I smiled back, pulling a blazing breath in through my teeth.
我回笑，从牙缝间吸入一口滚烫的空气。
Charlie patted his stomach absently. “I’ll think of something. We’ve got time to discuss this, right?”
查理茫然的拍着自己的肚子说：“我会好好考虑的。我们还有时间来讨论这些，不是吗？”
“I don’t know how much we should tell Renee about this,” Charlie said, hesitating with one foot out the door. He stretched, and then his stomach growled.
“你们的事，我不知道该跟勒妮说多少，”查理犹豫的说，一只脚已经踏出门外，他伸了个懒腰，肚子里发出咕咕的声音。
His lips twisted up to the side ruefully. “I would have tried to protect you, too, if I’d known how. But I guess you’ve never fit into the fainthearted category, have you?”
他无比悔恨的瘪起嘴说：“如果我知道怎么做的话，我也会尽全部力量保护你的。但我想你从来就不是一个胆小和孩子，对吗？”
I nodded. “I know. I don’t want to freak her out. Better to protect her. This stuff isn’t for the fainthearted.”
我点点头说：“嗯，我也不想吓到她。何况她还那么胆小，我们好好保护她就好。”
“Right,” I promised him.
“当然。”我答应他。
It had been a long day in some ways, and so short in others. Charlie was late for dinner — Sue Clearwater was cooking for him and Billy. That was going to be an awkward evening, but at least he’d be eating real food; I was glad someone was trying to keep him from starving due to his lack of cooking ability.
今天似乎很漫长，又似乎不是。早就到查理的晚饭时间了——SueClearwater这几天在帮他和比利煮饭。我知道那样会很尴尬，但至少他能吃上真正的晚餐，看到有人在帮他逃脱因为不会煮饭而饿死的命运，实在是让我很高兴。
All day the tension had made the minutes pass slowly; Charlie had never relaxed the stiff set of his shoulders. But he’d been in no hurry to leave, either. He’d watched two whole games — thankfully so absorbed in his thoughts that he was totally oblivious to Emmett’s suggestive jokes that got more pointed and less football-related with each aside — and the after-game commentaries, and then the news, not moving until Seth had reminded him of the time.
紧张让今天的每一分钟都显得非常漫长，查理绷紧的肩膀一直没能放松下来。但他还是不想离开，已经看了整整两场比赛了——谢天谢地他沉迷在比赛中，完全忽视了埃美特那越来越讽刺，跟橄榄球越来越不沾边的玩笑，当然也没注意到赛后评论和新闻都已经结束了，直到塞思提醒他时间差不多了。
“You’ll visit, though, if you have to go?”
“但，如果你要走的话，一定要来跟我说一声。”
“Jake says you guys were going to take off on me,” he muttered to me now.
“杰克之前说你们本来打算撇下我就这样离开。”他开始对我抱怨。
“Yes… but I can’t promise that we’ll never leave, Dad. It’s pretty complicated…”
“是的……但，我不能保证我们永远都不会离开，爸。情况真的很复杂——”
“Right.”
“哦，对。”
“I promise, Dad. Now that you know just enough, I think this can work. I’ll keep as close as you want.”
“我保证，爸。现在你对我们已经有不少了解了，所以我想这是可以的，尽量住在你周围。”
“You gonna stand Billy and my mom up, Charlie? C’mon. Bella and Nessie’ll be here tomorrow. Let’s get some grub, eh?”
“你会让比利和我妈担心的，查理？别这样，贝拉和内希明天还会在这里。我们出去找点吃的，怎么样？”
It had been clear in Charlie’s eyes that he hadn’t trusted Seth’s assessment, but he’d let Seth lead the way out. The doubt was still there as he paused now. The clouds were thinning, the rain gone. The sun might even make an appearance just in time to set.
查理的眼神明摆着在告诉我们他不相信塞思的话，不过还是跟着塞思站起来准备离开。但他停下的脚步让我们知道怀疑仍然存在。门外，云已经变淡了，雨也停了，太阳似乎也准备露下脸。
“Need to know,” he reminded me.
“只说必须的。”他提醒我。
“He said you could stay for a while, but only if I’m tough enough, and if I can keep my mouth shut.”
“他说如果我够勇敢，嘴巴够紧，你们就还能再住一段时间。”
“I didn’t want to do that if there was any way at all around it. That’s why we’re still here.”
