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作品简介 《暮光之城》电影珍藏版 
《暮光之城》描写了中学生贝拉与青春帅气的吸血鬼爱德华的浪漫爱情故事。仅在美国,暮光之城系列小说的销量就已经超过5000万册,全球销量突破8500万册。
作者简介
美国女作家斯蒂芬妮·梅尔(Stephenie Meyer),1973年出生于美国康涅狄格州,毕业于杨伯翰大学,主修英国文学。2003年的一天,她做了一个改变她命运的梦:一位少女和一个英俊的男子坐在阳光明媚的草地上谈情说爱。成为她第一部小说《暮色》中的一章。
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Finding the school wasn't difficult, though I'd never been there before. The school was, like most other things, just off the highway. It was not obvious that it was a school; only the sign, which declared it to be the Forks High School, made me stop. It looked like a
collection of matching houses, built with maroon-colored bricks. There were so many trees and shrubs I couldn't see its size at first. Where was the feel of the institution? I wondered
nostalgically. Where were the chain-link fences, the metal detectors?找到学校没费什么事,虽然我以前从未去过。学校和许多其他建筑一样,就在公路边上。它不太看得出来是所学校;幸好看见了那块上面写着福克斯中学的牌子,我才停下来。它看上去就像一溜用栗色砖修建的配套用房。这里有许多树和灌木,一开始我没能看清学校的规模。这哪里有什么教育机构的感觉?我感觉倒是很怀旧。铁丝网栅栏在哪儿?还有金属探测器呢?
I parked in front of the first building, which had a small sign over the door reading front office. No one else was parked there, so I was sure it was off limits, but I decided I would get directions inside instead of circling around in the rain like an
idiot. I stepped unwillingly out of the
toasty truck cab and walked down a little stone path lined with dark hedges. I took a deep breath before opening the door.
我把车停在了第一栋楼前,楼上挂着一块小牌子,上面写有"行政办公室"字样。不见有别人把车停在这里,所以我断定这里肯定是不让停车的,不过我还是决定去问问路,而不要像个白痴似地在雨中绕圈子。我不情愿地从舒适温暖的驾驶室出来,上了一条有深色栅栏的小石路。开门之前,我深吸了一口气。
Inside, it was brightly
lit, and warmer than I'd hoped. The office was small; a little waiting area with padded folding chairs, orange-flecked commercial carpet, notices and awards
cluttering the walls, a big clock ticking loudly. Plants grew everywhere in large plastic pots, as if there wasn't enough greenery outside. The room was cut in half by a long counter, cluttered with wire baskets full of papers and brightly colored flyers taped to its front. There were three desks behind the counter, one of which was manned by a large, red-haired woman wearing glasses. She was wearing a purple t-shirt, which immediately made me feel overdressed.
里面灯火通明,而且比我想象得要暖和。办公室很小;有一个小小的接待区,放置着一些带衬垫的可折叠椅子,地上铺着橘色斑点的商务地毯,布告和奖彰混乱地贴在墙上,一个大立钟发出清晰而响亮的滴答声,在大塑料罐子里的盆景生长得异常茂盛,好像这里户外缺乏植被似的所以它们才在这里长得到处都是。这个房间被一个长柜台分割成两部分,柜台前凌乱地放着装满了纸张的金属网篓,台子的前面板上用胶带胡乱地贴着色彩明亮的广告传单。台子后面有三张办公桌,其中一张被一个大个子的,红发戴眼镜的女性所占据。她穿着一件紫色的体恤衫),这件体恤衫让我立刻觉得自己穿得太多了。
The red-haired woman looked up. "Can I help you?"
她抬头看着我:"你有事吗?"
"I'm Isabella Swan," I informed her, and saw the
immediate awareness light her eyes. I was expected, a topic of gossip no doubt. Daughter of the Chief's flighty ex-wife, come home at last.
