Hanging out with no one but extremely dexterous people all the time was going to give me a complex.
一直只与那些身手敏捷的人玩耍会让我产生某种情结。
“I guess,” Jake said slowly. “I’m so full I’m about to puke, but I think I can force it down. I won’t enjoy it at all, though.” He sighed again sadly.
“我想是的，”雅各布慢条斯理地说道，“我饱得都要吐出来了，但是我想我还是能够撑下去的。不过，我可不会享受它的美味了。”他又悲伤地叹了叹气。
Jacob leaned back against my knees and toyed with the hot dog he had spitted on a straightened wire hanger; the flames at the edge of the bonfire licked along its blistered skin. He heaved a sigh and patted his stomach. It was somehow still flat, though I’d lost count of how many hot dogs he’d eaten after his tenth. Not to mention the super-sized bag of chips or the two-liter bottle of root beer.
雅各布靠在我的膝盖上，拨弄着他穿在一根拉直了的铁丝衣架上的热狗；篝火边上的火焰吞噬着冒泡的表皮。他沉沉地叹了叹气，拍了拍肚皮，还有些平，尽管我已经数不清楚第十根之后他又吃过多少根了，还不算超大包装的薯片和两升的瓶装根汁汽水。
“Sheesh.” Jacob laughed. “Kidding, Paul. Here.”
“嘘。”雅各布大笑起来，“开玩笑的，保罗，给你。”
“Are you gonna eat that hot dog?” Paul asked Jacob, his eyes locked on the last remnant of the huge meal the werewolves had consumed.
“你打算吃掉那只热狗吗？”保罗问雅各布，他的眼睛盯着所剩无几的残羹冷炙，狼人们已经吃掉一大堆东西了。
He flipped the homemade skewer across the circle. I expected it to land hot-dog-first in the sand, but Paul caught it neatly on the right end without difficulty.
他把自制的串肉扦抛到篝火对面，我以为串肉扦的另一端会先掉在沙子上，但是保罗毫不费力巧妙地把它接住了。
Despite the fact that Paul had eaten at least as much as Jacob, he glowered and his hands balled up into fists.
实际上至少保罗吃的和雅各布一样多，但他还是怒气冲冲，双手握成了拳头。
“Thanks, man,” Paul said, already over his brief fit of temper.
“谢谢，哥们儿。”保罗说道，他的怒火不一会儿就烟消云散了。
“Hey, vampire girl!” Embry had greeted me loudly. Quil had jumped up to give me a high five and kiss me on the cheek. Emily had squeezed my hand when we’d sat on the cool stone ground beside her and Sam.
“嘿，吸血鬼女孩！”安布里大声地跟我打招呼。吉尔跳了起来和我击掌，还吻了我的脸颊。我们在艾米莉和山姆旁边凉爽的石头地面上坐下来，艾米莉捏了一下我的手。
The fire crackled, settling lower toward the sand. Sparks blew up in a sudden puff of brilliant orange against the black sky. Funny, I hadn’t noticed that the sun had set. For the first time, I wondered how late it had gotten. I’d lost track of time completely.
火焰发出噼里啪啦的声音，慢慢地向沙子靠近。在黑色的苍穹下，闪烁着的火花突然爆发出一阵璀璨的橘红色。有意思的是，我没注意到已经日落西山了。有生以来第一次我不知道天已经那么晚了，我完全忘记了时间在流逝。
It was easier being with my Quileute friends than I’d expected.
和奎鲁特的朋友们相处比预期的要容易一些。
While Jacob and I had dropped off my bike at the garage — and he had admitted ruefully that the helmet was a good idea that he should have thought of himself — I’d started to worry about showing up with him at the bonfire, wondering if the werewolves would consider me a traitor now. Would they be angry with Jacob for inviting me? Would I ruin the party?
雅各布和我把摩托车放在车库的时候——他懊恼地承认戴上头盔是个好主意，他应该自己想到这一点的——从那时起，我就开始担心在篝火晚会上和他一起出现了，我不知道狼人们现在会不会把我当成叛徒。他们会不会因为雅各布邀请我来而生他的气？我会不会扫了大家在晚会上的兴致？
But when Jacob had towed me out of the forest to the clifftop meeting place — where the fire already roared brighter than the cloud-obscured sun — it had all been very casual and light.
但是当雅各布拖着我走出森林来到峭壁顶，他们在这里会合——这里的篝火已经比被乌云遮住的太阳更加耀眼了——气氛非常随意、轻松。
I wondered how horrible it was for Leah to sit across the circle from Sam and Emily. Her lovely face betrayed no emotion, but she never looked away from the flames. Looking at the perfection of Leah’s features, I couldn’t help but compare them to Emily’s ruined face. What did Leah think of Emily’s scars, now that she knew the truth behind them? Did it seem like justice in her eyes?
我不知道对里尔来说坐在山姆和艾米莉对面是多么难过的事情。她可爱的脸庞没有流露出任何感情，不过她的目光从未从火焰上移走过。看着里尔完美的身材与容颜，我无法拿它们与艾米莉被毁容的脸相比较。里尔会怎样看待艾米莉的伤疤呢，既然现在她已经知道了背后的秘密？在她眼中会是公平的吗？
It wasn’t just kids in attendance, either. Billy was here, his wheelchair stationed at what seemed the natural head of the circle. Beside him on a folding lawn chair, looking quite brittle, was Quil’s ancient, white-haired grandfather, Old Quil. Sue Clearwater, widow of Charlie’s friend Harry, had a chair on his other side; her two children, Leah and Seth, were also there, sitting on the ground like the rest of us. This surprised me, but all three were clearly in on the secret now. From the way Billy and Old Quil spoke to Sue, it sounded to me like she’d taken Harry’s place on the council. Did that make her children automatic members of La Push’s most secret society?
参加的也不仅仅是孩子们。比利也在，他坐在轮椅上，别的人围在他周围坐成一圈，这似乎是自然而然的事情。吉尔的祖父、白发苍苍的爷爷老吉尔坐在比利旁边的一张折叠式户外小椅子上，他看起来十分冷漠。苏·克里尔沃特、查理的朋友哈里的遗孀坐在他另一侧的椅子上。寡妇的两个孩子里尔和塞思也都在那里，和我们其他人一样席地而坐。这令我感到惊讶不已，不过这三个人现在显然已经知道了秘密。从比利和老吉尔与苏说话的方式来看，在我听来好像她已经取代了哈里在长老会的位置。这使她的孩子们自动地成为拉普西最秘密的组织成员了吗？
Other than a few teasing complaints — mostly by Paul — about keeping the bloodsucker stench downwind, I was treated like someone who belonged.
除了偶尔开玩笑似的抱怨之外——大多数都是保罗——他抱怨一直让吸血鬼逍遥自在，散布恶臭，我受到的礼遇就像这里的成员一样。
Little Seth Clearwater wasn’t so little anymore. With his huge, happy grin and his long, gangly build, he reminded me very much of a younger Jacob. The resemblance made me smile, and then sigh. Was Seth doomed to have his life change as drastically as the rest of these boys? Was that future why he and his family were allowed to be here?
小塞思·克里尔沃特不再幼小了。他脸上挂着满心欢喜的笑容，体型修长，他让我想起年纪稍小时的雅各布。这种相似令我会心一笑，接着又叹了叹气。塞思命中注定要和其他的男孩子一样经历生活的剧变吗？是不是正是因为这样的未来，他和他的家人才来到这里呢？
The whole pack was there: Sam with his Emily, Paul, Embry, Quil, and Jared with Kim, the girl he’d imprinted upon.
整个狼人群体都到了：山姆和他的艾米莉、保罗、安布里、吉尔、杰莱德与琪姆。琪姆就是那个杰莱德烙印上的小姑娘。
That was my first impression. But after a few hours of watching Jared watch Kim, I could no longer find anything plain about the girl.
那是我的第一印象。有好几个小时，我一直在观察杰莱德注视琪姆的眼神，几个小时之后，我再也无法找到这个小姑娘身上任何平凡之处了。
My first impression of Kim was that she was a nice girl, a little shy, and a little plain. She had a wide face, mostly cheekbones, with eyes too small to balance them out. Her nose and mouth were both too broad for traditional beauty. Her flat black hair was thin and wispy in the wind that never seemed to let up atop the cliff.
我对琪姆的第一印象是她是个很善良的女孩子，有些害羞，有些平凡。她的脸庞较宽，主要是颧骨，而眼睛又很小，整个脸不太对称。她的鼻子和嘴巴都太大了，不符合传统的审美标准。而她那平整服帖的黑头发在风中显得太薄、太稀疏，似乎永远无法在头顶上绾成发髻。
The way he stared at her! It was like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. Like a collector finding an undiscovered Da Vinci, like a mother looking into the face of her newborn child.
瞧，他凝视她的表情！就好像盲人第一次看见太阳；好像收藏家发现了一幅未经发现的达·芬奇一样；仿佛母亲注视着她刚出生的孩子的脸一样。
Kim was nodding off now against Jared’s chest, his arms around her. I imagined she would be very warm there.
琪姆靠在杰莱德的胸脯上打起盹来，他用胳膊环抱着她，我想她在那儿会很温暖。
Watching them, I felt like I better understood what Jacob had told me about imprinting before — it’s hard to resist that level of commitment and adoration.
注视着它们我感到自己能更好地理解雅各布以前告诉过我的有关烙印的事情——那种程度的专心与宠爱真的很难抗拒。
Kim’s skin sometimes darkened when she met Jared’s awed gaze, and her eyes would drop as if in embarrassment, but she had a hard time keeping her eyes away from his for any length of time.
