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Bill wasn't finished, either. He said Becky's been telling him that since he's the lead singer, he's the face of the band. And she even created a new poster with Bill front and center. BILL IN DIPERS But I guess that was too much for Rodrick to take. He said he was the one who started Löded Diper, and if anyone was gonna be the face of the band, it was gonna be HIM.

比尔也没善罢甘休。 他说贝基一直跟他说，既然他是主唱，那他就是乐队的招牌。 她甚至还做了一张新海报，把比尔放在最显眼的正中间。 比尔 尿布乐队 可我猜，罗德里克实在忍不了这事儿。 他说浸湿尿布乐队是他创立的，要当乐队招牌，也轮得到他才对。

Then Rodrick said since he was the leader of Löded Diper, that meant he got to call the shots. He told Bill that his relationship with Becky was a big distraction, so the new rule was that nobody was allowed to date until the competition was over. Bill wasn't happy about it, but I guess he felt like he didn't have much choice, so he agreed to put his relationship with Becky on hold. The only problem was that he was too chicken to tell her himself, so somehow that fell to ME. And I hope I never have to break up with anyone in person again, because I've gotta say, it's not a whole lot of FUN.

接着罗德里克说，他既然是浸湿尿布乐队的队长，就意味着凡事得他说了算。 他告诉比尔，他和贝基谈恋爱太分心，所以定下新规矩：比赛结束前所有人都不准谈恋爱。 比尔对此很不满，但我猜他也知道自己没什么选择，所以同意把和贝基的恋情先暂停。 可问题是，他胆子太小不敢自己去说，这活儿居然落到了我头上。 我真希望再也不用帮别人当面提分手了，说真的，这事儿一点都不好玩。

Monday Things haven't been good with the band since Rodrick and Bill had their big blowup. Bill realized he made a mistake splitting up with Becky, and the next day he tried to get her BACK. But she stopped taking his calls and now she won't even take his coffee orders at the donut shop. HELLO? HELLO? So now Bill's totally heartbroken, and he's been skipping practices.

周一 自从罗德里克和比尔大吵一架后，乐队就没好过。 比尔意识到跟贝基分手是个错误，转天就想跟她复合。 可贝基不接他电话，现在就算在甜甜圈店，都不肯接他点咖啡的单了。 喂？ 喂？ 所以现在比尔彻底心碎了，一直都不来排练。

And even when he DOES show up, he can't get through a song without breaking down in tears. YOU'RE MY DIPER IGNITER YOU LIT ME WITH YOUR LIGHTER AND NOW THE FLAME IS GROWIN" AND IT'S ONLY GETTIN" BRIGHTER Rodrick hasn't exactly shown Bill a lot of sympathy. He says that Bill has got to pull himself together if Löded Diper is gonna win the Battle of the Bands. But it seems like the competition is the LAST thing on Bill's mind. So Bill's mad at Rodrick, and the other guys in the band have kind of had it with him, too. Mackie's getting tired of the two-a-day practices, and Drew's mad because he really liked getting those free donuts from Becky.

就算他来了，也没法唱完一整首歌，中途就会哭崩。 你是我的尿布点火器 你用打火机点燃我 火焰越烧越旺 只会越来越亮 罗德里克可没给比尔多少同情。 他说，如果浸湿尿布乐队想赢乐队大战，比尔就得振作起来。 可比赛看起来是比尔心里最不惦记的事。 所以比尔生罗德里克的气，乐队其他成员也有点受不了罗德里克了。 麦基烦了一天练两次，德鲁也生气，因为他之前超爱从贝基那拿免费甜甜圈吃。

Right in the middle of their big fight, Mom came downstairs with a letter that was addressed to Rodrick. And from the first page, it looked pretty OFFICIAL. TAYLOR & FISCH Attorneys at Law VIA CERTIFIED MAIL Stewart Taylor, Jr., Esq. Taylor and Fisch The Clark Building 400 Canal Street CEASE AND DESIST

他俩正吵得激烈的时候，妈妈拿着一封写给罗德里克的信下了楼。 才看第一页，就能看出这封信特别正式。 泰勒与费奇 律师事务所 挂号邮件寄出 小斯图尔特·泰勒 法学博士 泰勒与费奇 运河街400号克拉克大楼 立即停止侵权

The letter was from a lawyer who says he represents a company that used to publish a line of trading cards called the Revolting Runts. I guess those trading cards were super popular back when my parents were kids, and the characters definitely lived up to their name.

这封信来自一名律师，他代表一家曾经发行过系列收藏卡的公司，这套卡叫“恶心小不点儿”。 我猜我爸妈小时候这套收藏卡特别火，这些角色也确实对得起这个名字。