Chapter 4 Invitations——21

"Dad?" I asked when he was almost done.

“爸？”我当他快吃完的时候问道。

"Yeah, Bella?"

“怎么了，Bella”

"Um, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to Seattle for the day a week from Saturday… if that's okay?"

“嗯，我就是想告诉你，这周六我要去西雅图….可以吗？”

I didn't want to ask permission — it set a bad precedent — but I felt rude, so I tacked it on at the end.

我其实不想问是不是允许我去——这会是一个不好的前兆——但是我感觉有点鲁莽，所以我最后尝试问了一下。

"Why?" He sounded surprised, as if he were unable to imagine something that Forks couldn't offer.

“为什么？”他听上去有点惊讶，就好像他不能相信有东西是Forks不能给的。

"Well, I wanted to get few books — the library here is pretty limited — and maybe look at some clothes."

“嗯，我想去买一些书——这里的图书馆太有限了——并且可能看看一些衣服。”

I had more money than I was used to having, since, thanks to Charlie, I hadn't had to pay for a car.

毕竟，我有的钱多的有点让我不习惯了，多亏了Charlie，我不用付买车的钱。

Not that the truck didn't cost me quite a bit in the gas department.

不过并不是说这辆卡车没有让我在油费上面少花钱

"That truck probably doesn't get very good gas mileage," he said, echoing my thoughts.

“那辆车可能没有足够的汽油跑那么远”他说，回应了我的想法。

"I know, I'll stop in Montesano and Olympia — and Tacoma if I have to."

“我知道，我会在Montesano和Olympia停一下加油——如果必须要的话还有Tacoma”