小说原文

He smiled briefly, but it didn't touch his eyes. "It wasn't so bad, you said so yourself."
他简单地笑了笑，但笑意并没有渗入他的眼底。“这没那么糟，你自己说的。”
"That's because I was with you."
“那是因为我和你在一起。”
We were quiet for a minute; he stared at the moon and I stared at him. I wished there was some way to explain how very uninterested I was in a normal human life.
我们安静了一分钟。他盯着月亮，而我盯着他。我希望我能找到办法来解释为什么我对正常人类的生命是那么的不感兴趣。
"Will you tell me something?" he asked, glancing down at me with a slight smile.
“你想要告诉我什么吗？”他问道，低下头看着我，淡淡地笑着。
"Don't I always?"
“我不总是这样做吗？”
"Just promise you'll tell me," he insisted, grinning.
“你只要保证你会告诉我。”他坚持着，咧嘴一笑。
I knew I was going to regret this almost instantly. "Fine."
我知道我会立刻后悔的。“很好。”
"You seemed honestly surprised when you figured out that I was taking you here," he began.
“当你想出来我要把你带到这里来的时候，你看上去毫不掩饰自己的惊讶。”他开始了。
"I was," I interjected.
“我确实是。”我插嘴道。
"Exactly," he agreed. "But you must have had some other theory… I'm curious what did you think I was dressing you up for?"
“确实。”他赞同道。“但你一定还有别的一些理论……我很好奇——你以为我让你穿上盛装是为了什么？”
Yes, instant regret. I pursed my lips, hesitating. "I don't want to tell you."
是的，我立刻就后悔了。我撅起嘴，踌躇着。“我不想告诉你。”

暮光周边

《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

briefly
简短地；简单的
He showed himself briefly at the party.
他在聚会上匆匆露了一面。
He paused briefly before continuing.
他停了片刻又继续进行。

uninterested
不感兴趣的
I'm uninterested in classical architecture.
我对古典建筑风格不感兴趣。

glancing down at me
低下头看着我

figured out
算出；想出；解决；理解；断定
It didn't take the children long to figure out the correct answer.
孩子们没有花很多时间就算出了正确的答案。
I can't figure out why he is absent.
我弄不明白他为什么缺席。

hesitating
犹豫的；踌躇的
The very fact of your hesitating proves it.
你的犹豫的事实正好证明了那一点。
Speak to me through hesitating tears, through faltering smiles, through sweet shame and pain, the secret of your heart.
从踌躇的眼泪里，从沉吟的微笑着，从甜柔的羞怯和痛苦里，把你心的秘密告诉我吧！