琪姆遇到杰莱德用敬畏的神情凝视时皮肤有时会变暗，眼睛会低垂下来，仿佛备感尴尬一样，但是她难以把眼神从他身上移开，似乎忘记了时间的存在。
His wondering eyes made me see new things about her — how her skin looked like russet-colored silk in the firelight, how the shape of her lips was a perfect double curve, how white her teeth were against them, how long her eyelashes were, brushing her cheek when she looked down.
他惊叹的眼神使我在她身上看到新的东西——她的皮肤在火光下看起来就像褐色的丝绸一样，她嘴唇的形状简直就是完美的双曲线，牙齿在嘴唇的映衬下那么洁白无瑕，她低下头的时候睫毛那么长，几乎都要擦到脸颊了。
“It’s getting late,” I murmured to Jacob.
“很晚了。”我对雅各布低声说道。
Jacob chuckled his low, throaty laugh. “No. That’s the finale. We didn’t meet just to eat through a week’s worth of food. This is technically a council meeting. It’s Quil’s first time, and he hasn’t heard the stories yet. Well, he’s heard them, but this will be the first time he knows they’re true. That tends to make a guy pay closer attention. Kim and Seth and Leah are all first-timers, too.”
雅各布乐呵呵地笑了笑，声音低沉而沙哑：“不是，那是结局，我们并不是为了吃掉一个星期的食物才聚到一起的。说得专业一点，这叫长老会议。这是吉尔的第一次，而且他还没听说过那些传说。噢，他曾听说过，但是这会是他第一次知道那些都是真实的。那个家伙会全神贯注地听这些传说的，琪姆、塞思和里尔也都是第一次。”
“What’s the best part? You swallowing an entire cow whole?”
“最精彩的地方是什么？你要吞下一整头牛了？”
“Don’t start that yet,” Jacob whispered back — though certainly half the group here had hearing sensitive enough to hear us anyway. “The best part is coming.”
“别再提这个了，”雅各布轻声地回应我——尽管这群人当中，有一半人听觉敏锐得足以听见我们在说什么，“就快到最精彩的地方了。”
Jacob scooted back beside me, where I rested against a low ridge of rock. He put his arm over my shoulder and spoke even lower into my ear.
雅各布飞快地向我靠近，我则靠在岩石背脊上较低的地方。他把胳膊搭在我的肩膀上，压低音量，轻声地在我耳边说道。
Leah Clearwater, her face still a beautiful and emotionless mask, closed her eyes — not like she was tired, but as if to help her concentration. Her brother leaned in toward the elders eagerly.
里尔．克里尔沃特脸上依然戴着美丽却毫无表情的面具，她闭上眼睛——不像是累了的样子，而是这样似乎有助于她集中注意力。她弟弟迫不及待地朝年长的人靠近。
“Stories?”
“传说吗？”
“The histories we always thought were legends,” he said. “The stories of how we came to be. The first is the story of the spirit warriors.”
“那些历史我们一直以为是传说，”他说道，“那些关于我们是怎么形成的故事，最初是圣灵战士的故事。”
It was almost as if Jacob’s soft whisper was the introduction. The atmosphere changed abruptly around the low-burning fire. Paul and Embry sat up straighter. Jared nudged Kim and then pulled her gently upright.
雅各布的轻声低语几乎就像是开场白一样。篝火微微燃烧着，周遭的气氛突然改变了，保罗和安布里坐得更笔直了。杰莱德轻轻地推醒琪姆，接着温柔地让她坐正。
Emily produced a spiral-bound notebook and a pen, looking exactly like a student set for an important lecture. Sam twisted just slightly beside her — so that he was facing the same direction as Old Quil, who was on his other side — and suddenly I realized that the elders of the council here were not three, but four in number.
艾米莉拿出一本活页笔记本和一支笔，看起来简直就像学生准备好要听一堂重要的课。山姆只是在她身边稍稍挪动了一下——这样他就可以和坐在他另一边的老吉尔面向同样的方向——我忽然意识到这里长老会的长老们不是三个，而是四个。
The fire crackled, sending another explosion of sparks glittering up against the night.
篝火发出噼里啪啦的声音，又爆出一阵火花，在夜色下闪闪发光。
Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black’s voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.
以前我从未认识到比利·布莱克声音中隐藏着庄严、权威的色彩，尽管我意识到现在权威们都已经来了。
Billy cleared his throat, and, with no more introduction than his son’s whisper, began telling the story in his rich, deep voice. The words poured out with precision, as if he knew them by heart, but also with feeling and a subtle rhythm. Like poetry performed by its author.
比利清了清嗓子，他的开场白不会比他儿子的窃窃私语多，他富于感情、深沉的嗓音娓娓道来。他滔滔不绝，语言准确无误仿佛都镌刻在他心里一样，而且他讲故事的时候，感情丰富，富于节奏，就好像诗人在吟唱自、己创作的诗歌一样。
“The Quileutes have been a small people from the beginning,” Billy said. “And we are a small people still, but we have never disappeared. This is because there has always been magic in our blood. It wasn’t always the magic of shape-shifting — that came later. First, we were spirit warriors.”
“奎鲁特从一开始起就是个弱小的民族，”比利说，“我们现在也很弱小，但是我们从未消失，这是因为我们的血液中蕴藏着奇迹。这并不总是变形的魔力——后者出现的更晚一些。首先，我们是圣灵战士。”
Emily’s pen sprinted across the sheets of paper as she tried to keep up with him.
艾米莉的笔飞快地在活页纸上划过，努力跟上他的节奏。
“In the beginning, the tribe settled in this harbor and became skilled ship builders and fishermen. But the tribe was small, and the harbor was rich in fish. There were others who coveted our land, and we were too small to hold it. A larger tribe moved against us, and we took to our ships to escape them.
“最初，部落定居在这个港湾并成为熟练的造船者和捕鱼者，但是部落很小，而海港水产丰富。有其他部落对我们的土地觊觎垂涎，我们太弱小无法守住它。一个比我们大的部落行动起来反对我们，我们只好登上船逃离了。
“They could not physically touch the enemy tribe, but they had other ways. The stories tell us that they could blow fierce winds into their enemy’s camps; they could make a great screaming in the wind that terrified their foes. The stories also tell us that the animals could see the spirit warriors and understand them; the animals would do their bidding.
“他们不能用肉身与敌对部落正面交锋，但是他们有其他的办法。传说告诉我们，他们能够使猛烈的风吹到敌人的营帐，他们能在风中制造可怕的尖叫声来震慑他们的敌人。传说也告诉我们，动物看得见圣灵战士，并且能够理解他们；动物会听命于他们。
“Kaheleha took his spirit army and wreaked havoc on the intruders. This invading tribe had packs of big, thick-furred dogs that they used to pull their sleds in the frozen north. The spirit warriors turned the dogs against their masters and then brought a mighty infestation of bats up from the cliff caverns. They used the screaming wind to aid the dogs in confusing the men. The dogs and bats won. The survivors scattered, calling our harbor a cursed place. The dogs ran wild when the spirit warriors released them. The Quileutes returned to their bodies and their wives, victorious.
“卡赫勒哈带领着他的圣灵部队，狠狠地反击了那些侵略者。这个侵略部落养了一群群体型硕大、皮毛浓密的狗，他们用这些狗在冰天雪地的北方拉雪橇。圣灵战士使这些狗与它们的主人为敌，接着又从悬穴中呼唤出气势汹汹、成群而来的蝙蝠。他们利用呼啸而来的风帮助狗群迷惑敌人，狗和蝙蝠赢了。幸存下来的人被击溃了，他们对我们的海港下了诅咒。圣灵战士们解除了对狗的命令之后，它们就四处逃窜了。奎鲁特人凯旋而归，回到他们的肉身里，回到他们妻子的身边。
“Kaheleha was not the first spirit warrior, but we do not remember the stories that came before his. We do not remember who was the first to discover this power, or how it had been used before this crisis. Kaheleha was the first great Spirit Chief in our history. In this emergency, Kaheleha used the magic to defend our land.
“卡赫勒哈不是第一位圣灵战士，但是我们不记得在他之前的传说了。我们不记得谁是第一个发觋这种能力的人，在这次危机之前也不知道它的使用方法。卡赫勒哈是我们历史上的第一位伟大的圣灵酋长，在这个危急的紧要关头，卡赫勒哈使用这种魔法捍卫了我们的领土。
“He and all his warriors left the ship — not their bodies, but their spirits. Their women watched over the bodies and the waves, and the men took their spirits back to our harbor.
“他和他的战士们离开了船——不是他们的身体，而是他们的灵魂。他们的女人看守着肉身，注视着海浪，男人们则跟随着他们的灵魂回到我们的港湾。
“The other nearby tribes, the Hohs and the Makahs, made treaties with the Quileutes. They wanted nothing to do with our magic. We lived in peace with them. When an enemy came against us, the spirit warriors would drive them off.
“其他邻近的部落，霍哈族和马卡族与奎鲁特人缔结了协约。他们不想与我们的魔力有任何瓜葛，我们与他们则和平共处。当敌人反对我们的时候，圣灵战士会把他们赶走。
“But there was one man, Utlapa, who was not content.”
“但是有个人——乌特拉帕，并不满足。”
A low hiss ran around the fire. I was too slow to see where it came from. Billy ignored it and went on with the legend.
一阵轻轻的嘘声围绕着篝火响了起来，我反应太慢了，没注意到是从何处开始的。比利对此视而不见，继续讲述这个传说。
“Generations passed. Then came the last great Spirit Chief, Taha Aki. He was known for his wisdom, and for being a man of peace. The people lived well and content in his care.
“许多代人过去了，接着出现了最后一位伟大的圣灵酋长——塔哈·阿基。他以他的智慧以及是个爱好和平的人而著名。人们在他的呵护下安居乐业，怡然自得。
“Utlapa was one of Chief Taha Aki’s strongest spirit warriors — a powerful man, but a grasping man, too. He thought the people should use their magic to expand their lands, to enslave the Hohs and the Makahs and build an empire.”