“我是伊萨贝拉·斯旺,"我通报了姓名,看见她的眼中立即闪过明白了的眼神,我料想,无疑我已经成为了这个小镇上闲聊时的话题,警长轻浮的前妻的闺女,终于回家来了。
"Of course," she said. She
dug through a precariously stacked pile of documents on her desk till she found the ones she was looking for. "I have your
schedule right here, and a map of the school." She brought several sheets to the counter to show me."
当然,"她说道,她在自己办公桌上一堆早就有所准备的文件中翻了半天,才翻到了要找的那几份,"我这就把你的课程表给你,还有一张校园的地图。"她把好几张纸拿到台子上给我看。
She went through my classes for me, highlighting the best route to each on the map, and gave me a
slip to have each teacher sign, which I was to bring back at the end of the day. She smiled at me and hoped, like Charlie, that I would like it here in Forks. I smiled back as convincingly as I could.
她帮我仔细检查了一下我的课程,在校园地图上把上每一节课的最佳路线都一一标了出来,然后给了我一张纸片让每个老师签字,要我在放学前再把签过字的纸片交回来。就像查理一样,她冲我笑了笑并希望我喜欢福克斯。我也冲她笑了笑,而且尽了最大的努力,让她相信我的微笑不是装出来的。
When I went back out to my truck, other students were starting to arrive. I drove around the school, following the line of traffic. I was glad to see that most of the cars were older like mine, nothing
flashy. At home I'd lived in one of the few lower-income neighborhoods that were included in the Paradise Valley District. It was a common thing to see a new
Mercedes or
Porsche in the student lot. The nicest car here was a shiny
Volvo, and it stood out. Still, I cut the engine as soon as I was in a spot, so that the
thunderous volume wouldn't draw attention to me.
我出来朝车边走去时,别的学生开始到校了。我开车沿交通线绕学校转了一圈。我高兴地看到大多数的车都跟我的车一样破,一点儿不浮华。在凤凰城,我住在为数不多的几个低收入的居民区中的一个居民区里,而这些居民区都隶属于天堂谷行政区管辖。在学生停车区,看见一辆新梅塞德斯或者保时捷是很寻常的事情。这里最好的车是一辆亮闪闪的沃尔沃,鹤立鸡群。不过,一到停车位我还是马上就把火熄了,省得它那雷鸣般的声音把注意力吸引到我身上来。
I looked at the map in the truck, trying to memorize it now; hopefully I wouldn't have to walk around with it stuck in front of my nose all day. I stuffed everything in my bag, slung the strap over my shoulder, and sucked in a huge breath. I can do this, I lied to myself
feebly. No one was going to bite me. I finally
exhaled and stepped out of the truck.
我在车里看了看校园地图,想当时在车上就能把它记住;这样的话,就有希望不需要一天到晚走到哪里,都得把它贴在鼻子前面了。我把所有的东西塞进了书包,将书包带子挎在了肩上,吸了一大口气。我可以搞定,我底气不足地对自己撒了个谎,没有人会把我吃了。最后,我深呼一口气从车里走了出来。
I kept my face pulled back into my
hood as I walked to the sidewalk,crowded with teenagers. My plain black jacket didn't stand out, I noticed with relief.
我往人行道那边走去的时候,脸一直缩在帽兜里面。人行道上挤满了十几岁的孩子。我朴素的黑夹克并不显眼,降低了我受到关注的可能。
词汇拓展:
1. nostalgically:adv. 怀乡地;恋旧地 【短语】Look Back Nostalgically怀恋 to remember nostalgically感念
2. dug through:挖通 dug through the files从一堆档案中理出头绪
3. Mercedes:梅赛德斯-奔驰(Mercedes-Benz)是世界知名的德国汽车品牌。
Porsche:保时捷是德国著名汽车品牌,创始人为费迪南德·保时捷(又译作费迪南德·波尔舍)。
Volvo:沃尔沃(Volvo),瑞典著名汽车品牌,曾译为富豪。