英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第375期:第二十四章 僵局(22)

 　　That ought to do it, she muttered as my eyelids¹ drooped². “这是我应该做的。”当我的眼皮慢慢垂下来时，她低声说道。

　　She must have left the room, because something cold and smooth touched my face. 她一定已经离开房间了，因为一个冰冷光滑的东西正触碰着我的脸。

　　Stay. The word was slurred³. “留下来。”这句话是那么的含糊。

　　I will, he promised. His voice was beautiful, like a lullaby. Like I said, as long as it makes you happy… as long as it's what's best for you. “我会的。”他保证道。他的声音是那么的美妙，就像是催眠曲一样。“就像我说的，只要这能让你快乐……只要这对你来说是最好的。”

　　I tried to shake my head, but it was too heavy. 'S not the same thing, I mumbled⁴. 我试图摇头，但我的头太沉重了。“那不一样。”我喃喃低语着。

　　He laughed. Don't worry about that now, Bella. You can argue with me when you wake up. 他笑出声来。“现在不用担心这个，贝拉。你可以等到你醒来的时候再跟我争论。”

　　I think I smiled. 'Kay. 我想我在微笑。“Kay。”

　　I could feel his lips at my ear. 我能感觉到，他的唇落在了我的耳畔。

　　I love you, he whispered. “我爱你，”他耳语着。

　　Me, too. “我也是。”

　　I know, he laughed quietly. “我知道。”他轻声笑了起来。

　　I turned my head slightly… searching. He knew what I was after. His lips touched mine gently. 我稍稍转过头……搜寻着。他知道我在等着什么。他的唇温柔地吻上了我的唇。

　　Thanks, I sighed. “谢谢。”我叹了口气。

　　Anytime. “不用谢。”

　　I wasn't really there at all anymore. But I fought against the stupor⁵ weakly. There was just one more thing I wanted to tell him. 我真的要睡过去了。但我依然虚弱地和麻木感挣扎着。还有一件事我要告诉他。

　　Edward? I struggled to pronounce his name clearly. “爱德华？”我挣扎着，清晰地拼出他的名字。

　　Yes? “嗯？”

　　I'm betting on Alice, I mumbled. “我和爱丽丝打赌了。”我喃喃低语着。

　　And then the night closed over me. 然后，黑夜淹没了我。

1 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 drooped   

弯曲或下垂，发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。
• The flowers drooped in the heat of the sun. 花儿晒蔫了。

3 slurred   

含糊地说出( slur的过去式和过去分词 )； 含糊地发…的声； 侮辱； 连唱

参考例句：

• She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred. 她喝得太多了，话都说不利索了。
• You could tell from his slurred speech that he was drunk. 从他那含糊不清的话语中你就知道他喝醉了。

4 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

5 stupor   

v.昏迷；不省人事

参考例句：

• As the whisky took effect, he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.随着威士忌酒力发作，他逐渐醉得不省人事。
• The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.梆梆的敲门声把她从昏迷中唤醒了。