英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第279期:第十七章 游戏(4)

 I think I saw it in the trunk, Billy said. You may have to dig for it. “我想我在那辆卡车里看见了。”比利说道。“你得去把它挖出来。”

Jacob slouched back out into the rain. 雅克布无精打采地走出屋外，走回雨中。

Billy and I faced each other in silence. After a few seconds, the quiet started to feel awkward, so I turned and headed to the kitchen.  比利和我沉默地对峙着。几秒钟以后，这种静寂开始变得尴尬起来，所以我转过身去，径直走向厨房。

I could hear his wet wheels squeak¹ against the linoleum² as he followed. 我能听到他跟着我，湿漉漉的轮椅碾过地上铺着的油毯发出吱吱声。

I shoved the bag onto the crowded top shelf of the fridge, and spun³ around to confront him. His deeply lined face was unreadable. 我把纸包塞进冰箱拥挤的上格，旋即转身与他对峙着。他棱角分明的脸上有着无法读懂的神情。

Charlie won't be back for a long time. My voice was almost rude. “查理得很久以后才会回来。”我的语气几近粗鲁。

He nodded in agreement, but said nothing. 他同意地点了点头，但什么也没说。

Thanks again for the fish fry, I hinted. “再次感谢你的煎鱼。”我暗示道。

He continued nodding. I sighed and folded my arms across my chest. 他继续点头，我叹了口气，把胳膊交叠在胸前。

He seemed to sense that I had given up on small talk. Bella, he said, and then he hesitated. 他似乎感觉到我已经放弃了与他闲谈。“贝拉。”他说完，又踌躇了起来。

I waited. 我等待着。

Bella, he said again, Charlie is one of my best friends. “贝拉，”他再次说道。“查理是我最好的朋友之一。”

Yes. “是的。”

He spoke⁴ each word carefully in his rumbling⁵ voice. I noticed you've been spending time with one of the Cullens. 他用他隆隆的嗓音小心地说着每个字。“我注意到，你经常和卡伦家的其中一个成员待在一起。”

Yes, I repeated curtly⁶. “是的。”我简短地重复着。

His eyes narrowed. Maybe it's none of my business, but I don't think that is such a good idea. 他的眼睛眯缝起来。“也许这与我无关，但我不认为这是个好主意。”

You're right, I agreed. It is none of your business. “你是对的，”我赞同道。“这与你无关。”

He raised his graying eyebrows⁷ at my tone. You probably don't know this, but the Cullen family has an unpleasant reputation on the reservation. 听到我这样的语气，他扬起了灰白的眉毛。“你也许不知道这一点，但卡伦家在保留区声名狼藉。”

1 squeak   

n.吱吱声，逃脱；v.（发出）吱吱叫，侥幸通过；（俚）告密

参考例句：

• I don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声！
• We won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛，不过是侥幸取胜。

2 linoleum   

n.油布，油毯

参考例句：

• They mislaid the linoleum.他们把油毡放错了地方。
• Who will lay the linoleum?谁将铺设地板油毡？

3 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。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

6 curtly   

adv.简短地

参考例句：

• He nodded curtly and walked away. 他匆忙点了一下头就走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The request was curtly refused. 这个请求被毫不客气地拒绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。