英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第166期:第十章 审问(14)

 His brow creased¹ angrily for a moment, then smoothed as his eyes took on a knowing look. 他的眉头愤怒地纠结了片刻，然后平缓下来，他露出了知晓一切的眼神。

"You don't see yourself very clearly, you know. I'll admit you're dead-on about the bad things," he chuckled² blackly, “你没有看清楚自己，你知道的。我承认在那些不好的事情上你完全正确，”他阴郁地轻笑着，

"but you didn't hear what every human male in this school was thinking on your first day." “可惜你没听到当你第一天来到这里的时候，学校里的每一个人类男性都在想什么。”

I blinked, astonished. "I don't believe it..." I mumbled³ to myself. 我眨了眨眼睛，惊讶不已。“我不敢相信……”我低声自言自语着。

"Trust me just this once—you are the opposite of ordinary." “相信我，哪怕就这一次——你完全是平凡的反义词。”

My embarrassment⁴ was much stronger than my pleasure at the look that came into his eyes when he said this. 我的窘迫运甚于他说这些时的眼神给我带来的愉悦。

I quickly reminded him of my original argument. 我赶紧提醒他我最初的论点。

"But I'm not saying goodbye," I pointed⁵ out. “可我没有说再见。”我指出来。

"Don't you see? That's what proves me right. I care the most, because if I can do it"—he shook his head, seeming to struggle with the thought— “你没看出来吗？这正是证明了我是对的。我的喜爱最深，因为如果我能做到”他摇了摇头，似乎在和那个想法斗争着——

"if leaving is the right thing to do, then I'll hurt myself to keep from hurting you, to keep you safe." “如果离开是正确的做法，那我宁可伤害自己以免伤害到你，只要能确保你的安全无虞。”

I glared. "And you don't think I would do the same?" 我怒目而视：“而你不认为我能做到同样的事？”

"You'd never have to make the choice." “你永远都不必作出这样的选择。”

Abruptly⁶, his unpredictable mood shifted again; a mischievous⁷, devastating⁸ smile rearranged his features. 突然，他喜怒无常的情绪又变了。一个顽劣的，讥讽的笑容重又出现在他脸上。

"Of course, keeping you safe is beginning to feel like a full-time⁹ occupation that requires my constant presence." “当然，确保你的安全无虞正在变成一件全时制的工作，需要我永不间断地守在你身旁。”

"No one has tried to do away with me today," I reminded him, grateful for the lighter¹⁰ subject. "今天可没人想要干掉我。”我提醒着他，很高兴能够转到一个相对轻松的话题。

I didn't want him to talk about goodbyes anymore. 我不想让他再谈到任何关于别离的问题了。

If I had to, I supposed I could purposefully put myself in danger to keep him close 如果我非得这样做的话，我猜想我会刻意让自己处于险境之中，好让他靠近我……

I banished¹¹ that thought before his quick eyes read it on my face. That idea would definitely get me in trouble. 在他敏锐的眼睛从我脸上看出这个念头以前，我把它赶出了脑海。这个想法显然会给我带来麻烦的。

1 creased   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴

参考例句：

• You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
• The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。

2 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。

3 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

4 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 abruptly   

adv.突然地，出其不意地

参考例句：

• He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
• I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

7 mischievous   

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

• He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
• A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。

8 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

9 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

10 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

11 banished   

v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》