《我和厄尔以及将死的女孩》和直白的电影名字一样，讲述了主人公“我”和厄尔的一段友谊，以及“我”和一个将死的女孩儿之间的故事。这是一个妙趣横生的小清新青春片，没有恋爱，没有堕胎，没有狗血，有的只是一个男孩的生活和烦恼，以及对经典文艺片的热爱。很多时候，主人公眼中的无趣高中生活会带给你强烈的共鸣：学校就是动物园和菜市场的混合体，无趣而危险;努力假装开朗，和所有人保持良好的关系，但内心极其悲观、自卑;漂亮女生就如同洪水猛兽一般，稍不注意，自己就会像丛林里的花栗鼠般被母鹿踩踏得脑浆迸裂;母亲的唠叨如同机关枪扫射，让人倒地不起、生无可恋……而将死的女孩“蕾切尔”的出现，则让他的高中生活变得没那么无趣。无关爱情，蕾切尔只是一个教会他成长、改变他未来的朋友。

1 The Part Where I Begin Senior Year 我是这么开始高三生活的

Greg： I used to think about it this way—Schenley High School was a world unto[=to] itself. By senior year[高三]， I had mastered the languages and customs of its various sovereign states[主权国家]. The head nods of Jock[运动员] Nation. The fist bumps[顶拳头] of the Kingdom of Stoners[吸毒者]. The innocuous[无伤大雅的] witticisms[俏皮话] of the People’s Republic of Theater Dorks[呆子].

Schoolmate： Greg， how was your summer？

Greg： Summer？ What does that word even mean？ Like， more “summ”？ In a typical high school life， you belong to one nation which can never guarantee[保證] you total security. But I thought I found a way out. Get citizenship[公民身份] in every nation. Get passports to everywhere. Just be on low-key[低调的] good terms with everyone， casually[随便地] interact with them once in a while...in a way that is invisible[不可见的] to everyone else. Never commit to an interaction that won’t be casual or mellow[平和的].

Schoolmate： Your test was today？

Greg： Ugh. Tests！ I’ve been there. That’s like sending troops[军队] to Afghanistan. Maintain relationships with citizens of the most dicked[难搞的] -upon nations. For example， Scott Mayhew， the gothic dork I’m sitting next to here. Scott， nice Berserker.

Scott Mayhew： Thank you？

Greg： It took years of cultivation[培养] to win his trust.

（Ill Phil is yelling）

Greg： Or the universally ostracized[排斥] Ill Phil. Yeah， that’s good. Truly a nation of one. And there were some places I simply couldn’t go. Like the cafeteria[自助餐厅]. Every last square inch of it was disputed territory[争议领土]. It was Crimea， Kashmir， and the Gaza Strip all rolled into one. Also the part of the Indian Ocean with pirates[海盗]. Captain Phillips pirates， not Pirates of the Caribbean. Although， actually， who knows？ Maybe both.

格雷格：我曾经这么觉得——申利高中是一个小小的世界。上高三前，我已经掌握了每一个主权国家的语言和风俗：体育生打招呼的方式是点头、大麻王国习惯击拳、戏剧社的白痴们喜欢说些无伤大雅的俏皮话。

同学：格雷格，你这个夏天过得如何？

格雷格：夏天？我都不知道这词啥意思。是“summ”的比较级吗？在传统的高中生活中，我们都要挑选一个属于自己的团体，但这样也不能保证你百分百的安全。