英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第277期:第十七章 游戏(2)

 I sighed and put my hand on the door handle. 我叹息着，把手放到了门把手上。

Get them inside, he instructed, so I can leave. I'll be back around dusk. “让他们进屋。”他命令道。“这样我就能离开了。我会在傍晚时过来。”

Do you want my truck? I offered, meanwhile wondering how I would explain its absence to Charlie. “你需要开我的卡车吗？”我主动提出，同时想着要怎么跟查理解释它的消失。

He rolled his eyes. I could walk home faster than this truck moves. 他转了转眼睛。“我走回家去都比这车快。”

You don't have to leave, I said wistfully.. “你不需要离开的。”我渴望地说道。

He smiled at my glum¹ expression. Actually, I do. After you get rid of them —  他对我阴沉着的脸一笑置之。“事实上，我确实不会离开的。在你把他们赶走以后”——

he threw a dark glance in the Blacks' direction — you still have to prepare Charlie to meet your new boyfriend.  他阴沉地怒视了一眼布莱克一家的方向——“你还是得让查理准备好会见你的新男友。”

He grinned widely, showing all of his teeth. 他开心地咧嘴一笑，露出他全部的皓齿。

I groaned². Thanks a lot. 我呻吟道。“非常感谢。”

He smiled the crooked³ smile that I loved. I'll be back soon, he promised.  他露出我最爱的弯嘴坏笑。“我马上回来。”他保证道。

His eyes flickered⁴ back to the porch, and then he leaned in to swiftly kiss me just under the edge of my jaw⁵.  他的眼睛飞快地瞥了一眼门廊的方向，然后他倚过来，飞快地吻了我一下，就在我下巴的边缘。

My heart lurched frantically⁶, and I, too, glanced toward the porch.  我的心立刻狂热地跳了起来。而我也瞥了一眼门廊。

Billy's face was no longer impassive, and his hands clutched at the armrests of his chair. 比利不再是面无表情，他的手紧紧地握住轮椅的扶手。

Soon, I stressed as I opened the door and stepped out into the rain. “马上。”我强调着，打开门，走进雨里。

I could feel his eyes on my back as I half-ran through the light sprinkle toward the porch. 当我小跑着穿过毛毛细雨冲向门廊时，我能感觉到他的目光一直落在我的背上。

Hey, Billy. Hi, Jacob. I greeted them as cheerfully as I could manage.  “嘿，比利。嗨，雅克布。”我尽可能爽朗地和他们打招呼。

Charlie's gone for the day — I hope you haven't been waiting long. “查理今天出去了——我希望你们没有等太久。”

Not long, Billy said in a subdued⁷ tone. His black eyes were piercing.  “不是很久。”比利耐着性子答道。他黑色的眼睛咄咄逼人。

I just wanted to bring this up. He indicated a brown paper sack resting in his lap. “我只是想把这个带来。”他指了指膝上的那个棕色纸袋。

1 glum   

adj.闷闷不乐的，阴郁的

参考例句：

• He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑。
• She laughed at his glum face.她嘲笑他闷闷不乐的脸。

2 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》

3 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

4 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。

5 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

6 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。

7 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。