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Whenever Heather's shift ended, I'd follow her to her next station. Every fourth time, I'd end up in front of where Mom was sitting. And let me tell you, it's not easy to be smooth when your mother is sitting five feet away. DO YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU SOMETHING FROM THE SNACK BAR, HONEY BUNCHES?

每当希瑟下班，我就跟着她去下一站。 每隔四次，我就会坐在妈妈坐的地方前面。 让我告诉你，当你妈妈坐在五英尺远的地方时，要想心平气和可不容易。 要我从小吃店给你拿点吃的吗，宝贝？

I just hope Heather knows that I would do ANYTHING for her. If she wants someone to put suntan lotion on her back or towel her off after she takes a dip in the pool, I'm the man for the job. I basically hung out with Heather until it was time to go. On my way home I was thinking that if the rest of my vacation goes like today, this WILL be the best summer ever, just like Mom predicted. In fact, the only thing that can ruin things now is that stupid muddy hand. I'm sure it'll show up at the exact wrong moment and spoil everything. Wednesday I've been hanging out with Heather every single day

我只希望希瑟知道我愿意为她做任何事。 如果她想要有人在她背上涂防晒霜，或者在她泡完澡后用毛巾擦干净，我是最合适的人选。 我基本上是和希瑟待在一起，直到该走了。 在回家的路上，我在想，如果我剩下的假期都像今天这样，这将是有史以来最好的夏天，就像妈妈预测的那样。 事实上，现在唯一能毁掉一切的就是那只沾满泥巴的笨手。 我肯定它会在错误的时刻出现，把一切都毁了。 星期三我每天都和希瑟一起出去玩

for the past week. I realized my friends at school will never believe it when I tell them about me and Heather, so I asked Mom to take a picture of me standing next to the lifeguard chair. Mom didn't have her camera, so she had to use her cell phone. But she couldn't figure out how to take a picture with it, and I ended up standing there for a long time looking like a fool. PRESS... THE LITTLE... GREEN... BUTTON! I finally got Mom to press the right button to take a picture, but when she did, the camera was pointed the wrong way and she took a picture of herself. See, this is why I always say that technology is

在过去的一周里。我意识到，当我告诉学校里的朋友我和希瑟的事时，他们一定不会相信的，所以我让妈妈给我站在救生员座椅旁边拍了张照片。 妈妈没带相机，所以她只能用手机。 但她不知道如何用它拍照，结果我在那里站了很长时间，看起来像个傻瓜。 新闻……小……绿色…… 按钮!我终于让妈妈按下了正确的按钮来拍照，但当她照的时候，相机对准了错误的方向，她给自己拍了一张照片。 这就是为什么我总是说科技是

wasted on grown-ups. I got Mom to point the camera at me, but right at that moment her phone rang and she answered it. HELLO? BARBARA? IS THAT REALLY YOU? Mom talked for about five minutes, and by the time she was done, Heather was on to her next shift. But that didn't stop Mom from taking the picture anyway.

浪费在成年人身上。我让妈妈把相机对准我，但就在那时，她的电话响了，她接了电话。 喂?芭芭拉?真的是你吗？ 妈妈讲了大约五分钟，等她讲完了，希瑟就去上下一个班了。 但这并没有阻止妈妈拍下这张照片。

Friday Relying on Mom for my ride to the pool is starting to become a problem. Mom doesn't want to go to the pool every day, and when she Does go, she only stays a few hours. I like to be at the pool from the time it opens until the time it closes so I can maximize my time with Heather. I wasn't about to ask Rodrick to drive me to the pool in his van because he always makes me sit in the back, and there are no seats. I realized I need my own transportation, and luckily I found a solution yesterday. One of our neighbors left a bike out by the curb, and I took it before anyone else could.

依靠妈妈送我去游泳池开始成为一个问题。 妈妈不想每天都去游泳，即使去了，也只待几个小时。 我喜欢从泳池开门一直待到关门这样我就能最大限度地和希瑟在一起了。 我没打算让罗德里克用他的车载我去游泳池因为他总是让我坐在后面，那里没有座位。 我意识到我需要自己的交通工具，幸运的是我昨天找到了解决办法。 我们的一个邻居把一辆自行车放在路边，我抢在别人之前把它拿走了。

I rode the bike home and parked it in the garage. When Dad saw it, he said it was a "girl bike" and I should get rid of it. But I'll tell you at least two reasons a girl bike is better than a boy bike. Number one, girl bikes have big, cushiony seats, and that's really important when you're riding in your bathing suit. And number two, girl bikes have those baskets on the handlebars, which are good for carrying your video games and suntan lotion. Plus, my bike came with a bell, and that REALLY comes in handy. MOVE ALONG, PEOPLE!

我骑自行车回家，把它停在车库里。 当爸爸看到它时，他说这是一辆“女孩自行车”，我应该把它处理掉。 但我要告诉你至少两个原因，女孩的自行车比男孩的自行车好。 第一，女生自行车的座椅又大又软，当你穿着泳衣骑车时，这一点非常重要。 第二，女生自行车的车把上有篮子，可以用来装电子游戏和防晒霜。 另外，我的自行车有一个铃铛，这真的很方便。 走吧，大家！