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Rodrick had a theory about how the wasps were getting in, but it sounded kind of CRAZY. He explained there are lots of different TYPES of wasp, like paper wasps and mud wasps. He said we've probably got SEWER wasps, and they're getting in through the TOILETS. Well, I've never heard of a sewer wasp before, but I'm not taking any CHANCES. Right now we've got a rodent problem and an insect problem, and I'm not sure which is WORSE.I don't know why our house can't be infested with something CUTE instead. Because if we were overrun by KOALAS I really wouldn't have a problem with it.

罗德里克猜黄蜂是这么进到家里来的，不过这说法听着有点太离谱了。 他说黄蜂分好多不同种类，比如纸巢黄蜂和泥黄蜂。 他说我们家进的八成是下水道黄蜂，它们是从马桶钻进来的。 唔，我之前从没听说过下水道黄蜂，但我可不想冒险。 现在我们家既有老鼠又有黄蜂，我都分不清哪个更糟糕。真不懂为什么我们家招不来可爱点的小动物。 要是闯进来的是考拉的话，我真的一点都不会介意的。

Saturday Last week the builders had to disconnect our air conditioner so they could bring in a bigger unit. So for now we're all sleeping in the basement, because that's the only place in the house where it's COOL. I can see why Rodrick likes it down there, ESPECIALLY in the summer. I don't love being underground, though, which is making me rethink the whole plan for my dream house. Dad said, when he was growing up, some people built BUNKERS where they could go if there was a war or something.

上周六，施工队先拆掉了我们家的旧空调，好搬进更大的新空调。 所以现在我们全都睡在地下室，因为整栋房子里只有这儿凉快。 我明白罗德里克为什么喜欢待在这儿了，尤其是夏天的时候。 可我不喜欢住在地下，这都让我重新改我梦想房子的设计了。 爸爸说，他小时候，有些人会建防空洞，打仗的时候就能躲进去。

Well, living in a tiny underground space with my whole family sounds like a TERRIBLE idea. First of all, the snacks would be gone by the second day. And if we only had one toilet down there, we'd have MAJOR problems. I guess we'd have a periscope so we'd know when the coast was clear on the surface. But if the periscope got BLOCKED we might never know it was OK to go back UP.

唉，和全家人挤在小小的地下空间，这主意听着糟透了。 首先，零食不出第二天就会被吃光。 要是地下只有一个马桶，那可就出大麻烦了。 我猜我们得装个潜望镜，才能知道地面上安不安全。 可要是潜望镜被堵住了，我们可能永远都不知道什么时候能回到地面上去。

Dad said some people still build bunkers so they can stay safe if there's a natural disaster, like a TORNADO or something. Well, this morning I thought we were experiencing an EARTHQUAKE, and the LAST place I wanted to be was underground.

爸爸说现在还有人建防空洞，遇上龙卷风这种自然灾害的时候，就能躲进去保命。 结果今天早上，我还以为我们遇上地震了，这时候我最不想待的地方就是地下。

But the reason the ground was shaking was because the builders were outside JACKHAMMERING. They were breaking up our OLD driveway so they could pour a NEW one, and I was pretty sure the neighbours weren't gonna be happy about all the NOISE. Especially Mr Larocca, who had just got home from his shift at the hospital.

可其实地面晃是因为施工队在外面用风镐钻地呢。 他们要拆掉旧车道，才能铺新的，我肯定邻居们会受不了这么大的噪音。 尤其是拉罗卡先生，他刚从医院值完班回家。

But I was EXCITED about the new driveway. Our old one was in really bad shape, so you couldn't really USE it for anything. And maybe that's what's been holding me back from becoming a professional athlete all this time. When they hauled the rubble away and the lorry came to pour the fresh concrete, I started to get NERVOUS. A lot of the kids in my neighbourhood are JERKS, and if they see wet concrete they'll write stupid stuff in it.

不过我对新车道可期待了。 我们旧车道破得不成样子，根本没法用来做任何事。 搞不好这么多年来，就是它妨碍我当职业运动员呢。 等他们拉走碎石、卡车开来倒新混凝土的时候，我开始紧张了。 我们小区好多孩子都是捣蛋鬼，看见湿混凝土肯定会在上面乱写鬼画符。