《你好布拉德》精讲33 诡异的恐惧感

Not being invited to Nick's wedding confirmed a creeping fear.

尼克结婚没叫我 证实了我那种诡异的恐惧感

Not only had I not lived up to my own expectations,

我不仅自己没过处自己想要的生活

I'd failed in the eyes of others.

别人眼里 我也混得不行

I pictured the wedding party.

我脑补着婚礼现场

Everyone there,

大家欢聚一堂

basking¹ in each other's glow.

沐浴在各自的光环中

It wasn't friendship that bonded² them,

联接他们的不是友情

but a perceived level of success.

而是特定阶层的成功

Whether I was forgotten or excluded...

不管我是被忘了还是被排挤了

made no difference.

没区别的

I was off the list.

我就不在圈子里

A nobody.

平庸之辈

A nothing.

碌碌无为

The world hated me, and the feeling was mutual³.

这世界讨厌我 而我也讨厌它

1 basking   

v.晒太阳，取暖( bask的现在分词 )；对…感到乐趣；因他人的功绩而出名；仰仗…的余泽

参考例句：

• We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
• A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bonded   

n.有担保的，保税的，粘合的

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee.威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• This adhesive must be applied to both surfaces which are to be bonded together.要粘接的两个面都必须涂上这种黏合剂。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。