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I tried covering my nose with a washcloth, but that seemed to make the smell even WORSE. It was hard enough trying to fall asleep under those conditions, but then someone in the room started SNORING. Luckily, I was prepared for that. Mom and Dad BOTH snore, which is the reason I thought ahead and brought earplugs on the trip. But it was so dark in the room I could only find ONE in my duffel bag, so I had to try sleeping with the earplug in my left ear and my other ear pressed to the floor. I did actually fall asleep for a few minutes, but woke up to some kind of ruckus going on outside.

我试着用毛巾捂住鼻子，可味道反而变得更难闻了。 本来在这种环境下睡着就够难了，结果房间里还有人打起呼噜来。 还好，我早有准备。 爸爸和妈妈都会打呼噜，所以我出门前就想到了，特意带了耳塞。 可房间太黑了，我在行李袋里只找到一只耳塞，所以我只能堵住左耳，把另一只耳朵贴在地上睡。 我确实睡着了几分钟，后来被外面一阵乱哄哄的声音弄醒了。

When I looked out the peephole, I saw something flash by, but I couldn't tell what it was. So I cracked open the door to see what was going on. It turns out those kids from the hot tub had gotten their hands on a cleaning cart and were ramming it into a wall.

我透过猫眼往外看，只看到有个东西闪过去，没看清是什么。 于是我把门开了一条缝，想看看到底是怎么回事。 原来是泡温泉的那几个小孩弄到了一辆清洁车，正拿着它撞墙呢。

I couldn't BELIEVE these kids" parents were letting them run wild in the middle of the night, so I stepped out of the room and went over to give them a piece of my mind. The littlest kid burst into tears and ran into his room, and I didn't feel bad for even one second. But a minute later his door opened again, and his FATHER came out.

我真不敢相信这些孩子的家长居然大半夜放任他们瞎闹，于是我走出房间，过去教训他们一顿。 最小的小孩一下子哇哇大哭，跑回自己房间了，我可一秒钟都没觉得愧疚。 可没过一分钟，他的房门又开了，他爸爸走了出来。

I wasn't about to get yelled at by a grown man in his underwear, so I ran back to our room and locked the door. Then I prayed with all my might that the chain lock was strong enough to keep him out. I guess the kids" dad didn't see which door I went into, because he knocked on the wrong one. Then he pounded on the door right next to ours before giving up and going back to his room.

我可不想被一个穿内裤的成年男人骂一顿，所以赶紧跑回房间锁上了门。 然后我拼命祈祷防盗链够结实，能把他挡在外面。 我猜那孩子的爸爸没看清我进了哪扇门，所以他敲错了门。 接着他又砸了我们隔壁的门，才放弃回自己房间去了。

Once the coast was clear, I hung a little do not Disturb sign on our doorknob in case the guy decided to come BACK. It was REALLY hard falling asleep after that, because every time I heard someone outside the door, I held my breath until they passed by. Before I knew it, the sun was up and so was Manny. Mom turned on the television, and whenever Manny watches TV, he TALKS to it.

等外面没动静了，我在门把手上挂了一块请勿打扰的牌子，以防那个家伙再回来找事。 那之后睡着可太难了，因为每次听到门外有人经过，我都屏住呼吸直到他们走过去。 不知不觉天就亮了，曼尼也醒了。 妈妈打开电视，曼尼只要看电视，就会对着电视说话。

WHAT SOUND DOES A DUCKIE MAKE? QUACK! QUACK! I was a little annoyed with Manny blabbering away, but I guess I can't complain. I used to do the same exact thing when I was younger. One time when I was watching my favorite show, the host asked a question. WHAT SHOULD I DRAW ON THIS BOX? I DON'T KNOW... POLKA DOTS?

"小鸭子会发出什么声音呀？" "嘎！" "嘎！" 曼尼一直碎碎念，我确实有点烦，但我想我也没资格抱怨。 我更小的时候，也干过一模一样的事。 有一次我看最喜欢的节目，主持人问了个问题。 "我该在这个盒子上画什么呀？" "我不知道……画波点？"