英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第270期:第十六章 卡莱尔(8)

 When he turned back to me, a gentle angel's smile lit his expression. 当他回过头来看向我时，一种温柔的天使般的微笑点亮了他的神情。

And so we've come full circle, he concluded. “所以现在我们又回到了开始的地方。”他作出了结语。

Have you always stayed with Carlisle, then? I wondered. “那么，你一直都跟卡莱尔在一起吗？”我想知道。

Almost always. He put his hand lightly on my waist and pulled me with him as he walked through the door.  “大部分时候是。”他轻柔地把手放到我的腰间，拥着我向门外走去。

I stared back at the wall of pictures, wondering if I would ever get to hear the other stories. 我回头看着那满墙的照片，想知道我是否听到其它的故事。

Edward didn't say any more as we walked down the hall, so I asked, Almost? 当我们走过走廊的时候，爱德华只字不提，所以我问道。“大部分？”

He sighed, seeming reluctant to answer. Well, I had a typical bout¹ of rebellious² adolescence³ — about ten years after I was… born… created,  他叹了口气，似乎很不情愿回答。“好吧，我有过一段典型的青春期中的叛逆期——大约在我……新生……被创造出来的十年之后，

whatever you want to call it. I wasn't sold on his life of abstinence, and I resented him for curbing⁴ my appetite. So I went off on my own for a time. 你想怎么称呼都行。我对他那种禁欲的生活不感兴趣，而且我厌恶他遏制我的欲望。所以我离开了，独自过活了一段时间。”

Really? I was intrigued⁵, rather than frightened, as I perhaps should have been. “真的？”我被激起的好奇远胜于我的惊讶，也超出了我应该好奇的程度。

He could tell. I vaguely⁶ realized that we were headed up the next flight of stairs, but I wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings. 他能分辨出来。我隐隐约约地意识到我们正在走上通往另一层的楼梯，但我完全没有注意到自己周围的环境。

That doesn't repulse⁷ you? No. “那没有击退你吗？”“没有。”

Why not? “为什么没有呢？”

I guess… it sounds reasonable. “我猜……这听起来很合理。”

He barked a laugh, more loudly than before. We were at the top of the stairs now, in another paneled hallway. 他厉声笑着，比之前笑得还要响。我们现在已经走到了楼梯顶上，站在了另一个镶嵌着木地板的走廊里。

From the time of my new birth, he murmured, I had the advantage of knowing what everyone around me was thinking, both human and non-human alike.  “从我重获新生时起，”他喃喃低语道。“我就获得了知晓周围每一个人的想法的优势，不管对方是否是人类。

That's why it took me ten years to defy Carlisle — I could read his perfect sincerity⁸, understand exactly why he lived the way he did. 这就是为什么我在过了十年之后才敢挑衅卡莱尔——我能读到他全然的真挚，确切地理解他为什么要过着这样的生活。”

It took me only a few years to return to Carlisle and recommit to his vision. I thought I would be exempt⁹ from the… depression… that accompanies a conscience.  “但只过了几年，我又回到了卡莱尔身边，重新接受他的观点。那时候我想着，我可以得到解脱的，从那种……沮丧……中得到赦免，并且是伴随着一种良心的产生的沮丧。

Because I knew the thoughts of my prey¹⁰, I could pass over the innocent and pursue only the evil.  因为我能知道我的牺牲品的想法，我可以略过那些无辜者，而只去猎食那些坏人。

If I followed a murderer down a dark alley¹¹ where he stalked a young girl — if I saved her, then surely I wasn't so terrible. 如果我追踪着一个在暗巷里偷偷靠近一个年轻女孩的谋杀犯——如果我救了她，那么的确我就没那么坏了。”

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

3 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。

4 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。

5 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。

6 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

7 repulse   

n.击退，拒绝；vt.逐退，击退，拒绝

参考例句：

• The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
• After the second repulse,the enemy surrendered.在第二次击退之后，敌人投降了。

8 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

9 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

10 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

11 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。