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"Safe," Esme called in a calm voice.
“安全上壘。”艾思梅用冷靜的聲音說道。
Emmett's team was up by one , Rosalie managed to flit around the bases after tagging up on one of Emmett's long flies — when Edward caught the third out. He sprinted to my side, sparkling with excitement.
艾美特的隊伍領先一分——羅莎莉在艾美特擊出一記長長的高飛球時成功觸壘，然后設法沿著各壘奔跑——這時愛德華接住了第三個界外球。他沖到我身旁，興奮得像在閃閃發光。
"What do you think?" he asked.
“你感覺怎么樣？”他問道。
"One thing's for sure, I'll never be able to sit through dull old Major League Baseball again."
“有一件事我很確定，我再也不能坐下來看完整場老舊乏味的大聯盟棒球賽了。”
"And it sounds like you did so much of that before," he laughed.
“聽起來你以前沒少看他們的比賽。”他大笑起來。
"I am a little disappointed," I teased.
“我有點失望。”我揶揄道。
"Why?" he asked, puzzled.
“為什么？”他困惑地問道。
"Well, it would be nice if I could find just one thing you didn't do better than everyone else on the planet."
“嗯，如果我能從你身上找到哪怕一點你不如這個星球上的其他人的事情，我會感覺更好些。”
He flashed his special crooked smile, leaving me breathless.
他露出一抹他特有的彎彎壞笑，走開了，丟下我一個人在那里，幾乎喘不過氣來。
"I'm up," he said, heading for the plate.
“我來了。”他說著，向本壘板走去。
He played intelligently, keeping the ball low, out of the reach of Rosalie's always-ready hand in the outfield, gaining two bases like lightning before Emmett could get the ball back in play. Carlisle knocked one so far out of the field — with a boom that hurt my ears — that he and Edward both made it in. Alice slapped them dainty high fives.
他的打法很聰明，他把球打得很低。羅莎莉雖然在外野隨時把手準備著，但還是沒能接著那個球。在艾美特把球扔回來以前，他已經像閃電一樣跑過了兩個壘。卡萊爾擊出一記長球，飛得幾乎和場地一樣遠——那轟隆聲震得我的耳朵生疼——然后他和愛德華雙雙上壘。愛麗絲高調而優雅地和他們擊掌相賀。
The score constantly changed as the game continued, and they razzed each other like any street ballplayers as they took turns with the lead. Occasionally Esme would call them to order. The thunder rumbled on, but we stayed dry, as Alice had predicted.
比賽繼續進行著，比分在不斷地變化著，當他們輪流領先時，他們像那些街頭棒球手那樣互相嘲弄著。偶爾，艾思梅會沖他們大喊，讓他們收斂一點。雷聲繼續轟鳴著，但我們依然很干爽，就像愛麗絲預言過的那樣。
《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。
