英语听力 暮光之城•暮色 第236期:第十三章 自白(27)

 I started to step around him, heading for the driver's side. 我开始绕过他，径直向驾驶座走去。

He might have let me pass if I hadn't wobbled slightly. 他原本也许会让我过去的，如果我没有轻微地晃荡了一下的话。

Then again, he might not have. 然后我又晃了一下，他不会让我过去了。

His arm created an inescapable snare¹ around my waist. 他的胳膊环住了我的腰，变成了一个无法逃脱的圈套。

"Bella, I've already expended² a great deal of personal effort at this point to keep you alive. “贝拉，我已经花费了大量的个人努力，只是为了让你活着。

I'm not about to let you behind the wheel of a vehicle when you can't even walk straight. 我不打算在你甚至无法沿直线走路的时候，让你坐到一辆卡车的方向盘后面。

Besides, friends don't let friends drive drunk," he quoted with a chuckle³. 还有，是朋友就不要让她酒后驾车。”他轻笑着，引用那句公益广告说道。

I could smell the unbearably⁴ sweet fragrance⁵ coming off his chest. 我能闻到从他的胸膛散发出来的那股无法抵抗的甜腻的芳香。

"Drunk?" I objected. “酒后？”我伉仪道。

"You're intoxicated⁶ by my very presence." He was grinning that playful smirk⁷ again. “你陶醉在我不同寻常的表现中。”他又一次露出了那个饶有趣味的坏笑。

"I can't argue with that," I sighed. “我不能反驳这一点。”我叹息说。

There was no way around it; I couldn't resist him in anything. 没有办法绕过这一点。我在任何事情上都无法拒绝他。

I held the key high and dropped it, watching his hand flash like lightning to catch it soundlessly. 我高举起钥匙，松开手让它落下来，看着他的手闪电般地掠过，无声地抓住它。

"Take it easy—my truck is a senior citizen." “当心点——我的车可是上了年纪的。”

"Very sensible," he approved. “非常明智。”他满意地说道。

"And are you not affected⁸ at all?" I asked, irked. "By my presence?" “你就不受任何影响吗？”我苦恼地问道。“对我的存在？”

Again his mobile features transformed, his expression became soft, warm. 又一次，他易变的表情又改变了，他的神情变得温和起来。

He didn't answer at first; 起初他并没有回答。

he simply bent⁹ his face to mine, and brushed his lips slowly along my jaw¹⁰, from my ear to my chin, back and forth¹¹. I trembled. 他只是把脸俯向我的脸，用他的唇慢慢地拂过我的下颌，从耳后一路吻到下巴，往返流连。我颤抖起来。

"Regardless," he finally murmured, "I have better reflexes." “无论如何，”他最终喃喃低语道，“我能更好地应对。”

1 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

2 expended   

v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 )；使用（钱等）做某事；用光；耗尽

参考例句：

• She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
• The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 chuckle   

vi.／n.轻声笑，咯咯笑

参考例句：

• He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
• I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个，我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。

4 unbearably   

adv.不能忍受地，无法容忍地；慌

参考例句：

• It was unbearably hot in the car. 汽车里热得难以忍受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She found it unbearably painful to speak. 她发现开口说话痛苦得令人难以承受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

6 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

7 smirk   

n.得意地笑；v.傻笑；假笑着说

参考例句：

• He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.他毫不掩饰自鸣得意的笑容。
• She had a selfsatisfied smirk on her face.她脸上带着自鸣得意的微笑。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

10 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。

11 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。