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Hi Rodrick. I tried scrubbing the writing off with soap and water, but whoever wrote that thing must've used a permanent marker. Mom and Dad were gonna be home any minute, so I thought we were doomed. But then Rodrick had a genius idea. He said we could switch the door out and REPLACE it with a closet door from the basement. So we got some screwdrivers and went to work.

嗨,罗德里克。我试着用肥皂和水把字擦掉，但写那个字的人肯定用了记号笔。 爸爸妈妈马上就要回来了，所以我以为我们完蛋了。 但后来罗德里克有了一个天才的主意。 他说我们可以把这扇门换掉，换上地下室的壁橱门。 所以我们拿了一些螺丝刀开始工作。

We finally managed to get the door off its hinges, and then we carried it downstairs. Then we got the closet door from Rodrick's room in the basement and brought it UPSTAIRS. We made it with no time to spare. Mom and Dad's car

我们终于设法把门从铰链上拆下来，然后把它搬到楼下。 然后我们把地下室罗德里克房间的壁橱门搬到了楼上。 我们没有多余的时间了。 爸爸妈妈的车

rolled into the driveway right when we were tightening the last screw. You could tell they were pretty relieved the house hadn't burned down while they were away. I don't think we're totally out of the woods just yet. Because with the way Dad was poking around tonight, I'm sure it won't be long before he figures out about the party. Well, Rodrick might have lucked out this time, but all I can say is, he should be glad MANNY wasn't there to see the party. Manny is a HUGE tattletale. In fact, he's been telling on me ever since he could talk. He's even told on me for stuff I did BEFORE he could talk. When I was a kid, I broke the sliding glass door in the family room. Mom and Dad didn't have any

就在我们拧紧最后一个螺丝的时候开进了车道。 你可以看出，他们不在的时候房子没有被烧毁，他们松了一口气。 我认为我们还没有完全脱离危险。 因为爸爸今晚到处打听，我相信他很快就会发现派对的事。 好吧，罗德里克这次可能走运了，但我能说的是，他应该庆幸曼尼没有去参加派对。 曼尼是个大泄密者。 事实上，他会说话的时候就开始告发我了。 他甚至在他会说话之前就告发了我。 当我还是个孩子的时候，我打破了家庭活动室的滑动玻璃门。 妈妈和爸爸没有

evidence that I was the one who did it, so they couldn't peg it on me, and I was in the clear. But Manny was there when it happened, and two years later, he squealed on me. BUBBY THOWED WOCK AT BIG WINDOW. So after Manny started talking, I had to worry about all the bad things he saw me do when he was a baby. I used to be a big tattletale myself until I learned my lesson. One time, I told on Rodrick for saying a bad word. Mom asked me which word he said, so I spelled it out. And it was a long one, too.

证明是我干的，所以他们不能把责任推到我身上，我也就清白了。 但曼尼当时在场，两年后，他告发了我。 布比朝大窗户扔石头。 所以曼尼开始说话后，我不得不担心他小时候看到我做过的坏事。 在我吸取教训之前，我自己也曾是一个爱搬弄是非的人。 有一次，我告发了罗德里克，因为他说了一句脏话。 妈妈问我他说的是哪个词，我就拼出来了。 而且时间也很长。

Well, I ended up getting a bar of soap in my mouth for knowing how to spell a bad word, and Rodrick got off scot-free. Monday Tomorrow, I have an English assignment due where I have to write an "allegory" That's basically a story that says one thing but means something else. I was having trouble getting inspired, but then I saw Rodrick outside working on his van, and I got an idea. Rory Screws Up by Greg Heffley

结果我因为拼错了一个词，嘴里塞了块肥皂，而罗德里克却安然无恙。 下周一，我有个英语作业要交，我要写一篇“寓言”，也就是一个故事，说的是一件事，意思却是另一件事。 我一直找不到灵感，但后来我看到罗德里克在外面修他的货车，我就有了主意。 《罗里搞砸了》，Greg Heffley著

Once upon a time there was this monkey named Rory. The family he lived with loved him very much, even though he was constantly screwing things up. One day Rory accidentally rang the doorbell, and everybody thought he did it one purpose. So they gave him some bananas as a reward. Well, now Rory was going around thinking he was some sort of monkey genius or something. And one day, he heard his owner say-

从前有只猴子叫罗里。 他的家人都很爱他，尽管他总是把事情搞砸。 一天，罗里不小心按响了门铃，每个人都认为他这么做是有目的的。 所以他们给了他一些香蕉作为奖励。 好吧，现在罗里认为他是某种猴子天才之类的。 有一天，他听到他的主人说