“乌特拉帕是塔哈·阿基最强大的圣灵战士之一——他是个非常强大的人，也是个贪婪的人。他认为人们可以利用他们的魔力扩张领土，奴役霍哈族和马卡族，并建立一个帝国。”
“Now, when the warriors were their spirit selves, they knew each other’s thoughts. Taha Aki saw what Utlapa dreamed, and was angry with Utlapa. Utlapa was commanded to leave the people, and never use his spirit self again. Utlapa was a strong man, but the chief’s warriors outnumbered him. He had no choice but to leave. The furious outcast hid in the forest nearby, waiting for a chance to get revenge against the chief.”
“现在，当战士们以灵魂的形式出现时，他们就会知道彼此的心声。塔哈．阿基看见了乌特拉帕所梦想的一切，所以很生他的气。乌特拉帕被命令离开部落，再也不得陡用其灵魂。乌特拉帕很强大，但是酋长的战士们人多势众，他别无选择唯有离开。这个愤怒的被驱逐的人躲在附近的森林里，伺机报复酋长。”
“Taha Aki left his body in the secret place and flew with the winds to keep watch over his people. Utlapa waited until he was sure the chief had traveled some distance with his spirit self.”
“塔哈·阿基把肉身留在那个秘密的地方，随风而行守卫着他的人民。乌特拉帕亭待着，直到他确定酋长的灵魂已经走得有些远了。”
“One day when Taha Aki left to perform this duty, Utlapa followed. At first, Utlapa simply planned to kill the chief, but this plan had its drawbacks. Surely the spirit warriors would seek to destroy him, and they could follow faster than he could escape. As he hid in the rocks and watched the chief prepare to leave his body, another plan occurred to him.”
“一天，当塔哈·阿基离开他的肉身执行任务的时候，被乌特拉帕跟踪了。起初，鸟特拉帕只是想杀死酋长，但是这个计划有缺陷。圣灵战士们当然会想方设法毁灭也，他逃跑的速度远远不及圣灵战士们追踪他的速度。当他躲在岩石中，注视着酋长隹备离开身躯的时候，另一个计划在他脑中形成了。”
“Taha Aki knew it the instant that Utlapa had joined him in the spirit world, and he also knew Utlapa’s murderous plan. He raced back to his secret place, but even the winds weren’t fast enough to save him. When he returned, his body was already gone. Utlapa’s body lay abandoned, but Utlapa had not left Taha Aki with an escape — he had cut his own body’s throat with Taha Aki’s hands.”
“乌特拉帕一进入到灵魂世界塔哈·阿基就知道了，他也知道了乌特拉帕的谋杀十划。他疾驰着赶回那个秘密的地方，然而就连风也来不及挽救他，他回来时肉身已圣不见了。乌特拉帕的肉身被抛在一边，但是乌特拉帕根本没给塔哈．阿基留下任何些生的机会——他用塔哈·阿基的手切断了自己肉身的喉咙。”
“Even in times of peace, the Spirit Chief was vigilant in protecting his people. Often, he would go to a sacred, secret place in the mountains. He would leave his body behind and sweep down through the forests and along the coast, making sure no threat approached.”
“即使在和平时代，圣灵酋长也很警觉地保护着他的人民，他常常去山谷中一个神圣而秘密的地方。他会离开他的身躯，在森林里以及沿着海岸线巡逻，以确保没有威胁临近。”
“Taha Aki followed his body down the mountain. He screamed at Utlapa, but Utlapa ignored him as if he were mere wind.”
“塔哈·阿基跟着他的肉身来到山下。他朝乌特拉帕尖叫，但是乌特拉帕根本就于他熟视无睹，就好像他不过是一阵风而已。”
“Taha Aki watched with despair as Utlapa took his place as chief of the Quileutes. For a few weeks, Utlapa did nothing but make sure that everyone believed he was Taha Aki. Then the changes began — Utlapa’s first edict was to forbid any warrior to enter the spirit world. He claimed that he’d had a vision of danger, but really he was afraid. He knew that Taha Aki would be waiting for the chance to tell his story. Utlapa was also afraid to enter the spirit world himself, knowing Taha Aki would quickly claim his body. So his dreams of conquest with a spirit warrior army were impossible, and he sought to content himself with ruling over the tribe. He became a burden — seeking privileges that Taha Aki had never requested, refusing to work alongside his warriors, taking a young second wife and then a third, though Taha Aki’s wife lived on — something unheard of in the tribe. Taha Aki watched in helpless fury.”
“塔哈·阿基绝望地看着乌特拉帕取代他当上了奎鲁特人的酋长。几个星期过去了，只是为了确保大家相信他是塔哈·阿基，乌特拉帕没有采取任何行动。接着事情开始改变了——乌特拉帕颁布的第一项法令就是禁止任何战士进入灵魂世界。他声称他预见到危险，但是实际上他是感到害怕，他知道塔哈·阿基会等待时机说明真相。乌特拉帕也很害怕自己进入到灵魂世界，他知道塔哈·阿基会迅速地要回自己的肉身。妄想征服灵魂战士军队是绝不可能的，所以，他千方百计地想要统治部落以满足他的野心。他变成了一种负担——追求塔哈·阿基从未要求过的特权，拒绝与他的战士们一起战斗，而且还娶了另一个年轻的妻子，接着又娶了第二个，虽然塔哈·阿基的妻子仍然健在——这是以前部落里闻所未闻的事情。塔哈·阿基双眼充满怒火，眼睁睁地看着这一切，却无能为力。”
“All the stories tell us that it was no easy thing to be a spirit warrior. It was more frightening than exhilarating to be freed from one’s body. This is why they only used their magic in times of need. The chief’s solitary journeys to keep watch were a burden and a sacrifice. Being bodiless was disorienting, uncomfortable, horrifying. Taha Aki had been away from his body for so long at this point that he was in agony. He felt he was doomed — never to cross over to the final land where his ancestors waited, stuck in this torturous nothingness forever.”
“所有的传说告诉我们，当圣灵战士并非易事。从身躯的束缚中解脱出来，与其说会令人兴奋不已，还不如说会让人恐惧万分，这就是为什么他们只是在万不得已的情况下才使用这种魔力的原因。酋长巡视的孤独旅程是种负累，也是种奉献。脱离肉体就会使人失去方向，感到局促不安，惊恐不已。塔哈·阿基离开肉体的时间太久了，他已经备感煎熬了。他感到自己就要死了——永远无法跨越到那片他的祖先们守候的终极之地，他会永远陷入这种折磨人的虚无缥缈之中。”
“Eventually, Taha Aki tried to kill his body to save the tribe from Utlapa’s excesses. He brought a fierce wolf down from the mountains, but Utlapa hid behind his warriors. When the wolf killed a young man who was protecting the false chief, Taha Aki felt horrible grief. He ordered the wolf away.”
“最终，塔哈·阿基试图杀死他自己的肉身来把部落从乌特拉帕的暴行中解救出来。他从山上带来一头凶猛的狼，但是乌特拉帕躲在战士们的后面。狼杀死一个保护假酋长的年轻战士时，塔哈·阿基感到悲痛万分，他下令让狼离开。”
“The great wolf followed Taha Aki’s spirit as he twisted and writhed in agony through the woods. The wolf was very large for its kind, and beautiful. Taha Aki was suddenly jealous of the dumb animal. At least it had a body. At least it had a life. Even life as an animal would be better than this horrible empty consciousness.”
“在塔哈·阿基疼痛难忍、翻来覆去的时候，那匹大狼跟随着他的灵魂在树林里游荡。它在狼群中也算是体型硕大的，而且很漂亮，塔哈·阿基突然嫉妒起这头愚蠢的动物了。至少它还有肉身，至少它还有生命，即使当动物也比这种可怕的虚无感要好。”
“As one, the man and the wolf returned to the village on the harbor. The people ran in fear, shouting for the warriors to come. The warriors ran to meet the wolf with their spears. Utlapa, of course, stayed safely hidden.”
“人和狼身形合一地回到港湾边的村庄里。人们吓得四处乱跑，大声地呼喊着战士们，战士们手持长矛跑出来应付狼。当然，乌特拉帕仍然安全地躲在他们身后。”
“Taha Aki did not attack his warriors. He retreated slowly from them, speaking with his eyes and trying to yelp the songs of his people. The warriors began to realize that the wolf was no ordinary animal, that there was a spirit influencing it. One older warrior, a man name Yut, decided to disobey the false chief’s order and try to communicate with the wolf.”
“塔哈·阿基没有袭击他的战士，他慢慢地撤退，用眼睛说话，想要叫喊出他族人的歌曲。战士们开始意识到这匹狼根本不是寻常之物，它受到某种灵魂的感召。一个名叫亚特的年纪较长的战士决定不再听从假酋长的命令，他尝试着跟狼交流。”
“And then Taha Aki had the idea that changed us all. He asked the great wolf to make room for him, to share. The wolf complied. Taka Aki entered the wolf’s body with relief and gratitude. It was not his human body, but it was better than the void of the spirit world.”
“接着塔哈·阿基产生了一个改变我们所有人的念头，他要大狼为他腾个地方，和它一起共用一个肉身。狼遵从了他的命令，塔哈·阿基满怀欣慰、心存感激地进入到狼的身体里面。这虽然不是他的人类肉身，但是这比灵魂世界的虚无要好。”
“As soon as Yut crossed to the spirit world, Taha Aki left the wolf — the animal waited tamely for his return — to speak to him. Yut gathered the truth in an instant, and welcomed his true chief home.”
