"Do you approve?" he asked.
“你赞成吗？”他问道。
"Does it matter?" I countered. "I want her to be happy… and he is who she wants."
“有区别吗？”我反驳道。“我只希望她快乐……而他正是她想要的那个人。”
"That's very generous… I wonder," he mused.
“这样做很有雅量……我认为是的。”他若有所思地说。
"What?"
“什么？”
"Would she extend the same courtesy to you, do you think? No matter who your choice was?" He was suddenly intent, his eyes searching mine.
“你认为她会用同样的善意来包容你吗？不管你选择了什么样的人？”他忽然热心起来，他的眼睛对上了我的视线。
"I-I think so," I stuttered. "But she's the parent, after all. It's a little bit different."
“我——我想会的。”我结结巴巴地说道。“但她毕竟是家长。这有些不太一样。”
"No one too scary then," he teased.
“那就没人能算得上是让人害怕了。”他嘲弄道。
I grinned in response. "What do you mean by scary? Multiple facial piercings and extensive tattoos?"
我露齿一笑，反驳道：“你说的让人害怕是什么意思？满脸的穿孔和一大堆的纹身？”
"That's one definition, I suppose."
“那是其中一种定义，我想。”
"What's your definition?"
“你的定义是什么？”
But he ignored my question and asked me another. "Do you think that I could be scary?" He raised one eyebrow, and the faint trace of a smile lightened his face.
但他无视我的提问，却问了我另一个问题。“你认为我会让人害怕吗？”他挑起一侧眉头，淡淡的笑意点亮了他的脸。
I thought for a moment, wondering whether the truth or a lie would go over better. I decided to go with the truth. "Hmmm… I think you could be, if you wanted to."
我想了一会儿，不知道实情和谎言哪个会更受欢迎。我最终决定说实话。“呃……我想你会的，如果你想的话。”
"Are you frightened of me now?" The smile vanished, and his heavenly face was suddenly serious.
“你现在怕我吗？”笑容忽然消失了，他天使一样的脸严峻起来。
"No." But I answered too quickly. The smile returned.
“不怕。”但我回答得太快了点。笑容又回到了他脸上。
"So, now are you going to tell me about your family?" I asked to distract him. "It's got to be a much more interesting story than mine."
“那么，现在你打算告诉我你家人的事了吗？”为了转移他的注意力，我问道。“那一定比我的故事更有趣。”
He was instantly cautious. "What do you want to know?"
他立刻警惕起来：“你想知道什么？”
"The Cullens adopted you?" I verified.
“你是卡伦家收养的孩子？”我向他求证。
"Yes."
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