“如果不是完全没有办法，我是绝对不会走这一步的。这也是为什么我们现在还在这里。”
He chewed on his lip for half a second, then leaned slowly toward me with his arms cautiously extended. I shifted Renesmee — napping now — to my left arm, locked my teeth, held my breath, and wrapped my right arm very lightly around his warm, soft waist.
他咬着嘴唇想了一会儿，接着朝我慢慢的伸开双手。我把蕾妮斯梅——开始打盹儿了——移到左手抱着，死死的咬住牙，屏住呼吸，右手轻轻的回抱着他温暖、柔软的胸怀。
“Love you, Dad,” I whispered through my teeth.
“我爱你，爸。”我轻轻的说。
“Keep real close, Bells,” he mumbled. “Real close.”
“真的要留在附近，贝尔，”他喃喃自语：“在我身边。”
“Love you, too, kid. Whatever else has changed, that hasn’t.” He touched one finger to Renesmee’s pink cheek. “She sure looks a lot like you.”
“我也爱你，孩子。无论什么改变了，对我来说你还是原来那个女儿。”他伸出一只手指碰了碰蕾妮斯梅的小脸蛋儿：“她看起来非常像你。”
I kept my expression casual, though I felt anything but. “More like Edward, I think.” I hesitated, and then added, “She has your curls.”
我努力保持着自然的表情，虽然紧张到什么感觉都没有：“我倒觉得更像爱德华，”犹豫了一下还是加了一句：“但她的那头卷发跟你一样。”
He shivered and pulled away. I dropped my arm.
他颤抖了一下，推开我。我放下手臂。
Charlie started, then snorted. “Huh. Guess she does. Huh. Grandpa.” He shook his head doubtfully. “Do I ever get to hold her?”
查理刚抬起脚，嗤了嗤鼻说：“哼，那是。哼，外公嘛。”他不可置信的摇摇头说：“我能抱下她吗？”
“Here,” I said, holding her out to him. He automatically made an awkward cradle with his arms, and I tucked Renesmee into it. His skin wasn’t quite as hot as hers, but it made my throat tickle to feel the warmth flowing under the thin membrane. Where my white skin brushed him it left goose bumps. I wasn’t sure if this was a reaction to my new temperature or totally psychological.
“接着，”我说，把她递给他。他马上笨手笨脚的把手臂环成摇篮状，想让她睡上去，我把蕾妮斯梅塞了进去。虽然他的皮肤没有她热，但还是让我的喉咙痒起来，本能的感觉到那层薄薄的皮肤下血液的温度。他被我雪白的皮肤擦到的地方，似乎鸡皮疙瘩全起了，我不知道这是对我体温的一个自然的条件反射呢，还是只是心理作用。
I blinked in shock and then composed myself. After considering for a half second and judging Renesmee’s appearance — she looked completely out — I decided that I might as well push my luck to the limit, since things were going so well today…
我惊讶的眨眨眼，然后冷静下来，想了一下也看了看蕾妮斯梅的样子——她好像完全睡着了——决定试试自己的运气到底有多好，既然今天一切都那么顺利——
“Can I come back tomorrow?”
“我明天也能来吗？”
“Sturdy is good,” Charlie said, seeing my expression. Then he muttered to himself, “She’ll need to be tough, surrounded by all this craziness.” He bounced his arms gently, swaying a little from side to side. “Prettiest baby I ever saw, including you, kid. Sorry, but it’s true.”
“健壮很好，”看到我的表情查理补了一句，接着自言自语起来：“她得非常勇敢才行，周围都是些疯狂的家伙，”他慢慢的晃起手臂，轻轻的摇着：“她是我见过最可爱的宝宝，包括你在内，女儿。很抱歉，但是事实。”
“Huh?”
“哈？”
“Pretty baby,” he said again, but it was closer to a coo this time.
“可爱的宝宝，”他重复了一遍，声音非常温柔。
“Not you, too!”
“不要连你也！”
Charlie grunted quietly as he felt her weight. “She’s… sturdy.”
当接到她的时候，查理小声的跟我说：“她很……健壮。”
I could see it in his face — I could watch it growing there. Charlie was just as helpless against her magic as the rest of us. Two seconds in his arms, and already she owned him.
