4 Pents, Paxes and Pepper Grinders

CHAPTER 4 PENTS, PAXES AND PEPPER GRINDERS 'Are we there yet?' asks Terry for the fifty thousandth time, just as we arrive at the campsite. 'We sure are,' I say, getting out and taking a deep breath. 'Smell that fresh air!'

第四章烟斗、帕克斯和磨胡椒的人我们到了吗？当我们到达营地时，特里问了第五万遍。 “我们当然是，”我说着下车深吸了一口气。 “闻闻新鲜空气！”

CLICK! Jimmy takes a photo of us breathing the fresh air. 'Do you like fresh air?' asks Wanda, her pen poised above her notebook. 'Of course!' I say. 'Doesn't everybody?'

点击!吉米给我们拍了一张呼吸新鲜空气的照片。 “你喜欢新鲜空气吗？”旺达问道，她的笔悬在笔记本上方。 “当然!”我说。“不是每个人都?”

'I'm the one doing the interview, so I'll ask the questions if you don't mind,' she replies. 'Okay,' I say. Although I do mind. She's been asking questions and writing in her notebook the whole way here. Edward and Mary climb out of their trailer. 'Oh, it's lovely,' says Mary, looking around. 'What's that big, shiny, watery thing?'

她回答说，我是负责面试的人，所以如果你不介意的话，问题由我来问。 “好吧，”我说。虽然我很介意。 她一路上都在问问题，在笔记本上写东西。 爱德华和玛丽从他们的拖车里爬出来。 “哦，真漂亮，”玛丽环顾四周说。 “那个又大又亮的水汪汪的东西是什么？”

'That's a lake,' I say. 'Oh, it's lovely,' says Mary. 'Isn't it lovely, Edward?' 'Yes, it is,' he agrees, but he's not even looking at the lake—he's staring at Mary. 'What exactly happens on a camping holiday?' says Fancy Fish. 'I can't see a luxury hotel anywhere.' 'That's because there isn't one,' I explain. 'Camping holidays are all about putting up your own shelter, doing your own cooking and making your own fun.'

“那是一个湖，”我说。“哦，真漂亮，”玛丽说。 “很可爱吧，爱德华？”“是的，是的。”他同意，但他甚至没有看湖——他在盯着玛丽看。 “野营假期到底发生了什么？”花式鱼说。 “我在任何地方都看不到豪华酒店。“那是因为根本没有，”我解释说。 “露营假期就是自己搭帐篷，自己做饭，自己找乐子。”

'But we didn't bring any of that stuff,' says Pinchy. 'You didn't tell us to.' 'Don't worry,' I say. 'You can share ours. Terry has packed everything we need.' 'Yes,' says Terry. 'It's all right here.' 'Okay,' I say. 'First things first. Let's get the tent set up.' 'Tent?' says Terry. 'Yes, the tent. You did pack it, didn't you?' 'No,' says Terry. 'But I specifically asked if you'd packed the tent!' I

Pinchy说：“但我们没有带来任何那样的东西。” “你没叫我们这么做。“别担心，”我说。 “你可以分享我们的。特里已经把我们需要的东西都打包好了。“是的，”特里说。 “这里一切都好。“好吧，”我说。 “重要的事情先做。我们把帐篷搭起来吧。“帐篷吗?特里说。 “是的，帐篷。你把它打包了，是吗？“不，”特里说。 “但我特别问过你有没有把帐篷收拾好！”我

say. 'Oh!' says Terry. 'I thought you said, "Have you tacked the pent?"' 'But that doesn't make any sense!' I say. 'I know,' says Terry. 'That's what I thought. So I packed one of these instead.' He pulls a really big pepper grinder out of the back of the truck.

说。“啊!特里说。“我以为你说的是‘你把钢笔钉好了吗？’”“可这说不通啊！”我说。 “我知道，”特里说。“我也是这么想的。 所以我就装了一个。”他从卡车后面拿出一个很大的胡椒研磨机。