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"Then I'm very sorry I upset you." His eyes burned with sincerity for a protracted moment — playing havoc with the rhythm of my heart — and then turned playful. "And I'll be on your doorstep bright and early Saturday morning."
“那么，我很抱歉，我惹你生氣了。”他的眼里燃燒著真誠的火焰，灼燒了許久——嚴重破壞了我心跳的節奏——然后變成了打趣的眼神。“而晴朗的周六那天，一大早我就會站在你家的門階上。”
"Um, it doesn't help with the Charlie situation if an unexplained Volvo is left in the driveway."
“呃，如果一輛不請自來的沃爾沃停在車道上，對查理的情形不會有任何幫助的。”
His smile was condescending now. "I wasn't intending to bring a car."
“呃，如果一輛不請自來的沃爾沃停在車道上，對查理的情形不會有任何幫助的。”
"How —"
“怎么——”
He cut me off. "Don't worry about it. I'll be there, no car."
他打斷了我的話。“不必擔心這個，我會在那兒的，不會開車來的。”
I let it go. I had a more pressing question.
我丟下了這個話題。我有一個更重要的問題要問。
"Is it later yet?" I asked significantly.
“這就是那個下次嗎？”我意味深長地問道。
He frowned. "I supposed it is later."
他皺起眉：“我猜它是下次。”
I kept my expression polite as I waited.
我維持著彬彬有禮的表情，等待著。
He stopped the car. I looked up, surprised — of course we were already at Charlie's house, parked behind the truck. It was easier to ride with him if I only looked when it was over. When I looked back at him, he was staring at me, measuring with his eyes.
他把車停了下來。我驚訝地抬起頭——當然，我們已經到查理家了，正停在那輛卡車后面。如果我一心只留意著何時結束的話，和他一起坐車會更容易些。當我回頭看向他時，他正注視著我，用眼神衡量著我。
"And you still want to know why you can't see me hunt?" He seemed solemn, but I thought I saw a trace of humor deep in his eyes.
“你還是想要知道為什么你不能去看我狩獵嗎？”他一本正經地說著，但我想我看到他眼里有一絲打趣的痕跡。
"Well," I clarified, "I was mostly wondering about your reaction."
“好吧，”我澄清道。“我最好奇的是你的反應。”
"Did I frighten you?" Yes, there was definitely humor there.
“我嚇著你了？”沒錯，他眼里的打趣顯而易見。
"No," I lied. He didn't buy it.
“沒有。”我撒謊道。他沒買我的賬。
"I apologize for scaring you," he persisted with a slight smile, but then all evidence of teasing disappeared. "It was just the very thought of you being there… while we hunted." His jaw tightened.
“我為嚇著你而道歉。”他固執地維持著一抹淺笑，但隨后，所有嘲弄的跡象都消失了。“那確實是想到你在那里……在我們打獵時的反應。”他的下顎一緊。
"That would be bad?"
“那會很糟嗎？”
He spoke from between clenched teeth. "Extremely."
他從咬緊的牙縫里擠出幾個字。“極其糟糕”
"Because… ?"
“因為……？”
He took a deep breath and stared through the windshield at the thick, rolling clouds that seemed to press down, almost within reach.
他深吸了一口氣，向擋風玻璃外看去，注視著那片涌動著的濃云，它似乎要壓下來了，幾近伸手可及。
"When we hunt," he spoke slowly, unwillingly, "we give ourselves over to our senses… govern less with our minds. Especially our sense of smell. If you were anywhere near me when I lost control that way…" He shook his head, still gazing morosely at the heavy clouds.
“當我們狩獵的時候，”他極慢地，很不情愿地說道。“我們會憑自己的感覺行事……幾乎不受自己的意志控制，尤其依賴于我們的嗅覺。如果在我那樣失控的時候，你在我周圍的任何地方……”他搖了搖頭，依然憂郁地注視著那片厚重的云層。
《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。
