英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第188期:第十一章 复杂(17)

 "Hey, Bella," called a familiar, husky voice from the driver's side of the little black car. “嘿，贝拉。”一个熟悉的，沙哑的声音从那辆黑色的小车里的驾驶座上传出来。

"Jacob?" I asked, squinting¹ through the rain. “雅克布？”我问道，眯着眼透过雨幕看去。

Just then, Charlie's cruiser swung around the corner, his lights shining on the occupants of the car in front of me. 就在这时，查理的巡逻车开过了拐角，他的车灯照亮了我面前那辆车里的人。

Jacob was already climbing out, his wide grin visible even through the darkness. 雅克布正要爬出来，他的咧嘴大笑即使在黑暗中也清晰可见。

In the passenger seat was a much older man, a heavyset man with a memorable² face— 坐在乘客座上的是一个更老一些的男人，体格健壮，有一张令人难忘的脸——

a face that overflowed³, the cheeks resting against his shoulders, with creases⁴ running through the russet skin like an old leather jacket. 一张太过宽大的脸，脸颊紧贴着他的肩膀，黄褐色的皮肤上千沟万壑，像一件古旧的皮夹克。

And the surprisingly familiar eyes, black eyes that seemed at the same time both too young and too ancient for the broad face they were set in. 而那双熟悉得惊人的眼睛，那双黑眼睛安放在这张大脸上，在显得太过年轻的同时，又显得太过沧桑了。

Jacob's father, Billy Black. 雅克布的爸爸，比利·布莱克。

I knew him immediately, though in the more than five years since I'd seen him last I'd managed to forget his name when Charlie had spoken of him my first day here. 我立刻认出了他，尽管我上一次见到他是五年多以前的事了。我第一天来这里，查理向我提起他的时候，我甚至已经忘了他的名字。

He was staring at me, scrutinizing⁵ my face, so I smiled tentatively at him. 他注视着我，仔细审视着我的脸，所以我试探性地向他笑了笑。

His eyes were wide, as if in shock or fear, his nostrils⁶ flared⁷. My smile faded. 他的眼睛睁大了，不知道是出于惊讶还是出于害怕，他的鼻孔张大了。我的笑容立刻消失了。

Another complication, Edward had said. 另一个复杂的情形，爱德华说过。

Billy still stared at me with intense, anxious eyes. 比利依然用紧张焦虑的眼神注视着我。

I groaned⁸ internally. Had Billy recognized Edward so easily? 我在心里叹息着。比利这么快就认出爱德华来了吗？

Could he really believe the impossible legends his son had scoffed⁹ at? 他真的相信他儿子嘲笑过的那些不可能的传说吗？

The answer was clear in Billy's eyes. Yes. Yes, he could. 答案清晰地写在比利眼中。是的，是的，他相信。

 

1 squinting   

斜视( squint的现在分词 )； 眯着眼睛； 瞟； 从小孔或缝隙里看

参考例句：

• "More company," he said, squinting in the sun. "那边来人了，"他在阳光中眨巴着眼睛说。
• Squinting against the morning sun, Faulcon examined the boy carefully. 对着早晨的太阳斜起眼睛，富尔康仔细地打量着那个年轻人。

2 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

3 overflowed   

溢出的

参考例句：

• Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。
• A great throng packed out the theater and overflowed into the corridors. 一大群人坐满剧院并且还有人涌到了走廊上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 creases   

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的第三人称单数 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹

参考例句：

• She smoothed the creases out of her skirt. 她把裙子上的皱褶弄平。
• She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。

5 scrutinizing   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His grandfather's stern eyes were scrutinizing him, and Chueh-hui felt his face reddening. 祖父的严厉的眼光射在他的脸上。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• The machine hushed, extraction and injection nozzles poised, scrutinizing its targets. 机器“嘘”地一声静了下来，输入输出管道各就各位，检查着它的目标。 来自互联网

6 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

7 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

8 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 scoffed   

嘲笑，嘲弄( scoff的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. 他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。
• A hundred years ago people scoffed at the idea. 一百年前人们曾嘲笑过这种想法。