英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第368期:第二十四章 僵局(15)

 　　He winced¹ at my words, but the haunted look didn't leave his eyes. 他因为我的话而畏缩了一下，但那种饱受折磨的神情依然没有离开他的眼底。

　　That's not the worst part, though, he continued to whisper. He acted as if I hadn't spoken. Not seeing you there on the floor… crumpled² and broken. His voice was choked.  “不过，这还不是最糟糕部分。”他继续耳语着，表现得就好像我什么也没说一样。“不是看到你躺在地板上……扭曲着，伤痕累累。”他的声音有些梗咽。

　　Not thinking I was too late. Not even hearing you scream in pain all those unbearable³ memories that I'll carry with me for the rest of eternity⁴.  “不是以为我已经来得太迟。甚至不是听到了你痛苦的尖叫——这一切令人难以忍受的记忆都将会在我无尽的余生中纠缠着我。

　　No, the very worst was feeling… knowing that I couldn't stop. Believing that I was going to kill you myself. 不，最糟糕的是那种感觉……我知道我没法停下来。我确信我会亲手杀了你的。”

　　But you didn't. “可你没有。”

　　I could have. So easily. “我会的。只差一点。”

　　I knew I needed to stay calm… but he was trying to talk himself into leaving me, and the panic fluttered in my lungs, trying to get out. 我知道我必须保持冷静……但他正在试图说服自己离开我，恐惧在我的肺部里挣扎着，想要冲出来。

　　Promise me, I whispered. “向我保证。”我耳语着。

　　What? “什么？”

　　You know what. I was starting to get angry now. He was so stubbornly determined⁵ to dwell on the negative. “你知道的。”现在我开始生气了。他太固执地决心要详细描述那些消极的事情。

　　He heard the change in my tone. His eyes tightened⁶. I don't seem to be strong enough to stay away from you,  他听出了我语气的变化。他的眼神紧绷起来。“我不够坚强，没法让自己离开你，

　　so I suppose that you'll get your way… whether it kills you or not, he added roughly. 所以我猜你得用你自己的方式离开……不管这会不会杀了你。”他粗鲁地补充道。

1 winced   

赶紧避开，畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He winced as the dog nipped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
• He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg. 他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。

2 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

3 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

4 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。