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The next day we went to the beach, but I couldn't enjoy myself because of Tickles. Dad played one of those carnival games and won me a stuffed animal to replace Tickles, but it wasn't the same.

第二天我们去了海滩，但我不能玩得很开心，因为痒痒。 爸爸玩了一个狂欢节游戏，给我赢了一个毛绒玩具来代替挠痒痒，但那是不一样的。

Losing Tickles pretty much ruined the vacation for EVERYONE, so we left for home a day early. I went to sleep when we got back that night, and the next morning Tickles was sitting on top of my dresser. Mom said Tickles must've found his way home because he loved me so much. And that's what I believed for a long time.

失去挠痒痒几乎毁了每个人的假期，所以我们提前一天回家了。 那天晚上我们回来的时候，我睡着了，第二天早上，挠痒痒坐在我的梳妆台上。 妈妈说挠痒痒一定是找到回家的路了，因为他太爱我了。 很长一段时间我都是这么认为的。

But hidden away behind Mom's books, there were FIVE stuffed monkeys that looked EXACTLY like Tickles. So that means Mom must've gone out and bought a bunch of replacement monkeys right after I lost the original. Who even KNOWS which version of Tickles is sitting on the shelf in my closet right now. In fact, now that I think about it, I remember a time

但在妈妈的书后面，藏着五只猴子毛绒玩具，它们看起来和挠痒痒一模一样。 也就是说妈妈一定是在我丢了原来的猴子后又去买了一堆猴子替代品。 谁知道现在我衣柜的架子上放的是哪个版本的挠痒痒呢？ 事实上，现在回想起来，我记得有一段时间

when Mom had to wash Tickles because I spilled some chocolate milk on him. When she opened the washing machine door, it looked like a pillow had exploded in there. But that night after my bath, Tickles was back on my bed, good as new. So the one in my room could be a fourth or fifth generation for all I know. This ALSO explains why Manny sleeps with ten stuffed dinosaurs every night. He used to only have ONE dinosaur he called Rexy, but Manny must've discovered Mom's hidden stash of backups WAY before I did.

妈妈不得不给挠痒痒洗澡，因为我把巧克力牛奶洒在他身上了。 当她打开洗衣机门时，里面好像有个枕头爆炸了。 但那天晚上洗完澡后，挠痒痒又回到了我的床上，像新的一样。 因此，据我所知，我房间里的这个可能是第四代或第五代。 这也解释了为什么曼尼每晚都和十只恐龙毛绒玩具一起睡觉。 他以前只有一只叫雷克斯的恐龙，但曼尼一定比我更早发现了妈妈隐藏的备份。

I wanted to keep exploring Mom's closet to see what ELSE I could find, but I heard Mom coming upstairs, so I had to slip out of there. Now that I know about Mom's parenting books, I should be able to keep one step ahead of my folks. And I can thank the Magic 8 Ball for THAT. Tuesday Tonight I decided to see if any of the tricks in Mom's books would actually work on ADULTS. I have been asking Mom and Dad for my own phone for FOREVER, but Mom always says I already have one. She's talking about my Ladybug phone, though, and that's more like a preschool toy. So when me and Rodrick were doing the dishes tonight, I took a crack at using reverse psychology on Mom and Dad.

我想继续探索妈妈的衣橱，看看还能找到什么，但我听到妈妈上楼的声音，所以我不得不溜了出去。 现在我知道了妈妈的育儿书，我应该能够比我的父母领先一步。 我要感谢魔术8号球。 星期二晚上，我决定看看妈妈书中的技巧是否对成年人有效。 我一直要求爸爸妈妈给我一个手机，但妈妈总是说我已经有一个了。 不过她说的是我的瓢虫手机，那更像是幼儿园的玩具。 所以今晚我和罗德里克洗碗的时候，我试着在爸妈身上运用逆向心理学。

I didn't know what to expect, but I was shocked to see how FAST it worked. Right after that, Mom came into my room and told me she'd decided to upgrade her phone and was giving her USED one to ME. But before she handed it over, she said they were some "ground rules." She said I had to share the phone with Manny because he uses it to play educational games. She also said I'm not allowed to text any of my friends with it.

我不知道该期待什么，但看到它的工作速度之快，我感到震惊。 就在那之后，妈妈走进我的房间，告诉我她决定升级她的手机，并把她的二手手机送给我。 但在她交出文件之前，她说有一些“基本规则”。 她说我必须和曼尼共用手机因为他用它玩教育游戏。 她还说我不能用它给朋友发短信。