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Edward's eyes lit up, but he hesitated.
愛德華的眼睛亮了起來，但他躊躇著。
"Of course you should bring Bella," Alice chirped. I thought I saw Jasper throw a quick glance at her.
“你當然得帶上貝拉。”愛麗絲唧唧喳喳地說著。我想我看見賈斯帕飛快地瞥了她一眼。
"Do you want to go?" Edward asked me, excited, his expression vivid.
“你想去嗎？”愛德華興奮地問著我，他的神情簡直是活力四射。
"Sure." I couldn't disappoint such a face. "Um, where are we going?"
“當然。”我不能讓這樣一張臉失望。“呃嗯，我們要去哪里？”
"We have to wait for thunder to play ball — you'll see why," he promised.
“我們得等到雷雨天才能打球——你會看到這是為什么的。”他保證道。
"Will I need an umbrella?"
“我需要帶把傘嗎？”
They all three laughed aloud.
他們都大笑起來。
"Will she?" Jasper asked Alice.
“她需要嗎？”賈斯帕問愛麗絲。
"No." She was positive. "The storm will hit over town. It should be dry enough in the clearing."
“不。”她相當肯定。“暴風雨只會橫掃整個小鎮。那塊空地上將會相當干爽。”
"Good, then." The enthusiasm in Jasper's voice was catching, naturally. I found myself eager, rather than scared stiff.
“那么，很好。”自然地，賈斯帕話語里的熱情很有感染力。我發現自己也熱切起來，甚至遠甚于恐懼的僵直。
"Let's go see if Carlisle will come." Alice bounded up and to the door in a fashion that would break any ballerina's heart.
“我們去看看卡萊爾會不會加入。”愛麗絲跳起來，落到門口，她敏捷的動作能讓任何一個芭蕾演員心灰意冷。
"Like you don't know," Jasper teased, and they were swiftly on their way. Jasper managed to inconspicuously close the door behind them.
“就好像你不知道一樣。”賈斯帕揶揄著，然后他們魚貫而出。賈斯帕不引人注目地隨手關上了門。
"What will we be playing?" I demanded.
“我們要打什么球？”我盤問道。
"You will be watching," Edward clarified. "We will be playing baseball."
“你會看到的，”愛德華澄清道。“我們要打棒球。”
I rolled my eyes. "Vampires like baseball?"
我睜圓了眼睛。“吸血鬼喜歡棒球？”
"It's the American pastime," he said with mock solemnity.
“這是美國人的消遣。”他假裝一本正經地說道。
《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。
