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bone steak, which is the most expensive item on the menu, and Rowley got the same thing even though I was trying to signal for him to order something cheap. When our food came out, my hamburger had lettuce and tomato on it, because at Corny's they ALWAYS get your order wrong. I took off the lettuce and tomato, but there was mayonnaise on my burger, too. When our waitress came around again, I told her I'd ordered a burger with nothing on it. So she took a napkin and just wiped the mayonnaise off, then left the napkin right in the middle of the table.

骨牛排，这是菜单上最贵的一道菜，而罗利也点了同样的东西，尽管我试图示意他点便宜的。 当我们的食物出来的时候，我的汉堡上有生菜和番茄，因为在Corny's他们总是把你点的菜弄错。 我去掉了生菜和番茄，但我的汉堡上也有蛋黄酱。 当我们的女服务员再次过来时，我告诉她我点了一个什么都没有的汉堡。 于是她拿起一张餐巾，把蛋黄酱擦掉，然后把餐巾放在桌子中央。

I lost my appetite after that. But even if I WAS hungry, I probably wouldn't have finished my meal anyway. If you clean your plate at Corny's, there's a picture at the bottom that I really can't stand. I just sat there and waited while Abigail and Rowley ate their stakes, and when they finished I signaled for the waitress to come over so I could pay the bill. But then Rowley and Abigail said they wanted dessert. The whole reason we came to Corny's in the first place was for the dessert bar, which comes free with your meal. But of course Rowley and Abigail each wanted to order a special desert off the menu, which costs extra.

从那以后我就没胃口了。 但即使我饿了，我可能也不会吃完这顿饭。 如果你在科尼餐厅吃完你的盘子，底部会有一张我真的无法忍受的照片。 阿比盖尔和罗利吃他们的木桩时，我就坐在那里等着。他们吃完后，我示意服务员过来，好让我付账。 但是罗利和阿比盖尔说他们想要甜点。 我们来康尼餐厅的初衷就是为了甜点吧，它是随餐免费提供的。 当然，罗利和阿比盖尔都想从菜单上点一份特别的甜点，这需要额外付费。

I got up and found our waitress to tell her it was Rowley's birthday, because I knew then he'd get a free dessert. So a few minutes later the waiters and waitresses all came out and sang "Happy Birthday" to Rowley and gave him his free cake. Abigail still ordered a triple-layer chocolate cheesecake, which she only took two bites out of. When the bill came, I couldn't BELIEVE how much it was. I had to use all the money in my wallet, and I even had to pull out the five dollars I was keeping in my sock in case of an emergency.

我起身找到服务员，告诉她今天是罗利的生日，因为我知道他会得到一份免费的甜点。 所以几分钟后，男服务员和女服务员都出来了，为罗利唱“生日快乐”，并给了他免费的蛋糕。 阿比盖尔还是点了一个三层巧克力芝士蛋糕，她只吃了两口。 账单来的时候，我简直不敢相信那是多少钱。 我不得不把钱包里的钱都花光了，甚至还拿出了放在袜子里的5美元，以防万一。

The waitress wouldn't take the money I had in my sock because it was a little wet, so I had to go out to the car and ask Mr. Jefferson if he had a five-dollar bill he could trade. When I got back to the table, Rowley and Abigail were in the middle of a conversation and it seemed to me like they were sitting a little closer than when I'd left. I thought about giving Abigail a heads-up that she might want to keep her distance from Rowley, but I was afraid she'd bail on the date if she found out about the chicken pox.

女服务员不肯收我袜子里的钱，因为袜子有点湿，所以我只好走到车里，问杰斐逊先生是否有一张5美元的钞票可以兑换。 当我回到桌边时，罗利和阿比盖尔正在谈话，在我看来，她们坐得比我离开时更近了。 我想过提醒阿比盖尔她可能会想和罗利保持距离，但我担心如果她知道水痘的事就会放弃约会。

The three of us got back in the car, and Mr. Jefferson drove us to the school and dropped as off at the front door. He gave Rowley a big hug, which I'm sure seemed pretty weird to Abigail if she thought he was really a professional driver. The theme of the dance was "Midnight in Paris," and I have two admit the Dance Committee did a pretty good job. The gym was decked out to look like a street in France. There was a long table set up with punch and snacks, and there was even a chocolate fountain with strawberries for dipping.

我们三个人回到车里，杰斐逊先生开车送我们到学校，把我们放在前门。 他给了罗利一个大大的拥抱，如果阿比盖尔认为他真的是一名职业司机，她肯定会觉得很奇怪。 舞会的主题是“午夜巴黎”，我不得不承认舞蹈委员会做得很好。 体育馆被装饰得像法国的街道。 那里有一张长桌，摆着潘趣酒和小吃，甚至还有一个巧克力喷泉，上面放着草莓，可以蘸着吃。

We handed over our tickets and then got in line for photos. Each couple had their picture taken in front of a backdrop of Paris. When it was our turn, I stood with Abigail and the photographer snapped our photo. But I wish I'd known Rowley was gonna get in the picture WITH us, because I would've just skipped it.

我们交出了门票，然后排队照相。 每对新人都以巴黎为背景拍照。 轮到我们的时候，我和阿比盖尔站在一起，摄影师给我们拍了照片。 但我真希望我知道罗利会和我们一起拍，不然我就直接跳过了。