Chapter 4 Invitations——14

"Hi, Bella."
“你好，Bella”

"What's up?" I said as I was unlocking the door.
“怎么了？” 我边说边打开了门。

I wasn't paying attention to the uncomfortable edge in his voice, so his next words took me by surprise.
我没有注意到他的声音在极不舒服的边缘，所以他下一句话让我十分惊讶。

"Uh, I was just wondering… if you would go to the spring dance with me?" His voice broke on the last word.
“嗯，我只是想知道。。。你能和我一起去春天舞会吗？”他的声音停在了最后一个单词。

"I thought it was girls' choice," I said, too startled to be diplomatic.
“我想，那是一场女生择伴舞会，对吧。”我说道，因为太吃惊而没法说得更圆滑些。

"Well, yeah," he admitted, shamefaced.
“好，是的，”他羞愧的承认道。

I recovered my composure and tried to make my smile warm.
我恢复了我的平静并且尝试去让我的笑容温暖。

"Thank you for asking me, but I'm going to be in Seattle that day."
“感谢你邀请我，但是我那天要去西雅图。”

"Oh," he said. "Well, maybe next time."
“哦，”他说，“那好吧，下次再说。”

"Sure," I agreed, and then bit my lip. I wouldn't want him to take that too literally.
“可以，”我统一道，并且咬了下嘴唇。我不想让他决定太有可能。