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So we held a vote. Me and Rodrick voted to turn right, and that's what we did. And when we got to ANOTHER intersection, we voted again, and this time we turned LEFT. We drove into this little town that had two restaurants, and after we voted, we went to one that ended up having the best apple pie I've ever tasted in my life. In fact, it was so good we ordered a SECOND one.

所以我们进行了投票。我和罗德里克决定向右转，我们就这么做了。 当我们走到另一个十字路口时，我们又投票了，这次我们向左转。 我们开车去了一个有两家餐馆的小镇，投票之后，我们去了其中一家，那里的苹果派是我这辈子吃过的最好吃的。 事实上，它太好了，我们又点了一个。

Mom was really pleased with herself for coming up with this new approach and said she was gonna write in to "Family Frolic" and tell THEM about it. The only person who WASN'T having a good time was MANNY, who still seemed upset about the pig. Mom kept the leash on him even while we were eating, to make sure he didn't try and run away again. After lunch, Mom asked me to take Manny to the bathroom, which only had one toilet in it. So I waited outside for him to do his business. Manny was in there for a while, and I started to wonder what was taking him so long.

妈妈对自己想出了这个新方法感到非常满意，并说她要写信给《Family Frolic》，告诉他们这件事。 唯一不开心的人是曼尼，他似乎还在为猪的事心烦意乱。 即使在我们吃饭的时候，妈妈也一直拴着它，以确保它不会再试图逃跑。 午饭后，妈妈让我带曼尼去洗手间，那里只有一个马桶。 所以我就在外面等他办事。 曼尼在里面待了一会儿，我开始怀疑他怎么花了这么久。

I finally opened the door, and he was GONE. Luckily, Dad saw Manny through the front window of the restaurant and scooped him up before it was too late. Because if it had been another minute or two, who knows HOW far he would've gotten.

我终于打开门，他不见了。 幸运的是，爸爸从餐厅的前窗看到了曼尼，趁还来得及把他抱起来。 因为如果再过一两分钟，谁知道他会走多远。

We got back in the van and Mom strapped Manny into his car seat. When we got to a stoplight, everyone agreed that we should go left, and we waited for the light to change. When it turned green, Dad stepped on the gas, but a car came out of nowhere and TOTALLY ran the red light. Dad laid on the horn, but the driver just kept on going. Then another car ran the light, and then ANOTHER. It was like nobody even NOTICED that the light was red.

我们回到车里，妈妈把曼尼绑在汽车座椅上。 当我们到达一个红绿灯时，每个人都同意我们应该向左走，我们等着灯变了。 当它变成绿色时，爸爸踩了油门，但是一辆汽车不知从哪里冒出来，完全闯红灯了。 爸爸按了喇叭，但司机还是继续往前开。 接着又有一辆车闯了红灯，接着又是一辆。 就好像没有人注意到灯是红色的。

Dad was getting pretty frustrated, and when he saw a gap between two cars, he put the pedal to the floor and hung a left. We barely squeezed in front of the NEXT car, which ALSO ran the light. When I looked back at the car behind us, I noticed something weird. There was a little flag on either side of the hood.

爸爸感到非常沮丧，当他看到两辆车之间有一个间隙时，他把踏板放在地板上，然后左转。 我们勉强挤到下一辆车前面，那辆车也闯红灯了。 当我回头看我们后面的车时，我注意到一些奇怪的事情。 引擎盖两边各有一面小旗。

Mom noticed the flags, too, and she got really upset. She said the vehicles behind us were part of a FUNERAL procession. She explained that during a funeral, cars are allowed to go through red lights on their way from the church to the cemetery so they can all stick together. And now we'd gone and cut off the line of cars. Dad was getting panicky that all the cars behind our van were now following US, and he tried to shake them off our tail by making a few quick turns.

妈妈也注意到了那些旗子，她很不高兴。 她说我们后面的车辆是送葬队伍的一部分。 她解释说，在葬礼上，汽车从教堂到墓地的路上允许闯红灯，这样它们就能粘在一起。 现在我们已经切断了汽车的线路。 爸爸很惊慌，因为我们货车后面的所有汽车都在跟着我们，他试着转了几个弯，把它们甩掉。