"I think you should eat something." Edward's voice was low, but full of authority. He looked up at Jessica and spoke slightly louder. "Do you mind if I drive Bella home tonight? That way you won't have to wait while she eats."
“我觉得你最好吃点东西。”爱德华的声音很低,却充满了威严。他抬头看着杰西卡,稍稍提高了音量。“你介意我今晚开车送贝拉回家吗?这样你就不用在她吃东西的时候等着了。”
"Uh, no problem, I guess…" She bit her lip, trying to figure out from my expression whether that was what I wanted. I winked at her. I wanted nothing more than to be alone with my perpetual savior. There were so many questions that I couldn't bombard him with till we were by ourselves.
“嗯,没问题,我猜……”她咬住唇,试图从我的表情看出哪个才是我想要的。我向她使了个眼色。我什么也不想要,只想和我永远的救星待在一起。我有太多太多的问题要问了,但只有在我们独处的时候,我才能轰炸他。
"Okay." Angela was quicker than Jessica. "See you tomorrow, Bella… Edward." She grabbed Jessica's hand and pulled her toward the car, which I could see a little ways away, parked across First Street. As they got in, Jess turned and waved, her face eager with curiosity. I waved back, waiting for them to drive away before I turned to face him.
“好吧。”安吉拉比杰西卡反应得更快。“明天见,贝拉……爱德华。”她抓住杰西卡的手,拖着她向车子走去。我看见她的车子离这里不远,停在了第一街上。当她们上车的时候,杰西回过头来向我挥手,她的脸上充满了好奇的渴望。我也向她们挥手,一直等到她们把车开走,才转过身去面对他。
"Honestly, I'm not hungry," I insisted, looking up to scrutinize his face. His expression was unreadable.
“老实说,我一点儿也不饿。”我坚持说着,抬起头端详着他的脸。他的神情有些难以捉摸。
"Humor me."
“就当是为了我。”
He walked to the door of the restaurant and held it open with an obstinate expression. Obviously, there would be no further discussion. I walked past him into the restaurant with a resigned sigh.
他向餐厅的大门走去,推开门,用固执的神情把门撑住。显然,已经没商量了。我顺从地叹了口气,从他身旁走过,进了餐厅。
《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。