“亚特一进入到灵魂世界，塔哈·阿基就离开了狼的肉身和他说话——这头动物驯服地等待着他的归来。亚特立刻了解了真相，欢迎他的真酋长回家。”
“Yut jumped back into his body, but Utlapa had his knife at his throat and a hand covering his mouth. Taha Aki’s body was strong, and Yut was weak with age. Yut could not say even one word to warn the others before Utlapa silenced him forever.”
“亚特倏地跳回到自己的身体里，但是乌特拉帕已经用刀刺穿了他的喉咙，并且用另一只手捂住了他的嘴巴。塔哈·阿基身体强壮，而亚特则年老力衰。亚特根本无法说一句话来警告其他人，乌特拉帕就永远使他无法开口了。”
“Taha Aki’s anger was the anger of a man. The love he had for his people and the hatred he had for their oppressor were too vast for the wolf’s body, too human. The wolf shuddered, and — before the eyes of the shocked warriors and Utlapa — transformed into a man.”
“塔哈·阿基愤怒是人的愤怒。他对族人的爱，对他们的压迫者的仇恨来得太猛烈了，太具有人性了，狼根本无法负载。它颤抖起来，接着——在惊慌失措的战士和乌特拉帕眼前——变成了人。”
“Taha Aki watched as Yut’s spirit slipped away to the final lands that were barred to Taha Aki for all eternity. He felt a great rage, more powerful than anything he’d felt before. He entered the big wolf again, meaning to rip Utlapa’s throat out. But, as he joined the wolf, the greatest magic happened.”
“塔哈·阿基注视着亚特的灵魂悄悄地回到那片他自己永远被阻隔在外的终极之地。他感到怒不可遏，这种强烈的愤怒是他以前从未经历过的。他又回到大狼的身体里，想要撕裂乌特拉帕的喉咙。但是，他一回到狼的身体里面，最令人不可思议的奇迹发生了。”
“‘Traitor,’ he screamed, and the warriors did not know what to do. The chief had forbidden spirit journeys, and it was the chief’s decision how to punish those who disobeyed.”
“‘叛徒。’他叫道，而他的战士们不知道该怎么办。酋长禁止他们进入灵魂世界，而且由酋长决定该如何惩罚不遵守规定的人。”
“At this time, Utlapa came to see if the wolf had been defeated. When he saw Yut lying lifeless on the ground, surrounded by protective warriors, he realized what was happening. He drew his knife and raced forward to kill Yut before he could return to his body.”
“就在此时，乌特拉帕过来察看狼是否被打败了。当他看见亚特站在地上一动不动，被战士们包围着保护起来时，他意识到发生了什么事。他抽出一把刀，冲向前去想要在亚特回到身体之前杀死他。”
“From that point on, Taha Aki was more than either wolf or man. They called him Taha Aki the Great Wolf, or Taha Aki the Spirit Man. He led the tribe for many, many years, for he did not age. When danger threatened, he would resume his wolf-self to fight or frighten the enemy. The people dwelt in peace. Taha Aki fathered many sons, and some of these found that, after they had reached the age of manhood, they, too, could transform into wolves. The wolves were all different, because they were spirit wolves and reflected the man they were inside.”
“从那时开始，塔哈·阿基就远非狼或者人了。他们称他为大狼人塔哈·阿基，或圣灵人塔哈·阿基。他领导部落很多很多年，因为他不会变老。当威胁临近时，他会变回狼形战斗或威慑敌人，人们生活在和平之中。塔哈·阿基有很多儿子，他们当中的一些发现当他们成年之后也会变成狼。这些狼人都不一样，因为他们是有灵魂的狼，反映的是他们寄居的人的性格。”
“Utlapa tried to run, but Taha Aki had the strength of the wolf in his new body. He caught the thief and crushed the spirit from him before he could jump out of the stolen body.”
“乌特拉帕企图逃跑，但是塔哈·阿基在新的肉身里拥有狼的力量。他抓住这个贼，在他还未逃出偷来的肉身之前就摧毁了他的灵魂。”
“The new man did not look like Taha Aki’s body. He was far more glorious. He was the flesh interpretation of Taha Aki’s spirit. The warriors recognized him at once, though, for they had flown with Taha Aki’s spirit.”
“这个新人不像塔哈·阿基的身体，他要伟岸得多，他是塔哈·阿基灵魂的肉体化身。不过，战士们立刻认出了他，因为他们以前与塔哈·阿基的灵魂一起飞奔过。”
“The people rejoiced when they understood what had happened. Taha Aki quickly set everything right, working again with his people and giving the young wives back to their families. The only change he kept in place was the end of the spirit travels. He knew that it was too dangerous now that the idea of stealing a life was there. The spirit warriors were no more.”
“人们明白发生了什么事情之后都感到欣喜若狂。塔哈·阿基迅速地整顿了一切，又和他的族人们一起工作起来，还把年轻的妻子送回到她们家里。唯一保留下来的是结束灵魂之旅，他知道由于有偷窃生命的可能存在，这种旅途太危险了，从此再也没有圣灵战士了。”
“And your chocolate fur reflects what?”
“那么你的巧克力色的皮毛又反映了什么呢？”
Billy ignored their jibes. “Some of the sons became warriors with Taha Aki, and they no longer aged. Others, who did not like the transformation, refused to join the pack of wolf-men. These began to age again, and the tribe discovered that the wolf-men could grow old like anyone else if they gave up their spirit wolves. Taha Aki had lived the span of three old men’s lives. He had married a third wife after the deaths of the first two, and found in her his true spirit wife. Though he had loved the others, this was something else. He decided to give up his spirit wolf so that he would die when she did.
比利没理会他们的互相揶揄：“有些子孙变成了战士与塔哈·阿基一起战斗，他们从此再也不会变老。其他一些，他们不喜欢这种变形，拒绝加入到狼人的队伍。这些人又开始变老，部落的人发现，如果他们放弃他们狼的灵魂的话，狼人们也会像其他人一样变老。塔哈．阿基的寿命相当于三个人的那么长，他的头两个妻子死后他又娶了第三个妻子，而且在她身上找到了自己真正的精神伴侣。尽管他也爱其他两个，但是这一个有些不同。他决定放弃自己狼的灵魂，这样他就会在她死后也死去。
“So that’s why Sam is all black,” Quil muttered under his breath, grinning. “Black heart, black fur.”
“那就是为什么山姆是黑色的，”吉尔低声说道，笑着露出了牙齿，“黑色的心脏，黑色的皮毛。”
I was so involved in the story, it was a shock to come back to the present, to the circle around the dying fire. With another shock, I realized that the circle was made up of Taha Aki’s great — to however many degrees — grandsons.
我完全沉浸在故事里面，回到现在，回到围坐在行将熄灭的篝火四周的人当中，这让人感到惊诧。另一件让我感到惊诧的事就是，我意识到围坐在这里的人是由塔哈·阿基的——不管在多大程度上——曾孙们构成的。
The fire threw a volley of sparks into the sky, and they shivered and danced, making shapes that were almost decipherable.
一阵火星飞溅到空中，它们颤抖着、飞舞着，形成几乎无法辨认的图案。
Sam whispered back to Quil. “How sweet you are?”
山姆小声回敬吉尔说道，“你有多么甜美？”
“That is how the magic came to us, but it is not the end of the story…”
“这就是奇迹是怎样在我们身上发生的来龙去脉，但是这个故事远未结束……”
“That was the story of the spirit warriors,” Old Quil began in a thin tenor voice. “This is the story of the third wife’s sacrifice.
“这就是圣灵战士的传说，”老吉尔用不厚实的高音开始慢慢道来，“接着就是第三个妻子牺牲的传说。
He looked at Old Quil Ateara, who shifted in his chair, straightening his frail shoulders. Billy took a drink from a bottle of water and wiped his forehead. Emily’s pen never hesitated as she scribbled furiously on the paper.
他看着老吉尔·阿提拉，在椅子上移动了一下，挺直了虚弱的肩膀。比利喝了一口瓶里的水，擦了擦额头。艾米莉奋笔疾书的时侯手中的笔从未迟疑一下。
“Many years after Taha Aki gave up his spirit wolf, when he was an old man, trouble began in the north, with the Makahs. Several young women of their tribe had disappeared, and they blamed it on the neighboring wolves, who they feared and mistrusted. The wolf-men could still read each other’s thoughts while in their wolf forms, just like their ancestors had while in their spirit forms. They knew that none of their number was to blame. Taha Aki tried to pacify the Makah chief, but there was too much fear. Taha Aki did not want to have a war on his hands. He was no longer a warrior to lead his people. He charged his oldest wolf-son, Taha Wi, with finding the true culprit before hostilities began.
“塔哈·阿基放弃狼人的灵魂过了很多年，那时候他已经是一位老者，北方的马卡部落开始遇到麻烦。他们部落的几个年轻女人失踪了，而他们把她们的失踪归咎于临近部落的狼身上，马卡人对狼既怕又不信任。狼人们在保持狼形的时候仍然能够读懂彼此的思想，就好像他们的祖先在灵魂出窍的时候一样。他们知道他们当中没有人做过这样的事，塔哈．阿基试图使马卡酋长平静下来，并告诉他没有什么可怕的。塔哈·阿基不想在他做酋长时发生战争，他不再是领导他的族人的战士了。他下令让他最年长的狼人儿子塔哈·韦，一定要抢在事态引起双方互相敌视之前查明真相。
I shrank a little closer to Jacob’s side. I saw the corner of his mouth twitch with humor, and his arm tightened around me.
我畏惧地朝雅各布靠近了一些。我看见他的嘴角突然跳了一下，胳膊把我搂得更紧了。
“The journey took them so far north that Taha Wi sent half the pack, the younger ones, back to the harbor to report to Taha Aki. Taha Wi and his two brothers did not return.”
