英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第147期:第九章 理论(11)

 "What?" “什么？”

"Your hands", he reminded me. “你的手。”他提醒我。

I looked down at my palms, at the almost-healed scrapes across the heels of my hands. 我低下头看自己的掌心，看见了手腕上那些快愈合了的擦伤。

His eyes missed nothing. 什么都逃不过他的眼睛。

"I fell," I sighed. "That's what I thought." “我摔倒了。”我叹了口气。“这正是我想到的。”

His lips curved up at the corners. 他的嘴角弯了起来。

"I suppose, being you, it could have been much worse and that possibility tormented¹ me the entire time I was away. “我料想着，就你来说，情况本来可能会更糟而这正是在我离开的整个时间里一直折磨着我的痛苦的根源。

It was a very long three days. I really got on Emmett's nerves." 这真是非常漫长的。艾美特几乎被我烦死了。”

He smiled ruefully at me. 他惨兮兮地向我笑着。

"Three days? Didn't you just get back today?" “三天？你不是昨天才回来吗？”

"No, we got back Sunday." “不，我们星期天就回来了。”

"Then why weren't any of you in school?" “那为什么你们都不回学校呢？”

I was frustrated², almost angry as I thought of how much disappointment I had suffered because of his absence. 我很沮丧，一想到因为他不在我所经受的那么多的失望的折磨，我就愤愤不平。

"Well, you asked if the sun hurt me, and it doesn't. “嗯，你问过我阳光会不会伤害我，当然不会。

But I can't go out in the sunlight—at least, not where anyone can see." 但我不能走到太阳底下——至少，不能在任何会被别人看见的场合。”

"Why?" “为什么？”

"I'll show you sometime," he promised. “我会找个时间向你展示的。”他保证道。

I thought about it for a moment. 我思考了片刻。

"You might have called me," I decided³. “你应该打电话给我的。”我下定决心说道。

He was puzzled. "But I knew you were safe." 他很困惑。“但我知道你很安全。”

"But I didn't know where you were. I—" I hesitated, dropping my eyes. “可我不知道你在哪里。我——”我迟疑着，垂下了眼帘。

"What?" His velvety⁴ voice was compelling. “什么？”他天鹅绒般的声音催促着。

"I didn't like it. Not seeing you. It makes me anxious, too." I blushed to be saying this out loud. “我不喜欢这样。见不到你。这也让我很不安。”这样大声地说出来让我羞红了脸。

He was quiet. I glanced up, apprehensive⁵, and saw that his expression was pained. 他很安静。我惴惴不安地向他瞥了一眼，看见了他痛苦的神情。

"Ah," he groaned⁶ quietly. "This is wrong." “啊，”他低声呻吟道。“这是错误的。”

I couldn't understand his response. 我不能理解他的反应。

1 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 velvety   

adj. 像天鹅绒的, 轻软光滑的, 柔软的

参考例句：

• a velvety red wine 醇厚的红葡萄酒
• Her skin was admired for its velvety softness. 她的皮肤如天鹅绒般柔软，令人赞叹。

5 apprehensive   

adj.担心的，恐惧的，善于领会的

参考例句：

• She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
• He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。

6 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》