英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第130期:第八章 天使港(15)

 "I think you should eat something." Edward's voice was low, but full of authority. “我觉得你最好吃点东西。”爱德华的声音很低，却充满了威严。

He looked up at Jessica and spoke¹ slightly louder. 他抬头看着杰西卡，稍稍提高了音量。

"Do you mind if I drive Bella home tonight? “你介意我今晚开车送贝拉回家吗？

That way you won't have to wait while she eats." 这样你就不用在她吃东西的时候等着了。”

"Uh, no problem, I guess..." She bit her lip, trying to figure out from my expression whether that was what I wanted. “嗯，没问题，我猜……”她咬住唇，试图从我的表情看出哪个才是我想要的。

I winked² at her. 我向她使了个眼色。

I wanted nothing more than to be alone with my perpetual savior. 我什么也不想要，只想和我永远的救星待在一起。

There were so many questions that I couldn't bombard him with till we were by ourselves. 我有太多太多的问题要问了，但只有在我们独处的时候，我才能轰炸他。

"Okay." Angela was quicker than Jessica. " “好吧。”安吉拉比杰西卡反应得更快。

See you tomorrow, Bella... Edward." “明天见，贝拉……爱德华。”

She grabbed Jessica's hand and pulled her toward the car, 她抓住杰西卡的手，拖着她向车子走去。

which I could see a little ways away, parked across First Street. 我看见她的车子离这里不远，停在了第一街上。

As they got in, Jess turned and waved, her face eager with curiosity. 当她们上车的时候，杰西回过头来向我挥手，她的脸上充满了好奇的渴望。

I waved back, waiting for them to drive away before I turned to face him. 我也向她们挥手，一直等到她们把车开走，才转过身去面对他。

"Honestly, I'm not hungry," I insisted, looking up to scrutinize³ his face. “老实说，我一点儿也不饿。”我坚持说着，抬起头端详着他的脸。

His expression was unreadable. 他的神情有些难以捉摸。

"Humor me." “就当是为了我。”

He walked to the door of the restaurant and held it open with an obstinate⁴ expression. 他向餐厅的大门走去，推开门，用固执的神情把门撑住。

Obviously, there would be no further discussion. 显然，已经没商量了。

I walked past him into the restaurant with a resigned sigh. 我顺从地叹了口气，从他身旁走过，进了餐厅。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 winked   

v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。
• He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 scrutinize   

n.详细检查，细读

参考例句：

• Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
• She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.她探身向前，端详他们的面容。

4 obstinate   

adj.顽固的，倔强的，不易屈服的，较难治愈的

参考例句：

• She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了，不会让任何人帮她的。
• The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。