在他脸上我能看见——看见那个东西飞快的成长。跟我们所有人一样，查理对她的魔力完全没有抵抗力。只抱了她两秒钟，他已经是她的“奴隶”了。
“You’d better be,” he said sternly, but his face was soft, still gazing at Renesmee. “See you tomorrow, Nessie.”
“你最好是，”他严厉的说，表情却十分温和的看着蕾妮斯梅：“明天见咯，内希。”
“Sure, Dad. Of course. We’ll be here.”
“当然，老爸。当然，我们等你。”
I frowned. She felt feather-light to me. Maybe my measure was off.
我皱了下眉毛，对我来说她跟羽毛一样轻，不过可能我对重量已经不太敏感了吧。
“I know it is.”
“我知道是。”
“Her name is Renesmee. Like Renee and Esme, put together. No variations.” I struggled to calm myself without the deep breath this time. “Do you want to hear her middle name?”
“她叫蕾妮斯梅，是勒妮和埃斯梅的混合，而不是变种。”我努力平静下来，不过这次没有深呼吸：“你想知道她的中间名吗？”
Charlie’s eye-creasing grin lit up his face, taking me off guard. “Thanks, Bells.”
查理的眼睛里散发出一种光彩，照亮了他的脸，也卸下了我的防卫心：“谢谢你，贝拉。”
“Carlie. With a C. Like Carlisle and Charlie put together.”
“Carlie，有个C在里面，是卡莱尔和查理的混合。”
“Sure.”
“当然。”
“Thank you, Dad. So much has changed so quickly. My head hasn’t stopped spinning. If I didn’t have you now, I don’t know how I’d keep my grip on — on reality.” I’d been about to say my grip on who I was. That was probably more than he needed.
“也谢谢你，老爸。变化来得太快了，让我的脑袋一刻都停不下来。如果没有你，我都不知道怎样才能让自己有一点——一点真实感。”我差点就把自己变成了什么说出来，那对他来说远远超过界限了。
Charlie’s stomach growled.
查理的肚子轰隆隆的响起来。
“Go eat, Dad. We will be here.” I remembered how it felt, that first uncomfortable immersion in fantasy — the sensation that everything would disappear in the light of the rising sun.
“去吃饭吧，爸。我们会在这儿等你的。”我还记得那是什么感觉，对这些不可思议的事件的最初感觉——觉得当明天的太阳升起时，这里的一切都会像泡沫一样消失无踪。
Charlie nodded and then reluctantly returned Renesmee to me. He glanced past me into the house; his eyes were a little wild for a minute as he stared around the big bright room. Everyone was still there, besides Jacob, who I could hear raiding the refrigerator in the kitchen; Alice was lounging on the bottom step of the staircase with Jasper’s head in her lap; Carlisle had his head bent over a fat book in his lap; Esme was humming to herself, sketching on a notepad, while Rosalie and Emmett laid out the foundation for a monumental house of cards under the stairs; Edward had drifted to his piano and was playing very softly to himself. There was no evidence that the day was coming to a close, that it might be time to eat or shift activities in preparation for evening.
查理点点头，很不情愿的吧蕾妮斯梅还给我。他的目光越过我扫了一下房子，对这间高大的明亮的屋子似乎有些惊讶。所有人都还在那里，除了雅各布在偷袭厨房的冰箱；爱丽丝懒洋洋的躺在楼梯口，贾斯帕枕着她的膝盖；卡莱尔完全沉迷在自己膝盖上的那本大书中，埃斯梅自娱自乐的边哼着歌，边在素描本上画着什么；罗莎莉和埃美特在楼梯下计算一个经典的别墅要花多少钱；爱德华早就坐在钢琴前给自己演奏着。
He shuddered, shook his head, and sighed. “See you tomorrow, Bella.” He frowned and then added, “I mean, it’s not like you don’t look… good. I’ll get used to it.”
他打了个抖，摇摇头，叹了口气说：“明天见了，贝拉，”接着皱了下眉头加了句：“我不是说，你看上去不好……我想我会习惯的。”
Something intangible had changed in the atmosphere. The Cullens weren’t trying as hard as they usually did — the human charade had slipped ever so slightly, enough for Charlie to feel the difference.
