15. THE CULLENS
第十五章 卡伦一家
The muted light of yet another cloudy day eventually woke me. I lay with my arm across my eyes, groggy and dazed. Something, a dream trying to be remembered, struggled to break into my consciousness. I moaned and rolled on my side, hoping more sleep would come. And then the previous day flooded back into my awareness.
又一个多云的早晨，暗哑的光最终把我弄醒了。我把胳膊压在眼睛上，晕乎乎的，一片茫然。有件事情，一个梦境，试图被记起来，挣扎着闯入我的意识中。我呻吟着，翻过身来侧躺着，想要再睡一会儿。然后那个特别的一天如潮水般拥入了我的认知里。
"Oh!" I sat up so fast it made my head spin.
“哦！”我坐起来得太快，头开始晕起来。
"Your hair looks like a haystack… but I like it." His unruffled voice came from the rocking chair in the corner.
“你的头发看起来像个干草堆……但我喜欢这样。”他安静的声音从角落里的那张摇椅传来。
"Edward! You stayed!" I rejoiced, and thoughtlessly threw myself across the room and into his lap. In the instant that my thoughts caught up with my actions, I froze, shocked by my own uncontrolled enthusiasm. I stared up at him, afraid that I had crossed the wrong line.
“爱德华！你留下来了！”我欣喜若狂，不假思索地把自己扔过整个房间，落到他的膝上。但等到我的思路跟上我的动作，我立刻僵住了，被自己完全失控的狂热震撼到了。我仰起脸看着他，生怕我又踩过了错误的底线。
But he laughed.
但他大笑起来。
"Of course," he answered, startled, but seeming pleased by my reaction. His hands rubbed my back.
“当然。”他吃惊地答道，但似乎对我的反应很是高兴。他的手摩挲着，把我抱回怀里。
I laid my head cautiously against his shoulder, breathing in the smell of his skin.
我小心地把头靠在他的肩膀上，细嗅着他肌肤上的芳香。
"I was sure it was a dream."
“我本来还认定，那只是一个梦。”
"You're not that creative," he scoffed.
“你没那么有创造力。”他嘲弄道。
"Charlie!" I remembered, thoughtlessly jumping up again and heading to the door.
“查理！”我这才记起来，再次不假思索地跳起来，落到地板上。
《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。
