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Well, now I only have two things to look forward to this summer. One is my birthday, and the other is when the last "Li' l Cutie" comic runs in the paper. I don't know if I ever mentioned this before, but "Li' l Cutie" is the worst comic ever. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, here's what ran in the paper today— Daddy, is rain just God sweating? But here's the thing: Even though I hate "Li' I Cutie," I can't stop myself from reading it, and Dad can't, either. I guess we just like seeing how bad it is.

这个夏天我只有两件事可以期待了。 一个是我的生日，另一个是报纸上刊登最后一篇《可爱的女孩》漫画。 我不知道我以前有没有提过，《可爱的女孩》是史上最烂的漫画。 为了让你明白我在说什么，下面是今天报纸上的报道——爸爸，下雨只是上帝在出汗吗？ 但问题是：尽管我讨厌《小可爱》，但我无法阻止自己读它，爸爸也不能。 我想我们只是想看看情况有多糟。

"Li'l Cutie" has been around for at least thirty years, and it's written by this guy named Bob Post. I've heard Li' l Cutie is based on Bob's son when he was a little kid. IF I EAT THIS GWEEN BEAN, WILL ITS MOMMY AND DADDY BE SAD? But I guess now that the real Lil Cutie is all grown up, his dad's having trouble coming up with new material.

“Li'l Cutie”已经存在了至少30年了，它是由一个叫鲍勃·波斯特的人写的。 我听说《小可爱》的原型是鲍勃小时候的儿子。 如果我吃了这颗小豆子，它的爸爸妈妈会伤心吗？ 但我想，现在真正的小可爱已经长大了，他的爸爸很难想出新的素材。

A couple of weeks ago the newspaper announced that Bob Post is retiring and the final "Li'l Cutie" is gonna be printed in August. Ever since then me and Dad have been counting down the days until the last comic runs. When the last "Li'l Cutie" comes out, me and Dad will have to throw a party, because something like that deserves a serious celebration. Monday Even though me and Dad see eye to eye on "Li'l

几周前报纸宣布鲍勃·波斯特要退休了最后一期《可爱的小女孩》将在八月出版。 从那以后，我和爸爸就开始倒计时，直到最后一部漫画上映。 当最后一部《小可爱》出来的时候，我和爸爸得办个派对，因为这样的东西值得好好庆祝一下。 星期一尽管我和爸爸在“Li'l。

Cutie," there are still a lot of things we butt heads over. The big issue between us right now is my sleep schedule. During the summer I like to stay up all night watching TV or playing video games and then sleep through the morning. But Dad gets kind of crabby if I'm still in bed when he gets home from work. Lately, Dad's been calling me at noon to make sure I'm not still asleep. So I keep a phone by my bed and use my best wide-awake voice when he calls. I think Dad's jealous because he has to go to work while the rest of us get to kick back and take it easy every day. But if he's gonna be all grumpy about it, he should just become a teacher or a snowplow driver or have

“亲爱的，”我们仍然有很多事情发生冲突。 现在我们之间最大的问题是我的睡眠时间。 在夏天，我喜欢熬夜看电视或玩电子游戏，然后睡到早上。 但如果爸爸下班回家时我还在床上，他就会有点暴躁。 最近，爸爸一直在中午打电话给我，确保我没有还在睡觉。 所以我在床边放了一个电话，当他打电话时，我尽量用清醒的声音。 我想爸爸嫉妒了，因为他必须去工作，而我们其他人每天都可以休息放松。 但如果他要为此生气，他应该去当老师或者开扫雪机，或者

one of those jobs where you get to take summers off. Mom's not really helping improve Dad's mood, either. She calls him at work about five times a day with updates on everything that's going on around the house. Tuesday Dad got Mom a new camera for Mother's Day, and lately she's been taking lots of pictures. I think it's because she feels guilty about not keeping up on the family photo albums. When my older brother, Rodrick, was a baby, Mom was totally on top of things.

那种暑假可以休息的工作。 妈妈也没能帮爸爸改善心情。 她每天给他工作的地方打五次电话，告诉他家里发生的最新情况。 星期二爸爸给妈妈买了一台新相机作为母亲节的礼物，最近她拍了很多照片。 我想这是因为她因为没有及时更新家庭相册而感到内疚。 当我哥哥罗德里克还是个婴儿的时候，妈妈完全掌控着一切。

Rodrick's first time trying peas Rodrick's second time trying peas

罗德里克第一次吃豌豆，罗德里克第二次吃豌豆