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12. BALANCING
第十二章 平衡
"Billy!" Charlie called as soon as he got out of the car.
“比利！”查理一下車就喊道。
I turned toward the house, beckoning to Jacob as I ducked under the porch. I heard Charlie greeting them loudly behind me.
我轉身向屋子走去，躲到門廊底下的時候，我才向雅克布招手示意。我聽到查理在我身后招呼著他們。
"I'm going to pretend I didn't see you behind the wheel, Jake," he said disapprovingly.
“我會假裝沒有看到你坐在方向盤后的，杰克?！彼灰詾槿坏卣f道。
"We get permits early on the rez," Jacob said while I unlocked the door and flicked on the porch light.
“在保留區(qū)我們會更早地拿到駕照?！毖趴瞬颊f道。這時我打開門，在門廊里輕拂著頭發(fā)。
"Sure you do," Charlie laughed.
“你當然會?！辈槔泶笮χf。
"I have to get around somehow." I recognized Billy's resonant voice easily, despite the years. The sound of it made me feel suddenly younger, a child.
“無論如何我都得到處轉轉。”不管過了多少年，我依然能輕而易舉地認出比利洪亮的聲音。這聲音讓我忽然覺得自己小了幾歲，還是個孩子。
I went inside, leaving the door open behind me and turning on lights before I hung up my jacket. Then I stood in the door, watching anxiously as Charlie and Jacob helped Billy out of the car and into his wheelchair.
我走進屋，把門敞開著，在掛起我的夾克以前先把燈打開。然后我站在門里，焦急地看著查理和雅克布幫助比利從車里出來，坐到輪椅上。
I backed out of the way as the three of them hurried in, shaking off the rain.
當他們三個沖進來，甩著身上的雨水時，我讓開了路。
"This is a surprise," Charlie was saying.
“這實在是個驚喜。”查理說著。
"It's been too long," Billy answered. "I hope it's not a bad time." His dark eyes flashed up to me again, their expression unreadable.
“已經過了很久了?！北壤卮鸬?。“我希望那段時間不算太糟糕?！彼谏难劬τ忠淮温舆^我，眼里的神情讓人難以讀懂。
"No, it's great. I hope you can stay for the game."
“不，那好極了。我希望你能留下來看比賽?！?/p>
Jacob grinned. "I think that's the plan — our TV broke last week."
雅克布咧嘴一笑?！拔蚁胗媱澥沁@樣的——我們的電視機上個禮拜壞掉了?！?/p>
Billy made a face at his son. "And, of course, Jacob was anxious to see Bella again," he added. Jacob scowled and ducked his head while I fought back a surge of remorse. Maybe I'd been too convincing on the beach.
比利對自己的兒子作了個鬼臉?！斑€有，當然，雅克布也渴望著再次見到貝拉?！彼a充道。雅克布皺起眉，迅速低下了頭。我按捺住了一陣洶涌而至的自責。也許在沙灘上我表現得太令人信服了。
《暮光之城》
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