没有任何迹象表明今天马上要结束了，应该是时候吃饭或为睡觉做点准备了。空气里有些细微的气氛东西改变了，卡伦家的人不再继续卖力扮演他们的角色——人类的看手势猜谜语游戏悄无声息的退场。这些足够让查理也察觉到不对劲。
“Thanks, Dad.”
“谢谢你，爸爸。”
“You took the word right out of my mouth.”
“你刚抢了我的台词。”
“Wow,” I whispered. I blinked and felt the third set of contact lenses disintegrate.
“喔欧，”我低呼了一声眨了好几下眼睛，发现自己戴的第三幅隐形眼镜也开始溶解了。
Charlie nodded and walked thoughtfully toward his car. I watched him drive away; it wasn’t until I heard his tires hit the freeway that I realized I’d done it. I’d actually made it through the whole day without hurting Charlie. All by myself. I must have a superpower!
查理点了下头，沉思着走向他的巡逻车。我一直望着他的车，直到他到了高速公路上才终于意识到我真的做到了。我真的一整天都没有伤害查理。全部都是我自己一个人做到的，我真的有超能力！
The sound of the piano cut off, and Edward’s arms were around my waist, his chin resting on my shoulder.
钢琴声突然中断，下一秒爱德华就出现在我身后环抱着我，下巴搁在我肩膀上，好像也松了口气。
It seemed too good to be true. Could I really have both my new family and some of my old as well? And I’d thought that yesterday had been perfect.
这个事实看上去太美好了，我真的能一边适应新的家人，另一边也不放弃原来的吗？接着我又想起来，昨天好像也非常完美啊。
I hissed, and Renesmee stirred in my arms. She blinked a few times, then looked around, her expression confused. She sniffed, then reached for my face.
我不屑的嘘了一声，感觉到蕾妮斯梅不安的蠕动着。她半睁开眼眨了好几下，迷糊的扫了下周围的情况，最后不解的望着我，吸了吸气把小手放在我脸上。
“You did. You were unbelievable. All that worrying over being a newborn, and then you skip it altogether.” He laughed quietly.
“是的，你真是太不可思议了。当我们所有人为你这个新生儿担心的时候，你又一次这样轻轻松松的迈过去了。”他低头无声的笑着。
“Oooo, scary,” Emmett laughed.
“呀呀呀，吓死我了。”埃美特嘲笑着。
“Edward, I did it!”
“爱德华，我做到了！”
“Charlie will be back tomorrow,” I assured her.
“查理明天还会来的。”我哄着她。
“I’m not even sure she’s really a vampire, let alone a newborn,” Emmett called from under the stairs. “She’s too tame.”
“我都怀疑她是不是真的是个吸血鬼了，更别说还是吸血鬼里的新生儿。”埃美特的声音从楼梯那边传过来：“她怎么这么乖。”
“Excellent,” Emmett said. Rosalie laughed with him this time.
“太棒了。”埃美特说，这次罗莎莉也笑起来了。
“Not brilliant, Emmett,” Edward said scornfully, holding out his hands to take Renesmee from me. He winked when I hesitated, and so, a little confused, I gave her to him.
“这不是聪明人的做法，埃美特。”爱德华高傲的丢了句，说着要从我手上接过蕾妮斯梅。我犹豫了一下，但看到他冲我挤了挤眼睛，虽然有点疑惑还是把她递过去。
“What do you mean?” Emmett demanded.
“什么意思啊你？”埃美特反问。
All the embarrassing comments he’d made in front of my father sounded in my ears again, and it was probably a good thing I was holding Renesmee. Unable to help my reaction entirely, I snarled under my breath.
刚才他对老爸说的那些尴尬的讽刺，又在我耳边回响起来，他应该庆幸我现在抱着蕾妮斯梅，不方便行动，不然——我低吼咆哮起来。
“It’s a little dense, don’t you think, to antagonize the strongest vampire in the house?”
“很蠢，不是吗？跟这里最强的吸血鬼作对。”
I squared my shoulders. “You. Me. Arm-wrestling. Dining room table. Now.”
我挺直肩膀说：“你，和我。掰手腕。餐桌上，现在。”
“Er, Bella,” Alice said quickly, “I think Esme is fairly fond of that table. It’s an antique.”
