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Luckily, I found some video clips of a high school girl practicing HER French horn. So those videos are doing the trick, at least for now. This whole musical instrument thing might be a big waste of time, anyway. Mariana didn't invite the entire band to her party tomorrow night, just the WOODWIND section. That means if you play a brass instrument like me, you're out of luck. But then I realized I've got an IN. Rowley's part of the woodwind section, and if HE'S going, then I can just tag along. I can't just show up with him, though, or I could get turned away at the door.

幸运的是，我找到了一些一个高中女生练习法国号的视频片段。 所以这些视频起到了作用，至少现在是这样。 不管怎么说，乐器这件事可能就是在浪费时间。 玛丽安娜没有邀请整个乐队来参加明晚的派对，只邀请了木管乐队。 这意味着如果你像我一样演奏铜管乐器，你就没那么幸运了。 但后来我意识到我有个卧底。 罗利是木管乐队的，如果他要去，我也可以跟着去。 但我不能跟他一起去，否则我可能会被拒之门外。

So I figured out a way to make sure that doesn't happen. I realized that if I make myself part of Rowley's COSTUME, then wherever he goes, I go, too. That's how I came up with the idea of us going as a two-headed monster. On the walk home from school, I told Rowley all about my plan. But Rowley said he wanted to go to the party as a "nice witch," and his mom was already working on his costume. See, this is EXACTLY why Rowley needs me to go with him.

所以我想出了一个办法来确保这不会发生。 我意识到，如果我让自己成为罗利服装的一部分，那么无论他去哪里，我也会去哪里。 所以我想到了我们扮成双头怪物的主意。 在从学校回家的路上，我把我的计划都告诉了罗利。 但罗利说他想以一个“善良的女巫”的身份去参加派对，他妈妈已经在为他准备服装了。 这就是罗利要我跟他一起去的原因。

I told Rowley if he went to a party like this dressed up as a witch, he'd never live it down at school. I think that made him kind of nervous, so he said he changed his mind and wanted to do the two-headed-monster thing I had come up with. So tonight we got to work making the costume out of some sheets I found in the linen closet. When Mom got home from school, I realized I should've asked permission before cutting them up. But she was really happy me and Rowley were MAKING something instead of playing video games like we usually do. I told her we were making a two-headed-monster costume, and she thought that was a GREAT idea for trick-or-treating.

我告诉罗利，如果他打扮成女巫去参加这样的派对，他在学校里就不会被原谅了。 我想这让他有点紧张，所以他说他改变了主意，想做我想出来的双头怪物。 所以今晚我们要用我在亚麻衣柜里找到的床单做cos服。 当妈妈从学校回到家时，我意识到我应该先征得她的同意再把它们切开。 但她真的很高兴我和罗利在做点什么，而不是像往常一样玩电子游戏。 我告诉她我们在做一件双头怪物的服装，她认为这是“不给糖就捣蛋”的好主意。

I told Mom the costume was actually for Mariana Mendoza's Halloween party, and as soon as I said it, I wished I could take it back. Like I said before, last year's party was a total blowout, and EVERYONE in our town heard about it. But Mom was actually good with the idea. She said a party was a chance for us to "branch out" and grow our "friend circle." She said she'd even be happy to give us a RIDE. I'm just relieved she didn't suggest adding another head to the costume, because believe me, that's EXACTLY the kind of thing she would think of.

我告诉妈妈那套服装实际上是为玛丽安娜·门多萨的万圣节派对准备的，我一说出口，就希望能把它收回来。 就像我之前说的，去年的派对真是太棒了，我们镇上的每个人都听说了。 但妈妈其实很赞成这个主意。 她说派对是我们“拓展”和扩大“朋友圈”的机会。 她说她甚至愿意载我们一程。 我只是松了一口气，她没有建议在服装上再加一个头，因为相信我，这正是她会想到的。

Halloween It took a long time to get to Mariana's house tonight because the street was full of little kids trick-or-treating. I was kind of GLAD we were a little late, because if we showed up right on time, we'd look like we were too eager. When we finally got to Mariana's, I told Mom thanks for the ride and not to come back for us until the party ended at 11:00. But Mom turned off the ignition, got out of the minivan, and pulled some bags from the back.

今晚到玛丽安娜家花了很长时间，因为街上到处都是小孩子在玩“不给糖就捣蛋”。 我有点庆幸我们迟到了一点，因为如果我们准时到的话，就会显得我们太着急了。 当我们终于到达玛丽安娜家时，我告诉妈妈谢谢她载我一程，直到11点派对结束才回来接我们。 但是妈妈关掉了点火装置，从小货车里出来，从后面拿出几个袋子。

When I asked her what she was doing, she said she was coming in to introduce herself to Mr. and Mrs. Mendoza. I BEGGED Mom not to, but when she decides to do something, there's really no stopping her. She rang the doorbell, but nobody answered. We could hear loud music coming from the basement, so Mom opened the door and we all stepped inside. Mr. and Mrs. Mendoza were on the couch watching a horror movie, and they didn't seem too interested in getting up and chatting with Mom.

当我问她在做什么时，她说她要进来向门多萨夫妇作自我介绍。 我恳求妈妈不要这样做，但当她决定做某事时，真的没有人能阻止她。 她按了门铃，但没人应声。 我们能听到地下室传来很响的音乐声，所以妈妈打开门，我们都走了进去。 门多萨夫妇坐在沙发上看恐怖电影，他们似乎没有兴趣起来和妈妈聊天。