英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第208期:第十二章 平衡(20)

 I tried to keep my eyes away from his perfection as much as possible, but I slipped often. 我努力让自己的眼睛看向别处，尽可能地不去注意他的完美，但我还是常常偷瞄他。

Each time, his beauty pierced me through with sadness. 每一次，他的俊美都刺痛了我，带来一阵悲哀。

For the most part, we walked in silence. 大多数时候，我们都沉默地走着。

Occasionally he would ask a random¹ question that he hadn't gotten to in the past two days of interrogation. 偶尔他会胡乱地提问，问一个在过去两天的审问里他没有问及的问题。

He asked about my birthdays, my grade school teachers, my childhood pets— 他询问我的生日，我的小学老师，我童年时的宠物——

and I had to admit that after killing² three fish in a row, I'd given up on the whole institution. 而我不得不承认在一连养死了三条鱼以后，我放弃了整个计划。

He laughed at that, louder than I was used to—bell-like echoes bouncing back to us from the empty woods. 那时候他大笑起来，比我习惯的还有响亮——银铃般的回声在空荡荡的森林里回响着，回荡在我们身边。

The hike took me most of the morning, but he never showed any sign of impatience³. 这趟徒步旅行花掉了我几乎整个上午的时间，但他从未表现出半点不耐烦的迹象。

The forest spread out around us in a boundless⁴ labyrinth⁵ of ancient trees, 这座森林在我们周围延伸成一座由古树构成的无尽的迷宫，

and I began to be nervous that we would never find our way out again. 我开始不安，生怕我们永远也无法再走出这座森林。

He was perfectly⁶ at ease, comfortable in the green maze⁷, never seeming to feel any doubt about our direction. 他却悠然自得，轻松地走在这座绿色的迷宫里，丝毫不对我们的方向感到任何疑虑。

After several hours, the light that filtered through the canopy⁸ transformed, the murky⁹ olive tone shifting to a brighter jade¹⁰. 几个小时以后，渗入森林里的来自树庐穹顶的阳光开始发生了改变，由阴郁的黄绿色调变为一种更为明亮的翡翠色。

The day had turned sunny, just as he'd foretold¹¹. 天空一定转晴了，就像他之前说过的那样。

For the first time since we'd entered the woods, I felt a thrill of excitement—which quickly turned to impatience. 在我们进入了森林以后，我头一次感到一阵兴奋的颤栗——但很快就变成了不耐烦。

"Are we there yet?" I teased, pretending to scowl¹². “我们到了吗？”我嘲弄道，假装沉下了脸。

"Nearly." He smiled at the change in my mood. "Do you see the brightness ahead?" “差不多。”看到我心情的改变，他笑了起来。“你看见前头的光亮了吗？”

I peered into the thick forest. "Um, should I?" 我凝望着浓密的丛林。“呃，我应该看到了吗？”

He smirked¹³. "Maybe it's a bit soon for your eyes." 他坏笑起来。“也许对你的眼睛来说早了点。”

1 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

4 boundless   

adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的

参考例句：

• The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
• His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。

5 labyrinth   

n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路

参考例句：

• He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
• The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 maze   

n.迷宫，八阵图，混乱，迷惑

参考例句：

• He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.他穿过了迷宮一样的走廊。
• She was lost in the maze for several hours.一连几小时，她的头脑处于一片糊涂状态。

8 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

9 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。

10 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

11 foretold   

v.预言，预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She foretold that the man would die soon. 她预言那人快要死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Must lose one joy, by his life's star foretold. 这样注定：他，为了信守一个盟誓／就非得拿牺牲一个喜悦作代价。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

12 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

13 smirked   

v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
• He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼，坐了下来。 来自辞典例句