“呃，贝拉，”爱丽丝迅速说：“我记得埃斯梅特别喜欢那餐桌，那是个古董来的。”
Emmett’s grin stretched across his face.
埃美特咧嘴笑了。。
Alice trilled a long, pealing laugh. Jacob poked his head around the corner, his mouth stuffed with food.
爱丽丝唱诗般笑起来，雅各布在角落伸直了脖子，嘴巴里塞满了食物。
Emmett threw his head back and snorted. “Please!”
埃美特夸张的仰头长叹：“别这样！”
“Bella,” Edward murmured to me while Emmett listened closely, “do you remember a few months ago, I asked you to do me a favor once you were immortal?”
“贝拉，”看见埃美特竖起耳朵偷听的样子，爱德华悄悄的说：“你还记得几个月前，我问你的，关于成为不朽的一员后帮我做的那件事吗？”
He was on his feet at once. “Awesome. Bring it.”
他马上站起来说：“真棒，来吧。”
“Trust me,” he said.
“相信我。”他保证道。
“Really?” I asked Edward.
“真的要这样吗？”我犹疑的问爱德华。
I took a deep breath. “Emmett, how do you feel about a little bet?”
我深吸一口气说：“埃美特，你觉得跟我打个小赌怎么样？”
“What?” Emmett growled.
“到底是什么？”埃美特不耐烦的吼着。
I bit my lip for a second. He was just so huge.
我咬着嘴巴犹豫着，他看起来可真够壮的。
That rang a dim bell. I sifted through the blurry human conversations. After a moment, I remembered and I gasped, “Oh!”
像是敲响了年代久远的生锈大钟，我在脑海里筛选着模糊的人类对话。过了一会儿，想起来了伴随着一声惊呼：“啊！”
“Unless you’re too afraid…?” Emmett suggested.
“除非你怕了……？”埃美特建议。
“Thanks,” Esme mouthed at her.
“谢了。”埃斯梅对她做了个嘴型。
“No problem,” Emmett said with a gleaming smile. “Right this way, Bella.”
“没问题，”埃美特歪嘴一乐：“跟我来，贝拉。”
Emmett placed his elbow on the rock and waved me forward.
埃美特把手肘在石台上放好，另一只手朝我使劲挥舞着。
I followed him out the back, toward the garage; I could hear all the others trailing behind. There was a largish granite boulder standing up out of a tumble of rocks near the river, obviously Emmett’s goal. Though the big rock was a little rounded and irregular, it would do the job.
我跟着他走出后花园，向着车库那边走去；听见其他人都跟在我们后面。河边碎石滩上睡着一块巨大的花岗岩石台，很明显那就是目的地。虽然巨石表面有点弯曲不太平坦，但绝对足够胜任这次工作了。
I was nervous again as I watched the thick muscles in Emmett’s arm roll, but I kept my face smooth. Edward had promised I would be stronger than anyone for a while. He seemed very confident about this, and I felt strong. That strong? I wondered, looking at Emmett’s biceps. I wasn’t even two days old, though, and that ought to count for something. Unless nothing was normal about me. Maybe I wasn’t as strong as a normal newborn. Maybe that’s why control was so easy for me.
看到他手臂上那结实的肌肉我有点紧张，但面上还是不露分毫。爱德华向我保证过这段时间没人能比我更强壮，他看上去对此非常确定，让我也不由得自信起来。但自己有那么强壮吗？我嘀咕着，瞟了一眼埃美特的二头肌。我转变完成还没有两天啊，虽然这应该是好事。除非我跟一般的吸血鬼完全不一样，可能我不像一般的新生儿那么强壮，可能这才是我之所以自控力那么好的原因。
“Okay, Emmett. I win, and you cannot say one more word about my sex life to anyone, not even Rose. No allusions, no innuendos — no nothing.”
“这样吧，埃美特。如果我赢了，你就再也不能对我的性生活发表一个字的意见，即使私下跟罗莎说也不行。不能有任何暗示，讽刺，什么都不准说了。”
I tried to look unconcerned as I set my elbow against the stone.
我努力让自己看上去满不在乎的把手肘摆好。
His eyes narrowed. “Deal. I win, and it’s going to get a lot worse.”
