蹭着潮湿的公路发出尖锐的声音。

The Volvo was out of sight in seconds. 几秒种后那辆沃尔沃就看不见了。

1 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

2 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

3 frenzied   

a.激怒的；疯狂的

参考例句：

• Will this push him too far and lead to a frenzied attack? 这会不会逼他太甚，导致他进行疯狂的进攻？
• Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper. 两名十几岁的少年对当地的一个店主进行了疯狂的袭击。

4 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

5 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 glumly   

adv.忧郁地，闷闷不乐地；阴郁地

参考例句：

• He stared at it glumly, and soon became lost in thought. 他惘然沉入了瞑想。 来自子夜部分
• The President sat glumly rubbing his upper molar, saying nothing. 总统愁眉苦脸地坐在那里，磨着他的上牙，一句话也没有说。 来自辞典例句

7 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

8 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

9 illuminated   

adj.被照明的；受启迪的

参考例句：

• Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
• the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市

10 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

11 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

12 revved   

v.（使）加速( rev的过去式和过去分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来

参考例句：

• The taxi driver revved up his engine. 出租车司机把发动机发动起来。
• The car revved up and roared away. 汽车发动起来，然后轰鸣着开走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 squealed   

v.长声尖叫，用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squealed the words out. 他吼叫着说出那些话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The brakes of the car squealed. 汽车的刹车发出吱吱声。 来自《简明英汉词典》