@Orrin_A Thank you so much for your help....so...like @Liz-G mentioned, it doesn’t mean he was literally going down a hill. He was just running in a straight line....right?

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gadgeteer

27 January

Korean

@LailaJasmina Thank you very much! :)

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Liz-G

28 January

English (US)

@gadgeteer yes, you would say that if he was running in a straight line.

I never thought how confusing this is since using up/down like this is very normal in English. I guess we don’t have a word for straight forward movement.

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What does Sean hitches up his backpack and shoots down the trail as though a swarm of bees wereafter us.What is the meaning of 'shooting down the trail'? Is it going up or going down or other meaning? mean? See a translation

In this context "shoots down" is meant as sprinting/ running/ hurrying very fast

“Down” here just means “further along”. It doesn’t mean he was literally going down a hill. He was just running in a straight line.You could actually say “up the trail” and it would mean the same thing.

@gadgeteer yeah I could see how it seems weird.I could say...Let's head up the trail a little further.OrLet's head down the trail a little further.They would mean the same.If there is an elevation change, you can say...The trail ascends/goes up/down this hill.Let's take the trail up/down this hill.

@gadgeteer yes, up or down is not to be taken literally. Down the trail means following the trail no matter what direction it may go

@gadgeteer yes, you would say that if he was running in a straight line. I never thought how confusing this is since using up/down like this is very normal in English. I guess we don’t have a word for straight forward movement.

What does Sean hitches up his backpack and shoots down the trail as though a swarm of bees were
after us.

What is the meaning of 'shooting down the trail'? Is it going up or going down or other meaning? mean?

See a translation

“Down” here just means “further along”. It doesn’t mean he was literally going down a hill. He was just running in a straight line.

You could actually say “up the trail” and it would mean the same thing.

@gadgeteer yes, you would say that if he was running in a straight line.

I never thought how confusing this is since using up/down like this is very normal in English. I guess we don’t have a word for straight forward movement.