英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第267期:第十六章 卡莱尔(5)

 I wasn't paying attention to my own expression, but something in it made him grow somber¹.  我没太注意自己的表情，但这让他阴沉起来。

His hand dropped to his side and he stood very still, his eyes intent on my face. The silence lengthened². His features were immobile as stone. 他收回了手，一动不动地站着，他的眼睛紧张地看着我的脸。沉默在延续着。他的五官凝固成了石像。

"What is it?" I whispered, touching³ his frozen face. “怎么了？”我低声说着，轻抚着他僵住的脸。

His face softened⁴ under my hand, and he sighed. "I keep waiting for it to happen." 他的脸在我的手下柔和起来，他叹息着：“我依然等着它发生。”

"For what to happen?" “等着什么发生？”

"I know that at some point, something I tell you or something you see is going to be too much.  “我知道总会有那么一刻，我告诉你的某件事，或者你看到的某件事，将会超出你的承受范围。

And then you'll run away from me, screaming as you go." He smiled half a smile, but his eyes were serious.  然后你就会从我身旁逃开，尖叫着逃走。”他半笑着说道，但他的眼神依然很认真。

"I won't stop you. I want this to happen, because I want you to be safe. And yet, I want to be with you.  “我不会阻止你。我想要这样的事情发生，因为我想让你安全些。但是，我还是想和你在一起。

The two desires are impossible to reconcile…" He trailed off, staring at my face. Waiting. 这两个愿望根本无法调和……”他打住了话头，看着我的脸，等待着。

"I'm not running anywhere," I promised. “我哪里也不会去的。”我保证道。

"We'll see," he said, smiling again. “我们等着瞧。”他说着，又笑了起来。

I frowned at him. "So, go on — Carlisle was swimming to France." 我冲他皱起眉。“那么，继续——卡莱尔游到了法国。”

He paused, getting back into his story. Reflexively, his eyes flickered⁵ to another picture  他顿了顿，又回到了他的故事。他转过身去看向了另一幅画面

the most colorful of them all, the most ornately framed, and the largest; it was twice as wide as the door it hung next to.  所有画里最色彩斑斓的一幅，装裱得最为华丽的，也是最巨大的。它紧挨着门挂着，是门的两倍宽。

The canvas overflowed⁶ with bright figures in swirling⁷ robes, writhing⁸ around long pillars and off marbled balconies.  那幅油画里溢满了穿着波浪纹的学士服的欢快的人物，他们有的站在长柱周围，有的站在大理石的阳台上。

I couldn't tell if it represented Greek mythology⁹, or if the characters floating in the clouds above were meant to be biblical. 我说不清这是否代表了某个希腊神话，或者这些漫步在云端之上的人物是否出自圣经故事。

1 somber   

adj.昏暗的，阴天的，阴森的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
• His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。

2 lengthened   

（时间或空间）延长，伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
• He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。

3 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

4 softened   

（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰

参考例句：

• His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
• The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。

5 flickered   

（通常指灯光）闪烁，摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The lights flickered and went out. 灯光闪了闪就熄了。
• These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着。

6 overflowed   

溢出的

参考例句：

• Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
• A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

8 writhing   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
• He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。

9 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。