小说原文

"Hi."

“嗨。”

I couldn't think of anything else to say, and he didn't speak — biding his time, I presumed — so it was a quiet walk to the cafeteria. Walking with Edward through the crowded lunchtime rush was a lot like my first day here; everyone stared.

我想不出别的话可说，而他也没说话——我猜想，是为了让他等会儿的时间更显得宝贵些——所以我们一路沉默着向自助餐厅走去。和爱德华一起走在午餐时段蜂拥的人潮里很像我第一天来这里的时候，每个人都在盯着看。

He led the way into the line, still not speaking, though his eyes returned to my face every few seconds, their expression speculative. It seemed to me that irritation was winning out over amusement as the dominant emotion in his face. I fidgeted nervously with the zipper on my jacket.

他带头向排成长龙的队伍走去，还是什么也不说，但每隔几秒钟他的目光就会落在我脸上，里面有着不确定的神情。懊恼似乎压倒了快乐，成为了他脸上的主要表情。我惴惴不安地把玩着夹克上的拉锁。

He stepped up to the counter and filled a tray with food.

他走到柜台前，拿了满满一盘食物。

"What are you doing?" I objected. "You're not getting all that for me?"

“你在做什么？”我伉仪道。“你该不会全都是拿给我的吧？”

He shook his head, stepping forward to buy the food.

他摇摇头，走上前去交款。

"Half is for me, of course."

“当然，有一半是我的。”

I raised one eyebrow.

我扬起一侧眉头。

He led the way to the same place we'd sat that one time before. From the other end of the long table, a group of seniors gazed at us in amazement as we sat across from each other. Edward seemed oblivious.

他带路向我们上次坐过的同一个地方走去。当我们面对面地坐下来时，长桌的另一头，一群学长们惊奇地注视我们。爱德华似乎根本没注意到。

"Take whatever you want," he said, pushing the tray toward me.

“想吃什么，随便拿。”他说着，把那盘食物推向我。

"I'm curious," I said as I picked up an apple, turning it around in my hands, "what would you do if someone dared you to eat food?"

“我很好奇。”我说着，拿起了一个苹果，让它在我手里转着圈。“如果别人问你敢不敢吃食物，你会怎么办？”

"You're always curious." He grimaced, shaking his head. He glared at me, holding my eyes as he lifted the slice of pizza off the tray, and deliberately bit off a mouthful, chewed quickly, and then swallowed. I watched, eyes wide.

“你总是很好奇。”他扮了个鬼脸，摇了摇头。他注视着我，抓住了我的目光，然后从盘子里拿起一片披萨，故意咬了一大口，很快地咀嚼了几下，然后咽下去。我看着这一切，不由得瞪大了眼睛。

"If someone dared you to eat dirt, you could, couldn't you?" he asked condescendingly.

“如果有人问你敢不敢吃土，你也会吃的，对吧？”他谦逊地问道。

I wrinkled my nose. "I did once… on a dare,"

我皱起了鼻子。“我吃过一次……在一次‘敢不敢’大冒险的时候。”

《暮光之城》

与图书题目相得益彰的是，“暮光之城”系列别具匠心的封面设计则很好地传达出了每本书内在的深远寓意。斯蒂芬妮·梅尔指出《暮色》封面上的苹果代表“创世纪” 内善恶树上的禁果。象征贝拉和爱德华之间人类与吸血鬼禁忌的爱恋。在书的开头引用了“创世纪”217页的内容：“只是分别善恶树上的果子，你不可吃，因为你吃的日子必定死。”这同时也代表了贝拉如何分辨善恶——选择是否吃下那颗禁忌的果实，这比喻了选择跟爱德华在一起或远离他。

语言讲解

1. win out over 胜过

eg Out new product is sure to win out over all those of our competitors.

我们的新产品一定能胜过所有竞争对手的产品。

2. step up to 走近

eg However, at the application architecture level, you have to step up to another level.

不过，在应用程序架构级别，必须上升到另一个层次考虑问题。

3. raise eyebrows 扬起眉头

4. gaze at 盯住；凝视

eg The climbers stood on top of the mountain,gazing at the splendid view.

登山者站在山顶，凝视着美景。