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英文热门阅读精选之VampireDiaries

英文热门阅读精选之VampireDiaries

ByLisaJ.Smith

精选之【Book1：

TheAwakening】VampireDiariesVolume1

【节选之一】

"Areyouhavingagoodtime?

"Elenaasked.

Iamnow.Stefandidn'tsayit,butElenaknewitwaswhathewasthinking.Shecouldseeitinthewayhestaredather.Shehadneverbeensosureofherpower.Exceptthatactuallyhedidn'tlookasifhewerehavingagoodtime;helookedstricken,inpain,asifhecouldn'ttakeonemoreminuteofthis.

Thebandwasstartingup,aslowdance.Hewasstillstaringather,drinkingherin.Thosegreeneyesdarkening,goingblackwithdesire.Shehadthesuddenfeelingthathemightjerkhertohimandkissherhard,withouteversayingaword.

【节选之二】

Volume1

ChapterOne

September4

DearDiary,

Somethingawfulisgoingtohappentoday.

Idon'tknowwhyIwrotethat.It'scrazy.There'snoreasonformetobeupsetandeveryreasonformetobehappy,but...

ButhereIamat5:

30inthemorning,awakeandscared.Ikeeptellingmyselfit'sjustthatI'mallmessedupfromthetimedifferencebetweenFranceandhere.Butthatdoesn'texplainwhyIfeelsoscared.Solost.

Thedaybeforeyesterday,whileAuntJudithandMargaretandIweredrivingbackfromtheairport,Ihadsuchastrangefeeling.WhenweturnedontoourstreetIsuddenlythought,"MomandDadarewaitingforusathome.Ibetthey'llbeonthefrontporchorinthelivingroomlookingoutthewindow.Theymusthavemissedmesomuch."

Iknow.Thatsoundstotallycrazy.

【节选之三】

Onedreamhadbeenespeciallyreal.InitshesawStefan'spalefaceandhisangry,accusingeyes.Heheldupabooktoherandsaid,"Howcouldyou,Elena?

Howcouldyou?

"Thenhedroppedthebookatherfeetandwalkedaway.Shecalledafterhim,pleading,buthewentonwalkinguntilhedisappearedin

darkness.Whenshelookeddownatthebook,shesawitwasboundindarkbluevelvet.Herdiary.

Aquiverofangerwentthroughherasshethoughtagainofhowherdiaryhadbeenstolen.Butwhatdid

thedreammean?

WhatwasinherdiarytomakeStefanlooklikethat?

Shedidn'tknow.Allsheknewwasthatsheneededtoseehim,tohearhisvoice,tofeelhisarmsaroundher.Beingawayfromhimwaslikebeingseparatedfromherownflesh.

【BOOK2：

VampireDiaries02-TheStruggle】

【节选之四】

Whatcouldshedo?

ProtectStefan'ssecretatthecostofhislife?

Orbetrayhiminordertosavehim?

WoulditsavehimtotellMattandBonnieandMeredith?

Shelookedatherfriends,tryingtopicturetheirresponseiftheyweretolearnthetruthaboutStefanSalvatore.

Itwasnogood.Shecouldn'triskit.TheshockandhorrorofthediscoveryhadnearlysentElenaherselfreelingintomadness.Ifshe,wholovedStefan,hadbeenreadytorunfromhimscreaming,whatwouldthesethreedo?

AndthentherewasMr.Tanner'smurder.IftheyknewwhatStefanwas,wouldtheyeverbeabletobelievehiminnocent?

Or,intheirheartofhearts,wouldtheyalwayssuspecthim?

Elenashuthereyes.Itwasjusttoodangerous.MeredithandBonnieandMattwereherfriends,butthiswasonethingshecouldn'tsharewiththem.Inalltheworld,therewasnooneshecouldtrustwiththissecret.Shewouldhavetokeepitalone.

【节选之五】

DearDiary,

ThismorningIwokeupandfeltsostrange.Idon'tknowhowtodescribeit.Ontheonehand,IwassoweakthatwhenItriedtostandupmymuscleswouldn'tsupportme.ButontheotherhandIfelt...pleasant.Socomfortable,sorelaxed.AsifIwerefloatingonabedofgoldenlight.Ididn'tcareifInevermovedagain.

ThenIrememberedStefan,andItriedtogetup,butAuntJudithputmebacktobed.ShesaidBonnieandMeredithhadlefthoursago,andthatI'dbeensofastasleeptheycouldn'twakeme.ShesaidwhatIneededwasrest.

【节选之六】

Helookedatheramomentinsurprise.Somethingmusthaveshowninherface,forhisexpressiongraduallystilledanddarkened.Hetookadeepbreathandnodded.Withoutaword,heturnedandledthewaytohisroom.

【节选之七】

Stefan'sexpressionashelookedathernowwasacombinationofreliefandwonder."Sothat'sit,"hesaid,almostinawhisperhimself."That'swhat'sbeenbotheringyou."

Elenaopenedhermouth,buthewasstillspeaking."Iknewsomethingwaswrong,

Iknewyouwereholdingsomethingback.ButIthought..."Heshook"hisheadandaskewedsmiletuggedathislips."Itdoesn'tmatternow.Ididn'twanttoinvadeyourprivacy.Ididn'tevenwanttoask.Andallthetimeyouwereworriedaboutprotectingme."

Elena'stonguewasstucktotheroofofhermouth.Thewordsseemedtobestuck,too.There'smore,shethought,butshecouldn'tsayit,notwhenStefan'seyeslookedlikethat,notwhenhiswholefacewasalightthatway.