“搜寻的道路如此遥远，他们已经走到最北边了，塔哈‘韦派出一半人马，较年轻的那些回到港湾向塔哈．阿基报告，塔哈·韦和他的两个兄弟没有回来。”
“Taha Wi led the five other wolves in his pack on a search through the mountains, looking for any evidence of the missing Makahs. They came across something they had never encountered before — a strange, sweet scent in the forest that burned their noses to the point of pain.”
“塔哈·韦带领着五个狼人在山里搜寻，寻找失踪的马卡人的踪迹。他们遇到了他们以前从未遇到过的东西——森林里一阵奇怪而又甜蜜的味道使他们的鼻子辣得难受，疼痛不已。”
“They did not know what creature would leave such a scent, but they followed it,” Old Quil continued. His quavering voice did not have the majesty of Billy’s, but it had a strange, fierce edge of urgency about it. My pulse jumped as his words came faster.
“他们不知道什么样的动物会留下这样的气味，但是他们顺着气味追踪下去。”老吉尔继续说着。他颤抖的声音没有比利的威严，但是却有着一种奇特而猛烈的紧急感。他的语速更快了，我的脉搏不禁一跳。
“They found faint traces of human scent, and human blood, along the trail. They were sure this was the enemy they were searching for.”
“一路上，他们发现一些微弱的人类气味，还有人血，他们确定这就是他们在找的敌人。”
“The younger brothers searched for their elders, but found only silence. Taha Aki mourned for his sons. He wished to avenge his sons’ death, but he was old. He went to the Makah chief in his mourning clothes and told him everything that had happened. The Makah chief believed his grief, and tensions ended between the tribes.”
“较年轻的兄弟们搜寻着他们的兄长，但是找到的只是一片寂静。塔哈·阿基为他的儿子们感到悲痛不已。他穿着吊唁的衣服去见马卡酋长，并告诉他所发生的一切。马卡酋长相信他的悲伤，两个部落之间的紧张局势就此结束了。”
“Only one came back. He was Yaha Uta, the oldest son of Taka Aki’s third wife, and the youngest in the pack. He brought something with him that had never been seen in all the days of the Quileutes — a strange, cold, stony corpse that he carried in pieces. All who were of Taha Aki’s blood, even those who had never been wolves, could smell the piercing smell of the dead creature. This was the enemy of the Makahs.”
“只有一个人回来了。他就是雅哈·尤塔，塔哈·阿基第三个妻子的大儿子，狼群中最年轻的那个。他带回奎鲁特历史上从未见过的东西——一具奇怪的、冰冷的石头一样的尸体，他把尸体的碎片扛在肩上带了回来。拥有塔哈·阿基血脉的所有人，甚至那些从来都不是狼人的人都能闻到这个死尸身上散发出来的刺鼻气味。这就是马卡部落的敌人。”
“A year later, two Makah maidens disappeared from their homes on the same night. The Makahs called on the Quileute wolves at once, who found the same sweet stink all through the Makah village. The wolves went on the hunt again.”
“一年以后，两个马卡少女在同一个晚上从家里失踪了。马卡立刻叫来了奎鲁特狼人，他们发现村子里到处都是同样的甜甜的恶臭，狼人们又继续他们的追捕了。”
“Yaha Uta described what had happened: he and his brothers had found the creature, who looked like a man but was hard as a granite rock, with the two Makah daughters. One girl was already dead, white and bloodless on the ground. The other was in the creature’s arms, his mouth at her throat. She may have been alive when they came upon the hideous scene, but the creature quickly snapped her neck and tossed her lifeless body to the ground when they approached. His white lips were covered in her blood, and his eyes glowed red.”
“雅哈·尤塔描述了事情的经过：他和他的兄长们找到了这个东西，还有两个马卡少女，它看上去和人一样，但是却像花岗岩一样坚硬。一个女孩已经死了，脸色惨白，面无血色地躺在地上。另一个则在这个东西的胳膊里，它的嘴巴咬在女孩的喉咙上。他们发现这股令人讨厌的气味时，她可能还是活着的，但是，当他们向它逼近时，这个东西飞快地拧断了她的脖子，把已经毫无生命气息的尸体抛在地上。它惨白的嘴唇上还残留着她的血，而它的眼睛红彤彤的，散发着凶恶的光芒。”
“But the creature learned quickly, and soon was matching their maneuvers. It got its hands on Yaha Uta’s brother. Yaha Uta found an opening on the creature’s throat, and he lunged. His teeth tore the head off the creature, but the hands continued to mangle his brother.”
“不过，这个东西学得很快，不久它就能跟他们势均力敌了，它抓住了雅哈·尤塔的哥哥。雅哈·尤塔发现它的喉咙上有一条口子，接着他纵身一跃，用牙齿咬下它的头，但是它的手却继续撕裂了他的哥哥。”
“Yaha Uta ripped the creature into unrecognizable chunks, tearing pieces apart in a desperate attempt to save his brother. He was too late, but, in the end, the creature was destroyed.”
“雅哈·尤塔把这个东西撕成根本无法辨别的碎片，绝望地想要救出他哥哥。他还是晚了，不过，最后，这个东西被摧毁了。”
“Yaha Uta described the fierce strength and speed of the creature. One of his brothers quickly became a victim when he underestimated that strength. The creature ripped him apart like a doll. Yaha Uta and his other brother were more wary. They worked together, coming at the creature from the sides, outmaneuvering it. They had to reach the very limits of their wolf strength and speed, something that had never been tested before. The creature was hard as stone and cold as ice. They found that only their teeth could damage it. They began to rip small pieces of the creature apart while it fought them.”
“雅哈·尤塔描述这个东西力大无比、速度也快的情形。他的一个哥哥低估了他的力量，很快便成了受害者。这个家伙噗的一声把他撕开，就像他是个洋娃娃一样雅哈·尤塔和他的兄弟们离得比较远。他们从侧翼一起向它进攻，好不容易才制伏了它。他们得用尽狼的全力全速进攻才能做到，这是以前从未发生过的事情？这个东西和石头一样坚硬，和冰一样冰冷。他们发现只有他们的牙齿才能摧毁它。它和他们搏斗时，狼人们开始用牙齿一点一点地撕碎它。”
“Horrified, the elders set fire to the remains. A great cloud of choking, vile smoke polluted the air. When there was nothing but ashes, they separated the ashes into many small bags and spread them far and wide — some in the ocean, some in the forest, some in the cliff caverns. Taha Aki wore one bag around his neck, so he would be warned if the creature ever tried to put himself together again.”
“惊恐万分的长老们放火烧了这些残骸，一阵浓烟散发着令人窒息的恶臭散布在空气中。当所有的碎片燃烧成灰烬后，他们把这些灰分别装在许多小袋子里，把它们撒在相隔很远的不同的地方——有的在海洋里，有的在森林里，有的在悬崖峭壁的空隙之中。塔哈．阿基脖子上挂着一袋，这样他就能在这个东西想要再次拼凑起来的时候获得警示。”
Old Quil paused and looked at Billy. Billy pulled out a leather thong from around his neck. Hanging from the end was a small bag, blackened with age. A few people gasped. I might have been one of them.
老吉尔停了下来，看着比利。比利拉出一根绕在他脖子上的皮带，悬挂在末梢的是个小袋子，袋子的颜色因为岁月的流逝而变得漆黑了。几个人张大嘴巴惊呆了，我很可能是其中之一。
“They called it The Cold One, the Blood Drinker, and lived in fear that it was not alone. They only had one wolf protector left, young Yaha Uta.”
“他们称之为冰冷的人就是吸血鬼，并担心这种东西决非一个。而他们只剩下一个狼人——年轻的雅哈·尤塔来保护他们了。”
“Or so they thought. Yaha Uta laid the reeking remains out to be examined by the elders. One severed hand lay beside a piece of the creature’s granite arm. The two pieces touched when the elders poked them with sticks, and the hand reached out towards the arm piece, trying to reassemble itself.”
“或者说他们以为是这样。雅哈·尤塔把这些散发着臭气的碎片放在一起让长老们检查。一只伤势严重的手摆放在一块花岗岩一般坚硬的胳膊碎片旁边，当长老们用棍子戳的时候，这两片连在了一块儿，那只手伸向胳膊碎片，试图重新组装起来。”
“They did not have long to wait. The creature had a mate, another blood drinker, who came to the Quileutes seeking revenge.”
“他们没有等多久。这个东西有一个吸血鬼配偶，她来到奎鲁特部落伺机报复。”
“The stories say that the Cold Woman was the most beautiful thing human eyes had ever seen. She looked like the goddess of the dawn when she entered the village that morning; the sun was shining for once, and it glittered off her white skin and lit the golden hair that flowed down to her knees. Her face was magical in its beauty, her eyes black in her white face. Some fell to their knees to worship her.”
“传说中讲到这个冰冷的女人是人类眼睛所见到过的最美丽的东西。当她在早晨进入村子的时候，看起来就像曙光女神一样；这时候太阳闪闪发光，阳光在她雪白的皮肤上熠熠生辉，也让她那垂到膝盖以下的金色长发散发出光芒。她的脸美丽得如同魔法一般，眼睛在苍白的脸上显得更加黝黑，有些人拜倒下来向她表示敬畏。”
“She asked something in a high, piercing voice, in a language no one had ever heard. The people were dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer her. There was none of Taha Aki’s blood among the witnesses but one small boy. He clung to his mother and screamed that the smell was hurting his nose. One of the elders, on his way to council, heard the boy and realized what had come among them. He yelled for the people to run. She killed him first.”
