英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第345期:第二十二章 捉迷藏(15)

 　　Alice, I breathed, astonished. “爱丽丝。”我震惊地压低声音说道。

　　Yes, your little friend. I was surprised to see her in the clearing. So I guess her coven ought to be able to derive¹ some comfort from this experience.  “是的，你的那位小朋友。当我在空地上看到她时，我很是惊讶。所以我猜她的巫会应当能从这个经历中得到一些安慰。

　　I get you, but they get her. The one victim who escaped me, quite an honor, actually. 我得到了你，但他们得到了她。唯一一个从我身边逃脱的受害者，确实是个纪念品，真的。”

　　And she did smell so delicious. I still regret that I never got to taste… She smelled even better than you do. Sorry  I don't mean to be offensive.  “她闻起来确实很美味。我依然感到后悔，我没来得及尝一口……她闻起来甚至比你还好。对不起我不是有意要冒犯你的。你闻起来确实不错。

　　You have a very nice smell. Floral, somehow… 花香的味道，不知怎的……”

　　He took another step toward me, till he was just inches away. He lifted a lock of my hair and sniffed² at it delicately. Then he gently patted the strand³ back into place,  他向我走了一步，但仍保持着几英寸的距离。他拿起我的一缕头发，优雅地轻嗅着。然后，他温柔地把那缕头发放回原处，

　　and I felt his cool fingertips against my throat. He reached up to stroke my cheek once quickly with his thumb, his face curious. I wanted so badly to run, but I was frozen.  我感觉到他冰冷的指尖触到了我的喉咙。他用一根拇指飞快地轻拍了一下我的脸颊，脸上写满了好奇。我迫切地想要逃开，但我僵住了。

　　I couldn't even flinch⁴ away. 我甚至没法退缩。

　　No, he murmured to himself as he dropped his hand, I don't understand. He sighed. Well, I suppose we should get on with it.  “不，”他放下手，低声地自言自语道。“我不明白。”他叹了口气。“好吧，我猜我们还是把剩下的事情做完吧。

　　And then I can call your friends and tell them where to find you, and my little message. 然后我就能打电话给你的朋友们，告诉他们在哪里能找到你，还有我小小的留言。”

　　I was definitely sick now. There was pain coming, I could see it in his eyes. It wouldn't be enough for him to win, to feed and go.  现在我真的恶心起来了。我的痛苦源于我在他眼中所看到的一切。对他来说，仅仅是赢得游戏，吃饱喝足然后离开是远远不够的。

　　There would be no quick end like I'd been counting on. My knees began to shake, and I was afraid I was going to fall. 事情不会像我指望的那样迅速地结束。我的膝盖开始颤抖，我害怕自己就要倒下去了。

1 derive   

v.取得；导出；引申；来自；源自；出自

参考例句：

• We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
• We shall derive much benefit from reading good novels.我们将从优秀小说中获得很大好处。

2 sniffed   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣，吸了吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

4 flinch   

v.畏缩，退缩

参考例句：

• She won't flinch from speaking her mind.她不会讳言自己的想法。
• We will never flinch from difficulties.我们面对困难决不退缩。