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I found a shady spot in the pool and leaned against the wall. But then I heard some rustling in the bushes behind me, and all of a sudden I was face-to-face with something that looked like it came straight from Jurassic Park. I was out of there so fast, I actually SKIPPED across the water. SPLOOSH SPLASH SPLASH

我在水池里找了个阴凉的地方，靠在墙上。 然后我听到身后的灌木丛里有沙沙的声音，突然之间，我和一个看起来像是直接从侏罗纪公园来的东西面对面。 我很快就离开了，甚至跳过了水面。 啪啦啪啦

I told the lifeguard there was some kind of DINOSAUR at the edge of the pool and he needed to clear everyone out of there before someone got HURT. But the lifeguard didn't even seem fazed. He said the giant lizard was just an GUANA, and they're all OVER the resort. Then he said that sometimes the iguanas even like to go for a dip in the pool. Well, that changed EVERYTHING for me. My feeling on giant lizards is that they should be in a ZOO, not mingling with us human beings. I was DONE with the pool, so I asked Mom if we could get some lunch.

我告诉救生员泳池边上有某种恐龙，他需要在有人受伤之前疏散所有人。 但救生员似乎一点也不担心。 他说那只巨大的蜥蜴只是鬣蜥，它们在度假村到处都是。 然后他说，有时鬣蜥甚至喜欢在游泳池里泡一泡。 嗯，那改变了我的一切。 我对巨型蜥蜴的感觉是它们应该被关在动物园里，而不是和我们人类混在一起。 我玩够了泳池，所以我问妈妈我们能不能吃午饭。

She thought that was a good idea, and we found a place nearby that had an outdoor patio. But the outdoor thing ended up being a problem. First of all, there weren't just iguanas at this place. There were geckos, salamanders, and who- knows-WHAT-else peeking out of the bushes. It wasn't just LIZARDS, either. There were SLUGS, too, and we had to keep flicking them off the table with our utensils. The waiter poured us glasses of water from a pitcher, but Mom told us all not to drink it. She said our stomachs aren't used to the microbes in the water down here, so we needed to get BOTTLED water instead.

她觉得这是个好主意，于是我们在附近找了一个有室外露台的地方。 但户外活动最终成了一个问题。 首先，这个地方不只有鬣蜥。 有壁虎、蝾螈，还有一些不知什么东西从灌木丛里探出头来。 也不仅仅是蜥蜴。 还有鼻涕虫，我们不得不不停地用餐具把它们从桌子上拍下来。 服务员从水罐里给我们倒了几杯水，但妈妈告诉我们都不要喝。 她说我们的胃不习惯这里水中的微生物，所以我们需要瓶装水。

But Dad said he'd be FINE because he's traveled all over the place and his stomach could handle ANYTHING. I wasn't gonna risk it, though. I ordered a can of soda and poured it into a glass, and I got a burger and some fries, too. When our food came, a few birds landed in the trees around our table. At first I was OK with it, because when the birds flew in, the lizards ran back into the bushes.

但是爸爸说他会没事的，因为他到处旅行，他的胃可以承受任何事情。 但我不想冒这个险。 我点了一罐苏打水，倒进杯子里，还点了一个汉堡和一些薯条。 当我们的食物端上来时，几只鸟落在我们桌子周围的树上。 一开始我觉得还好，因为当鸟飞进来的时候，蜥蜴就会跑回灌木丛里。

Then a bird that looked like it had an injured leg or something started hopping around on the ground near our table. SQUAWK SQUAWK But it was all a big TRICK. The second we turned our heads to look at the bird on the ground, all the OTHER birds swooped in and went after our food.

然后一只看起来好像腿受伤了什么的鸟开始在我们桌子附近的地上跳来跳去。 但这都是一个大骗局。 我们刚转过头去看那只趴在地上的鸟，其他的鸟就都扑过来追我们的食物。

We chased the birds off, but not before they got away with half our food. The only thing the birds DIDN'T touch was our drinks. It didn't matter, though. Some slugs were helping themselves to my soda, but luckily I noticed them before I took a sip. I thought this place was supposed to be PARADISE, but so far it was a NIGHTMARE. All I wanted to do was go back to the room and STAY there, but Mom said we were just getting started exploring the resort. Then Dad said he wanted to go back to the room, too. He said he wasn't feeling so hot and we could all probably use some rest after that flight.

我们把鸟赶走了，但在那之前它们带走了我们一半的食物。 鸟儿唯一没碰的就是我们的饮料。 不过，这并不重要。一些鼻涕虫在喝我的苏打水，但幸运的是我在喝之前就注意到了。 我原以为这里是天堂，但到目前为止，它是一场噩梦。 我只想回到房间呆在那里，但妈妈说我们才刚刚开始探索这个度假胜地。 然后爸爸说他也想回房间去。 他说他感觉不太热，飞行后我们可能都需要休息一下。