Part 3 Out and About

Ted在Hannah“聲色俱厲”的勸導(dǎo)下終于走上正途，積極地參加各項(xiàng)活動，他還打算重拾志愿者的工作，這讓Laura欣慰不已。

Laura： Ted？ Is that you？ Do my eyes 1）deceive me？ What are you doing outside？

Ted： Yeah， yeah. ①Ive come out of my shell. Let the 2）razzing begin.

Laura： Im just wondering if this is the real deal or if youre going to suddenly disappear in a 3）puff of smoke.

Ted： Nope， its real. Hannah 4）popped by last week.

Laura： Oh， really？

Ted： ②Dont play dumb， young lady. She told me that youd been talking to Martin.

Laura： I may have mentioned a thing or two to him about how you were down in the dumps.

Ted： Id like to say that you were being unfair， but after Hannahs talking to， I realized that youd been right about everything.

Laura： Sorry…come again？

Ted： Haha， I told you you were right， all right？

Laura： Thats music to my ears.

Ted： Knock it off！ ③Besides， I cant believe you threw me to the wolves like that. Hannah is terrifying！

Laura： Haha， she is definitely that sometimes. So what did Hannah say to make you change your mind？

Ted： ④She basically just threw down the 5）gauntlet， insulted my 6）masculinity， and then gently talked some sense into me.

Laura： Howd she managed that？

Ted： ⑤She asked me where I was going to draw the line. Would it be when I stopped going to class？ When I couldnt remember what my friends looked like？ When I ended up with chronic health problems for the rest of my life？

Laura： Makes sense.

Ted： ⑥And then she asked me what Id think if the tables were turned.

Laura： How so？

Ted： She asked how Id feel if you were the one who never left your dorm， only ate junk food delivery， and basically lived in your sweats.

Laura： And？

Ted： Well…Id think you were either sick or depressed.

Laura： Thats basically what Ive been wondering about you. You had me scared sick for a while there.

Ted： ⑦I know， and Hannah read me the riot act over that one！ Like I said—shes scary.

Laura： ⑧Im just glad that she was able to light a fire under you.

Ted： She really did make some good points.

Laura： Like？

Ted： Remember how I said that I couldnt think of any physical activity Id enjoy？

Laura： Sure.

Ted： Turns out that wasnt entirely true.

Laura： I would 7）bloody well hope not.

Ted： Hey， 8）lay off and let me tell the story！ Laura： All right， all right！ Im all ears.

Ted： So she started asking me questions about all these sports and things Id never even thought of.

Laura： Example？

Ted： Rock climbing，9）squash， gardening—stuff like that.

Laura： Did you say “gardening”？

Ted： Yeah， crazy， eh？ The biology department grows a 10）veggie garden on campus and donates all the produce to the food bank. Its great because Ive been wanting to get back into volunteering.

Laura： Thats so great， Ted！

Ted： I know， right？！ And Im even meeting some really cool people. Its great to meet 11）like-minded folks in the real world.

Laura： Im just happy that youve rejoined the land of the living.

Ted： Its good to be back！

Smart Sentences

① Ive come out of my shell. 我開始出來活動了。

come out of ones shell： be more sociable（開始活躍，開始與人交往，打開心扉）。例如：

Come out of your shell， Tom. Go out and make some friends.

與人交往吧，湯姆。出來交些朋友。

② Dont play dumb， young lady. 別裝傻了，小姑娘。

play dumb： pretend to be ignorant of sth.（裝傻）。例如：

John played dumb when I asked him if he knew who had been on the telephone.

我問約翰知不知道誰來電話，他裝傻。

③ Besides， I cant believe you threw me to the wolves like that. 此外，我不敢相信你把我送入虎口。

throw sb. to the wolves： abandon sb. to harm（送某人入虎口，置某人于險境）。例如：

Once the investigation started， I could see they were going to throw someone to the wolves.

調(diào)查一旦開始，我就知道他們會把某個人送入虎口。

④ She basically just threw down the gauntlet. 她挑釁我。

throw down the gauntlet： issue a challenge（向某人發(fā)起挑戰(zhàn)）。例如：

The red team threw down the gauntlet and called for a rematch with the blue team.

紅隊(duì)發(fā)起挑戰(zhàn)，要與藍(lán)隊(duì)重賽。

⑤ She asked me where I was going to draw the line. 她問我這樣的生活什么時候才到頭。

draw the line （at sth.）： decide a point/ boundary where you will not do/allow sth.（劃界線，區(qū)別）。例如：

You guys can play as much as you want， but I draw the line at fighting.

你們愛怎么玩就怎么玩，但我不允許你們打架。

⑥ And then she asked me what Id think if the tables were turned. 然后她問我如果情況調(diào)換我會怎么想。

turn the tables （on sb.）： a situation is reversed completely（形勢改變，扭轉(zhuǎn)局面）。例如：

Dan was always the one in trouble， but this time the tables are turned and hes doing very well.

丹總是麻煩多多，但這一回，時來運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，他做得不錯。

⑦ I know， and Hannah read me the riot act over that one！ 我知道，漢娜為此嚴(yán)重警告過我！

read the riot act： warn or reprimand energetically or forcefully（提出嚴(yán)重警告）。例如：

The teacher read the riot act to Gary after he didnt hand in his report three times in a row.

加里連續(xù)三次都沒有交報告，老師對他提出了嚴(yán)重警告。

⑧ Im just glad that she was able to light a fire under you. 很高興她能說得動你！

light a fire under sb.： make sb. work better or harder（催促或喚起某人行動）。例如：

Its time you lit a fire under those guys or theyll never finish painting the house.

你是時候催促一下這些家伙了，不然這房子他們是刷不完的。