“她声调高亢而尖锐地问了些什么，没有人听过那种语言。所有人都目瞪口呆了，不知道该如何回答她。在亲眼见过她的人们当中，除了一个小男孩，没有人是塔哈·阿基的后代。小男孩紧紧地抓住他母亲，叫嚷着说这种气味让他的鼻子备感难受。其中一个长老正在去长老会的路上，听见男孩的话，他意识到发生了什么事。他大叫着让人们赶快逃跑了，而她则首先杀死了这个长老。”
“There were twenty witnesses to the Cold Woman’s approach. Two survived, only because she grew distracted by the blood, and paused to sate her thirst. They ran to Taha Aki, who sat in counsel with the other elders, his sons, and his third wife.”
“有二十个人亲眼见到过这个冰冷的女人到来。两个人幸存下来，只是因为血分散她的注意力，使她停下来满足自己的饥渴。他们跑到塔哈·阿基那里，塔哈·阿基与长老会的其他长老、他的儿子以及妻子坐在一起。”
“Yaha Uta transformed into his spirit wolf as soon as he heard the news. He went to destroy the blood drinker alone. Taha Aki, his third wife, his sons, and his elders followed behind him.”
“雅哈·尤塔一听到这个消息就变成了狼人，他独自一人赶去打败那个吸血鬼。塔哈·阿基的第三个妻子，他的儿子以及长老们紧跟其后。”
“At first they could not find the creature, only the evidence of her attack. Bodies lay broken, a few drained of blood, strewn across the road where she’d appeared. Then they heard the screams and hurried to the harbor.”
“起初他们找不到那个东西，只是发现她袭击过的痕迹。尸体四分五裂，有几具血已经流干了，横七竖八地躺在她所到之处。接着他们听见尖叫声，就急匆匆地朝海湾赶去。”
“It was a close fight. She was not the warrior her mate had been. But Yaha Uta was alone — there was no one to distract her fury from him.”
“这是一场殊死搏斗。她不及她的配偶，但是雅哈·尤塔此时只是只身一人——没有人能帮助他分散她的愤怒。”
“A handful of the Quileutes had run to the ships for refuge. She swam after them like a shark, and broke the bow of their boat with her incredible strength. When the ship sank, she caught those trying to swim away and broke them, too.”
“少数几个奎鲁特人跑到船上寻求庇护，她像鲨鱼一样跟在他们后面，她的力量大得惊人，在船头击破了一个大洞。就在船下沉的当口，她抓住那些企图游走的人，也把他们撕碎了。”
“She saw the great wolf on the shore, and she forgot the fleeing swimmers. She swam so fast she was a blur and came, dripping and glorious, to stand before Yaha Uta. She pointed at him with one white finger and asked another incomprehensible question. Yaha Uta waited.”
“她看见岸上的大狼，忘记了那些在水里逃亡的人。她游得非常快，就像一阵旋风一样迅雷不及掩耳地来到岸边，站在雅哈·尤塔面前，满身都是水珠，但仍然光辉夺目。她用一根苍白的手指指着雅哈·尤塔，又问了一个难以理解的问题。雅哈·尤塔等待着。”
“When Yaha Uta lost, Taha Aki screamed in defiance. He limped forward and shifted into an ancient, white-muzzled wolf. The wolf was old, but this was Taha Aki the Spirit Man, and his rage made him strong. The fight began again.”
“当雅哈·尤塔战败之后，塔哈·阿基大叫着应战。他踉踉跄跄地走向前，变成了一头毛发苍白的老狼。这头狼虽然很苍老了，但是他是圣灵人塔哈·阿基，愤怒使他变得强大起来。战斗又开始了。”
“Taha Aki’s third wife had just seen her son die before her. Now her husband fought, and she had no hope that he could win. She’d heard every word the witnesses to the slaughter had told the council. She’d heard the story of Yaha Uta’s first victory, and knew that his brother’s diversion had saved him.”
“塔哈·阿基的第三妻子眼睁睁地看着自己的儿子在她面前死去。现在她的丈夫也在战斗，她对他能克敌制胜不抱希望。她听说了看见过这个刽子手的人们对长老们所说的每一句话，她也听说过雅哈·尤塔第一次获胜的故事，所以她知道他哥哥是在分散了吸血鬼的注意力后才获救的。”
“The third wife grabbed a knife from the belt of one of the sons who stood beside her. They were all young sons, not yet men, and she knew they would die when their father failed.”
“第三个妻子从站在她身边的一个儿子的腰带上抽出一把刀，他们都还是孩子，还没有长大成人，她知道他们的父亲战死后他们全部都要死。”
“The third wife ran toward the Cold Woman with the dagger raised high. The Cold Woman smiled, barely distracted from her fight with the old wolf. She had no fear of the weak human woman or the knife that would not even scratch her skin, and she was about to deliver the death blow to Taha Aki. And then the third wife did something the Cold Woman did not expect. She fell to her knees at the blood drinker’s feet and plunged the knife into her own heart.”
第三个妻子把刀举得高高地向那个冰冷的女人跑去，冰冷的女人微笑了，几乎没有从与老狼人的搏斗中分散注意力。她一点儿也不怕这个虚弱的人类妇女，那把刀根本不会在她身上留下半点伤痕。就在她要向塔哈·阿基击出致命的一拳时，第三个妻子做了一件让这个冰冷的女人始料未及的事情。她在吸血鬼的脚下跪了下来，把刀刺向了自己的心脏。”
“Taha Aki never rejoined the tribe. He never changed back to a man again. He lay for one day beside the body of the third wife, growling whenever anyone tried to touch her, and then he went into the forest and never returned.”
“塔哈·阿基再也没有回到部落，再也没有变回人形。他一天天地趴在第三个妻子的尸体旁边，无论谁想要去碰她他都会咆哮起来，接着他跑进了森林，再也没有回来过。”
“That was not the end of the fight, but Taha Aki was not alone now. Watching their mother die, two young sons felt such rage that they sprang forth as their spirit wolves, though they were not yet men. With their father, they finished the creature.”
“这还不是战斗的结束，但是塔哈·阿基现在不是孤身一人奋战了。看着他们的母亲死去，两个小儿子感到愤怒无比。狼人，尽管他们还未成年，他们与自己的父亲一道结果了这个东西。”
“Blood spurted through the third wife’s fingers and splashed against the Cold Woman. The blood drinker could not resist the lure of the fresh blood leaving the third wife’s body. Instinctively, she turned to the dying woman, for one second entirely consumed by thirst. Taha Aki’s teeth closed around her neck.”
“血从第三个妻子的指缝中喷涌出来，飞溅到冰冷的女人身上。这个吸血鬼无法抵抗从第三个妻子身体里流淌出来的鲜血的诱惑，出于本能，她扑向这个奄奄一息的女人，不到一会儿就完全被饥渴控制了，塔哈·阿基趁机用牙齿咬住她的脖子。”
“Trouble with the cold ones was rare from that time on. Taha Aki’s sons guarded the tribe until their sons were old enough to take their places. There were never more than three wolves at a time. It was enough. Occasionally a blood drinker would come through these lands, but they were taken by surprise, not expecting the wolves. Sometimes a wolf would die, but never were they decimated again like that first time. They’d learned how to fight the cold ones, and they passed the knowledge on, wolf mind to wolf mind, spirit to spirit, father to son.”
“从那时候起，吸血鬼的问题就不常有。塔哈·阿基的儿子们守护着部落，直到他们的儿子长大成人足以接管这项使命。同一时间狼人的数量从来都没有超过三个，这就足够了。吸血鬼偶尔也会来到这片土地，不过他们会遭到突袭，因为他们没有想到会有狼人。有时候狼也会战死，但是他们再也没有像第一次那样大批地遭到杀害。他们学会了如何与吸血鬼作战，并且将知识流传下来，通过狼人对狼人、灵魂对灵魂、父亲对儿子的方式，一代一代地传下来。”
“Time passed, and the descendants of Taha Aki no longer became wolves when they reached manhood. Only in a great while, if a cold one was near, would the wolves return. The cold ones always came in ones and twos, and the pack stayed small.”
“时间荏苒，塔哈·阿基的后代们成年后就不再变成狼人。只有情况紧急，比如说吸血鬼临近时，狼人们才会变回来。吸血鬼通常是三三两两地出现，狼人的数量一直很小。”
“A bigger coven came, and your own great-grandfathers prepared to fight them off. But the leader spoke to Ephraim Black as if he were a man, and promised not to harm the Quileutes. His strange yellow eyes gave some proof to his claim that they were not the same as other blood drinkers. The wolves were outnumbered; there was no need for the cold ones to offer a treaty when they could have won the fight. Ephraim accepted. They’ve stayed true to their side, though their presence does tend to draw in others. And their numbers have forced a larger pack than the tribe has ever seen,” Old Quil said, and for one moment his black eyes, all but buried in the wrinkles of skin folded around them, seemed to rest on me. “Except, of course, in Taha Aki’s time,” he said, and then he sighed. “And so the sons of our tribe again carry the burden and share the sacrifice their fathers endured before them.”
“后来，来了一群人数较多的吸血鬼，你们自己的曾祖父准备赶走他们，但是他们的头领跟埃弗雷姆·布莱克谈话，好像他是人一样，并且保证不会伤害奎鲁特人。他说他们不同于其他的吸血鬼，他那奇怪的黄眼睛使他的主张有些可信。狼人在数量上占下风，吸血鬼没有必要在他们肯定会赢的情况下提出休战协议。他们坚守着承诺，虽然他们的存在的确招引来了其他吸血鬼，而且他们的数量比部落历史上所见过的都要多。”老吉尔说，有一会儿他的黑眼睛都深深地陷入了皱巴巴的皮肤之中，眼神似乎停留在我身上，“当然，除了在塔哈．阿基时代，”他说着又叹了一口气，“所以我们部落的儿子们又肩负起了重担，扛起他们的父辈在此之前的重担。”
Billy chuckled, low and long, and the magic seemed to fade into the glowing embers. Suddenly, it was just a circle of friends again. Jared flicked a small stone at Quil, and everyone laughed when it made him jump. Low conversations murmured around us, teasing and casual.