他瞳孔一缩：“成交。但如果我赢了，我可是会变本加厉的哦。”
“You gonna back down so easy, little sister?” Emmett taunted. “Not much wild about you, is there? I bet that cottage doesn’t have a scratch.” He laughed. “Did Edward tell you how many houses Rose and I smashed?”
“你会输的非常快的，小妹妹？”埃美特奚落着：“你没有太多兽性，不是吗？我敢打赌你们房间甚至连个抓痕都不会有，”他继续嘲笑道：“爱德华告诉过你我和罗莎砸了多少间房子吗？”
“Three,” he grunted, and shoved against my hand.
“三。”他喝了一声，猛然用力。
I gritted my teeth and grabbed his big hand. “One, two –“
我咬紧牙，抓住他的大手掌：“一，二——”
Nothing happened.
什么事都没发生。
He heard my breath stop and grinned evilly. There was no hint of bluff in his eyes.
听见我屏住呼吸，他邪恶的咧嘴笑起来，眼神里没有任何虚张声势的影子。
Oh, I could feel the force he was exerting. My new mind seemed pretty good at all kinds of calculations, and so I could tell that if he wasn’t meeting any resistance, his hand would have pounded right through the rock without difficulty. The pressure increased, and I wondered randomly if a cement truck doing forty miles an hour down a sharp decline would have similar power. Fifty miles an hour? Sixty? Probably more.
噢，我能感觉到他在用力，但无论从哪方面看我还是感觉良好，因为我知道如果他不是遇到了抵抗的话，他早就一下子把我的手狠狠的撞向石台了。压力在增大，但我的脑子却在胡思乱想着，可能一辆水泥搅拌卡车以40公里的速度冲下陡坡才可能产生同样的冲击力。50公里？60？可能更高也说不定。
It wasn’t enough to move me. His hand shoved against mine with crushing force, but it wasn’t unpleasant. It felt kind of good in a weird way. I’d been so very careful since the last time I woke up, trying so hard not to break things. It was a strange relief to use my muscles. To let the strength flow rather than struggling to restrain it.
但还是不足以推动我。他用压倒般的力量推着我的手，却好像不是太糟糕。从某种诡异的角度说感觉还蛮好的。自从这次我清醒以来，我一直都是那么的小心翼翼，不去破坏任何东西。但当我真正使用着自己的力量时，我才发现自己居然放松下来——把剩余的力量排走，而不是死命的压抑它。
“Just keep your mouth shut,” I reminded him, and then I smashed his hand into the boulder.
“闭嘴，等下可别出声，”我提醒他，接着一下子把他的手按倒在石台上。
I laughed. Emmett snarled harshly through his teeth.
我笑起来，埃美特从齿缝间发出打雷般的吼声。
A deafening crack echoed off the trees. The rock shuddered, and a piece — about an eighth of the mass — broke off at an invisible fault line and crashed to the ground. It fell on Emmett’s foot, and I snickered. I could hear Jacob’s and Edward’s muffled laughter.
一阵巨大的撞击声在林间回旋，石台开始摇摆，接着一个角——大约是它的八分之一大小——出现一条肉眼几乎看不见的裂缝，轰的一声掉在地上。确切的说，是掉在埃美特的脚上，我暗自偷笑，那边也隐约传来雅各布和爱德华的笑声。
Emmett grunted; his forehead creased and his whole body strained in one rigid line toward the obstacle of my unmoving hand. I let him sweat — figuratively — for a moment while I enjoyed the sensation of the crazy force running through my arm.
埃美特开始低吼，力量越来越大，他的身体因为我丝毫不动的手的抵抗而整个僵硬起来。我觉得他都开始流汗了——只是打个比方——而我只是在享受着毫无顾忌的用力的爽快。
“It’s not going to wear off that fast,” I told him. “Maybe you ought to give it a month.”
“我的力量不会那么快消退的，”我提醒他：“或许你应该一个月后再试试。”
Emmett kicked the rock fragment across the river. It sliced a young maple in half before thudding into the base of a big fir, which swayed and then fell into another tree.
埃美特使劲向河那边踢了一脚，石块在撞断一颗年轻的枫树后，嵌进一颗巨大的杉树的树干里。
“Rematch. Tomorrow.”
“明天，再比一次。”
A few seconds, though, and I was a little bored with it. I flexed; Emmett lost an inch.
