英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第386期:第二十五章 一触即发(11)

 　　Edward's arms wound around me as the next song started. It was a little up-tempo for slow dancing, but that didn't seem to concern him.  当另一首舞曲开始的时候，爱德华的胳膊环绕着我。这对慢舞来说节奏有点快，但这似乎并没有难倒他。

　　I leaned my head against his chest, content. 我把头靠在他胸口，感到心满意足。

　　Feeling better? I teased. “感觉好些了？”我揶揄着。

　　Not really, he said tersely¹. “完全没有。”他简单地答道。

　　Don't be mad at Billy, I sighed. He just worries about me for Charlie's sake. It's nothing personal. “别对比利抓狂。”我叹了口气。“他只是因为查理的缘故才担心我。这不是什么人身攻击。”

　　I'm not mad at Billy, he corrected in a clipped voice. But his son is irritating me. “我没对比利抓狂。”他用一种紧绷的声音更正到。“但他的儿子很让我恼怒。”

　　I pulled back to look at him. His face was very serious. 我退回去看着他。他的神情非常严肃。

　　Why? “为什么？”

　　First of all, he made me break my promise. “首先，他让我打破了我的承诺。”

　　I stared at him in confusion. He half-smiled. I promised I wouldn't let go of you tonight, he explained. 我困惑地盯着他。

　　Oh. Well, I forgive you. “哦。好吧，我原谅你。”

　　Thanks. But there's something else. Edward frowned. “谢谢。但还有别的一些事情。”爱德华皱起眉。

　　I waited patiently.  我耐心地等待着。

1 tersely   

adv. 简捷地, 简要地

参考例句：

• Nixon proceeded to respond, mercifully more tersely than Brezhnev. 尼克松开始作出回答了。幸运的是，他讲的比勃列日涅夫简练。
• Hafiz Issail tersely informed me that Israel force had broken the young cease-fire. 哈菲兹·伊斯梅尔的来电简洁扼要，他说以色列部队破坏了刚刚生效的停火。