比利轻轻地笑了笑，声音低沉而绵长，魔力似乎逐渐变成了通红的余烬。突然，这群人又变成了围坐在篝火周围的朋友。杰莱德向吉尔弹了一块小石头，他跳起来一闪躲，每个人都笑了起来。我们身边都是轻轻的聊天的声音，有些捉弄人，也有些随意。
“Burden,” he scoffed in a low voice. “I think it’s cool.” Quil’s full lower lip pouted out a little bit.
“重担，”他语气轻蔑地低声说道，“我觉得这很酷。”吉尔整个下嘴唇都有些翘了起来。
All was silent for a long moment. The living descendants of magic and legend stared at one another across the fire with sadness in their eyes. All but one.
所有人都沉默下来，好久好久。这些魔法与传说的在世子孙们眼中饱含悲伤地凝视着篝火对面的人。所有人，除了一个。
Neither Jacob nor I spoke. He was so still beside me, his breath so deep and even, that I thought he might be close to sleep.
我和雅各布都没有说话。他在我身边一动不动，他的呼吸深长而平稳，以至于我以为他可能差不多要睡着了。
Across the dying fire, Seth Clearwater — his eyes wide with adulation for the fraternity of tribal protectors — nodded his agreement.
在行将熄灭的篝火对面，塞思·克里尔沃特——眼睛睁得大大的，满含着对这些部落保护者的兄弟们的艳羡之情——世．点头同意他的说法。
Leah Clearwater’s eyes did not open. I thought I saw something sparkling on her cheek like a tear, but when I looked back a moment later it was gone.
里尔．克里尔沃特的眼睛还是没有睁开，我想我看见她脸上闪烁着什么，好像眼泪一样，但是过了一会儿我再看的时候它已经不见了。
My mind was a thousand years away. I was not thinking of Yaha Uta or the other wolves, or the beautiful Cold Woman — I could picture her only too easily. No, I was thinking of someone outside the magic altogether. I was trying to imagine the face of the unnamed woman who had saved the entire tribe, the third wife.
我的思绪则回到一千年以前。我没有想雅哈·尤塔或其他的狼人，也没有想那个美丽的冰冷的女人——我能轻而易举地勾勒出她的模样。不，我想的是这些魔力之外的一个人。我努力想象着那个挽救了整个部落的无名女人的脸，第三个妻子。
Just a human woman, with no special gifts or powers. Physically weaker and slower than any of the monsters in the story. But she had been the key, the solution. She’d saved her husband, her young sons, her tribe.
只是一个人类妇女，没有特别的天赋或能力。身体赢弱、行动迟缓，比不上这个传说中的任何魔鬼，但是她起到了关键性的作用。她拯救了她的丈夫，年幼的儿子，还有她的部落。
I wish they’d remembered her name…
我希望他们能记得她的名字……
Something shook my arm.
什么东西摇了摇我的胳膊。
“C’mon, Bells,” Jacob said in my ear. “We’re here.”
“醒醒，贝拉，”雅各布在我耳边说道，“我们到了。”
How did I get in Jacob’s car?
我是怎么上了雅各布的车的？
“Oh, crap!” I gasped as I realized that I had fallen asleep. “How late is it? Dang it, where’s that stupid phone?” I patted my pockets, frantic and coming up empty.
“哦，糟糕！”我大呼一声，意识到我刚才睡着了，“多晚了？该死，那个愚蠢的手机在哪儿？”我拍拍口袋，紧张万分，它们是空的。
“Easy. It’s not even midnight yet. And I already called him for you. Look — he’s waiting there.”
“放松点，还不到午夜呢。我已经替你给他打过电话了，瞧——他就在那儿等着呢。”
I blinked, confused because the fire seemed to have disappeared. I glared into the unexpected darkness, trying to make sense of my surroundings. It took me a minute to realize that I was no longer on the cliff. Jacob and I were alone. I was still under his arm, but I wasn’t on the ground anymore.
我眨了眨眼睛，感到迷惑不解，因为篝火似乎消失不见了。我盯着出其不意的黑黢黢一片，想弄清楚我身在何方。我过了好一会儿才意识到我们已经不在悬崖上了。雅各布和我单独在一起，我仍然在他的臂弯中，但是我已经不再坐在地上了。
“Midnight?” I repeated stupidly, still disoriented. I stared into the darkness, and my heartbeat picked up when my eyes made out the shape of the Volvo, thirty yards away. I reached for the door handle.
“午夜？”我傻傻地重复道，还是有些摸不着头脑。我凝视着漆黑黑的一片，眼睛里逐渐显现出沃尔沃的形状来，就停在三十码以外的地方，我的心情不自禁地跳得越来越快。我伸手拉住门把手。
“Sure, sure,” he said, but he sounded more patronizing than agreeing.
“当然，当然。”他说道，听起来更像是施恩于人，而不是认同我的看法的样子。
“And you didn’t even stay up to watch me swallow a cow.” He laughed. “No, I’m glad you liked it. It was… nice for me. Having you there.”
“而你甚至没坚持看我吃掉整头牛，”他大笑着说，“不客气，我很高兴你喜欢。有你在身旁，这对……对我是件很开心的事。”
“Here,” Jacob said, and he put a small shape into my other hand. The phone.
“拿着。”雅各布说，然后把一个小小的东西塞到我手里，那是手机。
My eyes were adjusted enough to see the bright gleam of Jacob’s smile. “I figured if I played nice, I’d get more time with you.”
我的眼睛逐渐适应过来，看见了雅各布脸上灿烂的笑容，他殷勤有加地说：“我猜要是我表现友善的话，就会有更多的时间和你在一起。”
“Thanks, Jake,” I said, touched. “Really, thank you. And thanks for inviting me tonight. That was…” Words failed me. “Wow. That was something else.”
“谢谢，杰克，”我说道，心中一阵感动，“真的，谢谢你，也谢谢你今晚邀请我来。那真是……”语言不足以表达我的意思，“哇哦，那是不一样的享酉。”
“You called Edward for me?”
“你替我给爱德华打电话了？”
“Sure, Jake,” I promised, cracking the car door open. Cold air washed across my legs and made me shiver.
“当然啦，杰克。”我答应他，嘎吱一声推开了门。凉风习习，钻进我的裤管，令我不禁打了个冷战。
“Sleep tight, Bells. Don’t worry about anything — I’ll be watching out for you tonight.”
“好好睡觉，贝拉，别担心其他事情——今晚我会守护着你的。”
I paused, one foot on the ground. “No, Jake. Get some rest, I’ll be fine.”
我停了下来，一只脚放在地上：“不用了，杰克，你好好休息，我会没事的。”
“Yeah, he’s not so patient, is he?” Jacob said, noticing my distraction. “Go ahead. But come back soon, okay?”
“是的，他不是那么有耐心，是不是？”雅各布说，注意到我看到其他东西了，“去吧，不过快点儿再回来，好吗？”
There was a movement in the dark distance — something pale ghosting against the black trees. Pacing?
远处黑暗的地方有动静一某个苍白的东西像幽灵一样靠在黑黢黢的树上。他在飞奔吗？
Bright lights flashed on and swept across us. I waved toward Jacob’s headlights, but I didn’t know if he saw the gesture.
明亮的灯刷地一下亮了起来，灯光扫过我们身边。我朝雅各布的前灯挥挥手，但是我不知道他是否看见我的动作了。
“I won’t get it right,” I said, and then I yawned hugely.
“我没法说清楚。”我说，接着打了个大大的哈欠。
“You’ll have to tell me about it. After you’ve slept.”
“你得告诉我，在你睡醒之后。”
“Night, Bella,” he whispered as I hurried into the darkness.
“晚安，贝拉。”我匆忙地跑进黑暗里的时候，他低语道。
“Bella,” he said, relief strong in his voice; his arms wound tightly around me.
“贝拉。”他说道，深深地松了一口气，胳膊紧紧地把我抱住。
“Let’s get you home and in bed. Did you have a nice time?”
“我们回家睡觉吧，今晚过得开心吗？”
“I’m fine.”
“我很好。”
That night — after I’d gotten past Charlie, who didn’t give me as much trouble as I’d expected because Jacob had called him, too — instead of collapsing in bed right away, I leaned out the open window while I waited for Edward to come back. The night was surprisingly cold, almost wintry. I hadn’t noticed it at all on the windy cliffs; I imagined that had less to do with the fire than it did with sitting next to Jacob.
那一夜——我从查理经过时，他没有如我预料的那样刨根问底，因为雅各布也给他打过电话了——我没有立刻躺在床上，而是把身子探出窗外，等候着爱德华回来。天气出奇的冷，差不多像冬天一样，我在悬崖上根本没注意到这一点；我猜这与篝火的关系不是那么大，而是和坐在雅各布旁边密切相关。
“Yeah — it was amazing, Edward. I wish you could have come. I can’t even explain it. Jake’s dad told us the old legends and it was like… like magic.”
“开心——真的令人惊叹不已，爱德华。我希望你也能来，我根本没法解释清楚。杰克的爸爸给我们讲了那些古老的传说，就像……就像魔幻一样。”
“Are you tired? I could carry you.”
“你累了吗？我可以背你的。”
Edward chuckled. He opened my door for me, lifted me in, and buckled my seat belt around me.
