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On top of that, Löded Diper hasn't played an actual show in more than a year. And the only member of the band who's not in high school is the lead singer, Bill. But he's thirty-five years old and lives in his gramma's basement. Even with all that, Rodrick still thinks Löded Diper can make it to the big time. And he's come up with a plan for how they can do it. There's a competition called the Battle of the Bands that's held every year, and Rodrick thinks if Löded Diper works hard to get ready, they can actually WIN it.

除此之外，Loaded Diper乐队已经一年多没办过一场正经演出了 乐队里唯一一个不是高中生的，就是主唱比尔 可他都三十五岁了，还住在奶奶的地下室里 就算情况这么糟，罗德里克还是觉得Loaded Diper能红成大牌 他还想出了一个能让他们成功的计划 每年都会举办一场名为‘乐队大战’的比赛，罗德里克觉得只要Loaded Diper认真备战，他们真的能赢下冠军

Rodrick's favorite band, Metallichihuahua, won the Battle of the Bands when they were just starting out. I'm not a big fan of that kind of music, and the only reason I've even heard of Metallichihuahua is because Rodrick's bedroom is plastered with their posters.

罗德里克最爱的乐队‘金属吉娃娃’，刚出道的时候就赢过乐队大战 我不太喜欢那种音乐，我会知道金属吉娃娃，完全是因为罗德里克卧室贴满了他们的海报

Rodrick says the Battle of the Bands competition launched Metallichihuatua's career, and afterward they were on the cover of every magazine EARSPLITTER MONTHLY TOP DOG METALLICHIHUAHUA LEADS THE PACK CYMBAL Enthusiast- How Metallichihuahua's SEBASTIAN SLEEVES TOOK A BITE OUT OF ROCK "N" ROLL CONCERNED PARENT BAD TO THE BONE? How Heavy Metal Music Is Corrupting Our Youth

罗德里克说，乐队大战让金属吉娃娃一炮而红，之后他们登上了所有杂志的封面——《裂耳月刊》《头号乐队》《金属吉娃娃领潮》《钹爱好者》—— 《金属吉娃娃的塞巴斯蒂安如何在摇滚乐界咬下一片天》《忧心家长：真的坏透了？》 《重金属音乐正在毒害我们的青少年》

Metallichihuahua broke up before Rodrick got a chance to see them play, so everything he knows about them is from magazine articles and old concert footage. But when Bill was ten years old, his gramma took him to see Metallichihuahua on their last tour. And he's always bragging about it to Rodrick. In fact, sometimes Bill still wears the T-shirt he got from that concert, even though he probably SHOULDN'T.

罗德里克还没来得及去看现场，金属吉娃娃就解散了，所以他知道的所有关于他们的信息都来自杂志文章和旧演唱会录像 但比尔十岁的时候，他奶奶带他去看了金属吉娃娃的最后一场巡演 他总对着罗德里克吹嘘这件事 实际上，比尔现在有时候还穿那场演唱会买的T恤，哪怕他其实真的不该再穿了

I have no idea if it's realistic for Löded Diper to win this competition or not. But if Rodrick's band actually goes on to fame and fortune, I'M gonna be the one to tell their story; Because if I have to suffer through Löded Dipers band practices, I figure I might as well get something out of it. DIPER ÖVERTÖDE The Inside Scoop on the World's Most Revolting Band by Greg Heffley

我完全不知道Loaded Diper赢下这场比赛到底现实不现实 但如果罗德里克的乐队真的之后名利双收，那讲述他们故事的人一定是我； 毕竟我都忍受了Loaded Diper那么多次排练，我觉得我总得捞点好处吧 《超载Diper》 格雷·赫夫利 著：世界上最令人作呕乐队的独家内幕

Wednesday Rodrick told his bandmates that one of the reasons Metallichihuahua got people to take them seriously early on was because whenever they were out in public, they looked like they were already famous. BURGER GOBBLER He said the first step in making people think you're a rock star is to DRESS like one. So the other night the guys went to the mall to buy some cool outfits. But they found out that trendy clothes are really expensive, and that ripped jeans cost twice as much as brand-new ones. So they left without buying anything.

周三罗德里克跟队友说，金属吉娃娃早年能让大家认真对待他们，原因之一就是不管出现在哪里，他们看起来都已经是大明星了 《狼吞汉堡》 他说，要让别人觉得你是摇滚明星，第一步就是穿得像摇滚明星 所以前几天晚上，几个小伙子去商场买酷衣服 但他们发现潮牌真的很贵，破洞牛仔裤价格居然是全新牛仔裤的两倍 所以他们什么都没买就离开了