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HEY... WHERE'S MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL? But it looks like Rodrick has found a way around the new 8:00 rule. Now, when Dad tells Rodrick to get out of bed, Rodrick just drags his stuff upstairs with him and he sleeps on the couch until it's time for dinner. So I guess you gotta give this round to Rodrick. Tuesday Mom and Dad are going away again this weekend, and

嘿…星期一晚上的足球赛在哪里？ 但罗德里克似乎找到了办法绕过八点的新规定。 现在，当爸爸叫罗德里克起床的时候，罗德里克就会把他的东西拖上楼，在沙发上睡到晚饭时间。 所以我猜你得把这轮让给罗德里克。 星期二爸爸妈妈这周末又要出去了

they're dropping me and Rodrick off at Grandpa's. They said they WERE gonna let us stay home, but we proved we can't be trusted on our own. Grandpa lives over in Leisure Towers, which is this old folks' home. I had to spend a week there with Rodrick a few months ago, and it was the low point of my whole summer. Manny is staying with Gramma this weekend, and I'd give ANYTHING to trade places with him. Gramma always has her fridge stocked with soda and cake and stuff like that, and she has cable TV with all the movie channels. The reason Manny is going to Gramma's is because Manny is Gramma's favorite. And all you need to do is take one look at her refrigerator for the proof.

他们要把我和罗德里克送到爷爷家。 他们说他们会让我们呆在家里，但我们证明了我们自己不能被信任。 爷爷住在那边的休闲塔，那是一个老人院。 几个月前，我不得不和罗德里克在那里呆了一个星期，那是我整个夏天的低谷。 曼尼这周末要去奶奶家，我愿意不惜一切代价和他交换位置。 奶奶的冰箱里总是放着苏打水、蛋糕之类的东西，她还有有线电视，里面有所有的电影频道。 曼尼要去奶奶家是因为曼尼是奶奶的最爱。 你只需要看看她的冰箱就知道了。

But if anyone ever accuses Gramma of showing favorites, she gets all defensive. I LOVE ALL MY GRANDCHILDREN THE SAME. And it's not just the pictures on the fridge, either. Gramma has Manny's drawings and stuff hanging up all over the house.

但如果有人指责奶奶偏心，她就会为自己辩护。 我同样爱我所有的孙子孙女。 而且不仅仅是冰箱上的图片。 奶奶把曼尼的画挂满了房子。

The only thing that Gramma has from me is this note I wrote her when I was six. I was mad at her because she wouldn't give me any ice cream before dinner, so here's what I wrote: I hate you Gram-ma Gramma has kept that note all these years, and she's STILL holding it over my head. AND THIS IS WHAT MY WONDERFUL GRANDSON GREGORY MADE FOR ME! I guess every grandparent has their favorite, and I can understand that. But at least Grandpa is up front about it.

我留给奶奶的唯一东西就是我六岁时给她写的这张纸条。 我很生她的气，因为她在晚饭前不给我吃冰淇淋，所以我就这样写了：我恨你，奶奶，奶奶这么多年来一直保存着那张纸条，她现在还把它举在我头上。 这是我的好孙子格雷戈里为我做的！我想每个祖父母都有他们最喜欢的，我能理解。 但至少爷爷是坦率的。

Saturday Well, Mom and Dad dumped me and Rodrick off at Grandpa's today, just like they said they were gonna do. I started looking for ways to entertain myself, but there's nothing in Grandpa's condo that's fun to do. so I just sat down with him and watched TV. But Grandpa doesn't even watch real shows. He just keeps his TV tuned to the security camera that's in the front lobby of his building. And after a few hours of THAT, you start to go a little nuts.

星期六嗯，爸妈今天把我和罗德里克丢在爷爷家了，就像他们说的那样。 我开始想办法自娱自乐，但爷爷的公寓里没有什么好玩的事。 所以我就坐下来和他一起看电视。 但是爷爷甚至不看真正的节目。 他只是把电视调到大楼前厅的监控摄像头上。 几个小时后，你开始变得有点疯狂。

OH, SURE! BARRY GROSSMAN HAS TIME TO GO OUT FOR A THREE-HOUR WALK, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO RETURN MY VACUUM! At about 5:00, Grandpa made us dinner. Grandpa makes this awful thing called "watercress salad," and it's the worst thing you ever tasted. It's basically a bunch of cold green beans and cucumbers floating in a pool of vinegar. Rodrick knows I hate watercress salad more than ANYTHING, so the last time we stayed at Grandpa's, Rodrick made sure to pile it on my plate.

哦,当然!巴里·格罗斯曼有时间出去散步三个小时，但他没有时间还我的吸尘器！大约5点，爷爷给我们做了晚饭。 爷爷做了一种叫“豆瓣菜沙拉”的可怕的东西，这是你吃过的最难吃的东西。 基本上就是一堆冷的四季豆和黄瓜漂浮在醋池里。 罗德里克知道我最讨厌豆瓣菜沙拉，所以上次我们在爷爷家住的时候，罗德里克一定要把它堆在我的盘子里。