英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第346期:第二十二章 捉迷藏(16)

 　　He stepped back, and began to circle, casually¹, as if he were trying to get a better view of a statue in a museum.  他退回去，开始警惕地围着我绕圈，就好像他是在试图给博物馆的一尊雕像取一个更好的镜头一样。

　　His face was still open and friendly as he decided² where to start. 当他决定开始的地点的时候，他的脸依然坦率又友好。

　　Then he slumped³ forward, into a crouch⁴ I recognized, and his pleasant smile slowly widened, grew, till it wasn't a smile at all but a contortion⁵ of teeth,  然后他猛然俯下身去，变成我能认得出的那种蜷伏的姿势，他愉快的微笑越笑越开，慢慢张大着嘴，最终那不再是一个微笑，而是歪曲着嘴唇露出牙齿的姿势，

　　exposed and glistening⁶. I couldn't help myself I tried to run. As useless as I knew it would be, as weak as my knees already were,  他的牙齿全部露了出来，闪耀着光。 我没法控制住自己我想要逃跑。尽管我知道这根本没用，我的膝盖依然虚软着，

　　panic took over and I bolted for the emergency door. 恐惧还是控制了一切，我向紧急出口冲去。

　　He was in front of me in a flash. I didn't see if he used his hand or his foot, it was too fast. A crushing blow struck my chest  I felt myself flying backward,  只一瞬间，他就冲到了我面前。我甚至没看出他袭来的是手还是脚，这一切发生得太快了。一记粉碎性的重击砸到了我的胸口我感觉到自己向后飞去，

　　and then heard the crunch⁷ as my head bashed into the mirrors. The glass buckled⁸, some of the pieces shattering and splintering on the floor beside me. 然后听到了我的头砸到镜子上的撞击声。玻璃被撞得变了形，几片碎片掉落下来，散落在我身后的地板上。

　　I was too stunned⁹ to feel the pain. I couldn't breathe yet. 我被吓得甚至感受不到疼痛。我甚至没法呼吸。

　　He walked toward me slowly. 他慢慢地向我走来。

　　That's a very nice effect, he said, examining the mess of glass, his voice friendly again. I thought this room would be visually dramatic for my little film.  “效果很好。”他说着，审视着支离破碎的玻璃，声音又友好起来。“我觉得这房间对我的小短片来说很有戏剧性的视觉效果。

　　That's why I picked this place to meet you. It's perfect, isn't it? 这就是为什么我选择在这里见你。这里棒极了，不是吗？”

　　I ignored him, scrambling¹⁰ on my hands and knees, crawling toward the other door. 我不去理会他，手脚并用地向另一扇门跑去。

　　He was over me at once, his foot stepping down hard on my leg. I heard the sickening snap before I felt it.  他马上超越了我。他的脚重重地踩在了我的大腿上。在我感觉到以前，我听到了那恶心的断裂声了。

　　But then I did feel it, and I couldn't hold back my scream of agony. I twisted up to reach for my leg, and he was standing¹¹ over me, smiling. 然后，我确实感觉到了，我甚至没法咽回自己极其痛苦的尖叫。我回过身去够自己的腿，他站在我身上，微笑着。

1 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。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

4 crouch   

v.蹲伏，蜷缩，低头弯腰；n.蹲伏

参考例句：

• I crouched on the ground.我蹲在地上。
• He crouched down beside him.他在他的旁边蹲下来。

5 contortion   

n.扭弯，扭歪，曲解

参考例句：

• I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
• This sentence was spoken with the bitterness of self-upbraiding,and a contortion of visage absolutely demoniacal.这话是用辛辣的自我谴责的口吻说出来的，说话时他的面孔也歪扭得象个地道的魔鬼。

6 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》

7 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

8 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。

9 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

10 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。