中英文本

113.On a Hike
113.徒步旅行
"I'm the King of the World!!!!" Danny yelled from the overlook.
"我是世界之王！！！"丹尼从可眺望四周的高地上喊道。
All the other high school students with him snickered-Danny always acted high and mighty, but this was just silly!
和他一起的其他中学生都窃笑起来——丹尼总是表现得不可一世，可这样真的很愚蠢！
"C'mon down, Danny. We don't want the story to hit the headlines tomorrow that a student fell to his death off a point of historical interest!"
"下来，丹尼。我们不想我们的故事明天作为重要新闻见报，说一名学生摔死了，摔下来的那个地方还具有历史意义！"
Danny came back and joined the others on the hike.
丹尼回来加入了其他步行者的行列。
"Ah, I'm just having some fun, you know. I don't want to hide my light under a bushel. Why not show it from the mountain tops!!!"
"啊，我只是在寻开心，你们知道的。我不想过分谦逊。为什么不能在山顶上露一下！"

"We have to go back now so we can still hit the books tonight for tomorrow's test!" Sarah said.
"现在我们得回去啦，晚上我们还可以做做功课，为明天的考试准备准备！"萨拉说。
"Mrs. Williams will hit the ceiling if we all fail!"
"如果我们考试都不及格，威廉姆斯夫人会大发脾气的！"
"That's for sure! It's just sad that we're out here and your high priority is getting back to study.
"那是肯定的！可悲的是我们来了这里，而你优先考虑的事却是回去学习！
Why can't you live in the here and now?" Danny said.
你为什么就不能活在此时此刻里？"丹尼说。
Sarah grumbled. Danny wasn't hitting it off with her at the moment.
萨拉抱怨起来。眼下丹尼与她相处得不好。
"Well, then we'll all just leave you here high and dry!" she said.
"那好，我们就把你一个人孤零零地留在这儿！"她说。
"Then you won't have anyone to hide behind when you fail all by yourself!"
"等你一个人考不过时，看你可以躲在谁的后面！"
"I'm just joking Sarah." Danny said with a frown.
"我只是开玩笑而已，萨拉。"丹尼皱着眉头说道。
"Boy, with you it's hit or miss. You either like my jokes or you get angry. Okay. Let's head back!"
"天哪，和你在一起就是时好时坏。你要么喜欢我的玩笑，要么就生气。好啦，我们回去吧！"
"No, with you Danny it's just always a miss!"
"不，和你丹尼在一起总是不好的时候多。"
"Ouch. That's hitting a guy when he's down! C'mon, forget it. It's all here and there anyhow!"
"哎哟，你这是落井下石！好啦，忘了它吧。到处都是这样的事情！"
And together they all started walking back.
他们开始一起往回撤。
Then Danny turned and yelled back into the woods. "I'm the Loser of the World!"
丹尼突然转过身来朝树林喊道："我是世…界…上…最大的失败者！"

重点讲解

1.here and now 目前，此刻，立即
例句：There was no life beyond, he had contended; it was here and now, then darkness everlasting.
他曾主张死后区没有生命，生命只在此时此地，然后便是永恒的黑暗。
2.here and there 在多处,零星分散地，向多处,向各处
例句：So how do you squeeze an extra hour here and there?
所以如何在各处挤出额外的一小时？
3.high and dry 孤立无援，处于困境
例句：Tom took all the money and left me high and dry.
汤姆把所有的钱都拿走了，使我陷于困境。
4.high and mighty 髙傲的，盛气凌人的，不可一世的
例句：He's too high and mighty to mix with ordinary people like us!
看他趾高气扬的样子，不会跟我们这些普通人混在一起的！
5.hide behind 躲在…后面，用…来隐藏
例句：Now she would have to face him, and not hide behind her mother.
这次她必须要面对他，没法躲在母亲身后了。
6.high school 中学
例句：The master diplomaed him a high school diploma.
校长发给他中学毕业证书。