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I couldn't speak.
我說不出話來。
"I took precautions, hunting, feeding more than usual before seeing you again. I was sure that I was strong enough to treat you like any other human. I was arrogant about it.
“我做足了準備，去狩獵，喝得甚至比必要的還要多，然后再去見你。我確信我足夠堅強，可以像對待任何別的人類一樣對待你。我對此很是自負。
"It was unquestionably a complication that I couldn't simply read your thoughts to know what your reaction was to me. I wasn't used to having to go to such circuitous measures, listening to your words in Jessica's mind… her mind isn't very original, and it was annoying to have to stoop to that. And then I couldn't know if you really meant what you said. It was all extremely irritating." He frowned at the memory.
毫無疑問，情況很復雜，因為我沒辦法簡單地通過讀你的想法來知道你對我的反應。我很不習慣，卻又不得不采取如此迂回的措施，從杰西卡的腦子里聽你說的話……她腦子里的并非原話，將就著去聽實在是件惱人的事。而且我不知道你說的是否真的是字面上的意思。這一切都格外讓人氣憤?！毕肫疬@些，他不由得皺起了眉頭。
"I wanted you to forget my behavior that first day, if possible, so I tried to talk with you like I would with any person. I was eager actually, hoping to decipher some of your thoughts. But you were too interesting, I found myself caught up in your expressions… and every now and then you would stir the air with your hand or your hair, and the scent would stun me again…
“我想讓你忘記我第一天時的舉動，如果可能的話，所以我試著和你說話，像我和任何人所做的那樣。我確實是渴望心切，想要破譯你的一些念頭。但你太有趣了，我發現自己被你的表情迷住了……而且你時不時會用你的手或者你的頭發擾動空氣，那股香味又一次刺痛了我……
"Of course, then you were nearly crushed to death in front of my eyes. Later I thought of a perfectly good excuse for why I acted at that moment — because if I hadn't saved you, if your blood had been spilled there in front of me, I don't think I could have stopped myself from exposing us for what we are. But I only thought of that excuse later. At the time, all I could think was, 'Not her.'"
當然，然后你差點就要在我眼前被撞死。事后我想出了一個極好的借口，解釋那時候我為什么會那樣做——因為如果我不去救你的話，你的血就會在我面前噴濺出來，我不認為我能阻止自己暴露我們的身份。但我只是事后才想到這個借口的。那一刻，我所能想到的只是，‘不該是她’?！?/p>
He closed his eyes, lost in his agonized confession. I listened, more eager than rational. Common sense told me I should be terrified. Instead, I was relieved to finally understand. And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life.
他閉上眼睛，沉浸在自己痛苦的自白中。我聆聽著，渴望得有些不合常理。常識告訴我，我應該感到恐懼。但相反地，我很寬慰，因為我最終知曉了一切。而且，我對他所遭受的折磨充滿了憐憫，即使是在現在，即使這時他正坦白著他渴望奪走我的生命。
《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?！边@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。
