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"No." Edward was absolute.
“不。”愛德華很堅決。
"He's no match for us, Edward. He won't be able to touch her."
“他根本贏不了我們，愛德華。他甚至沒有機會摸到她的半根頭發。”
"He'll wait."
“他會等著的?！?/p>
Emmett smiled. "I can wait, too."
艾美特笑了。“我也能等。”
"You didn't see — you don't understand. Once he commits to a hunt, he's unshakable. We'd have to kill him."
“你看不見——你不明白。一旦他決定了某個獵物，他就會堅定不移地追獵到底。我們必須殺了他?！?/p>
Emmett didn't seem upset by the idea. "That's an option."
艾美特并沒有被這個想法難倒?！斑@也是一個選擇。”
"And the female. She's with him. If it turns into a fight, the leader will go with them, too."
“還有那個女人。她和他是一對。如果這最終會演變成一場戰役，那個首領也會和他們站在一起。”
"There are enough of us."
“我們有足夠的人手?！?/p>
"There's another option," Alice said quietly.
“還有另一個選擇。”愛麗絲安靜地說道。
Edward turned on her in fury, his voice a blistering snarl. "There — is — no — other — option!"
愛德華狂怒地轉過頭去看著她，他的聲音是一種震撼的咆哮?！皼]——有——另——一——個——選——擇！”
Emmett and I both stared at him in shock, but Alice seemed unsurprised. The silence lasted for a long minute as Edward and Alice stared each other down.
艾美特和我都震驚地看著他，但愛麗絲似乎絲毫不感到意外。沉默持續了很久，愛德華和愛麗絲對視了許久，想要逼得對方低下頭。
I broke it. "Does anyone want to hear my plan?"
我打破了沉默?！坝腥讼肼犅犖业挠媱潌幔俊?/p>
"No," Edward growled. Alice glared at him, finally provoked.
“不?！睈鄣氯A咆哮道。愛麗絲瞪著他，終于被激怒了。
"Listen," I pleaded. "You take me back."
“聽著，”我懇求道?！澳銕一厝ァ！?/p>
"No," he interrupted.
“不?！彼驍嗔宋业脑?。
I glared at him and continued. "You take me back. I tell my dad I want to go home to Phoenix. I pack my bags. We wait till this tracker is watching, and then we run. He'll follow us and leave Charlie alone. Charlie won't call the FBI on your family. Then you can take me any damned place you want."
我怒視著他，繼續說道：“你帶我回去。我告訴我爸爸我要回鳳凰城的家。我會打包好行李。我們一直等到那個追獵者看到這一切為止，然后我們就跑路。他會跟著我們，留下查理一個人。那樣查理就不會呼叫FBI來解決你的家人。在這之后，隨你想帶我去那里都行?！?/p>
《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。