"Whenyousaidweneededtotalktoday,Ithoughtyou'dchangedyourmindaboutme,"hesaidsimply,withoutself-pity."AndIwouldn'thaveblamedyou.Butinstead..."Heshookhisheadagain."Elena,"hesaid,andthenshewasinhisarms.

Itfeltsogoodtobethere,soright.Shehadn'tevenrealizedhowwrongthingshadbeenbetweenthemuntilnow,whenthewrongnesshaddisappeared.Thiswaswhatsheremembered,whatshehadfeltthatfirstgloriousnightwhenStefanhadheldher.Allthesweetnessandtendernessintheworldsurgingbetweenthem.Shewashome,whereshebelonged.Whereshewouldalwaysbelong.

Asshehadinthebeginning,ElenafeltasifshecouldalmostreadStefan'sthoughts.Theywereconnected,apartofeachother.Theirheartsbeattothesamerhythm.

Onlyonethingwasneededtomakeitcomplete.Elenaknewthat,andshetossedherhairback,reachingfrombehindtopullitawayfromthesideofherneck.AndthistimeStefandidnotprotestorthwarther.Insteadofrefusalhewasradiatingadeepacceptance-andadeepneed.

Feelingsoflove,ofdelight,ofappreciationoverwhelmedherandwithincredulousjoysherealizedthefeelingswerehis.Foramoment,shesensedherselfthroughhiseyes,andsensedhowmuchhecaredforher.Itmighthavebeenfrighteningifshehadnothadthesamedepthoffeelingtogivebacktohim.

Shefeltnopainashisteethpiercedherneck.Anditdidn'tevenoccurtoherthatshehadunthinkinglyofferedhimtheunmarkedside-eventhoughthewoundsDamonhadleftwerehealedalready.

【BOOK3：

VampireDiaries03-TheFury】

【节选之八】

Oh,I'mstartingtocryagain.That'swhathappenswhenyouthinkaboutlifebeingfair.AndIcan'texplainwhyitisn't.I'dliketogobangonHonoriaFell'stombandaskherifshecanexplain,butshewouldn'ttalktome.Idon'tthinkit'ssomethinganybodyknows.

IlovedElena.AndI'mgoingtomissherterribly.Thewholeschoolis.It'slikealightthat'sgoneout.Robertsaysthat'swhathernamemeansinLatin,"light."

Nowthere'llalwaysbeapartofmewherethelighthasgoneaway.

IwishI'dbeenabletosaygood-byetoher,butStefansaysshesentherlovetome.I'mgoingtotrytothinkofthatasalighttotakewithme.

I'dbetterstopwritingnow.Stefan'sleaving,andMattandMeredithandAlaric

andIaregoingtoseehimoff.Ididn'tmeantogetsointothis;I'veneverkeptajournalmyself.ButIwantpeopletoknowthetruthaboutElena.Shewasn'tasaint.Shewasn'talwayssweetandgoodandhonestandagreeable.Butshewasstrongandlovingandloyaltoherfriends,andintheendshedidthemostunselfishthinganybodycoulddo.Meredithsaysitmeansshechoselightoverdarkness.Iwantpeopletoknowthatsothey'llalwaysremember.

Ialwayswill.

-BonnieMcCullough

【BOOK4：

VampireDiaries04-DarkReunion】

【节选之九】

June21,7:

30a.m.

Itwouldn'thavematteredanyway.Damonneverlistenedtoanythinghesaid.Damonneverevencalledhimbyname.Itwasalwaysthescornful"littlebrother."

AndnowDamonwasofftoprovehowunreliablehewas,Stefanthought,wonderful.He'ddosomethingparticularlyviciousjusttoshowStefanhewascapableofit.

Itwasnouse.Hecouldn'tkeephismindonthepuzzle.Hewastiredandlonelyandindesperateneedofcomfort.Andthestarktruthwasthattherewasnocomforttobehad.

Elena,hethought,youliedtome.

Itwastheonethingshe'dinsistedon,theonethingshe'dalwayspromised.

"Whateverhappens,Stefan,I'llbewithyou.Tellmeyoubelievethat."Andhehadanswered,helplessinherspell,"Oh,Elena,Ibelieveit.Whateverhappens,we'llbetogether."

Butshehadlefthim.Notbychoicemaybe,butwhatdidthatmatterintheend?

Shehadlefthimandgoneaway.

Thereweretimeswhenallhewantedwastofollowher.

Thinkaboutsomethingelse,anythingelse,hetoldhimself,butitwastoolate.

Onceunleashed,theimagesofElenaswirledaroundhim,toopainfultobear,toobeautifultopushaway.

Thefirsttimehe'dkissedher,theshockofdizzysweetnesswhenhismouthmethers.Andafterthat,shockaftershock,butatsomedeeperlevel.Asifshewerereachingdowntothecoreofhimself,acorehe'dalmostforgotten.

Frightened,he'dfelthisdefensestearaway.Allhissecrets,allhisresistance,allthetricksheusedtokeepotherpeopleatarm'slength.Elenahadrippedthroughthemall,exposinghisvulnerability.

Exposinghissoul.

Andintheend,hefoundthatitwaswhathewanted.HewantedElenatoseehimwithoutdefenses,withoutwalls.Hewantedhertoknowhimforwhathewas.

Terrifying?

Yes.Whenshe'ddiscoveredhissecretatlast,whenshe'dfoundhimfeedingonthatbird,hehadcringedinshame.Hewassurethatshe'dturnawayfromthebloodonhismouthinhorror.Indisgust.

Butwhenhelookedintohereyesthatnight,hesawunderstanding.Forgiveness.Love.

Herlovehadhealedhim.Andthatwaswhenheknewtheycou