英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第190期:第十二章 平衡(2)

 "Are you hungry?" I asked, turning toward the kitchen. “你们饿了吗？”我问道，转身向厨房走去。

I was eager to escape Billy's searching gaze. 我渴望着逃离比利洞察的注视。

"Naw, we ate just before we came," Jacob answered. “不，我们来之前刚吃过。”雅克布答道。

"How about you, Charlie?" I called over my shoulder as I fled around the corner. “你呢，查理？”当我转过拐角的时候，我越过肩膀向后喊道。

"Sure," he replied, his voice moving in the direction of the front room and the TV. I could hear Billy's chair follow. “当然。”他应声说道。他的声音向着前厅和电视机的方向移动着。我能听到比利的轮椅跟着过去了。

The grilled¹ cheese sandwiches were in the frying pan and I was slicing up a tomato when I sensed someone behind me. 烤奶酪三明治已经在煎锅里了，我正在把一个马铃薯切片，这时我感觉到某人正站在我身后。

"So, how are things?" Jacob asked. “那么，最近过得怎么样？”雅克布问道。

"Pretty good." I smiled. His enthusiasm was hard to resist. "How about you? Did you finish your car?" “相当不错。”我微笑着说。要抵抗住他的热情是件很难的事。“你呢？你的车弄好了吗？”

"No." He frowned. "I still need parts. We borrowed that one." “没。”他皱起眉。“我还需要一些零部件。这辆车是我们借来的。”

He pointed² with his thumb in the direction of the front yard. 他用拇指指着前院的方向。

"Sorry. I haven't seen any... what was it you were looking for?" “对不起。我没看到什么……你要找的是什么？”

"Master cylinder³." He grinned. "Is something wrong with the truck?" he added suddenly. “制动缸。”他咧嘴一笑。“那辆卡车有什么问题吗？”他忽然补充道。

"No." “没有。”

"Oh. I just wondered because you weren't driving it." “哦。我只是有点怀疑，因为你不再开它。”

I stared down at the pan, pulling up the edge of a sandwich to check the bottom side. "I got a ride with a friend." 我低下头看着煎锅，夹起一片三明治的一角，检查朝下的那一面。“我搭一个朋友的车上学。”

"Nice ride." Jacob's voice was admiring. “好车。”雅克布的声音里充满了赞叹。

"I didn't recognize the driver, though. I thought I knew most of the kids around here." “但是我不认识开车的那个人。我想我认识这附近的大部分孩子。”

I nodded noncommittally, keeping my eyes down as I flipped⁴ sandwiches. 我含糊地点点头，始终低着头，给三明治翻面。

"My dad seemed to know him from somewhere." “我爸似乎在什么地方认识了他。”

"Jacob, could you hand me some plates? They're in the cupboard over the sink." “雅克布，你能递给我几个盘子吗？它们就在水槽上的橱柜里。”

"Sure." “好的。”

1 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 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。

4 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。