英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第303期:第十八章 猎杀(2)

 The man in front was easily the most beautiful, his skin olive-toned beneath the typical pallor, his hair a glossy¹ black. 站在前头的那个男人显然是他们之中最美丽的，在那种典型的苍白的色调之下，他的肌肤是橄榄色的，他的头发乌黑发亮。

He was of a medium build, hard-muscled, of course, but nothing next to Emmett's brawn². 他体格中等，当然，肌肉很发达，但跟艾美特的肌肉群相比简直是小巫见大巫。

He smiled an easy smile, exposing a flash of gleaming white teeth. 他轻松地笑着，隐约露出雪白的牙齿。

The woman was wilder, her eyes shifting restlessly between the men facing her, 那个女人看上去更野蛮些，她的眼睛不停地打量着直视着她的男人们，

and the loose grouping around me, her chaotic³ hair quivering in the slight breeze.  还有环绕在我身旁的松散的人墙。她乱糟糟的头发在微风中轻轻颤动着。

Her posture⁴ was distinctly feline⁵. The second male hovered⁶ unobtrusively behind them, slighter than the leader,  她的姿势显然就像猫科动物那样。第二个男人徘徊在他们身后，很不引人注目，他的体格比领头的人更纤细些，

his light brown hair and regular features both nondescript. His eyes, though completely still, somehow seemed the most vigilant⁷. 他浅棕色的头发和平板的五官都乏善可陈，他的目光僵直着，但不知怎地他的眼神看上去最为警觉。

Their eyes were different, too. Not the gold or black I had come to expect, but a deep burgundy color that was disturbing and sinister⁸. 他们的眼睛也不一样。不是我原先想到的金色或是黑色，而是一种深深的勃艮第葡萄酒的颜色，看上去既暴躁又凶恶。

The dark-haired man, still smiling, stepped toward Carlisle. 那个黑发男子依然微笑着，向卡莱尔走去。

We thought we heard a game,he said in a relaxed voice with the slightest of French accents.  “我们觉得，我们听见了打球赛的声音。”他用一种放松的口吻说道，带着极淡的法国口音。

I'm Laurent, these are Victoria and James.He gestured to the vampires⁹ beside him. “我是劳伦，他们是维多利亚和詹姆斯。”他指了指他身后的两个吸血鬼。

I'm Carlisle. This is my family, Emmett and Jasper, Rosalie, Esme and Alice, Edward and Bella. “我是卡莱尔。他们是我的家人，艾美特和贾斯帕，罗莎莉，艾思梅和爱丽丝，还有爱德华和贝拉。”

He pointed¹⁰ us out in groups, deliberately¹¹ not calling attention to individuals. I felt a shock when he said my name. 他三三两两地介绍着我们，故意不让他们的注意力落到某个特定的人身上。当他说到我的名字时，我吃了一惊。

1 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

2 brawn   

n.体力

参考例句：

• In this job you need both brains and brawn.做这份工作既劳神又费力。
• They relied on brains rather than brawn.他们靠的是脑力，而不是体力。

3 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

4 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

5 feline   

adj.猫科的

参考例句：

• As a result,humans have learned to respect feline independence.结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。
• The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。

6 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。

7 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

8 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

9 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。