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That meant there were no potty breaks. And thirty minutes into the competition, Drew was really wishing he hadn't just downed a sixty-four-ounce soda. Drew was the first person to drop out, but a long time went by before anyone else did. And three hours later, everyone was still going strong. A lot of contestants had packed coolers with food, because they must've known they were in for a long night. But Rodrick and the other guys weren't prepared, so Rodrick called Mom and asked her to bring them sandwiches.

那也就意味着根本没法上厕所 比赛才开始三十分钟，德鲁就后悔极了，都怪自己刚喝下一整瓶六十四盎司的汽水 德鲁是第一个退赛的，可过了很久都没有其他人退出 三个小时过去，所有人居然还都在坚持 不少选手都提前准备了装满食物的保温箱，看来他们早就知道这会是个漫长的夜晚 可罗德里克和其他人没准备食物，所以罗德里克打电话给妈妈，让她送些三明治过来

Mom was too busy to drive down to the dealership, so she sent me on my bike. And when I got there I handed the guys their food. Bill was paranoid that he was gonna accidentally take his hand off the van, so he kept BOTH hands on the vehicle. And that meant I had to feed him, which was kind of awkward. I stuck around for a little while, but it was pretty boring watching a bunch of people standing there doing nothing, so I went home. But in the morning, Rodrick's van wasn't in the garage, which meant he was still at the dealership.

妈妈太忙没法开车去车行，就派我骑自行车送过去 我到了之后，把食物递给了这帮家伙 比尔生怕自己不小心松开手，所以两只手一直都放在车上没动过 这么一来就得我喂他吃，场面别提多尴尬了 我待了一小会儿，可看一群人站在那儿什么都不干实在太无聊，我就回家了 可到了早上，罗德里克的货车还没停回车库，说明他还待在车行

Mom sent me back down there with bagels and orange juice. And even though a lot of contestants had quit overnight, there was a handful of people still in it. But some of them looked like they were ready to crack. A few contestants started playing mind games to psych each other out. One lady began singing really loud and out of tune, and some old guy opened up a can of what smelled like expired tund. Another guy started reading the phone book from the beginning to annoy everyone else.

妈妈又让我送贝果和橙汁过去 尽管一晚上过后好多选手都退赛了，还是有一小撮人在坚持 但其中不少人看起来都快要撑不住了 几个选手开始玩心理战，互相给对手施压 一位女士大声唱着跑调的歌，还有个老头打开了一罐闻着像是过期金枪鱼的东西 还有个家伙从头开始念电话簿，就为了烦身边的所有人

And I guess that was too much for Mackie, because he lost his nerve before the guy even got through the Bs. TWEET! It was pretty clear that sleep deprivation was taking its toll on everyone. And one lady got eliminated for trying to pet a dog that wasn't WHO'S MY GOOD LITTLE BOY? OH YES YOU ARE! TWEET!

我猜这套操作对麦基来说太过分了，那家伙还没念完B开头的内容，麦基就先顶不住放弃了 嘟——！ 很明显，睡眠不足已经把每个人都折腾得够呛 有位女士忍不住松手摸狗被淘汰了，她还喊着「我的好乖乖呀！」 哦！ 说的就是你呀！ 嘟——！

A few hours later, there were only a few people left. Bill and Rodrick seemed like they might fall over at any second, and they were up against a lady who looked like she could easily go another two DAYS. And I think the guys were seriously considering giving up at that point. But the lady was watching some game show on her TV, and when she got a question right she lost her focus just long enough to WOO-HOO! get eliminated.

又过了几个小时，就只剩下寥寥几个人还在比赛了 比尔和罗德里克看起来下一秒就要摔倒了，他们的对手是一位女士，她看起来轻轻松松再撑两天都没问题 我觉得那时候这帮家伙真的都在考虑放弃了 可那位女士当时在看电视上的竞猜节目，答对题的时候她太兴奋分了心，忍不住喊了一声「哇哦！」 因此被淘汰了

I thought that was the end of the contest, but it wasn't, because Bill and Rodrick got into an argument over which one of them should actually win the van. Rodrick said it should be him, because all the band equipment was at his house. But Bill said it should be HIM, because he'd never had his own vehicle before. And those two guys are more stubborn than I realized, because neither one of them budged for two whole hours. Around ten o'clock that night, Rodrick came up with a compromise. He said that they could SHARE the vehicle, and whenever the band didn't need the van for a show, Bill could use it.

我本以为比赛到此就结束了，结果并没有，比尔和罗德里克吵了起来，都觉得货车该归自己 罗德里克说该归他，因为乐队所有器材都放在他家 可比尔说该归他，因为他长这么大都从来没有过属于自己的车 这两个人比我想的还要固执，整整两个小时，谁都不肯让步 那天晚上快十点的时候，罗德里克想出了一个折中的办法 他说他俩可以共用这辆车，乐队不用车演出的时候，比尔就可以用它