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It was fear of striking the water flat, and not the fear of the distance from the diving-board to the water,
與其說害怕跳板和水面的距離，倒不如說害怕不會水花飛濺，
that made the girl hesitate. As she had often expressed it, Even soft water is hard, if you hit it all in a heap.
這是讓女孩最憂郁的，就如她經(jīng)常說的，甚至連軟水都會有沖擊力，如果你重重地向下跳。
Oh, well, here I go. Marion stepped to the edge of the board, poised an instant,
我來了，馬里恩走到跳板的邊緣，準備一躍而下，
then jumped without allowing herself time to think about it. She felt her feet going over
之后她跳了下去，沒有給自己時間思考，她感覺自己的腳向前邁，
as she neared the water and she tried to obey the shouted warning from Bob: Head up, Marion.
她離水越來越近，她試圖遵循鮑勃的大聲警告，仰起頭馬里恩。
As she struck the water, she seemed to feel every pound of her body's weight;
當她入水的那一刻，她似乎對自己的體重十分驕傲；
her feet splashed over, twisting her back slightly. She came to the surface of the water, and swam slowly back to where Bob stood.
她的腳濺起了水花，輕輕扭轉(zhuǎn)了身體，她到達了水平面，慢慢游到鮑勃站的地方。
Too bad, Marion! That must have hurt. Keep your head up, or you'll flop over every time.
不好馬里恩，這一定很疼，仰起你的頭，要不然你每次都會翻轉(zhuǎn)。
I think I'll call it a day. I'm willing to let Margaret Howard have the diving honors.
我想今天就這樣吧，我愿意讓瑪格麗特·郝武德獲得跳水榮譽。
CARNIVAL DAY ON CORONADO BEACH
科羅娜多沙灘的狂歡日
As in previous years on the day of the Seals' regatta, an enthusiastic crowd of people strung themselves along the Coronado River.
在前幾年的海豹劃船賽上，一群激情四溢的人站在科羅娜多河邊上。
Marion was on hand in the morning at an early hour, for she did not mean to miss a single feature of the program.
馬里恩很早就到了，她不想錯過任何一個項目瞬間。
Bright banners waved in the wind; the band played; privately owned canoes, gaily flying their colors,
明亮的橫幅飄揚在空中，樂隊奏樂，私人擁有的獨木舟，各種顏色在水上歡快地飛揚，
skimmed up and down the river, and in front of the diving boards,
在水面上上下滑動，在跳水臺的前方，
where the main part of the swimming program was to be presented, all sorts of craft were parked.
是主要游泳項目的舉辦地，這里停靠著各種小船。
The early part of the day was occupied with a water pageant, canoe and swimming races, and water polo.
那天早上會有一個水上游行，獨木舟和游泳比賽以及水球運動。
Comedy was furnished by a tub-race, a canoe-tilt, and an old-clothes race.
娛樂項目會伴隨著一個浴缸競賽，一個獨木舟比賽和一個舊衣服比賽。
Then came the floating pyramids, in which Marion took part. Together with twenty other girls,
之后是水上金字塔，馬里恩會參加，還有20名女孩，
who looked very much alike in trim black bathing-suits and red caps, she swam out into the water.
她們穿著黑色泳衣和紅帽子顯得很一致，她游出了水面。
The girls banded themselves together, holding hands, and floated down the river upon their backs.
女孩們聚攏在一起，牽著手，背靠背浮在水面上。
From the shore, the effect was that of a moving mass of solid red.
從岸上看是一個移動的實心紅色物體。
