英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第98期:第七章 梦魇(3)

 I took a step forward, toward Edward. He smiled then, and his teeth were sharp, pointed¹. 我向着爱德华的方向，向前迈了一步。于是他微笑起来，露出尖锐锋利的牙齿。

"Trust me," he purred. “相信我。”他愉快地低声说道。

I took another step. 我又踏了一步。

The wolf launched himself across the space between me and the vampire²,  匹狼让自己横亘在了我和吸血鬼之间的空地上，

fangs³ aiming for the jugular⁴. 那尖牙瞄准了他的颈动脉。

"No!" I screamed, wrenching⁵ upright out of my bed. “不！”我尖叫着，猛地从床上弹起来。

My sudden movement caused the headphones to pull the CD player off the bedside table, 我的忽然移动让耳机把随身听扯下了桌子，

and it clattered⁶ to the wooden floor. 咔哒一声落到了地板上。

My light was still on, and I was sitting fully⁷ dressed on the bed, with my shoes on.  灯还开着，我和衣坐在床上，连鞋都没脱。

I glanced, disoriented, at the clock on my dresser. It was five-thirty in the morning. 我迷惑地张望着，看见了梳妆台上的时钟。现在是早上五点半。

I groaned⁸, fell back, and rolled over onto my face, kicking off my boots.  我呻吟着，倒回床上，翻个身变成趴着的姿势，把靴子给踢掉了。

I was too uncomfortable to get anywhere near sleep, though.  但是，我太难受了，连睡觉的边缘都够不着。

I rolled back over and unbuttoned my jeans, yanking them off awkwardly as I tried to stay horizontal.  我又翻过身来，拉开牛仔裤的拉连，平躺着很不雅观地把裤子脱掉。

I could feel the braid in my hair, an uncomfortable ridge⁹ along the back of my skull¹⁰.  我能感觉到我的发辫在脑袋后面拱成了一个很不舒服的小包。

I turned onto my side and ripped the rubber band out, quickly combing through the plaits with my fingers. 我转过头，把橡胶圈扯下来，用手指很快地梳了几下头发。

I pulled the pillow back over my eyes. 我把枕头拉回来，压到我的眼睛上。

It was all no use, of course.  当然，一切都毫无作用。

My subconscious¹¹ had dredged up exactly the images I'd been trying so desperately¹² to avoid.  我的潜意识把我拼命想要忘掉的画面发掘出来。

I was going to have to face them now. 现在，我不得不面对它们了。

I sat up, and my head spun¹³ for a minute as the blood flowed downward.  我坐起来，头晕目眩了一会儿，血液才开始向下涌动。

First things first, I thought to myself, happy to put it off as long as possible. 重要的事先做，我自忖着，很高兴能把这件事尽可能地往后推。

I grabbed my bathroom bag. 我抓起了我的洗漱包。

The shower didn't last nearly as long as I hoped it would, though. 但是，沐浴并没有像我所希望的那样耗时间。尽

Even taking the time to blow-dry my hair, I was soon out of things to do in the bathroom.  管花了不少时间吹干头发，我还是很快把在浴室里能做的事都做完了。

Wrapped in a towel, I crossed back to my room. 我裹上一块浴巾，走回我的房间。

I couldn't tell if Charlie was still asleep, or if he had already left.  我说不准查理是还在睡呢，还是已经出去了。

I went to look out my window, and the cruiser was gone. Fishing again. 我走到窗前看出去，发现巡逻车已经开走了。又开始钓鱼了。

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

3 fangs   

n.（尤指狗和狼的）长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 )；（蛇的）毒牙；罐座

参考例句：

• The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 jugular   

n.颈静脉

参考例句：

• He always goes for the jugular.他总是直奔要害而去。
• Bilateral internal jugular vein stenting is also a rare procedure.两侧内颈静脉支架置放术也是少见的技术。

5 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

6 clattered   

发出咔哒声（clatter的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor. 他一失手，刀子当啷一声掉到石头地面上。
• His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground. 他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

10 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

11 subconscious   

n./adj.潜意识(的)，下意识(的)

参考例句：

• Nail biting is often a subconscious reaction to tension.咬指甲通常是紧张时的下意识反映。
• My answer seemed to come from the subconscious.我的回答似乎出自下意识。

12 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

13 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。