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Eventually, a car pulled over behind us, but when it got closer I knew we were in big trouble. It was a purple van. I figured the Beardos might try to ram us with their car, so I braced for impact. But the van slowed down, and when the doors opened, it wasn't the Beardos at ALL. It was pretty obvious that whoever these guys were, they were here to HELP.

最后，一辆车在我们后面停了下来，但当它靠近时，我知道我们有大麻烦了。 那是一辆紫色的货车。我觉得毕尔多家的人可能会开车撞我们，所以我做好了撞击的准备。 但货车慢了下来，当车门打开时，根本不是比尔多一家。 很明显，不管这些人是谁，他们是来帮忙的。

But they didn't speak English, so we were having trouble communicating with them. Mom and Dad tried to act out what was wrong with the car, and I'm sure the two guys thought my parents had completely lost their minds. Then Manny surprised EVERYONE by speaking in perfect Spanish.

但是他们不会说英语，所以我们和他们交流有困难。 妈妈和爸爸试图表现出汽车出了什么问题，我敢肯定他们认为我的父母完全失去了理智。 然后曼尼说一口完美的西班牙语，让所有人都大吃一惊。

The conversation between Manny and the two guys lasted a long time, so I figured Manny was explaining everything that had happened on our trip. He must've done a good job making the guys feel sorry for us, because the next thing you knew, they were offering us a RIDE. And I'm happy to say their air-conditioning worked GREAT. I think we assumed these guys were taking us to a mechanic or something, but we were wrong.

曼尼和那两个人的谈话持续了很长时间，所以我想曼尼是在解释我们旅行中发生的一切。 他一定做得很好，让那些家伙为我们感到难过，因为接下来你知道，他们要载我们一程。 我很高兴地说，他们的空调工作得很棒。 我想我们以为这些人要带我们去找机械师什么的，但我们错了。

We should've realized that if MANNY was the one doing all the talking, we'd end up going where HE wanted to go. Sunday. Like I said before, Mom was right about pigs being smart. She had it house-trained within a week, and the pig even knows a few tricks already. My only real complaint is that now I never get a chance to watch my shows on TV, because the pig has figured out how to use the remote.

我们应该意识到，如果曼尼一直在说话，我们最终会去他想去的地方。 星期天。就像我之前说的，妈妈说猪很聪明是对的。 她在一个星期内就把它训练好了，这头猪甚至已经学会了一些把戏。 我唯一真正抱怨的是，现在我再也没有机会在电视上看我的节目了，因为那头猪已经学会了如何使用遥控器。

But I'm gonna let that go, because I don't want to get bit a second time. WHAT SOUND DOES A COW MAKE? It's taken a while for everything to get back to normal after the trip. Dad had to take a few more days off work to cancel all his credit cards and get new ones. And tomorrow Mom and Dad are supposed to go out and get new driver's licenses and phones.

但我还是算了，因为我不想再被咬了。 母牛发出什么声音？ 旅行结束后，一切都需要一段时间才能恢复正常。 爸爸不得不多请几天假，取消了所有的信用卡，去办新卡。 明天爸爸妈妈就要出去办驾照和手机了。

Our minivan's been at the mechanic since it was towed. We gave the BOAT to the drivers who helped us out as a way of saying thanks, which was actually Mom's suggestion. Mom's been saying that even though our trip didn't go the way we planned, it was still an adventure. She's been working on an article to send in to "Family Frolic" that I seriously hope does NOT get published. Mom's also been making a scrapbook, and she asked everyone to contribute a souvenir to put inside.

我们的小货车被拖走后就一直在修理工那里。 我们把小船送给了帮助我们的司机，以表示感谢，这实际上是妈妈的建议。 妈妈一直说尽管我们的旅行没有按计划进行，但这仍然是一次冒险。 她一直在写一篇文章寄给“家庭娱乐”，我真的希望这篇文章不要发表。 妈妈也做了一个剪贴簿，她让每个人都捐一个纪念品放在里面。