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We were in front of Charlie's house. The lights were on, my truck in its place, everything utterly normal. It was like waking from a dream. He stopped the car, but I didn't move.
我們開(kāi)到了查理的房子前。燈亮著，我的卡車(chē)還在老地方，一切完全正常。就好像從夢(mèng)里醒來(lái)一樣。他把車(chē)停下來(lái)，但我沒(méi)動(dòng)。
"Do you promise to be there tomorrow?"
“你保證明天在那里？”
"I promise."
“我保證。”
I considered that for a moment, then nodded. I pulled his jacket off, taking one last whiff.
我思索了片刻，然后點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。我把夾克脫下來(lái)，吸了最后一口香氣。
"You can keep it — you don't have a jacket for tomorrow," he reminded me.
“你可以留著它——你明天可沒(méi)有夾克可穿。”他提醒我。
I handed it back to him. "I don't want to have to explain to Charlie."
我把它遞還給他。“我可不想被迫向查理解釋。”
"Oh, right." He grinned.
“哦，好吧。”他咧嘴一笑。
I hesitated, my hand on the door handle, trying to prolong the moment.
我遲疑著，把手放到門(mén)柄上，努力拖延著動(dòng)作。
"Bella?" he asked in a different tone — serious, but hesitant.
“貝拉？”他用一種不同尋常的語(yǔ)氣問(wèn)道——嚴(yán)肅，但猶豫。
"Yes?" I turned back to him too eagerly.
“嗯？”我太過(guò)熱切地回過(guò)頭去看著他。
"Will you promise me something?"
“你能向我保證一件事嗎？”
"Yes," I said, and instantly regretted my unconditional agreement. What if he asked me to stay away from him? I couldn't keep that promise.
“好的。”我剛說(shuō)完，立刻為自己這個(gè)太過(guò)絕對(duì)的同意后悔了。假設(shè)他要我遠(yuǎn)離他呢？我沒(méi)法信守那樣的承諾。
"Don't go into the woods alone."
“別再獨(dú)自一人走到森林里去。”
I stared at him in blank confusion. "Why?"
我完全摸不著頭腦，困惑地看著他：“為什么？”
He frowned, and his eyes were tight as he stared past me out the window.
他皺起眉，當(dāng)他的目光越過(guò)我看向窗外時(shí)，眼神緊繃著。
"I'm not always the most dangerous thing out there. Let's leave it at that."
“在那里我不總是最危險(xiǎn)的生物。讓我們離它遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的。”
I shuddered slightly at the sudden bleakness in his voice, but I was relieved. This, at least, was an easy promise to honor. "Whatever you say."
他聲音里的陰郁讓我微微顫抖著，但我還是很寬慰。至少，這是個(gè)容易遵守的承諾。“如你所愿。”
《暮光之城》
與圖書(shū)題目相得益彰的是，“暮光之城”系列別具匠心的封面設(shè)計(jì)則很好地傳達(dá)出了每本書(shū)內(nèi)在的深遠(yuǎn)寓意。斯蒂芬妮·梅爾指出《暮色》封面上的蘋(píng)果代表“創(chuàng)世紀(jì)” 內(nèi)善惡樹(shù)上的禁果。象征貝拉和愛(ài)德華之間人類(lèi)與吸血鬼禁忌的愛(ài)戀。在書(shū)的開(kāi)頭引用了“創(chuàng)世紀(jì)”217頁(yè)的內(nèi)容：“只是分別善惡樹(shù)上的果子，你不可吃，因?yàn)槟愠缘娜兆颖囟ㄋ馈！边@同時(shí)也代表了貝拉如何分辨善惡——選擇是否吃下那顆禁忌的果實(shí)，這比喻了選擇跟愛(ài)德華在一起或遠(yuǎn)離他。
