8 In the Swim

CHAPTER 8 IN THE SWIM Well, it's Friday. The carnival is tonight. Are people that go to carnivals called carnivores? Everyone's very excited to see the Daredevil Diver. That's me. But it's more like the Dubious Diver.

第八章游泳啊，今天是星期五。 今晚是狂欢节。参加嘉年华会的人被称为食肉动物吗？ 大家都很期待看到超胆侠潜水员。 那就是我。但更像是可疑的潜水员。

I must admit that I'm getting cold feet. It could be very chilly tonight. The water could be freezing. I could get hypo-thermos or frostbite.

我必须承认我开始临阵退缩了。 今晚可能会很冷。 水可能会结冰。 我可能会体温过低或被冻伤。

I go into the principal's office and ask Mr. Bender if he'll sit in for me. He says that he won't because at the County Fair he got hit with a pie during a charity event. WE'D LIKE TO THANK...

我走进校长办公室，问本德先生能不能代我上课。 他说他不会，因为在郡集市上，他在慈善活动中被派砸中了。 我们要感谢……

For the rest of the day, kids are wisecracking jokes at me. "Taking the big plunge tonight, eh, Hubie?" "You'll be a titanic success," someone chimes in. "You'll make a big splash tonight!" another kid laughs. They're getting me down in the dumps. I have fair-weather friends.

这一天剩下的时间里，孩子们都在跟我讲俏皮话。 “今晚要冒险了，是吧，胡比？”“你会取得巨大的成功，”有人插话说。 “你今晚会引起轰动的！”另一个孩子笑着说。 他们让我情绪低落。 我有酒肉朋友。

I'm not ready for this! I need six more years of swimming lessons. "And besides, Hubie, you're the original hunk!" a bunch of kids yell. That's funny because I feel more like the original junk. SEE YA.

我还没准备好！我还需要六年的游泳课。 “再说了，胡比，你才是最帅的！”一群孩子喊道。 真有趣，因为我觉得自己更像原来的垃圾。 再见。