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Monday We finally figured out a way we could afford to go on a family holiday this summer. On Saturday night my great grandmother Gammie called Dad and asked if he could get rid of Uncle Gary's camper van, which has been parked in her driveway for the past two years. Apparently, Uncle Gary ran off to work as a rodeo clown, and she doesn't think he's coming back anytime soon. At first Dad was MAD, because hes always cleaning up Uncle Gary's messes. But Mom said the camper van was the solution to our holiday problems.

周一 我们终于想出办法，今年夏天终于能负担得起全家度假了。 周六晚上，我的曾祖母甘米给爸爸打电话，问他能不能把加里叔叔停在她家车道两年的露营车处理掉。 原来加里叔叔跑去当牛仔竞技小丑了，甘米觉得他近期不会回来了。 一开始爸爸气坏了，因为收拾加里叔叔的烂摊子永远都是他的事。 但妈妈说，这辆露营车正好能解决我们的度假难题。

Mom said the reason holidays are so expensive is because staying in hotels and eating at restaurants cost a lot of money. She said the camper van would take care of BOTH those things. Then DAD started getting excited. He said we could hit the open road and stop for the night whenever we FELT like it, and we could cook for ourselves, too. All I know is me and my brothers were so happy for the chance to get out of Gramma's basement that we probably would've agreed to ANYTHING.

妈妈说，度假之所以贵，全是因为住酒店和下馆子太花钱了。 她说开露营车去，这两笔开销都能解决。 这么一说，爸爸也开始兴奋起来了。 他说我们可以自驾兜风，想在哪过夜就在哪停，还能自己做饭吃。 我只知道，我和兄弟们能离开奶奶的地下室，高兴到不管是什么安排我们都会答应。

Mom says. We'll have a lot of adventures along the way. And now I'M getting kind of excited about this trip, too. In fact, I'm actually starting to feel a little bad for ROWLEY. Because, while he's stuck in a boring museum on the other side of the world, I'm gonna be off doing something really WILD.

妈妈说， 这一路上我们会有好多奇遇。 现在呀，我也对这次旅行有点期待了。 其实，我居然开始有点可怜罗利了。 因为他被困在地球另一边逛无聊的博物馆，我却要出发去体验超刺激的冒险了。

For the past two days, we've been getting ready for our holiday. And I'm a little worried that Mom's hoping to turn this into an educational trip. But, believe me, the LAST thing I'm planning on doing is any LEARNING.

过去两天，我们一直在为这次度假做准备。 我有点担心，妈妈会不会想把这次旅行变成学习之旅。 但我告诉你，我计划里最不可能有的事就是学习！

Wednesday This morning we went to the grocery store and stocked up on food for the trip. Then we went to the camping superstore to get everything ELSE were gonna need. I was pretty excited, because weve never actually BOUGHT anything at the camping store before. Dad used to take me and Rodrick there when we were little, but that was just to kill time on a Saturday morning.

周三 今天早上我们去杂货店，采购了满满一堆旅途要吃的食物。 接着我们去露营大卖场，买其他所有需要的装备。 我特别兴奋，因为我们之前从来没在露营商店买过东西。 我和罗德里克小时候，爸爸常带我们去那，但那只是周六早上去打发时间的。

When we got to the store today, Dad went around and picked up some basic supplies, like lanterns and flasks and camping chairs. But I went straight to the section of the store with the high-end gear. Because I figure if we're really doing this thing I'm gonna want to be COMFORTABLE. I picked out an inflatable pull-out sofa and hiking boots with little fans built into the heels, plus a solar-powered blender that can make a cherry slushie in thirty seconds.

我们到商店后，爸爸逛了一圈，挑了些基础用品，比如提灯、水壶和露营椅。 但我径直直奔卖高端装备的区域。 因为我觉得既然都要露营了，就得舒舒服服的。 我挑了一张充气拉抻沙发、鞋跟带小风扇的登山靴，还有一个三十秒就能做出樱桃冰沙的太阳能搅拌机。