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Everyone got annoyed with me pretty quick, and Mom told me I needed to take the cookware back to the camper van. She said I could catch up with them further down the trail, and I was actually fine with that, because that stuff was pretty heavy, anyway. Plus, I was starting to wonder if the noise might actually ATTRACT bears, because whenever I hear pots and pans I'm thinking DINNER. After I put the cookware back in the camper van, I turned round and got back on the trail. I thought if I hurried it might take me ten minutes to reconnect with everyone. But then I ran into a PROBLEM. 70

很快大家就都被我惹烦了，妈妈说我得把这些锅具送回露营车去。 她说我可以沿着小路往前走追上大家，我其实挺乐意的，毕竟这些东西真的太重了。 另外，我还在想这些叮当声会不会引来熊，因为我一听到锅碗瓢盆响，满脑子都想着开饭了。 我把锅具放回露营车后，转身重新踏上了小路。 我想着要是走快点，十分钟就能追上大家了。 可就在这时，我遇上大麻烦了。 70

The trail SPLIT, and I didn't know which way my family went. I figured the odds were 50-50, so I headed LEFT. But I walked for a long time without finding them and figured I must've picked the wrong path. So I went back to the place where the fork in the trail was, and that's where I hit ANOTHER shag. I was all turned round and couldn't remember which path was the one I hadn't taken yet and which one led back to the camper van. And I couldn't tell which was which because, to me, every tree and rock looked the SAME. 71

小路在这里分叉了，我不知道家人走了哪条路。 我猜对半开的概率，于是选了左边的路。 可我走了很久都没看到他们，才反应过来我肯定选错了路。 于是我走回分叉路口，结果在这里我又遇上了新问题。 我完全晕头转向了，记不清哪条没走过、哪条是回露营车的路。 而且我根本分不出来，因为对我来说，每棵树每块石头看起来都一模一样。 71

That's when I started to get WORRIED. I remembered the guy at the camping store saying that sometimes bears will use human trails because it's easier than walking through the brush. So I really didn't feel good about hanging out in the middle of an INTERSECTION. I've read that a bear's sense of smell is a thousand times better than a human's. So, when I pulled out the container of lip balm I had in my pocket, I practically started hyperventilating. ORGANIC MONEY BEE LIP BALM I decided to get off the trail, which turned out to be a dumb move. Because once I was off the path I couldn't find my way BACK. My mind started racing, and I thought about what would happen if I was lost for GOOD. 72

这时候我开始害怕了。 我想起户外露营店的店员说过，熊有时候会走人类踩出来的小路，因为比钻灌木丛好走。 所以我真的不想待在这个路口中间。 我之前看到说，熊的嗅觉比人类灵敏一千倍。 所以当我摸出口袋里的润唇膏盒时，我差点吓得喘不上气。 有机金钱蜂润唇膏。我决定离开小路，结果这是个糟糕的决定。 因为我一离开小路，就找不到回去的路了。 我的脑子乱成一团，开始想如果我永远迷路了该怎么办。 72

I've read stories about human beings who got cut off from civilization and were raised by WOLVES. I didn't know if there were any wolves in this forest, but there were plenty of squirrels. CHITTER CHITTER CHITTER CHITTER Luckily, my family found me before things could get too crazy. Because in another hour or two I might've been too far gone. GOBBLE SMACK 73

我读过有人脱离文明社会，被狼养大的故事。 我不知道这片森林有没有狼，但松鼠肯定不少。 吱吱 吱吱 吱吱 吱吱！幸好我的家人在情况变糟之前找到了我。 要是再晚一两个小时，我说不定就彻底野化了。 呼噜 吧唧 73

When we got back to camp, Mom asked Rodrick to check me for ticks, since I'd been off the trail. He looked me over and told me I had a HUGE tick right in the middle of my back. Rodrick said the tick must've been on me for a while, because it looked like it was about to BURST. And I almost passed out when he showed me the picture he took on his phone. 74

我们回到营地后，妈妈让罗德里克帮我检查有没有蜱虫，因为我刚才钻了野地。 他检查完告诉我，我后背正中间有一只超大的蜱虫。 罗德里克说这只蜱虫已经待在我身上很久了，都快撑爆了。 他把手机上拍的照片给我看的时候，我差点晕过去。 74

It turns out it was just a JOKE, and the picture was something Rodrick found online. But, even after I KNEW it was a joke, I still felt like something was in the middle of my back for the rest of the day. Mom said everyone should take a shower, since it had been two days and we were starting to stink. Rodrick went first, and he was in there for at least half an hour. So, when it was my turn, there was no hot water left. SCREAM Dad checked the propane tank and said it was empty, which meant it was cold showers from now on. No one was happy about that, especially MOM. 75

结果这只是个玩笑，照片是罗德里克从网上找的。 可就算我知道这是玩笑，剩下的一整天我都总觉得后背中间有东西。 妈妈说大家都该洗个澡，我们已经两天没洗，都开始发臭了。 罗德里克先去洗，他在里面至少待了半小时。 所以轮到我的时候，热水已经用完了。 （尖叫）爸爸检查了丙烷罐，说罐子空了，这意味着我们接下来只能洗冷水澡。 没人对此开心，尤其是妈妈。 75