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I'd seen Dr. Cullen before, of course, yet I couldn't help but be struck again by his youth, his outrageous perfection. At his side was Esme, I assumed, the only one of the family I'd never seen before. She had the same pale, beautiful features as the rest of them. Something about her heart-shaped face, her billows of soft, caramel-colored hair, reminded me of the ingénues of the silent-movie era. She was small, slender, yet less angular, more rounded than the others. They were both dressed casually, in light colors that matched the inside of the house. They smiled in welcome, but made no move to approach us. Trying not to frighten me, I guessed.
當然，我之前見過卡倫醫生，但我還是情不自禁地被他的年輕，他可惡的完美震撼了。站在他身旁的是艾思梅，我敢確定，因為她是這個家里我此前唯一從未見過的人。她和其他人一樣，有著蒼白，美麗的外表。她心形的臉龐，波浪般起伏的柔軟的焦糖色的秀發，讓我想起了默片時代電影中的純真少女。她個子小巧，身形纖細，但不像其他人那樣消瘦，她更圓潤些。他們的穿著都很隨意，都穿著與屋里的色調相襯的淺顏色衣服。他們微笑著表示歡迎，但并沒有向我們走過來。我猜，是為了避免嚇著我。
"Carlisle, Esme," Edward's voice broke the short silence, "this is Bella."
“卡萊爾，艾思梅，”愛德華的聲音打破了這陣短暫的沉默。“這位是貝拉。”
"You're very welcome, Bella." Carlisle's step was measured, careful as he approached me. He raised his hand tentatively, and I stepped forward to shake hands with him.
“非常歡迎你，貝拉。”卡萊爾向我走過來，他的步子十分小心慎重。他試探性地伸出手，我走向前去，和他握手。
"It's nice to see you again, Dr. Cullen."
“很高興再次見到你，卡倫醫生。”
"Please, call me Carlisle."
“拜托，叫我卡萊爾。”
"Carlisle." I grinned at him, my sudden confidence surprising me. I could feel Edward's relief at my side.
“卡萊爾。”我向他露齒一笑，忽然涌起的自信讓我吃驚不小。我能感覺到，站在我身旁的愛德華如釋重負。
Esme smiled and stepped forward as well, reaching for my hand. Her cold, stone grasp was just as I expected.
艾思梅微笑著，也走上前來，握住了我的手。她冰冷如石頭般的緊握和我期待的一樣
"It's very nice to know you," she said sincerely.
“很高興認識你。”她由衷地說道。
"Thank you. I'm glad to meet you, too." And I was. It was like meeting a fairy tale — Snow White, in the flesh.
“謝謝。我也很高興見到你。”而且我一直都是。就像遇見一個童話故事——一個活生生的白雪公主。
"Where are Alice and Jasper?" Edward asked, but no one answered, as they had just appeared at the top of the wide staircase.
“愛麗絲和賈斯帕在哪里？”愛德華問道，但沒人回答，他們已經出現在寬闊的樓梯頂上。
"Hey, Edward!" Alice called enthusiastically. She ran down the stairs, a streak of black hair and white skin, coming to a sudden and graceful stop in front of me. Carlisle and Esme shot warning glances at her, but I liked it. It was natural — for her, anyway.
“嗨，愛德華！”愛麗絲熱情地喊道。她跑下樓梯，只見一陣黑發雪膚的幻影，頃刻之間她已優雅地出現在我面前。卡萊爾和艾思梅警告地瞪著她，但我喜歡這樣。這很正常——無論如何，對她而言確實是這樣。
"Hi, Bella!" Alice said, and she bounced forward to kiss my cheek. If Carlisle and Esme had looked cautious before, they now looked staggered. There was shock in my eyes, too, but I was also very pleased that she seemed to approve of me so entirely. I was startled to feel Edward stiffen at my side. I glanced at his face, but his expression was unreadable.
“嗨，貝拉！”愛麗絲說著，跳上前來親吻我的臉頰。如果卡萊爾和艾思梅之前只是警惕地看著的話，他們現在簡直是難以置信地看著。我的眼里也露出了震驚的神情，但我還是很高興，她竟然如此如此全盤地認同我。我驚奇地感覺到愛德華在我身旁僵住了。我瞥了一眼他的臉，但他的神情有些難以琢磨。
"You do smell nice, I never noticed before," she commented, to my extreme embarrassment.
“你聞起來真的很棒，我之前從沒注意到。”讓我異常窘迫地是，她如此評價道。
《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。
