英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第348期:第二十三章 天使(1)

 　　As I drifted, I dreamed. 当我感觉自己在漂浮的时候，我做梦了。

　　Where I floated, under the dark water, I heard the happiest sound my mind could conjure¹ up  as beautiful, as uplifting, as it was ghastly. It was another snarl;  我漂浮着，沉入黑暗的水底的时候，我听到了我的脑子所能想象到的最令我愉快的声音美丽的，令人振奋的声音，尽管它听起来是那么的吓人。那是另一阵咆哮声，

　　a deeper, wilder roar that rang with fury. 当一阵更加深邃的，更加野蛮的，充满狂怒咆哮。

　　I was brought back, almost to the surface, by a sharp pain slashing² my upraised hand, but I couldn't find my way back far enough to open my eyes. 我被举起的手臂上传来的剧烈的疼痛拉了回来，几乎要回到水面上了。但我的意识依然涣散着，没法让自己睁开眼睛。

　　And then I knew I was dead. 然后，我知道自己已经死了。

　　Because, through the heavy water, I heard the sound of an angel calling my name, calling me to the only heaven I wanted. 因为，透过厚重的水面，我听到了一个天使的声音，他正呼唤着我的名字，呼唤我到达我唯一想要的天堂。

　　Oh no, Bella, no! the angel's voice cried in horror. “哦不，贝拉，不！”天使的声音惊恐地大喊着。

　　Behind that longed-for sound was another noise  an awful tumult³ that my mind shied away from. A vicious bass⁴ growling⁵, a shocking snapping sound,  在那充满渴望的声音背后，是另外一种嘈杂的声音一阵我的脑子努力回避着的，吓人的骚动。一个邪恶的男低音咆哮着，一阵可怕的咔嚓声，

　　and a high keening, suddenly breaking off… 然后是一声高亢的哀号，忽然间中断了……

　　I tried to concentrate on the angel's voice instead. 我试图不去理会那些噪音，把注意力集中到天使的声音上。

　　Bella, please! Bella, listen to me, please, please, Bella, please! he begged. “贝拉，求你了！贝拉，听我说话，求你了，求你了，贝拉，求你了！”他恳求着。

　　Yes, I wanted to say. Anything. But I couldn't find my lips. 好的。我想这样说。无论你想说什么。但我找不到我的嘴唇。

1 conjure   

v.恳求，祈求；变魔术，变戏法

参考例句：

• I conjure you not to betray me.我恳求你不要背弃我。
• I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.我是不能像变魔术似的把钱变来。

2 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

3 tumult   

n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹

参考例句：

• The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
• His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。

4 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

5 growling   

n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼

参考例句：

• We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
• The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡，聚集在一起发牢骚。