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Since Mom wouldn't take me out clothes shopping, I decided to start poking around the house to see if there was anything cool I could wear. I started by going through Rodrick's dresser drawers, but I don't think we have the same taste when it comes to clothes. Uncle Gary told me I should look in Dad's closet, because sometimes grownups have "vintage" stuff that looks cool. I've Never Seen Dad wear anything cool in my whole life, but I was willing to give it a try. I Am Glad Uncle Gary gave me that tip, because believe it or not, I found EXACTLY what I was looking for in the back of Dad's closet.

因为妈妈不愿意带我出去买衣服，我决定开始在家里四处逛逛，看看有没有什么很酷的衣服可以穿。 我从罗德里克的梳妆台抽屉开始，但我觉得我们对衣服的品味不一样。 加里叔叔告诉我，我应该去爸爸的衣橱里看看，因为有时候大人有一些看起来很酷的“复古”衣服。 我这辈子从没见过爸爸穿很酷的衣服，但我愿意试一试。 我很高兴加里叔叔给了我这个建议，因为信不信由你，我在爸爸的衣柜后面找到了我要找的东西。

It was a BLACK LEATHER JACKET. I Have Never Seen Dad Wear It, so I figured he must've bought it before I was born. I had no idea Dad owned anything that cool, and it kind of made me see him in a whole new light. I put it on and went downstairs. Dad seemed pretty surprised to see his old leather jacket, and he said he bought it back when he was first dating Mom. I Asked Dad If I Could Borrow It, and he said he

那是一件黑色皮夹克。 我从来没见过爸爸穿过它，所以我想他一定是在我出生前买的。 我不知道爸爸有这么酷的东西，这让我对他有了全新的认识。 我穿上它下了楼。 爸爸看到他的旧皮夹克似乎很惊讶，他说那是他第一次和妈妈约会时买回来的。 我问爸爸能不能借给我，他说他

didn't need it any more so it was okay by him. Unfortunately, Mom wasn't on board with the idea. She said the jacket was way too expensive for a middle school student to wear and that I might damage it or lose it. I told her that wasn't fair, because it was just sitting in the closet gathering dust, so it didn't really matter if something happened to it. But Mom said the jacket sent the "wrong message" and that, besides, it wasn't a winter coat. So she told me to put it back in the upstairs closet. But when I was in the shower this morning, I just couldn't stop thinking about how awesome it would be too wear that thing to school. I knew I could probably sneak it out of the house and put it back in

他不再需要了，所以也就无所谓了。 不幸的是，妈妈不同意这个主意。 她说这件夹克对一个中学生来说太贵了，我可能会把它弄坏或弄丢。 我告诉她这不公平，因为它只是放在壁橱里积灰，所以如果发生什么事也没关系。 但妈妈说这件夹克传递了“错误的信息”，而且，它也不是一件冬衣。 所以她让我把它放回楼上的壁橱里。 但今天早上洗澡的时候，我一直在想要是能穿着那件衣服去学校该有多棒。 我知道我可以把它偷偷带出去再放回去

the closet later without Mum even noticing. So while she was feeding Manny breakfast, I went upstairs, grabbed the jacket, and slipped out the front door. The first thing I have two say is, Mom was right about the jacket not being a winter coat. That thing didn't have any sort of lining, and halfway its school I was starting to really regret my decision. My gloves were in my winter coat at home, and my

妈妈甚至都没注意到。 所以当她给曼尼吃早餐的时候，我上楼，抓起夹克，从前门溜了出去。 我要说的第一件事是，妈妈说这件夹克不是冬衣是对的。 那件事没有任何希望，到了学校的一半，我开始后悔自己的决定。 我的手套放在家里的冬衣里，还有我的

hands were FREEZING. So I had shoved them in the pockets of the jacket, but there was something in each one. There was he really cool pair of aviator or sunglasses in one of the pockets, so that was a bonus. In the other that was one of those picture strips you get at a photo booth in the mall. At first I didn't recognize the people in the picture, but then I realized it was Mum and Dad.

手都冻僵了。所以我把它们塞进了夹克的口袋里，但每个口袋里都有东西。 其中一个口袋里有一副很酷的飞行员太阳镜，所以这是额外的奖励。 另一幅是你在商场的照相亭里看到的那种照片条。 起初我没有认出照片上的人，但后来我意识到是妈妈和爸爸。

I really wish I hadn't seen that right after eating breakfast. When I got to school, every head turned in my direction as I walked down the hallway. In fact, I got so much attention that I decided to keep the jacket on the rest of the day. I felt like a whole new person in homeroom. A few minutes before the bell rang to start the day,

我真希望我没在吃完早餐后看到那一幕。 当我到达学校时，当我走过走廊时，每个人的头都转向了我。 事实上，我受到了太多的关注，所以我决定在那天剩下的时间里一直穿着这件夹克。 在教室里我感觉像换了一个人。 在一天开始的钟声响起前几分钟，