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That wasn't the worst part, either. All the really FUN stuff, like jet skiing and parasailing, was only available on the Wild Side. And all the LAME activities were on the Mild Side. MILD SIDE ACTIVITIES DOLPHIN SWIM WINDSURFING PADDLE BOARDING TURTLE HATCHING BIRD-WATCHING SNORKELING NATURE WALK BANANA BOAT But Mom didn't seem bothered. She signed us up for TWO activities, the banana boat and the turtle hatching. Mom was ESPECIALLY excited about the banana boat. She said we could use the picture as our family Christmas card and send it out to everyone when we got back home.

这也不是最糟糕的部分。 所有真正有趣的东西，比如喷气式滑雪和滑翔伞，只有在狂野的一面才有。 所有蹩脚的活动都在温和的一边。 温和的业余活动海豚游泳帆板划桨冲浪海龟孵化观鸟浮潜自然漫步香蕉船但是妈妈似乎并不在意。 她为我们报名了两个活动，香蕉船和海龟孵化。 妈妈对香蕉船特别兴奋。 她说我们可以把这张照片作为家庭圣诞卡，回家后发给每个人。

It seemed like a pretty corny idea to ME, but I guess nothing could be as bad as the Christmas card Rowley's family sent this year. Ho-Ho-Hope your family has a Merry Christmas! Mom told me I needed to go get Rodrick, so I used the map to find my way to the Teen Zone.

对我来说，这似乎是一个相当老套的想法，但我想没有什么比罗利家今年寄来的圣诞贺卡更糟糕的了。 希望你的家人圣诞快乐！妈妈让我去找罗德里克，所以我用地图找到了去青少年区的路。

But I probably could've found it WITHOUT a map. Some of the teens were playing volleyball in the pool, and Rodrick was one of them. But the game was paused because one of the girls got her lip ring stuck in the net, and Rodrick was helping her get untangled.

但我可能没有地图也能找到它。 一些青少年在泳池里打排球，罗德里克是其中之一。 但是比赛暂停了，因为一个女孩的唇环卡在网里了，罗德里克正在帮她解开。

I told Rodrick we needed to go, but he didn't seem to be in any hurry to leave. I finally got him to come with me, but I practically had to DRAG him away from his volleyball game. We met everyone else down by the water, where they were getting fitted for life jackets. Mom gave her camera to the guy who was helping them and asked him to snap a picture when we passed by. We got in the water and climbed aboard the banana boat, which was attached to a speedboat by a rope. We gave the driver the thumbs-up signal, and we took off.

我告诉罗德里克我们得走了，但他似乎并不急于离开。 我终于让他跟我一起去了，但实际上我不得不把他从排球比赛中拖出来。 我们在水边和其他人会合，他们在那里试穿救生衣。 妈妈把她的相机给了那个帮助他们的人，让他在我们经过的时候拍张照片。 我们进入水里，爬上香蕉船，它被一根绳子拴在一艘快艇上。 我们向司机竖起大拇指示意，然后出发了。

Once we left the shallow water, we started to pick up speed. The water was kind of choppy, so it was hard holding on. Then we hit a big wave, and all three of us boys went flying off. The driver had to circle around so we could get back on. When we got moving again, we went through the area where they had a water trampoline, and kids started using our banana boat as a TARGET.

我们一离开浅水区，就开始加快速度。 水有点波涛汹涌，所以很难坚持住。 然后我们遇到了一个大浪，我们三个男孩都飞了出去。 司机不得不绕了一圈，好让我们重新上车。 当我们再次出发时，我们经过了有水蹦床的地方，孩子们开始把我们的香蕉船当作目标。

Then one stupid kid landed smack in the middle of our boat and PUNCTURED it. The banana boat was losing air fast, and the driver had to tow us back to shore. The guy that Mom gave her camera to took a picture, but I kind of doubt we're gonna use it for our Christmas card.

然后一个愚蠢的孩子正好落在我们的船中间，把它扎破了。 香蕉船正在迅速失去空气，司机不得不把我们拖回岸边。 妈妈给她相机的那个人拍了张照片，但我怀疑我们不会用它来做圣诞卡。