Bill and George were always competing against each other.
比尔和乔治总是谁也不服气谁。
After one argument over who was better at folding and packing parachutes, they went sky-diving to settle the dispute.
在一次争论过谁更善于折叠和打点降落伞后，他们就去进行特技跳伞比赛，以解决这场争论。
Bill jumped first, pulled the cord and began to float gently to earth. Then George jumped and pulled his cord, but nothing happened.
比尔首先跳，拉动安全带，开始轻轻地向地面飘落。随后，乔治跳，拉动安全带，但什么事也没发生。
Next he yanked on the safety cord, but that didn’t work either. In a matter of seconds George, falling like a rock, flew past Bill.
他又猛拉了一下安全带，但还是不行。顿时间，乔治像一块岩石一样飞过了比尔。
- 参见：小词详解 | yank
“So,” Bill shouted, ripping off his harness, “you want to race!”
“这么说，你是要赛跑了！”比尔大声叫着，拽断了安全带。
