英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第189期:第十二章 平衡(1)

 12. BALANCING 第十二章 平衡

"Billy!" Charlie called as soon as he got out of the car. “比利！”查理一下车就喊道。

I turned toward the house, beckoning¹ to Jacob as I ducked under the porch. 我转身向屋子走去，躲到门廊底下的时候，我才向雅克布招手示意。

I heard Charlie greeting them loudly behind me. 我听到查理在我身后招呼着他们。

"I'm going to pretend I didn't see you behind the wheel, Jake," he said disapprovingly². “我会假装没有看到你坐在方向盘后的，杰克。”他不以为然地说道。

"We get permits early on the rez," Jacob said while I unlocked the door and flicked³ on the porch light. “在保留区我们会更早地拿到驾照。”雅克布说道。这时我打开门，在门廊里轻拂着头发。

"Sure you do," Charlie laughed. “你当然会。”查理大笑着说。

"I have to get around somehow." “无论如何我都得到处转转。”

I recognized Billy's resonant⁴ voice easily, despite the years. 不管过了多少年，我依然能轻而易举地认出比利洪亮的声音。

The sound of it made me feel suddenly younger, a child. 这声音让我忽然觉得自己小了几岁，还是个孩子。

I went inside, leaving the door open behind me and turning on lights before I hung up my jacket. 我走进屋，把门敞开着，在挂起我的夹克以前先把灯打开。

Then I stood in the door, watching anxiously as Charlie and Jacob helped Billy out of the car and into his wheelchair. 然后我站在门里，焦急地看着查理和雅克布帮助比利从车里出来，坐到轮椅上。

I backed out of the way as the three of them hurried in, shaking off the rain. 当他们三个冲进来，甩着身上的雨水时，我让开了路。

"This is a surprise," Charlie was saying. “这实在是个惊喜。”查理说着。

"It's been too long," Billy answered. "I hope it's not a bad time." “已经过了很久了。”比利回答道。“我希望那段时间不算太糟糕。”

His dark eyes flashed up to me again, their expression unreadable. 他黑色的眼睛又一次掠过我，眼里的神情让人难以读懂。

"No, it's great. I hope you can stay for the game." “不，那好极了。我希望你能留下来看比赛。”

Jacob grinned. "I think that's the plan—our TV broke last week." 雅克布咧嘴一笑。“我想计划是这样的——我们的电视机上个礼拜坏掉了。”

Billy made a face at his son. 比利对自己的儿子作了个鬼脸。

"And, of course, Jacob was anxious to see Bella again," he added. “还有，当然，雅克布也渴望着再次见到贝拉。”他补充道。

Jacob scowled⁵ and ducked his head while I fought back a surge of remorse⁶. 雅克布皱起眉，迅速低下了头。我按捺住了一阵汹涌而至的自责。

Maybe I'd been too convincing on the beach. 也许在沙滩上我表现得太令人信服了。

1 beckoning   

adj.引诱人的，令人心动的v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• An even more beautiful future is beckoning us on. 一个更加美好的未来在召唤我们继续前进。 来自辞典例句
• He saw a youth of great radiance beckoning to him. 他看见一个丰神飘逸的少年向他招手。 来自辞典例句

2 disapprovingly   

adv.不以为然地，不赞成地，非难地

参考例句：

• When I suggested a drink, she coughed disapprovingly. 我提议喝一杯时，她咳了一下表示反对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He shook his head disapprovingly. 他摇了摇头，表示不赞成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 flicked   

（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 )； （用…）轻挥； （快速地）按开关； 向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）

参考例句：

• She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
• I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。

4 resonant   

adj.(声音)洪亮的，共鸣的

参考例句：

• She has a resonant voice.她的嗓子真亮。
• He responded with a resonant laugh.他报以洪亮的笑声。

5 scowled   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
• The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。

6 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。