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Everybody in my family was in the suite when I got there. We were kind of in a bad spot. I didn't wanna leave the room, and Rodrick couldn't be out in the sun anyway. Mom said maybe we should call off the trip and head back home a day early. But Dad said we paid a lot of money for this trip and he refused to leave the resort until we had at least ONE decent meal. None of us wanted to eat at an outdoor restaurant because of the stupid birds. And we couldn't eat at the golf clubhouse, because we didn't have the clothes for it.

我到的时候，我的家人都在套房里。 我们当时处境不太好。 我不想离开房间，反正罗德里克也不能在外面晒太阳。 妈妈说也许我们应该取消这次旅行，提前一天回家。 但是爸爸说我们为这次旅行花了很多钱，他拒绝离开度假村，除非我们至少吃上一顿像样的饭。 我们都不想在户外餐厅吃饭，因为那些愚蠢的鸟。 我们也不能在高尔夫俱乐部吃饭，因为我们没有衣服穿。

Just then, there was a loud crash on the other side of the room. The big suitcase that belonged to somebody else was split open on the floor. And there were clothes EVERYWHERE. Whoever this suitcase belonged to must've been a family just like us, because there were clothes in all different sizes. But they weren't just beach clothes. There were also the kind of clothes you'd wear to church or a nice restaurant.

就在这时，房间的另一边传来一声巨响。 别人的大箱子在地板上裂开了。 到处都是衣服。 这个箱子的主人一定和我们一样是一家人，因为里面的衣服大小不一。 但它们不仅仅是沙滩装。 也有你去教堂或去高级餐厅时穿的衣服。

I looked at Dad, and I could tell he was thinking what I was thinking: These clothes were our ticket to getting into the golf clubhouse. Mom said she didn't feel right about wearing someone else's clothes. But Dad said that after we were done using them, we'd pack everything back up and make sure the suitcase got to the family it belonged to. I think that made Mom feel better, so we started trying things on. The only person who couldn't find clothes that fit was RODRICK. But Mom said he needed to stay covered up from the sun anyway, so she gave him a robe and a shirt to put on over it.

我看着爸爸，看得出他和我的想法一样：这些衣服是我们进入高尔夫俱乐部的门票。 妈妈说她觉得穿别人的衣服不对。 但是爸爸说在我们用完之后，我们要把所有的东西收拾好，确保箱子能送到它的主人那里。 我想这让妈妈感觉好点了，所以我们开始试衣服。 唯一找不到合适衣服的人是罗德里克。 但是妈妈说他无论如何都要遮挡太阳，所以她给了他一件长袍和一件衬衫。

I gotta say, when we stepped out of our building, we looked pretty SHARP. Rodrick's outfit even worked in its own way. We walked toward the clubhouse, and I kept my eye out for any tweens who might recognize me. But we made it to the restaurant without any run ins.

我得说，当我们走出大楼的时候，我们看起来很帅。 罗德里克的服装甚至有自己的风格。 我们朝俱乐部会所走去，我留意着有没有可能认出我的孩子。 但我们顺利地到达了餐厅。

THIS time, they let us in. And I had the best meal I've eaten in my whole life. After we finished dessert, none of us really wanted to head back to the room. So we had a little fun on the putting green first.

这一次，他们让我们进去了。 我吃了我这辈子吃过的最好吃的一餐。 吃完甜点后，我们谁也不想回房间。 所以我们先在果岭上玩了一会儿。

The truth is, my family NEVER has a good time together. So for a second there I could kind of see how this family vacation thing is supposed to work. But what I've learned is that nothing good ever LASTS. A security guard drove up to the putting green in a golf cart, got out, and said we needed to come with him. When Dad asked him WHY the security guard said that another family at the restaurant had reported us for wearing their CLOTHES.

事实是，我的家人从来没有在一起度过愉快的时光。 所以在那一瞬间，我有点明白家庭度假是怎么回事了。 但我学到的是，美好的事物永远不会长久。 一名保安开着一辆高尔夫球车来到果岭，下了车，让我们跟他走。 当爸爸问他为什么保安说餐厅里的另一户人家举报我们穿了他们的衣服。