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I sympathized with him. It must be a hard thing, to be a father; living in fear that your daughter would meet a boy she liked, but also having to worry if she didn't. How ghastly it would be, I thought, shuddering, if Charlie had even the slightest inkling of exactly what I did like.
我開始有點同情他了。對一個父親來說，這實在是件難事，活在這樣或那樣的憂慮里，生怕自己的女兒會遇上她喜歡的男孩，但又得操心萬一她遇不上該怎么辦。我一想到，如果查理知道，哪怕是得到最輕微的暗示，我確切喜歡著的是什么人的話，不禁打了個冷戰。
Charlie left then, with a goodbye wave, and I went upstairs to brush my teeth and gather my books. When I heard the cruiser pull away, I could only wait a few seconds before I had to peek out of my window. The silver car was already there, waiting in Charlie's spot on the driveway. I bounded down the stairs and out the front door, wondering how long this bizarre routine would continue. I never wanted it to end.
然后，查理揮手道別，離開了。我走上樓去刷牙，把書收拾好。當我聽到巡邏車開走的聲音時，我只等了幾秒鐘，便迫不及待地跑過去向窗外偷看。那輛銀色的車已經在那里了，就在車道上查理的位置那兒等著。我跳著下了樓，奔出前門，想知道這樣不同尋常的例行公事般的日子能夠持續多久。我永遠都不想讓它結束。
He waited in the car, not appearing to watch as I shut the door behind me without bothering to lock the dead-bolt. I walked to the car, pausing shyly before opening the door and stepping in. He was smiling, relaxed — and, as usual, perfect and beautiful to an excruciating degree.
他在車里等著，當我關上門，懶得鎖上那個該死的門閂的時候，他似乎沒在看我。我走向車子，在開門上車以前羞澀地停住了。他微笑著，很放松——還有，像往常一樣，完美和出色得到了折磨人的地步。
"Good morning." His voice was silky. "How are you today?" His eyes roamed over my face, as if his question was something more than simple courtesy.
“早上好。”他的聲音如絲綢一樣柔軟。“今天感覺怎么樣？”他的目光在我的臉上徘徊著，仿佛他的提問比起單純的禮節有著更深的意味。
"Good, thank you." I was always good — much more than good — when I was near him.
“很好，謝謝。”當我和他在一起時，我總是很好——甚至比好更好。
His gaze lingered on the circles under my eyes. "You look tired."
他的目光落在了我眼睛底下的黑眼圈上。“你看上去很疲倦。”
"I couldn't sleep," I confessed, automatically swinging my hair around my shoulder to provide some measure of cover.
“我睡不著。”我坦白交代，下意識地把頭發撥到肩后，作為某種程度上的掩飾。
"Neither could I," he teased as he started the engine. I was becoming used to the quiet purr. I was sure the roar of my truck would scare me, whenever I got to drive it again.
“我也是。”他揶揄著，發動了引擎。我開始習慣這種安靜的嗡嗡聲了。我敢肯定，無論何時我再去開我那輛卡車，它的轟鳴聲都會嚇著我的。
《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。
