英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第272期:第十六章 卡莱尔(10)

 Good acoustics¹? I guessed. “不错的音响？”我猜测着。

He chuckled² and nodded. 他轻笑起来，点了点头。

He picked up a remote and turned the stereo on. It was quiet, but the soft jazz number sounded like the band was in the room with us.  他拿起遥控器，打开了音响。这音乐很安静，但这柔和的爵士乐的鼓点听起来就像是那个正在演奏的乐队就在屋里和我们在一起一样。

I went to look at his mind-boggling music collection. 我走过去看他那些令人惊叹的音乐收藏。

How do you have these organized? I asked, unable to find any rhyme or reason to the titles. “你是怎么把这些编排起来的？”我问道，没法找出这些名称排练的韵律或理由。

He wasn't paying attention. 他有些走神。

Ummm, by year, and then by personal preference within that frame, he said absently. “呃嗯，按年份排，然后每一排按照个人喜好排。”他心不在焉地说着。

I turned, and he was looking at me with a peculiar³ expression in his eyes. 我回过头，他正用一种罕见的眼神看着我。

What? “什么？”

I was prepared to feel… relieved. Having you know about everything, not needing to keep secrets from you.  But I didn't expect to feel more than that. I like it. It makes me… happy. He shrugged⁴, smiling slightly.

“我原以为我会觉得……很宽慰。让你知道所有的事情，不必再向你保守秘密。 但我没想到我会感受到更多。我喜欢这样。这让我感觉……很快乐。”他耸耸肩，轻快地笑着。

I'm glad, I said, smiling back. I'd worried that he might regret telling me these things. It was good to know that wasn't the case. “我很高兴。”我说着，报以一笑。我本来还在担心他会后悔告诉我这些事情。知道情况完全不是这回事，感觉真的很好。

But then, as his eyes dissected⁵ my expression, his smile faded and his forehead creased⁶. 但随后，他的眼睛剖析着我的神情，他的微笑消失了，他的额头皱了起来。

You're still waiting for the running and the screaming, aren't you? I guessed. “你还在等着我尖叫着跑开，对吗？”我猜测着。

A faint smile touched his lips, and he nodded. 一抹微弱的笑容浮上他的唇，他点了点头。

I hate to burst your bubble, but you're really not as scary as you think you are. I don't find you scary at all, actually, I lied casually⁷. “我讨厌打破你的幻想，但你真的没有你自己认为的那样可怕。我根本不觉得你可怕，真的。”我若无其事地撒谎道。

1 acoustics   

n.声学，(复)音响效果，音响装置

参考例句：

• The acoustics of the new concert hall are excellent.这座新音乐厅的音响效果极好。
• The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.礼堂里有舒适的座椅和现代化的音响设备。

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 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

4 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 dissected   

adj.切开的，分割的，（叶子）多裂的v.解剖（动物等）( dissect的过去式和过去分词 )；仔细分析或研究

参考例句：

• Her latest novel was dissected by the critics. 评论家对她最近出版的一部小说作了详细剖析。
• He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. 他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。