英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第249期:第十四章 精神胜于物质(18)

 "For example"—his words flowed swiftly now, I had to concentrate to catch it all—"the emotion of jealousy¹. “例如”——他说话变得迅速起来，我不得不集中精力去捕捉每一个字——“嫉妒的情绪。

I've read about it a hundred thousand times, seen actors portray² it in a thousand different plays and movies. 我读到过这种情绪千万次，在一千部不同的戏剧和电影里看过演员对此的演绎。

I believed I understood that one pretty clearly. But it shocked me..." 我相信自己对此的理解非常透彻，但它却震撼了我……”

He grimaced³. 他扮了个鬼脸。

"Do you remember the day that Mike asked you to the dance?" “你还记得迈克邀请你去舞会那天吗？”

I nodded, though I remembered that day for a different reason. "The day you started talking to me again." 我点了点头，不过我记得那一天却是出于一个完全不同的理由。“那天你又开始和我说话了。”

"I was surprised by the flare⁴ of resentment⁵, almost fury, that I felt—I didn't recognize what it was at first. “我被那阵一闪而过，几近狂暴的愤怒惊呆了，我所感觉到的——起初我根本分辨不出这是什么样的情绪。

I was even more aggravated⁶ than usual that I couldn't know what you were thinking, why you refused him. 我不知道你在想什么，这种挫败感比平时来得还要严重，因为我不知道你为什么拒绝他。

Was it simply for your friend's sake? Was there someone else? 仅仅是为了你的朋友的缘故吗？还是为了某个人？

I knew I had no right to care either way. I tried not to care. 我知道我没有权利去关心这些方面。我努力不让自己去关心这些。”

"And then the line started forming," he chuckled⁷. I scowled⁸ in the darkness. “然后排队邀请你的队伍开始形成了。”他轻笑起来。我在黑暗中把脸绷起来。

"I waited, unreasonably⁹ anxious to hear what you would say to them, to watch your expressions. “我等待着，焦虑不安得毫无理由地，想要听到你会对他们说什么，想要看见你的表情。

I couldn't deny the relief I felt, watching the annoyance¹⁰ on your face. But I couldn't be sure. 我无法否认，当看到你脸上烦恼的神情时，我感到一阵宽慰。但我不能肯定。

"That was the first night I came here. 那是我第一次晚上来这里。

I wrestled¹¹ all night, while watching you sleep, with the chasm¹² between what I knew was right, moral, ethical¹³, and what I wanted. 当我看着你的睡容时，我整夜都在挣扎着，在我知道是正确的，合乎道德的，合乎伦理的，和我想要的之间挣扎着，有如困于深谷之中。

1 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

2 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

3 grimaced   

v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He grimaced at the bitter taste. 他一尝那苦味，做了个怪相。
• She grimaced at the sight of all the work. 她一看到这么多的工作就皱起了眉头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。

5 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

6 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

7 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

8 scowled   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
• The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。

9 unreasonably   

adv. 不合理地

参考例句：

• He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄，无事生非，平庸刻薄的人。
• Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。

10 annoyance   

n.恼怒，生气，烦恼

参考例句：

• Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气？
• I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。

11 wrestled   

v.（与某人）搏斗( wrestle的过去式和过去分词 )；扭成一团；扭打；（与…）摔跤

参考例句：

• As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. 他小的时候又是打拳又是摔跤。
• Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 chasm   

n.深坑，断层，裂口，大分岐，利害冲突

参考例句：

• There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.那社会中存在着贫富差距。
• A huge chasm gaped before them.他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。

13 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。