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I reminded Mom that we were on vacation, and the maid service would handle that for us. But she said that we weren't gonna live like ANIMALS just because we were on vacation. I told Mom that the best part of being on vacation was having someone else clean up after you, but Mom said that this week we were gonna clean up after OURSELVES. Then she put the "Do Not Disturt" sign on the door so the maid wouldn't even come into the room.

我提醒妈妈我们是在度假，女仆会帮我们处理的。 但她说我们不能因为去度假就像动物一样生活。 我跟妈妈说度假最棒的地方就是让别人帮你打扫卫生，但妈妈说这周我们要自己打扫卫生。 然后她把“请勿打扰”的牌子挂在门上，这样女佣就不会进到房间里来了。

I asked Mom how we were supposed to get clean towels and sheets, and she said we'd wash them in the bathroom sinks, the same way we were washing our clothes. So Momwasn't joking around about us doing our own laundry. In fact, Manny was in the sink scrubbing a pair of Dad's underwear, and I'm pretty sure he was using Rodrick's toothbrush to do it. Personally, I think the best thing about staying in a hotel is getting clean towels and sheets every day. But Mom said hotels go through a ton of laundry detergent, and if we reused our towels and sheets, we'd be saving the environment.

我问妈妈我们怎么才能弄到干净的毛巾和床单，她说我们要在浴室的水槽里洗，就像我们洗衣服一样。 所以妈妈不是在开玩笑说我们要自己洗衣服。 事实上，曼尼在水池里刷爸爸的内裤，我很确定他用的是罗德里克的牙刷。 就我个人而言，我认为住在酒店最好的事情是每天都有干净的毛巾和床单。 但是妈妈说酒店用掉了大量的洗衣液，如果我们重复使用毛巾和床单，我们就是在保护环境。

That's when I noticed there were cards all over the bathroom that made you feel guilty about asking for clean stuff. Please consider your impact on the environment before asking for fresh towels. Do you REALLY need your sheets washed? THINK OF ME! Using one fewer sheet of toilet paper could save a life. MINE. Mom said we should all head down to the beach, but I wanted to hang back and take a shower. The truth is I wanted to take my TIME in there, and I knew if she was in the suite, she'd hassle me about using too much hot water.

就在那时，我注意到浴室里到处都是卡片，让你对要干净的东西感到内疚。 在要求换新毛巾之前，请考虑一下您对环境的影响。 你真的需要洗床单吗？ 想想我吧！少用一张厕纸就能挽救一条生命。 我的。妈妈说我们应该一起去海滩，但我想留下来洗个澡。 事实是我想在里面慢慢来，我知道如果她在套间里，她会因为我用太多热水而烦我。

What was crazy about the shower was that it was completely open to the outdoors. It took a minute to get USED to that, because I was worried someone might peek over the wall. I guess there are people who are comfortable being naked right out in the open, but trust me, I'm not one of them. I don't think it's right that you're BORN naked, because right away you're put in an embarrassing situation.

淋浴间的疯狂之处在于它完全向室外开放。 我花了一分钟才适应，因为我担心有人会从墙上偷看。 我想有些人觉得在公开场合裸体很舒服，但相信我，我不是其中之一。 我认为你生下来就裸体是不对的，因为你马上就会陷入尴尬的境地。

Once I got used to this open-air shower thing, though, I was ADDICTED. The shower had all these different settings, like "pulse" "massage." I tried out every single one, but "rainfall" was probably my favorite. I must've stayed in there for forty five minutes. When I was done, I stepped out of the shower and put on my robe. But when I tried to put on my right slipper, there was something blocking my foot.

然而，一旦我习惯了这种露天淋浴，我就上瘾了。 淋浴器有很多不同的设置，比如“脉搏” “按摩” 我试了每一个，但“降雨”可能是我最喜欢的。 我一定在里面呆了45分钟。 洗完澡后，我走出浴室，穿上睡袍。 但是当我试着穿上右边的拖鞋时，有什么东西挡住了我的脚。

I held the slipper up and shook it, and a giant SPIDER dropped out. This was no ORDINARY spider, though. That thing was as big as my HAND. When it fell to the floor, I climbed up on the sink so I wasn't on the same level as it.

我把拖鞋举起来摇了摇，一只巨大的蜘蛛掉了出来。 然而，这不是一只普通的蜘蛛。 那东西有我的手那么大。 当它掉到地板上时，我爬到水槽上，所以我和它不在同一水平面上。