Part 3 Out and About

Ted在Hannah“声色俱厉”的劝导下终于走上正途，积极地参加各项活动，他还打算重拾志愿者的工作，这让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. 我开始出来活动了。

come out of ones shell： be more sociable（开始活跃，开始与人交往，打开心扉）。例如：

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

与人交往吧，汤姆。出来交些朋友。

② Dont play dumb， young lady. 别装傻了，小姑娘。

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

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

我问约翰知不知道谁来电话，他装傻。

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，置某人于险境）。例如：

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

调查一旦开始，我就知道他们会把某个人送入虎口。

④ She basically just threw down the gauntlet. 她挑衅我。

throw down the gauntlet： issue a challenge（向某人发起挑战）。例如：

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

红队发起挑战，要与蓝队重赛。

⑤ She asked me where I was going to draw the line. 她问我这样的生活什么时候才到头。

draw the line （at sth.）： decide a point/ boundary where you will not do/allow sth.（划界线，区别）。例如：

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

你们爱怎么玩就怎么玩，但我不允许你们打架。

⑥ And then she asked me what Id think if the tables were turned. 然后她问我如果情况调换我会怎么想。

turn the tables （on sb.）： a situation is reversed completely（形势改变，扭转局面）。例如：

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

丹总是麻烦多多，但这一回，时来运转，他做得不错。

⑦ I know， and Hannah read me the riot act over that one！ 我知道，汉娜为此严重警告过我！

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

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

加里连续三次都没有交报告，老师对他提出了严重警告。

⑧ Im just glad that she was able to light a fire under you. 很高兴她能说得动你！

light a fire under sb.： make sb. work better or harder（催促或唤起某人行动）。例如：

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

你是时候催促一下这些家伙了，不然这房子他们是刷不完的。