爱德华轻声地笑了笑。他为我打开门，把我扶了上去，替我系好安全带。
“Hi. Sorry I’m so late. I fell asleep and –“
“嗨，这么晚了，对不起我睡着了——”
“I know. Jacob explained.” He started toward the car, and I staggered woodenly at his side.
“我知道，雅各布说过了，”他开始朝车子走去，我在他身旁呆板地慢慢地挪着步子。
“Night, Jake. Thanks.”
“晚安，杰克，谢谢。”
Edward caught me at the boundary line.
爱德华在边界线上等我。
It was too dark to see much besides the black triangles of the spruces leaning and shaking with the wind. But I strained my eyes anyway, searching for other shapes in the storm. A pale silhouette, moving like a ghost through the black… or maybe the shadowy outline of an enormous wolf… My eyes were too weak.
夜太黑了，除了云杉形成的黑色三角形在风中摇曳之外，什么都无法看清聋，粤垄我还篡薪器睁着眼睛寻找暴风雨中的其他形状。一个苍白的人形像幽灵一样穿过黑夜……或许是巨大的狼在阴影中的轮廓……我的眼力太差了。
“Yes… somewhere. And Esme’s on her way home.”
“是的……在某个地方。埃斯梅在回家的路上。”
“Is Jacob out there?” I asked, shivering as Edward pulled me into the circle of his arm.
“雅各布在外面吗？”我问道，爱德华把我拉进他的怀抱时我不禁打了个冷战。
Icy droplets spattered against my face as the rain began to fall.
雨开始飘落下来，冰冷的雨滴拍打在我的脸上。
Then there was a movement in the night, right beside me. Edward slid through my open window, his hands colder than the rain.
一接暮薰暗中有动静，就在我身边。爱德华从敞开的窗户溜了进来，他的手比雨还耍冰冷。
He chuckled. “It’s only cold to you, Bella.”
无
I sighed. “It’s so cold and wet. This is silly.” I shivered again.
我叹气道：“天这么冷，还雨淋淋的，这样做很傻。”我又打了个冷战。
It was cold in my dream that night, too, maybe because I slept in Edward’s arms. But I dreamt I was outside in the storm, the wind whipping my hair in my face and blinding my eyes. I stood on the rocky crescent of First Beach, trying to understand the quickly moving shapes I could only dimly see in the darkness at the shore’s edge. At first, there was nothing but a flash of white and black, darting toward each other and dancing away. And then, as if the moon had suddenly broken from the clouds, I could see everything.
郭一麦在我的梦境里也很冷，或许是因为我睡在爱德华的怀抱里吧，但是尊茅母自己茬暴风雨之中，风吹动我的头发使其拍打着我的脸．模糊了我的视线。塑迪亭妻磊鹅卵石的月牙形第一沙滩上，想弄明白沙滩边际快速移动的影子是谁，在黑暗？孽英能模模糊糊地看见它。起初，什么都没有，除了闪过一个黑影子和一个白影王：宴堡呙彼此飞奔过去，然后又手舞足蹈地跑开了。接着，仿佛月亮突然冲破云层，我可以看清楚一切了。
“Did I wake you?” he whispered. There was the sound of paper, the ruffling of pages, and a faint thump as something light fell to the wooden floor.
“我吵醒你了吗？”他轻轻地问道，有纸张的声音，翻页时的嚓嚓声，以及某个较轻的东西掉在木地板上发出一声微弱的砰的声音。
Rosalie, her hair swinging wet and golden down to the back of her knees, was lunging at an enormous wolf — its muzzle shot through with silver — that I instinctively recognized as Billy Black.
罗莎莉湿淋淋的头发飞舞着，金色的发丝一直垂到膝盖那里，正纵身一跃冲向一头巨大的狼——它的皮毛很短，通身银灰——我本能地认出那是比利·布莱克……
I held a long, sharp blade, ancient and silver, crusted in dried, blackened blood.
我手里拿着一把长而锋利的剑，古老且呈银色，上面沾满的黑色血迹已经干了。
I cringed away from the knife, and my eyes snapped open to the quiet darkness of my bedroom. The first thing I realized was that I was not alone, and I turned to bury my face in Edward’s chest, knowing the sweet scent of his skin would chase the nightmare away more effectively than anything else.
我看着剑退缩了，我的眼睛猛地一下睁开看着我卧室中静静的一片漆黑。我意识到的第一件事情是我不是孤单一人，我翻身把脸埋在爱德华的胸膛里，知道他皮肤的甜美味道比任何东西都能更有效地驱走噩梦。
I broke into a run, but found myself moving in the frustrating slow motion of dreamers. I tried to scream to them, to tell them to stop, but my voice was stolen by the wind, and I could make no sound. I waved my arms, hoping to catch their attention. Something flashed in my hand, and I noticed for the first time that my right hand wasn’t empty.
我突然开始奔跑，却发现自己只是在梦境中令人挫败不堪地慢慢地移动。我想要冲着他们大叫，让他们停下来，但是风带走了我的声音，我发不出任何声音。什么东西飞进我的手里，我第一次注意到我的右手不是空的。
“You left it out,” he murmured, his soft voice lulling me toward unconsciousness. “Besides… the more time I spend with you, the more human emotions seem comprehensible to me. I’m discovering that I can sympathize with Heathcliff in ways I didn’t think possible before.”
“你很会揣度别人的嘛，”他低声说，轻柔的嗓音诱惑着我陷入睡梦之中去，不过……我和你相处的时间越久，我就越能理解人类的情感。我发现我能以从前我认为不可能的方式来同情希斯克里夫。”
“Wuthering Heights,” he said.
“《呼啸山庄》。”他说。
“Mmm,” I sighed.
“哦。”我叹气道。
I felt a silent laugh shake through him.
我感到一阵无声的笑传遍他的全身。
“What were you reading?” I muttered, not really awake at all.
“你在读什么？”我含混不清地问道，真的不是很清醒。
“Do you want to tell me about it?”
“你想告诉我吗？”
I frowned sleepily. “I thought you didn’t like that book.”
我睡眼惺忪地皱了皱眉：“我以为你不喜欢那本书的。”
The next morning dawned pearl gray and still. Edward asked me about my dream, but I couldn’t get a handle on it. I only remembered that I was cold, and that I was glad he was there when I woke up. He kissed me, long enough to get my pulse racing, and then headed home to change and get his car.
第二天清晨迎接我们的是珍珠般的灰色天空，以及一片静寂。爱德华问起我的梦，但是我记不清楚了。我只记得我很冷，我很高兴我醒来的时候他在我身边。他吻了我，吻得很久，足以让我的脉搏快速地跳动起来，接着赶回家去取他的车了。
I shook my head. “Too tired. Maybe in the morning, if I remember.”
我摇了摇头：“太累了，或许早上吧，如果我还记得的话。”
“In the morning,” he agreed.
“早上。”他同意道。
He said something else, something low, but I was already asleep.
他说了些别的不好的东西，但是我已经睡着了。
“No,” I mumbled, sighing in contentment as his arms tightened around me. “I had a bad dream.”
“没有，”我低声咕哝道，他胳膊紧紧地抱紧我的时候我心满意足地叹气道，“我做了个不好的梦。”
I dressed quickly, low on options. Whoever had ransacked my hamper had critically impaired my wardrobe. If it wasn’t so frightening, it would be seriously annoying.
我迅速地穿好衣服，为该穿什么而闷闷不乐。不管是谁洗劫了我的装备都严重地毁坏了我的衣橱。如果这不是那么令人恐惧的话，也足以令人非常懊恼。
As I was about to head down for breakfast, I noticed my battered copy of Wuthering Heights lying open on the floor where Edward had dropped it in the night, holding his place the way the damaged binding always held mine.
我正要下楼吃早饭的时候，注意到那本皱皱巴巴的《呼啸山庄》摊开着躺在爱德华晚上使其掉落的地方，破了的封皮夹在他最后看过的那页，就和平时我做的那样。
I picked it up curiously, trying to remember what he’d said. Something about feeling sympathy for Heathcliff, of all people. That couldn’t be right; I must have dreamed that part.
我好奇地拾了起来，想记起他说过的话。和同情希斯克里夫有关的东西，和人类有关的东西。那不可能是真的，那一定是我梦见的。
Three words on the open page caught my eye, and I bent my head to read the paragraph more closely. It was Heathcliff speaking, and I knew the passage well.
摊开的那一页上面的几个字引起了我的注意，我低下头更认真地读这一段。这是希斯克里夫的一段话，我对这一段再熟悉不过了。
And there you see the distinction between our feelings: had he been in my place and I in his, though I hated him with a hatred that turned my life to gall, I never would have raised a hand against him. You may look incredulous, if you please! I never would have banished him from her society as long as she desired his. The moment her regard ceased, I would have torn his heart out, and drank his blood! But, till then — if you don’t believe me, you don’t know me — till then, I would have died by inches before I touched a single hair of his head!
你这就看得出我们两人情感中间的区别了：如果他处在我的地位。而我处在他的地位，当然我恨他恨得要命，我绝不会向他抬一只手。你要是不信，那就对不起了！只要她还要他做伴，我就绝不会把他从她身边赶走。她对他的关心一旦停止，我就要挖出他的心。喝他的血！可是，不到那时候——你要是不相信我，那你是不了解我——不到那时候。我宁可寸磔而死。也不会碰他一根头发！
Yes, surely I must have dreamt that Edward said anything positive about Heathcliff. And this page was probably not the page he’d been reading. The book could have fallen open to any page.
是的，我肯定是梦见爱德华说了一些肯定希斯克里夫的话，而这一页很可能不是他读过的那一页。书很可能掉在地上，翻开任何一页。
I shuddered.
我感到不寒而栗。
The three words that had caught my eye were “drank his blood.”
引起我注意的那几个字是“喝他的血”。
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