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But I probably should've checked the year the book was written before I wrote my letter. May 20th Dear Mr. Heffley, We regret to inform you that the author to whom you have written, Mr. Hawthorne, passed away more than a century ago. As such, he will not be able to respond to your questions. With regrets, Katrina Welker Publisher Most PARENTS don't like the Underpants Bandits books, either.

但我应该在写信前查一下这本书的出版年份。 5月20日亲爱的赫夫利先生：我们遗憾地通知您，您来信的作者霍桑先生已于一个多世纪前去世。 因此，他将无法回答你的问题。 遗憾的是，大多数家长也不喜欢“内裤强盗”系列的书。

In fact, the PTA had a meeting that year where they decided parents' tax dollars shouldn't be used to purchase any of the Underpants Bandits books for the library. & Gandhi's Undergarments When we came back to school from spring break, all of the Underpants Bandits books in the library were GONE. I hope these adults are happy when a whole generation of boys grow up not knowing how to read.

事实上，那一年家长会召开了一次会议，他们决定家长的税款不应该被用来为图书馆购买任何“内裤强盗”的书。 当我们放完春假回到学校时，图书馆里所有的《内裤强盗》的书都不见了。 当整整一代男孩在不知道如何阅读的情况下长大时，我希望这些成年人感到高兴。

When the school banned the Underpants Bandits books, it just made them more popular than EVER. Some boys snuck in copies from home and passed them on to OTHER kids. One kid even brought in a bootleg copy of an Underpants Bandits book from Japan. I couldn't understand a word of it, but it was pretty easy to figure out from the pictures what was going on.

学校查禁了《内裤大盗》的书，这只会让它们比以往更受欢迎。 有些男孩从家里偷偷带了几本给其他孩子看。 一个孩子甚至从日本带了一本非法的《内裤强盗》。 我一个字也听不懂，但从图片中很容易看出发生了什么。

I actually wrote to the author on my OWN just to tell him how much I liked his series. August 18th Dear Mr. Davies, I'm just writing to tell you, don't listen to these people who say your books are garbage, because they don't know what they're talking about. I know a bunch of kids (including me) who think your books are great. As far as the "rude humor" goes, I find that stuff hilarious, so please don't change a thing. In fact, I would encourage you to put MORE bodily functions and things of that nature in your books. Sincerely, Greg Heffley I'd never written a fan letter like that, and every day when I got home from school, I ran to the mailbox to see if Mik Davies had written me back.

事实上，我亲自写信给作者，告诉他我有多喜欢他的系列。 亲爱的戴维斯先生，我写信是想告诉你，不要听信那些说你的书是垃圾的人，因为他们根本不知道自己在说什么。 我知道很多孩子（包括我）都认为你的书很棒。 至于“粗鲁幽默”，我觉得那很搞笑，所以请不要改变任何东西。 事实上，我鼓励你们在书中多写一些身体机能之类的东西。 我从来没有写过这样的粉丝信，每天放学回家后，我都会跑到邮箱前看看米克·戴维斯有没有给我回信。

I finally got a response almost a year later, and I was really excited. But when I read the letter, it was a HUGE disappointment. From THE DESK OF Mik Davies Dear friend, Unfortunately, I get so much fan mail that I'm not able to answer your letter personally. But I did want to tell you to be on the lookout for "Underpants Bandits 24: Lincoln's Longjohns," coming soon to stores near you! Lots of yuks, Mik

大约一年后，我终于得到了回应，我真的很兴奋。 但当我读到这封信时，我感到非常失望。 亲爱的朋友，不幸的是，我收到了太多粉丝的来信，我无法亲自回复你的信。 但我确实想告诉你，要留意“内裤强盗24：林肯的秋裤”，它很快就会在你附近的商店上市！很多人都很讨厌，牛奶

I couldn't believe I poured my heart out to this guy and all I got back was an AD. Even though that whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth, I still like his books. At least I get to read whatever I WANT this summer. Rodrick's school gave him a whole list for required reading, and some of the books look like a lot of work. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte MOBY DICK Herman Melville A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens

我真不敢相信我对他倾尽了心血却只得到一个广告。 尽管整个经历给我留下了不好的印象，但我仍然喜欢他的书。 至少这个夏天我想看什么就看什么。 罗德里克的学校给了他一份必读书目清单，其中有些书看起来很吃力。 简·爱夏洛蒂·勃朗特白鲸迪克赫尔曼·梅尔维尔双城记查尔斯·狄更斯