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Dad went down to the front desk to tell them our "pet" had gotten into the minibar and we shouldn't be charged for all the stuff it ate. But the clerk told Dad we were gonna have to pay for the stuff from the minibar, and on top of THAT, there was a fifty-dollar penalty for violating the hotel's "no pet" policy. After the final tally, the pig ended up costing us more than the ROOMS did. Mom was eager to get on the road, so she woke Rodrick up and told him to get in the shower. But I probably should've mentioned to him that the pig was in the bathtub before he stepped in.

爸爸走到前台，告诉他们我们的“宠物”进了小冰箱，我们不应该为它吃的东西付费。 但是店员告诉爸爸，我们得付小冰箱里的东西的钱，除此之外，还有50美元的罚款，因为我们违反了酒店“禁止养宠物”的规定。 在最后的统计之后，这只猪最终比房间花了我们更多的钱。 妈妈急着要上路了，所以她把罗德里克叫醒，让他去洗澡。 但我应该在他进去之前告诉他猪在浴缸里。

When we got in the car, Dad was on the phone with his office. Apparently, there was some sort of emergency, and he was the only one who knew how to take care of it. Mom had planned a big day for us with lots of stops, so she wasn't happy that Dad had to deal with a work situation. But we hit the road anyway, and Dad talked on the phone while he drove.

当我们上车时，爸爸正在和他的办公室打电话。 显然，发生了什么紧急情况，而他是唯一知道如何处理的人。 妈妈为我们计划了一个大日子，有很多地方要去，所以她不高兴爸爸不得不处理工作上的问题。 但我们还是上路了，爸爸一边开车一边打电话。

Our first stop was a place that claimed to have the largest piece of popcorn in the world, which ended up not being that impressive. First of all, it wasn't a real piece of popcorn, it was a wood carving, and second, it wasn't even all that big. When we got out of the car, Dad stayed back on his call. The pig stayed, too, sleeping off the drinks from the minibar. Next we went to a place that's supposedly "world famous" because it has life-size carvings of all the U.S. presidents in butter.

我们的第一站是一个声称拥有世界上最大的爆米花的地方，结果并没有那么令人印象深刻。 首先，它不是一块真正的爆米花，而是木雕，其次，它甚至没有那么大。 我们下车后，爸爸继续打电话。 猪也留下了，喝完小冰箱里的饮料后睡着了。 接下来我们去了一个据说“世界闻名”的地方，因为那里有全美国真人大小的雕刻 穿黄油的总统。

This time Mom made Dad get out of the van and join us, but he stayed on the phone the whole time. When we got back in the car, Mom let Dad know it wasn't OK for him to be missing out on family time." Dad told her he just needed to deal with one more work issue, and after it was taken care of, he'd give us his full attention. Dad said he was about to get a call from one of his international clients and that when he DID, it was really important for everyone to stay quiet so it would seem like Dad was in the office.

这次妈妈让爸爸下了车和我们一起，但他一直在打电话。 当我们回到车里的时候，妈妈告诉爸爸，他不能错过和家人在一起的时间。” 爸爸告诉她，他只需要再处理一个工作上的问题，等问题解决了，他就会全心全意地照顾我们。 爸爸说他马上要接到一个国际客户的电话，当他打来的时候，每个人都要保持安静，这样看起来就像爸爸在办公室一样。

It didn't look like that was gonna be a big problem. Manny was already down for his afternoon nap, and the pig was still passed out in the cooler. A few minutes later, Dad's call came in. You could tell by how loud the guy was talking that he was upset. But Dad spoke in a real even tone, and his client seemed to calm down. The rest of us stayed as quiet as we could. But then Rodrick got out one of his packs of bubble gum and put all five pieces in his mouth and started chewing it real loud. Mom snapped her fingers to try and get him to stop making so much noise.

看起来这不是什么大问题。 曼尼已经睡午觉了，那头猪还在冷藏箱里昏迷不醒。 几分钟后，爸爸的电话打进来了。 从那家伙说话的声音你可以看出他很生气。 但爸爸说话的语气真的很平静，他的客户似乎平静了下来。 我们其余的人尽量保持沉默。 但接着罗德里克拿出一包泡泡糖，把五块都放进嘴里，大声地嚼起来。 妈妈打了个响指，试图让他不要制造那么大的噪音。

But her finger snapping was actually LOUDER than the gum chewing, which you could tell was irritating Dad. Mom wanted Rodrick to get rid of his gum, so she pressed the button to open the sunroof. But when she DID, the sound of air blowing inside the van was like a jet turbine. Mom realized she had made a mistake, so she pressed the button to CLOSE the sunroof. But before it shut all the way, Rodrick chucked his gum through the opening.

但她掰手指的声音实际上比嚼口香糖的声音还大，你可以看出这让爸爸很恼火。 妈妈想让罗德里克把口香糖扔掉，所以她按下了打开天窗的按钮。 但当她这样做的时候，车内的气流就像喷气式涡轮机一样。 妈妈意识到她犯了一个错误，所以她按下了关闭天窗的按钮。 但在它完全关闭之前，罗德里克把他的口香糖从开口扔了出去。