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It was surprisingly difficult to concentrate on the road while feeling his gaze on my face. I compensated by driving more carefully than usual through the still-sleeping town.
當我感覺他在注視著我的臉的時候，要把注意力集中在路況上是一件困難得驚人的事。我只得比平常還要小心地駕駛，穿過這座仍在沉睡的城鎮。
"Were you planning to make it out of Forks before nightfall?"
“你打算在傍晚以前把車開出福克斯嗎？”
"This truck is old enough to be your car's grandfather — have some respect," I retorted.
“這車老得能當你那輛車的爺爺了——對它尊重一點。”我回嘴道。
We were soon out of the town limits, despite his negativity. Thick underbrush and green-swathed trunks replaced the lawns and houses.
與他消極的估計相反，我們很快便開出了小鎮的范圍。濃密的灌木叢和覆滿藤蔓的樹干取代了草坪和房屋。
"Turn right on the one-ten," he instructed just as I was about to ask. I obeyed silently.
“右轉開上110國道。”我正要開口問，他指點道。我沉默地服從了。
"Now we drive until the pavement ends."
“現在一直開到公路盡頭。”
I could hear a smile in his voice, but I was too afraid of driving off the road and proving him right to look over and be sure.
我能聽到他聲音里的笑意，但我害怕開出公路，剛好證明他的擔心是對的，所以沒敢看過去確認一下。
"And what's there, at the pavement's end?" I wondered.
“那里有什么，在公路的盡頭？”我想知道。
"A trail."
“一條小路。”
"We're hiking?" Thank goodness I'd worn tennis shoes.
“我們要走過去？”謝天謝地，我穿的是網球鞋。
"Is that a problem?" He sounded as if he'd expected as much.
“那是個問題嗎？”他聽起來像是已經預料到了。
"No." I tried to make the lie sound confident. But if he thought my truck was slow…
“不。”我努力讓這個謊言聽起來可信些。但如果他覺得我的卡車太慢……
"Don't worry, it's only five miles or so, and we're in no hurry."
“別擔心，那條小路只有五英里長，或者差不多，而且我們不趕時間。”
Five miles. I didn't answer, so that he wouldn't hear my voice crack in panic. Five miles of treacherous roots and loose stones, trying to twist my ankles or otherwise incapacitate me. This was going to be humiliating.
五英里。我沒有回答，這樣他就不會聽到我因為恐懼而破碎的聲音。五英里布滿陰險的樹根和松散的石頭的小路，正陰謀著讓我扭傷腳踝，或者用別的方式讓我報廢。這將是一次丟臉的旅途。
We drove in silence for a while as I contemplated the coming horror.
我思索著即將到來的慘劇，我們在沉默中開了一會兒車。
《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。