可过了一会儿，我觉得有点厌倦了。于是开始发力，埃美特一寸一寸的溃败着。
As he turned to stalk away, Emmett punched the granite, shattering off an avalanche of shards and powder. It was kind of neat, in a childish way.
当他一路大步离开的时候，他狠狠的锤了那花岗岩一拳头，掉下一地的碎片和粉末。如果他还是个10岁的小孩，这种行为倒还蛮可爱的。
“Hey, whatever makes you happy, big brother.”
“嘿，随你喜欢，‘大哥哥’。”
Emmett growled, flashing his teeth. “Tomorrow.”
埃美特不耐烦的嘶吼，露出牙齿：“明天。”
Fascinated by the undeniable proof that I was stronger than the strongest vampire I’d ever known, I placed my hand, fingers spread wide, against the rock. Then I dug my fingers slowly into the stone, crushing rather than digging; the consistency reminded me of hard cheese. I ended up with a handful of gravel.
比我认识的最强壮的吸血鬼还要强壮，这个无法否认的事实让人着迷，我张大双手，伸直手指立在石头上，慢慢的用力把手指钻进去，说实话用压碎这个词更确切。这时的触感让我觉得手下不是石头而是一块硬芝士，搞得我最后满手沙砾。
I didn’t pay much attention to the chuckles behind me while I punched and kicked the rest of the boulder into fragments. I was having too much fun, snickering away the whole time. It wasn’t until I heard a new little giggle, a high-pitched peal of bells, that I turned away from my silly game.
顾不上身后的哄笑声，我一个人对着剩下的石块又吹又踢玩得不亦乐乎，直到找不到一块比较完整的碎片。太开心了，我一直停不住的窃笑着，直到听见一串新的清脆高扬铃铛般的笑声，才停下自己的无聊游戏。
With a grin stretching my face, I whirled in a sudden circle and karate-chopped the rock with the side of my hand. The stone shrieked and groaned and — with a big poof of dust — split in two.
脸上无法抑制的露出灿烂的笑容，我突然扭过腰，一只手高高举起做了个空手道的掌劈，石头发出尖锐的裂声然后——扬起满场灰尘——裂开两半。
“Cool,” I mumbled.
“太帅了。”我对自己说。
I started giggling.
我乐了，咯咯的傻笑起来。
“Bella’s supposed to be a grown-up. Married and a mom and all that. Shouldn’t there be more dignity?”
“贝拉已经是成年人了，还同时扮演着妻子和母亲，甚至更多角色，难道她就不应该得到更多的尊重吗？”
“Yes,” Edward said.
“是的。”爱德华肯定道。
“Who wasn’t laughing?” Jake muttered, rolling his eyes.
“刚才谁没在笑？”杰克嘀咕了一句，翻了个白眼。
“Less dignity,” Edward said with a grin. “She was having almost as much fun watching you enjoy yourself as I was.”
“少一点的尊严。”爱德华笑着说：“她跟我一样，喜欢看着你在那儿自娱自乐。”
“That’s different,” Jacob said, and I watched in surprise as he mock-punched Edward’s shoulder.
“那不一样。”雅各布一边说，一边让我惊讶万分的锤了爱德华的肩膀一下。
“What does she want?” I asked.
“她想要什么？”我问。
“Tell me you didn’t let go a bit on your first run, dog,” Edward teased, no antagonism in his voice at all.
“告诉我当你第一次跑起来的时候，你没有一点过度兴奋的行为，狗狗。”爱德华揶揄道，声音里没有了原来的那种敌意。
She smiled her glittering smile and took the stone in both hands. She squeezed, a little dent forming between her eyebrows as she concentrated.
她用她独有的灿烂笑容笑着，两手抓着石头，用力握紧，当她全神贯注的时候两条眉毛微微向中间皱了点儿。
Everyone was staring at Renesmee with the same dumbstruck expression that must have been on my face.
所有人都目瞪口呆的望着蕾妮斯梅，相信我也一样。
Renesmee frowned, and touched Edward’s face.
蕾妮斯梅皱着小眉毛，摸着爱德华的脸颊。
“Did she just laugh?”
“刚才是她在笑吗？”
“Am I funny?” I asked Renesmee, darting back and reaching for her at the same time that she reached for me. I took her out of Edward’s arms and offered her the shard of rock in my hand. “You want to try?”
