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That meant he was still OUT there. So we ran back to the dock as fast as we could. Our boat was already out on another trip, but Mom talked to the guy who operated the banana boat and told him what happened. We climbed on board the speedboat, and he took us to the reef. Sure enough, we found Rodrick exactly where we left him. He was ALIVE, but he was as red as a LOBSTER.

这意味着他还在外面。 所以我们以最快的速度跑回码头。 我们的船已经开始了另一段旅程，但妈妈和开香蕉船的人谈了谈，告诉了他发生的事情。 我们爬上快艇，他带我们去了暗礁。 果然，我们在离开罗德里克的地方找到了他。 他还活着，但脸红得像只龙虾。

When we got back to the resort, the doctor said Rodrick had sun poisoning and needed to drink lots of water and get some rest. Then he gave Mom a bottle of aloe to help Rodrick with his burn. But the aloe didn't really seem to help Rodrick. Mom sent Dad to the store to find something that would, and we spent the rest of the night taking turns rubbing popsicles on Rodrick's back.

当我们回到度假村时，医生说罗德里克太阳中毒了，需要多喝水，多休息。 然后他给了妈妈一瓶芦荟来帮助罗德里克治疗烧伤。 但芦荟似乎并没有真正帮助罗德里克。 妈妈让爸爸去商店找一些能让他舒服的东西，我们整个晚上轮流在罗德里克的背上擦冰棒。

Friday The next morning, Dad went out to get another box of popsicles, and he came back with some news. He said they had drained the whole pool to find the jellyfish, and they were just starting to refill it. But it would be three DAYS before it was ready to use. I thought it would be smart for us to hide out in the suite for the rest of the trip, because people would be looking for the family who ruined everybody else's vacation. But Mom said we weren't gonna spend the rest of our time indoors.

星期五第二天早上，爸爸又出去买了一盒冰棒，回来时带来了一些消息。 他说，为了找到水母，他们已经把整个水池都放干了，他们刚刚开始重新放满。 但要等到三天以后才能使用。 我觉得我们在接下来的旅行中躲在套房里是明智的，因为人们会找那个毁了别人假期的家庭。 但妈妈说我们不会在室内度过剩下的时间。

She told Dad he should take Manny to the Pirate Playplace, and she told me to see what activities were planned in the Tween Zone. I didn't really want to go back out there, but I guess it was better than risking another run in with the spider. I went down to the Tween Zone, hoping the activity might be a video game competition or something like that. But the counselor was rounding everyone up to play TENNIS. At first I thought about turning around, because I wasn't in the mood to get all sweaty.

她让爸爸带曼尼去海盗游乐场，她让我去看看青少年区有什么活动。 我真的不想回去，但我想这总比冒着再次被蜘蛛撞见的风险要好。 我去了青少年区，希望这个活动可能是电子游戏比赛或类似的东西。 但辅导员正在把大家召集起来打网球。 一开始我想转过身去，因为我没有心情大汗淋漓。

Then I remembered that Rowley plays tennis at his country club, and I thought it might be fun for me to learn so the two of us could hit some balls around over the summer. The counselor who was organizing the game was named Rodrigo, and he took us over to the tennis courts.

然后我想起罗利在他的乡村俱乐部打网球，我想我学一学可能会很有趣，这样我们俩就可以在夏天打一些球了。 组织这场比赛的辅导员名叫罗德里戈，他带我们去了网球场。

I thought Rodrigo was going to stay and teach us how to play. But the second we were all through the gate at the tennis court, he LOCKED it. That's when I realized these "activities" were just a way to get kids out of their parents' hair for a few hours. The tennis court was a giant CAGE, and we were basically in prison for the next hour and a half. And we couldn't even play tennis anyway, because Rodrigo didn't leave us with any RACKETS.

我还以为罗德里戈会留下来教我们玩呢。 但是当我们一穿过网球场的大门，他就锁上了。 那时我才意识到这些“活动”只是让孩子们在几个小时内不打扰父母的一种方式。 网球场是一个巨大的笼子，在接下来的一个半小时里，我们基本上是在监狱里。 我们甚至不能打网球，因为罗德里戈没有给我们留下任何球拍。