选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
Chapter 35 Deadline
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
"Headed out?" Edward asked, his tone nonchalant. There was a sort of forced composure about hisexpression. He hugged Renesmee just a little bit tighter to his chest.
"Yes, a few last-minute things...," I responded just as casually1.
He smiled my favorite smile. "Hurry back to me.""Always."I took his Volvo again, wondering if he'd read the odometer after my last errand. How much had hepieced together? That I had a secret, absolutely. Would he have deduced the reason why I didn't confidein him? Did he guess that Aro might soon know everything he knew? I thought Edward could have cometo that conclusion, which explained why he had demanded no reasons from me. I guessed he was tryingnot to speculate too much, trying to keep my behavior off his mind. Had he put this together with my oddperformance the morning after Alice left, burning my book in the fire? I didn't know if he could havemade that leap.
It was a dreary2 afternoon, already dark as dusk. I sped through the gloom, my eyes on the heavyclouds. Would it snow tonight? Enough to layer the ground and create the scene from Alice's vision?
Edward estimated that we had about two more days. Then we would set ourselves in the clearing,drawing the Volturi to our chosen place.
As I headed through the darkening forest, I considered my last trip to Seattle. I thought I knew Alice'spurpose in sending me to the dilapidated drop point where J. Jenks referred his shadier clients. If I'dgone to one of his other, more legitimate3 offices, would I have ever known what to ask for? if I'd met himas Jason Jenks or Jason Scott, legitimate lawyer, would I ever have unearthed4 J. Jenks, purveyor5 ofillegal documents? I'd had to go the route that made it clear I was up to no good. That was my clue.
It was black when I pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant a few minutes early, ignoring the eagervalets by the entrance. I popped in my contacts and then went to wait for J inside the restaurant. ThoughI was in a hurry to bedone with this depressing necessity and back with my family, J seemed careful to keep himself untaintedby his baser associations; i had a feeling a handoff in the dark parking lot would offend his sensibilities.
I gave the name Jenks at the podium, and the
点击
收听单词发音

1
casually
![]() |
|
adv.漠不关心地,无动于衷地,不负责任地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
dreary
![]() |
|
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
legitimate
![]() |
|
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
unearthed
![]() |
|
出土的(考古) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
purveyor
![]() |
|
n.承办商,伙食承办商 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
obsequious
![]() |
|
adj.谄媚的,奉承的,顺从的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
hearth
![]() |
|
n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
trench
![]() |
|
n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
9
attire
![]() |
|
v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
10
gasped
![]() |
|
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
11
oyster
![]() |
|
n.牡蛎;沉默寡言的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
12
morbidity
![]() |
|
n.病态;不健全;发病;发病率 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
13
stunning
![]() |
|
adj.极好的;使人晕倒的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
14
soothing
![]() |
|
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
15
eyebrows
![]() |
|
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
16
eyebrow
![]() |
|
n.眉毛,眉 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
17
spoke
![]() |
|
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
18
curiously
![]() |
|
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
19
briefcase
![]() |
|
n.手提箱,公事皮包 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
20
latches
![]() |
|
n.(门窗的)门闩( latch的名词复数 );碰锁v.理解( latch的第三人称单数 );纠缠;用碰锁锁上(门等);附着(在某物上) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
21
flipped
![]() |
|
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
22
immediate
![]() |
|
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
23
license
![]() |
|
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
24
scrutiny
![]() |
|
n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
25
dabbing
![]() |
|
石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
26
exhaled
![]() |
|
v.呼出,发散出( exhale的过去式和过去分词 );吐出(肺中的空气、烟等),呼气 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
27
mumbled
![]() |
|
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
28
slurring
![]() |
|
含糊地说出( slur的现在分词 ); 含糊地发…的声; 侮辱; 连唱 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
29
stunned
![]() |
|
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
30
drawn
![]() |
|
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
31
reassure
![]() |
|
v.使放心,使消除疑虑 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
32
membrane
![]() |
|
n.薄膜,膜皮,羊皮纸 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
33
fully
![]() |
|
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
34
transparent
![]() |
|
adj.明显的,无疑的;透明的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
35
sincerity
![]() |
|
n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
36
contraband
![]() |
|
n.违禁品,走私品 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
37
vampire
![]() |
|
n.吸血鬼 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
38
vampires
![]() |
|
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 );吸血蝠;高利贷者;(舞台上的)活板门 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
39
cringing
![]() |
|
adj.谄媚,奉承 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
40
nutritional
![]() |
|
adj.营养的,滋养的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
41
survivors
![]() |
|
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
42
suite
![]() |
|
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
43
blueprints
![]() |
|
n.蓝图,设计图( blueprint的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
44
neatly
![]() |
|
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
45
pigeonholes
![]() |
|
n.鸽舍出入口( pigeonhole的名词复数 );小房间;文件架上的小间隔v.把…搁在分类架上( pigeonhole的第三人称单数 );把…留在记忆中;缓办;把…隔成小格 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
46
stationery
![]() |
|
n.文具;(配套的)信笺信封 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
47
visualize
![]() |
|
vt.使看得见,使具体化,想象,设想 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
48
visualized
![]() |
|
直观的,直视的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
49
deliberately
![]() |
|
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
50
racing
![]() |
|
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
51
sob
![]() |
|
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
52
clenching
![]() |
|
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
53
killing
![]() |
|
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
54
prey
![]() |
|
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
55
wary
![]() |
|
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
56
touching
![]() |
|
adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
57
triangular
![]() |
|
adj.三角(形)的,三者间的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
58
hideously
![]() |
|
adv.可怕地,非常讨厌地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
59
ironic
![]() |
|
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
60
flakes
![]() |
|
小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
61
stony
![]() |
|
adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
62
crimson
![]() |
|
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
63
swollen
![]() |
|
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
64
shrugged
![]() |
|
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
65
confrontation
![]() |
|
n.对抗,对峙,冲突 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
66
retrieved
![]() |
|
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 );恢复;寻回;检索(储存的信息) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
67
agilely
![]() |
|
adv.敏捷地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
68
rigid
![]() |
|
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
69
diffusing
![]() |
|
(使光)模糊,漫射,漫散( diffuse的现在分词 ); (使)扩散; (使)弥漫; (使)传播 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
70
scrutinized
![]() |
|
v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
71
braced
![]() |
|
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
72
twine
![]() |
|
v.搓,织,编饰;(使)缠绕 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
73
stiffened
![]() |
|
加强的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
74
hissed
![]() |
|
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
75
clenched
![]() |
|
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
Chapter 34 Declared
下一章:
Chapter 36 Bloodlust
©英文小说网 2005-2010