英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第225期:第十三章 自白(16)

 My head was spinning at the rapid change in direction our conversation had taken. 我的脑海里一片混乱，我们的对话居然急转直下走到了这个方向上。

From the cheerful topic of my impending¹ demise², we were suddenly declaring ourselves. 刚才我们还在讨论着那个愉快的关于我迫在眉睫的死亡的话题，现在我们竟然在相互告白了。

He waited, and even though I looked down to study our hands between us, I knew his golden eyes were on me. 他等待着，尽管我低着头开始研究我们之间相握的手，我知道他金色的眼睛正注视着我。

"You already know how I feel, of course," I finally said. “你已经知道我的感觉了，当然，”我最终说道。

"I'm here...which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you." “我就在这里……这，大致翻译过来的话，是指我宁愿死，也不愿离开你。”

I frowned. "I'm an idiot." 我皱起眉。“我是个傻瓜。”

"You are an idiot," he agreed with a laugh. “你确实是个傻瓜。”他赞同地大笑起来。

Our eyes met, and I laughed, too. 我们的目光交汇在一起，

We laughed together at the idiocy³ and sheer impossibility of such a moment. 然后我也大笑起来。我们一起为这种白痴的，全无可能的行径大笑了许久。

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..." he murmured. “那么，狮子爱上了绵羊……”他喃喃低语道。

I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word. 我看向别处，掩饰着自己的眼神，因为我被这句话震撼了。

"What a stupid lamb," I sighed. “多么愚蠢的绵羊。”我叹息着说。

"What a sick, masochistic lion." “多么病态的，嗜好受虐的狮子。”

He stared into the shadowy forest for a long moment, and I wondered where his thoughts had taken him. 他凝望着那片幽暗的森林，许久许久，我想知道是什么样的想法让他沉浸其中。

"Why...?" I began, and then paused, not sure how to continue. “为什么……？”我开了口，但又停住了，不知道怎么说下去。

He looked at me and smiled; sunlight glinted off his face, his teeth. 他看着我，笑了，阳光闪耀在他的脸上，他的齿间。

"Yes?" “怎么了？”

"Tell me why you ran from me before." “告诉我，你刚才为什么要从我身边逃开。”

His smile faded. "You know why." 他的笑容消失了。“你知道为什么。”

"No, I mean, exactly what did I do wrong? “不，我是说，更确切些，我做错了什么？

I'll have to be on my guard, you see, so I better start learning what I shouldn't do. 我得提高警惕，你知道，所以我最好开始了解我不应该做什么。

This, for example"—I stroked the back of his hand—"seems to be all right." 这个，比方说”——我轻抚着他的手背——“似乎没问题。”

1 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

2 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

3 idiocy   

n.愚蠢

参考例句：

• Stealing a car and then driving it drunk was the ultimate idiocy.偷了车然后醉酒开车真是愚蠢到极点。
• In this war there is an idiocy without bounds.这次战争疯癫得没底。