“我很搞笑吗？”我问蕾妮斯梅，一下子从河边来到她身边，正好接着她伸出的手。我从爱德华怀里抱过她，给了她一块小石头：“你想试试吗？”
There was a tiny grinding sound, and a bit of dust. She frowned, and held the chunk up to me.
手指间发出细微的研磨声，掉下一些灰尘。她皱起眉毛，瘪嘴把石块递给我。
“I’ll get it,” I said, pinching the stone into sand.
“我来试试。”说着，把石头捏成了细沙粒。
Renesmee stroked the smooth diamond-bright facets, then laid her arm next to mine. Her skin had just a faint luminosity, subtle and mysterious. Nothing that would keep her inside on a sunny day like my glowing sparkle. She touched my face, thinking of the difference and feeling disgruntled.
蕾妮斯梅轻轻的抚摸着那光滑的钻石般闪耀的地方，然后把自己的手摆在我的旁边。她的皮肤散发出模糊的微光，隐约而神秘。但并不会让她和我们一样，不得不在阳光明媚的日子躲藏起来。她摸摸我，想着我们之间的不同，好像有点失落。
The sun suddenly burst through the clouds, shooting long beams of ruby and gold across the ten of us, and I was immediately lost in the beauty of my skin in the light of the sunset. Dazed by it.
在那一瞬间，太阳的光芒穿透了厚厚的云层，在我们10个人身边洒下红宝石般的金色光辉。刹那间，我被日落的光辉里自己那闪闪发光的皮肤的美丽所迷醉，所沉醉。
She clapped and laughed; the delicious sound of it made us all join in.
她拍着小手笑起来，好听的声音让我们所有人都乐了。
“I’m not sure I can agree to that,” Edward said, and when I turned to answer him, the sunlight on his face stunned me into silence.
“我不确定是不是能同意这句话。”爱德华说，当我正准备反驳的时候，他泛着七彩光华的脸让我瞬间迷醉而沉默。
“You’re the prettiest,” I assured her.
“你才是最可爱的。”我安哄着她说。
Jacob had his hand in front of his face, pretending to shield his eyes from the glare. “Freaky Bella,” he commented.
雅各布捂着脸，假装为我们的凝视而脸红：“古怪的贝拉。”他总结道。
“What an amazing creature she is,” Edward murmured, almost in agreement, as if Jacob’s comment was meant as a compliment. He was both dazzling and dazzled.
“她是多么神奇的人儿啊！”爱德华低声感叹，把雅各布的话当作某种赞扬，同意的说。这个人啊，一边为人迷醉，一边又使人迷醉。
Obviously, I could be counted out of anything athletic. Not artistic or musical, no particular talents to brag of. Nobody ever gave away a trophy for reading books. After eighteen years of mediocrity, I was pretty used to being average. I realized now that I’d long ago given up any aspirations of shining at anything. I just did the best with what I had, never quite fitting into my world.
很明显，什么体育项目连想都不用想了。没有艺术天分，没有音乐细胞，没有任何值得称道的才能。再说，也没有人会因为看书而颁个奖杯给我。过了18年平凡无奇的生活，我对淹没在人群中已经很习惯了。我甚至发现自己对能在什么领域闪光已经没有任何渴望了。只是做着自己一直在做的事，从不曾真正融入周围的环境。
It was a strange feeling — not surprising, I supposed, since everything felt strange now — this being a natural at something. As a human, I’d never been best at anything. I was okay at dealing with Renee, but probably lots of people could have done better; Phil seemed to be holding his own. I was a good student, but never the top of the class.
有种很奇怪的感觉——但并不能让我惊讶，我想，反正现在什么东西都不正常——有个天生擅长的领域。作为人类的时候，我从来没有擅长什么事。跟勒妮相处还不错，但可能很多人能做的更好；Phil就是个例子。我也是个好学生，但从来就不是最好的那个。
So this was really different. I was amazing now — to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.
所以这次真的很不一样。现在我简直是令人惊叹——无论是对他们来说，还是对我自己。就像我天生应该做一个吸血鬼一样。这个念头让我禁不住的想笑，但同时也让我想放声歌唱。在这个世界上，我终于找到一个属于自己的位置了，一个适合我的，一个能让我闪光的位置。
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