英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第371期:第二十四章 僵局(18)

 　　"And the pain?" he asked. “那疼痛呢？”他问道。

　　I blanched¹. I couldn't help it. But I tried to keep my expression from showing how clearly I remembered the feeling… the fire in my veins². 我脸色发白。我没法控制住自己。但我试图不让自己的神情表现得太明白。我记起来那种感觉……火焰在我的血管里燃烧着。

　　"That's my problem," I said. "I can handle it." “这是我的问题。”我说道。“我能把握住。”

　　"It's possible to take bravery to the point where it becomes insanity³." “在情况失控的时候，勇气也许会很有帮助的。”

　　"It's not an issue. Three days. Big deal." “这不是问题。就三天。有什么大不了的。”

　　Edward grimaced⁴ again as my words reminded him that I was more informed than he had ever intended me to be.  爱德华又扮了个鬼脸。我的话提醒了他，我比他所希望的知道得更多。

　　I watched him repress the anger, watched as his eyes grew speculative⁵. 我看着他强抑住自己的愤怒，看着他的眼神变得揣度起来。

　　"Charlie?" he asked curtly⁶. "Renée?" “查理？”他简要地问道。“蕾妮？”

　　Minutes passed in silence as I struggled to answer his question. I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. I closed it again.  时间在沉默中一分一秒地过去，我挣扎着想要回答他的问题。我张开嘴巴，但发不出声音。

　　He waited, and his expression became triumphant⁷ because he knew I had no true answer. 我又闭上了嘴巴。他等待着，然后露出了胜利的神情。因为他知道我没法如实回答。

　　"Look, that's not an issue either," I finally muttered; my voice was as unconvincing as it always was when I lied.  “看，这也不是问题。”我最终喃喃低语道。当我撒谎的时候，我的声音总是没法让人信服。

　　"Renée has always made the choices that work for her she'd want me to do the same. And Charlie's resilient, he's used to being on his own. I can't take care of them forever.  “蕾妮总会为自己做出选择——她也想要我这样做。而查理能恢复过来，他过去一直是一个人。我不能永远为他们操心。

　　I have my own life to live." 我有我自己的人生要过。”

　　"Exactly," he snapped. "And I won't end it for you." “确实如此。”他猛地说道。“而我不能结束你的人生。”

　　"If you're waiting for me to be on my deathbed, I've got news for you! I was just there!" “如果你在等我奄奄一息的时候，那我有好消息要告诉你！我就在这里！”

　　"You're going to recover," he reminded me. “你会好起来的。”他提醒我。

　　I took a deep breath to calm myself, ignoring the spasm⁸ of pain it triggered. I stared at him, and he stared back. There was no compromise in his face. 我深吸了一口气，让自己冷静下来，不去理会这个动作带来的一阵痉挛的疼痛。我瞪着他，他瞪了回来，脸上没有半点让步。

　　"No," I said slowly. "I'm not." “不，”我慢慢地说道。“我不会的。”

1 blanched   

v.使变白( blanch的过去式 )；使（植物）不见阳光而变白；酸洗（金属）使有光泽；用沸水烫（杏仁等）以便去皮

参考例句：

• The girl blanched with fear when she saw the bear coming. 那女孩见熊（向她）走来，吓得脸都白了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Their faces blanched in terror. 他们的脸因恐惧而吓得发白。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

4 grimaced   

v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He grimaced at the bitter taste. 他一尝那苦味，做了个怪相。
• She grimaced at the sight of all the work. 她一看到这么多的工作就皱起了眉头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 speculative   

adj.思索性的，暝想性的，推理的

参考例句：

• Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
• The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。

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 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

8 spasm   

n.痉挛，抽搐；一阵发作

参考例句：

• When the spasm passed,it left him weak and sweating.一阵痉挛之后，他虚弱无力，一直冒汗。
• He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.他突然变得不耐烦，一脚踢向椅子。