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Patricia and Uncle Tony. The last time I saw Benjy, he could only say two things— NO SHUT UP! Benjy can speak in full sentences now, and his parents say he's reading chapter books. But I wouldn't be bragging if my son could read and still wasn't potty trained. Great Uncle Arthur was in the den, sitting in the recliner in front of the TV. I don't think I've ever had an actual conversation with Great Uncle Arthur, because all he does is grunt and make these random sounds. He stayed with us one Thanksgiving weekend, and it was like that the whole time.

帕特丽夏和托尼叔叔。我最后一次见到本杰时，他只会说两件事——不，闭嘴！本杰现在能说完整的句子了，他的父母说他正在读章节书。 但如果我儿子识字，但还没学会如厕，那我就不是在吹牛了。 亚瑟伯祖父在书房里，坐在电视机前的躺椅上。 我想我从来没有和亚瑟伯伯真正交谈过，因为他只会咕哝，发出一些随意的声音。 有一个感恩节周末他和我们住在一起，一直都是这样。

I can't tell if he's trying to communicate or what, but every once in a while I respond, just in case. UMM... NO THANK YOU. Great Aunt Reba was there, too, which kind of surprised me. A few years ago Gammie invited everyone to her house on Christmas, but she accidentally forgot to send an invitation to Great Aunt Reba. She showed up anyway, but she refused to take off her coat, and she just sat there in the living room, making us all feel guilty.

我不知道他是不是想和我交流，但我偶尔会回应一下，以防万一。 嗯……不用了，谢谢。芮巴姑婆也在，这让我有点吃惊。 几年前，Gammie邀请所有人到她家过圣诞节，但她不小心忘记给Reba姨婆发邀请函。 她还是来了，但她不肯脱外套，就坐在客厅里，让我们都感到内疚。

Dad's second cousin Terrence was there, and the only reason I mention him is because everyone always says I look EXACTLY like he did when he was my age, which is really depressing. In fact, when I first heard that, I looked through Gammie's photo album to see if it was true. And unfortunately, it was.

爸爸的二表哥特伦斯也在那里，我提到他的唯一原因是每个人都说我长得和他在我这个年纪时一模一样，这真的很令人沮丧。 事实上，当我第一次听到这个消息时，我翻了翻Gammie的相册，想看看这是不是真的。 不幸的是，事实的确如此。

So I guess I'd better start saving up my money for plastic surgery. Dad's cousin Byron was there, and I wasn't too excited to see him, either. At the last family reunion, Gammie sent Byron out to get milk and I rode with him. But he hit a pothole and got a flat tire about half a mile from the house.

所以我想我最好开始攒钱做整形手术。 爸爸的表弟拜伦也去了，我见到他也不是很兴奋。 上次家庭聚会时，杰米让拜伦出去买牛奶，我和他一起骑马。 但他在离家半英里的地方撞到了一个坑，轮胎爆了。

Byron told me to go to the house and get help, and on my way back it started raining. When I walked through the front door, all the ladies in the kitchen started yelling at me for tracking mud on the floor. They told me to take my shoes off and put them in the mudroom, which I did. But all that yelling must've rattled me, because I forgot all about Byron's flat tire. And when he came back to the house a half hour later, he wasn't too happy. Uncle Charlie was there, and I was really glad to see

拜伦让我去家里找人帮忙，回来的路上就开始下雨了。 当我走进前门时，厨房里所有的女士都开始对我大喊大叫，因为我把泥弄到地板上了。 他们让我把鞋脱下来放在储藏室里，我照做了。 但那些嚷嚷肯定让我心烦意乱，因为我完全忘了拜伦爆胎的事。 当他半小时后回到家时，他不太高兴。 查理叔叔在那里，我很高兴看到

him because he's always got his pockets stuffed with candy for us kids. But I didn't always like Uncle Charlie, because he used to tease me when I was little. I used to have this pair of red footie pajamas, and every time Uncle Charlie saw me, he'd say the same thing— HEY THERE, RED! For some reason it really got under my skin. I told Mom how I felt, and she took me to the store to get some new pajamas, which were blue. So the next time I saw Uncle Charlie, I knew I had him beat.

他，因为他总是在口袋里塞满给我们孩子的糖果。 但我并不总是喜欢查理叔叔，因为我小时候他经常取笑我。 我以前有一件红色的足球睡衣，每次查理叔叔看到我，他都会说同样的话——嘿，red ！出于某种原因，这真的让我很恼火。 我告诉了妈妈我的感受，她带我去商店买了一些蓝色的新睡衣。 所以下次我见到查理叔叔时，我知道我打败了他。