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有声读物《暮光之城•暮色》第22期:打开的书(3)

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有声读物《暮光之城•暮色》第22期:打开的书(3)
  I checked the clock. I still had an hour, but my mom was well known for jumping the gun.
  我看了一下钟。还有一小时的时间,可我妈"提前抢跑"那是出了名的。
  Mom, Calm down. I'm writing right now. Don't do anything rash.
  妈:您冷静冷静。我这就写。别做任何鲁莽的事情。
  Bella.
  贝拉。
  I sent that, and began again.
  把这个发了,我接着又开始写。
  Mom, Everything is great. Of course it's raining. I was waiting for something to write about. School isn't bad, just a little repetitive. I met some nice kids who sit by me at lunch.
  妈:一切都很好。当然在下雨喽。我在等可写的东西呀。学校还不错,就是课程上有点重复。我认识了几个很不错的同学,他们吃午饭都坐在我旁边。
  Your blouse is at the dry cleaners - you were supposed to pick it up Friday.
  您的衬衣在干洗店里——应该星期五去取。
  Charlie bought me a truck, can you believe it? I love it. It's old, but really sturdy, which is good, you know, for me.
  查理给我买了一辆卡车,您能相信吗?我很喜欢。是辆旧车,不过真的很结实,您知道,对我而言这是辆适合我的好车。
  I miss you, too. I'll write again soon, but I'm not going to check my e-mail every five minutes. Relax, breathe. I love you.
  我也想您。我会很快再给您写信的,但是我不会每5分钟查一次电子邮件的。深呼吸,放轻松。我爱您。
  Bella.
  贝拉。
  I had decided to read Wuthering Heights — the novel we were currently studying in English — yet again for the fun of it, and that's what I was doing when Charlie came home. I'd lost track of the time, and I hurried downstairs to take the potatoes out and put the steak in to broil.
  我决定读《呼啸山庄》——我们目前英语课正在学这本小说——不过也是为了轻松一下,查理回家时我正好在读。我把时间给忘了,于是赶紧下楼把土豆取了出来,把牛排放了进去。
  "Bella?" my father called out when he heard me on the stairs.
  "是贝拉吗?"我父亲听见我下楼时喊了一声。
  Who else? I thought to myself.
  还能是谁呀?我心里想道。
  "Hey, Dad, welcome home."
  "嘿,爸,欢迎回家。"
  "Thanks." He hung up his gun belt and stepped out of his boots as I bustled about the kitchen. As far as I was aware, he'd never shot the gun on the job. But he kept it ready. When I came here as a child, he would always remove the bullets as soon as he walked in the door. I guess he considered me old enough now not to shoot myself by accident, and not depressed enough to shoot myself on purpose.
  "谢谢。"我在厨房里忙活的时候,他把佩枪皮带挂起来了,也脱掉了靴子。就我所知,他出警时还从未开过枪。不过,枪还都是上了膛的。小时候我来他这里的时候,他总是一进门就把子弹给卸了。我猜想,他觉得现在我已经够大了,不至于玩枪走火发生意外,也没有抑郁到自杀的程度。
  "What's for dinner?" he asked warily. My mother was an imaginative cook, and her experiments weren't always edible. I was surprised, and sad, that he seemed to remember that far back.
  "晚饭吃什么?"他警惕地问道。我母亲是个想象力丰富的厨子,而她试出来的饭菜并不总是容易下咽的。我感到惊讶,也感到难过,都这么长时间了,他似乎对此还记忆犹新。
  "Steak and potatoes," I answered, and he looked relieved.
  "土豆加牛排,"我回答说,他看上去宽心了。
  He seemed to feel awkward standing in the kitchen doing nothing; he lumbered into the living room to watch TV while I worked. We were both more comfortable that way. I made a salad while the steaks cooked, and set the table.
  他似乎觉得什么也不做,就那么傻站在厨房里,看着我忙前忙后有些不好意思,于是笨重地到起居室看电视去了。这样,我们都更自在。烤牛排的时候,我拌了一碗沙拉,摆好了桌子。
  I called him in when dinner was ready, and he sniffed appreciatively as he walked into the room.
  饭做好以后,我叫他进来,进来的时候,他拿鼻子闻了闻,看来很欣赏的样子。
  "Smells good, Bell."
  "很香嘛,贝拉。"
  "Thanks."
  "谢谢。"
  We ate in silence for a few minutes. It wasn't uncomfortable. Neither of us was bothered by the quiet. In some ways, we were well suited for living together.
  我们默默地吃了几分钟,没有觉得不自在。我们谁都不会因为安静而心烦。从某些方面来说,我们很适合住在一起。
  "So, how did you like school? Have you made any friends?" he asked as he was taking seconds.
  "哦,对了,你觉得学校怎样?交到了朋友没有?"他添菜的时候问道。
  "Well, I have a few classes with a girl named Jessica. I sit with her friends at lunch. And there's this boy, Mike, who's very friendly. Everybody seems pretty nice." With one outstanding exception.
  "噢,我和一个叫杰西卡的女孩有几门课同班。我和她的朋友们一块儿吃的午饭。还有一个男生,迈克,很友好。每个人似乎都非常不错。"只有一个,特别例外。
  "That must be Mike Newton. Nice kid — nice family. His dad owns the sporting goods store just outside of town. He makes a good living off all the backpackers who come through here."
  "肯定是迈克·牛顿。不错的孩子——家庭也不错。他爸爸开有一家体育用品商店,就在城外。靠着那些过往的背着背包徒步旅行的人,他可挣了不少钱啦。"

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