英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第382期:第二十五章 一触即发(7)

 　　Jacob didn't seem grateful for the subject change; he looked away, uncomfortable again. He said it was a 'safe' place to talk to you. I swear the old man is losing his mind. 雅克布看上去并不乐意改变话题。他看向别处，又开始不自在起来。“他说这是一个和你交谈的‘安全’的地方。我敢发誓那个老男人一定是昏了头了。”

　　I joined in his laughter weakly. 我虚弱地加入他的大笑中。

　　Anyway, he said that if I told you something, he would get me that master cylinder¹ I need, he confessed with a sheepish grin. “无论如何，他说如果我告诉你某件事，他就会帮我弄到我需要的那个主制动引擎。”他露出一个怯懦的咧嘴一笑，坦白交代道。

　　Tell me, then. I want you to get your car finished. I grinned back. At least Jacob didn't believe any of this. It made the situation a bit easier.  “那么，告诉我吧。我希望你能把你的车子攒完。”我也冲他咧嘴一笑。至少雅克布根本不相信这个。这让情形变得更容易些了。

　　Against the wall, Edward was watching my face, his own face expressionless.  爱德华靠在墙上，一直看着我的脸，他自己脸上却毫无表情。

　　I saw a sophomore² in a pink dress eyeing him with timid speculation³, but he didn't seem to be aware of her. 我看到一个穿着粉红色裙子的二年级生用怯懦的侥幸的神情看着他，但他似乎根本没有注意到她。

　　Jacob looked away again, ashamed. Don't get mad, okay? 雅克布又移开了视线，脸红了。“别抓狂，好吗？”

　　There's no way I'll be mad at you, Jacob, I assured him. I won't even be mad at Billy. Just say what you have to. “我不会对你抓狂的，雅克布。”我向他保证道。“我甚至也不会对比利抓狂的。只要告诉我你要做的事就行。”

　　Well — this is so stupid, I'm sorry, Bella — he wants you to break up with your boyfriend. He asked me to tell you 'please.' He shook his head in disgust. “嗯——这实在是太愚蠢了，对不起，贝拉——他想要你跟你男朋友分手。他要我告诉你，‘求你了。’”他厌恶地摇了摇头。

　　He's still superstitious⁴, eh? “他还是很迷信，嗯？”

1 cylinder   

n.圆筒，柱(面)，汽缸

参考例句：

• What's the volume of this cylinder?这个圆筒的体积有多少？
• The cylinder is getting too much gas and not enough air.汽缸里汽油太多而空气不足。

2 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。