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"I don't like it," he muttered anyway.
“我不喜歡這樣。”無論如何他還是抱怨著說了出來。
"You don't have to," I snapped.
“你不必喜歡。”我嚷嚷著。
"He looks at you like… like you're something to eat," he continued, ignoring me.
“他看著你的眼神就像是……就像你是一份大餐一樣。”他不理會我，繼續說道。
I choked back the hysteria that threatened to explode, but a small giggle managed to get out despite my efforts. He glowered at me. I waved and fled to the locker room.
我噎住了一陣威脅著要爆發出來的竭斯底里，但一陣輕微的咯咯聲依然無視我的努力逃逸出來。他怒視著我。我向他揮了揮手，逃進了更衣室。
I dressed quickly, something stronger than butterflies battering recklessly against the walls of my stomach, my argument with Mike already a distant memory. I was wondering if Edward would be waiting, or if I should meet him at his car. What if his family was there? I felt a wave of real terror. Did they know that I knew? Was I supposed to know that they knew that I knew, or not?
我飛快地換上衣服，某種比蝴蝶更加有力的東西在不顧一切地猛擊著我的胃壁，我和邁克的爭論已經成為了久遠的回憶。我想知道愛德華是否在等著，又或者我得在他的車那里和他碰頭。如果他的家人也在那里，我該怎么辦？我感到一陣真切的恐懼。他們知道我知道了嗎？又或者，我能獲準知道他們知道我知道了嗎？
By the time I walked out of the gym, I had just about decided to walk straight home without even looking toward the parking lot. But my worries were unnecessary. Edward was waiting, leaning casually against the side of the gym, his breathtaking face untroubled now. As I walked to his side, I felt a peculiar sense of release.
當我走出體育館的時候，我幾乎決定好要直接走回家，甚至不敢看一眼停車場。但我的擔心是多余的。愛德華正等著我，他若無其事地靠在了體育館的外墻上，他絕美的臉上現在沒有半點憂慮。當我向他走去的時候，我感到了一種奇特的被赦免的感覺。
"Hi," I breathed, smiling hugely.
“嗨。”我喘息著說，露出大大的微笑。
"Hello." His answering smile was brilliant. "How was Gym?"
“哈羅。”他回答著，笑容明朗。“體育課怎么樣？”
My face fell a tiny bit. "Fine," I lied.
我的臉稍稍塌了下來。“很好。”我撒謊道。
"Really?" He was unconvinced. His eyes shifted their focus slightly, looking over my shoulder and narrowing. I glanced behind me to see Mike's back as he walked away.
“真的？”他很是懷疑。他的眼睛微微地聚焦著，越過我的肩膀向后看去，然后瞇縫起來。我向后瞄了一眼，只看見了邁克離開的背影。
《暮光之城》
與圖書題目相得益彰的是，“暮光之城”系列別具匠心的封面設計則很好地傳達出了每本書內在的深遠寓意。斯蒂芬妮·梅爾指出《暮色》封面上的蘋果代表“創世紀” 內善惡樹上的禁果。象征貝拉和愛德華之間人類與吸血鬼禁忌的愛戀。在書的開頭引用了“創世紀”217頁的內容：“只是分別善惡樹上的果子，你不可吃，因為你吃的日子必定死。”這同時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，這比喻了選擇跟愛德華在一起或遠離他。
