英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第234期:第十三章 自白(25)

 Blood boiled under my skin, burned in my lips. 血液在我的肌肤下沸腾着，灼烧着我的唇。

My breath came in a wild gasp¹. 我的呼吸变成了失控的喘息。

My fingers knotted in his hair, clutching him to me. 我的手指纠缠着他的发，把他按向我。

My lips parted as I breathed in his heady scent². 我的唇微微张开，吸进了他令人陶醉的香气。

Immediately I felt him turn to unresponsive stone beneath my lips. 我立刻感觉到他在我的唇下变成了毫无反应的石头。

His hands gently, but with irresistible³ force, pushed my face back. 他的手温柔地，却用着不可抵抗的力量，把我的脸退开了。

I opened my eyes and saw his guarded expression. 我睁开眼睛，看见他充满警惕的神情。

"Oops," I breathed. “噢。”我喘息着说道。

"That's an understatement." “那是一种保守的描述。”

His eyes were wild, his jaw⁴ clenched⁵ in acute restraint, yet he didn't lapse⁶ from his perfect articulation⁷. 他的眼睛睁大着，他的下巴绷紧着，他在痛苦地克制着自己，但他还是没有背离他那完美清晰的发音。

He held my face just inches from his. He dazzled my eyes. 他碰着我的脸，离他的脸只有几英寸远。他的俊美让我有些目眩。

"Should I... ?" I tried to disengage myself, to give him some room. “我应该……？”我试图挣脱出来，给他一点空间。

His hands refused to let me move so much as an inch. 他的双手拒绝放开我，哪怕只是挪动一英寸。

"No, it's tolerable. Wait for a moment, please." His voice was polite, controlled. “不，这还能忍受。稍等片刻，拜托。”他的声音很礼貌，充满了克制。

I kept my eyes on his, watched as the excitement in them faded and gentled. 我凝视着他的眼睛，看着他眼里的兴奋渐渐褪去，眼神温柔起来。

Then he smiled a surprisingly impish grin. 然后，他咧着嘴，露出了一个顽皮得惊人的笑容。

"There," he said, obviously pleased with himself. “好啦。”他说道，显然对自己很是高兴。

"Tolerable?" I asked. “还受得住吗？”我问道。

He laughed aloud. "I'm stronger than I thought. It's nice to know." 他大声笑了起来。“我比我想象的还要坚强。很高兴能知道这一点。”

"I wish I could say the same. I'm sorry." “我希望我也能这样说。我很抱歉。”

1 gasp   

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

参考例句：

• She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
• The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

2 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

3 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

4 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

5 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

7 articulation   

n.（清楚的）发音；清晰度，咬合

参考例句：

• His articulation is poor.他发音不清楚。
• She spoke with a lazy articulation.她说话慢吞吞的。