英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第310期:第十八章 猎杀(9)

 I felt Emmett stiffen¹ next to me, and I wondered at his reaction to the word.  我感到坐在我身旁的艾美特僵住了，我仔细忖度着他对这句话的反应。

It meant something more to the three of them than it did to me; I wanted to understand,  这话对他们三个来说意味深长，但对我却不。我试图理解这句话，

but there was no opening for me to ask. 但这里没有我公开发问的余地。

Pull over, Edward. Alice's tone was reasonable, but there was a ring of authority in it I'd never heard before. “把车开回去，爱德华。”爱丽丝的语气很通情达理，但却带着一种我之前没有听到过的权威的感觉。

The speedometer inched passed one-twenty. 里程计的指针一点一点地挪回了一百二十英里。

Do it, Edward. “快点，爱德华”

Listen to me, Alice. I saw his mind. Tracking is his passion, his obsession² and he wants her, 听我说，爱丽丝。我看见了他脑子里的想法。追猎是他的爱好，他偏执于此——而且他想要她，

Alice  her, specifically. He begins the hunt tonight. “爱丽丝——，就是她。他今晚就会开始狩猎。”

He doesn't know where — “他不知道去哪里——”

He interrupted her. How long do you think it will take him to cross her scent³ in town?  他打断了她的话。“你觉得他在镇里追寻她的气味能花多少时间？

His plan was already set before the words were out of Laurent's mouth. 劳伦的话还没出口，他脑子里就已经形成计划了。”

I gasped⁴, knowing where my scent would lead. Charlie! You can't leave him there!  我顿时领悟过来，知道我的味道将把他引向何方。“查理！

You can't leave him! I thrashed against the harness. 你不能把他留在那里！你不能留下他。”我竭力要挣脱安全带。

She's right, Alice said. “她是对的。”爱丽丝说道。

The car slowed slightly. 车子稍微减慢了速度。

Let's just look at our options for a minute, Alice coaxed⁵. “让我们花一分钟时间浏览一下我们的可选项。”爱丽丝耐心地哄着。

The car slowed again, more noticeably, and then suddenly we screeched⁶ to a stop on the shoulder of the highway.  车子慢了下来，这回更加明显，然后忽然一个急刹车，停在了路基上。

I flew against the harness, and then slammed back into the seat. 我在安全带的保护下才没有飞出去，随即重重地落回座位上。

There are no options, Edward hissed⁷. “根本不存在任何选择。”爱德华嘶声说道。

I'm not leaving Charlie! I yelled. “我不会离开查理！”我疾呼道。

He ignored me completely. 他完全无视我。

We have to take her back, Emmett finally spoke⁸. “我们得把她带回去。”艾美特最终说话了。

1 stiffen   

v.(使)硬，(使)变挺，(使)变僵硬

参考例句：

• The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。
• I was breathing hard,and my legs were beginning to stiffen.这时我却气吁喘喘地开始感到脚有点僵硬。

2 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

3 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

4 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 coaxed   

v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱

参考例句：

• She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
• I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 screeched   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• She screeched her disapproval. 她尖叫着不同意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The car screeched to a stop. 汽车嚓的一声停住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 hissed   

发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 )； 发嘘声表示反对

参考例句：

• Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过？
• The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。