the adolescent's compromise solution involves trial dips that are always undertaken with the option of jumping out if the currents are too swift, if the eddies are too deep, or even if he decides he is a landlubber after all

갑자기 시험얘기가 나오다가 점프 옵션이 나오고 ... 무슨말인지 모르겠네요 ;;;

해석 한번만 부탁드립니다.