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I reached out real slowly and plucked Manny's pacifier out of the pig's mouth. And that's when it BIT me. I guess the pig decided this was its chance to make a run for it. It hopped up on Manny's seat and tried to squeeze through the window, which was open a crack. The pig managed to get its head and front legs out the window and would've made it ALL the way out if Mom hadn't jumped over her seat and grabbed its hind legs.

我慢慢地伸出手把曼尼的奶嘴从猪嘴里拔了出来。 就在那时，它咬了我一口。 我猜这头猪认为这是它逃跑的机会。 它跳上曼尼的座位，试图从开着一条缝的窗户里挤进去。 那头猪设法把头和前腿伸出窗外，要不是妈妈从座位上跳起来抓住它的后腿，它早就成功逃出窗外了。

But when she lunged for the pig, she kicked a button on the stereo, and now we had the Spanish CD blaring at full volume. POR FAVOR, HABLE MAS DESPACIO. The whole time, Dad was swerving all over the place. Eventually, Mom got the pig back inside and closed Manny's window. Dad managed to pull the van over and turn off the stereo. It was quiet in the car for a full minute while everyone caught their breath. Dad was really mad that we messed up his business call, and he let us know it.

但当她扑向那只猪时，她踢到了音响上的一个按钮，现在我们听到了西班牙语CD的最大音量。 不好意思，我很失望。 整个过程中，爸爸都在不停地转弯。 最后，妈妈把猪弄回屋里，关上了曼尼的窗户。 爸爸设法把货车停在路边，关掉了音响。 车里安静了整整一分钟，每个人都屏住了呼吸。 爸爸很生气，因为我们搞砸了他的商务电话，他让我们知道了。

But he probably should've made sure his phone was off first. Because when he put it to his ear, his client was still on the other end. Tuesday. After Dad's work-call disaster yesterday, he and Mom had a long talk outside the car. Then they got back in, and we drove in silence for a while. A half hour later we pulled into the parking lot of a petting zoo. Mom opened the side door and took the cooler with the pig in it out of the van.

但他也许应该先确定他的手机关机了。 因为当他把电话贴在耳朵上时，他的客户还在电话那头。 星期二。昨天爸爸的工作电话灾难之后，他和妈妈在车外谈了很长时间。 然后他们回到车里，我们默默地开了一会儿车。 半小时后，我们把车开进了一家宠物动物园的停车场。 妈妈打开侧门，把装着猪的冷藏箱拿了出来。

Mom went inside, and five minutes later she came out with an empty cooler. Personally, I wasn't sad to see the pig go, but Manny was a different story. I'm not so sure Mom was doing the petting zoo any favors by donating a pig that bites kids. And speaking of which, my finger was really KILLING me. Dad said that the pig probably hadn't had any immunizations and might even have rabies, which was NOT what I wanted to hear.

妈妈进去了，五分钟后，她拿着一个空冷藏箱出来了。 就我个人而言，看到猪离开我并不难过，但曼尼就不一样了。 我不确定妈妈捐一头咬小孩的猪对宠物动物园有什么好处。 说到这个，我的手指疼死了。 爸爸说那头猪可能没有打过任何疫苗，甚至可能得了狂犬病，这可不是我想听的。

I've seen enough horror movies to know that when a person gets bit by an animal, nothing good comes of it. The LAST thing I need is to turn into some kind of were-pig, because that could really mess up my dating life. Mom took a look at my finger, and I could tell she was a little worried. She said we should find a doctor to check it out, which didn't calm my nerves any. Mom tried to find an emergency-care place on the GPS, but there was nothing within a fifty- mile radius.

我看过足够多的恐怖电影，知道当一个人被动物咬了，没有什么好结果。 我最不需要的就是变成猪一样的人，因为那会把我的约会生活搞砸的。 妈妈看了看我的手指，我看得出她有点担心。 她说我们应该找个医生检查一下，但这并没有让我平静下来。 妈妈试着在GPS上找急救地点，但方圆50英里内都找不到。

But she DID find a VETERINARIAN'S office five minutes up the road. She said a veterinarian would have the same stuff as a regular doctor, but a vet could actually be BETTER because they might know a thing or two about pig bites. I honestly thought Mom was joking around about this veterinarian thing, but she was dead serious. And a few minutes later we pulled into the parking lot. Mom talked to the receptionist at the front desk while the rest of us waited on a bench.

但她确实在路上开了五分钟就找到了一家兽医诊所。 她说，兽医的检查和普通医生一样，但实际上兽医可能更好，因为他们可能对猪咬伤有所了解。 我真的以为妈妈拿兽医的事开玩笑，但她是认真的。 几分钟后我们把车开进了停车场。 妈妈和前台的接待员交谈，而我们其他人则坐在长凳上等着。