小说原文

"To Jasper, every one of you is much the same. He's the most recent to join our family. It's a struggle for him to abstain at all. He hasn't had time to grow sensitive to the differences in smell, in flavor." He glanced swiftly at me, his expression apologetic.

“对贾斯帕来说，你们中的每一个人都是一样的。他是最晚才加入我们的家族的。对他而言，单单是克制渴望就已经让他挣扎不已了。他还没有时间去体会不同的气味，不同的味道。”他很快地看向我，他的神情充满了歉意。

"Sorry," he said.

“对不起。”他说道。

"I don't mind. Please don't worry about offending me, or frightening me, or whichever. That's the way you think. I can understand, or I can try to at least. Just explain however you can."

“我不介意。请不用担心冒犯我，或者吓到我，或者诸如此类的事。那是你思考的方式。我能理解，或者至少我会试着去理解。随你用什么方式，只要能解释就行。”

He took a deep breath and gazed at the sky again.

他深吸了一口气，然后再次凝望着天空。

"So Jasper wasn't sure if he'd ever come across someone who was as" — he hesitated, looking for the right word — "appealing as you are to me. Which makes me think not. Emmett has been on the wagon longer, so to speak, and he understood what I meant. He says twice, for him, once stronger than the other."

“所以贾斯帕不能肯定他是否遇到过这样的人”——他迟疑着，寻找着合适的词——“这样有吸引力，正如你之于我。这让我觉得这是不可能的。艾美特戒酒的时间更长一些，可以这么说，而他能理解我所说的意思。他说有两次，对他来说，一旦尝试，第二次的诱或就比上一次更为强烈。”

"And for you?"

“那你呢？”

"Never."

“从未试过。”

The word hung there for a moment in the warm breeze.

这话在温暖的微风中停留了片刻。

"What did Emmett do?" I asked to break the silence.

“艾美特做了什么？”我问道，打破了沉默。

It was the wrong question to ask. His face grew dark, his hand clenched into a fist inside mine. He looked away. I waited, but he wasn't going to answer.

我问错问题了。他的脸阴沉下来，他的手在我的手里紧紧地握成了拳头。他看向别处。我等待着，但他不打算回答。

"I guess I know," I finally said.

“我猜，我已经知道了。”我最终说道。

《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. much the same 几乎相同，大致一样

eg He sees with dismay much the same limitations among his readers in China.

他很沮丧地发现他的读者在中国都面临着同样的限制。

2. glance at 看一下，浏览；提到，影射

eg The young man then casts a covetous glance at the girl, kisses her and she turns into a bottle of beer. 这个年轻人接着向女孩投去了贪婪的一瞥，也亲吻了她，而她就变成了一瓶啤酒。

3. I don't mind 我不介意

4. worry about 焦虑…；担心…

eg But still, I worry about the price.

但是同时，我担忧这背后的代价。

5. come across v. 偶遇；无意中发现

eg When sober, he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man.

在他不醉酒的时候，他给人的印象可能会是一位极其可爱迷人的年轻人。