18 A Senseless Attack

Chapter 18 A SENSELESS ATTACK It was getting late, and everybody was hungry. Just down the block from the Birthplace of Pepsi was Captain Ratty's Seafood and Steakhouse. The McDonalds decided to splurge on a rare sit-down dinner. The grown-ups took their time eating and really enjoyed the meal. By the time the family was finished, it was close to nine o'clock and nobody wanted to start out on another long drive. Fortunately, the Moonlight Lake RV Park was also in New Bern, right across the bridge. Mrs. McDonald checked in at the office while the twins gathered some sticks to start a campfire. Pep hadn't done much talking during dinner, and her brother could see that she was still

第十八章毫无意义的袭击天晚了，大家都饿了。 从百事诞生地走过一个街区就是鼠船长海鲜牛排馆。 麦当劳一家决定挥霍一顿罕见的正餐。 大人们不慌不忙地吃着，真的很享受这顿饭。 全家人吃完饭的时候，已经快9点了，没有人想再开一次长途车。 幸运的是，月光湖房车公园也在新伯尔尼，就在桥的对面。 麦克唐纳夫人在办公室登记入住，而双胞胎则收集了一些树枝来生营火。 晚饭时佩普没怎么说话，她哥哥看得出她很安静

visibly nervous and upset about what had happened in the basement of the Birthplace of Pepsi. The twins had just been getting used to the idea that they were safe from danger, and now they realized how wrong they were. Somebody was out to get them, again. It wasn't Archie Clone. He was dead. Mrs. Higgins was working at Luray Caverns. The bowler dudes were into jousting. Dr. Warsaw was away on his honeymoon with Aunt Judy. Now they had another nemesis. Evil Elvis. "Don't worry," Coke told his sister. "I'll protect you. Remember, I'm Ace Fist." He did his spinning karate kick. Pep appreciated the support, but it didn't give her much comfort. What would her brother be able to do to protect her? With crazy people like Evil Elvis running around loose, a thirteen-year-old brown belt is only so much help. The twins gathered a load of wood, and their father used it to build a nice little fire. Mrs.

他显然对发生在百事诞生地地下室的事情感到紧张和不安。 这对双胞胎刚刚习惯了他们不会有危险的想法，现在他们意识到他们是多么的错误。 又有人想抓他们了。 那不是阿奇克隆。他死了。 希金斯夫人在卢雷洞穴工作。 那些玩保龄球的家伙喜欢比武。 华沙医生和朱迪姨妈去度蜜月了。 现在他们又有了一个敌人。 邪恶的猫王。“别担心，”科克对妹妹说。 “我会保护你的。记住，我是王牌拳头。” 他做了空手道回旋踢。 佩普很感激她的支持，但这并没有给她带来多少安慰。 她哥哥能做些什么来保护她呢？ 像“邪恶猫王”这样的疯子到处乱跑，一个13岁的棕带少年只能帮这么多忙了。 这对双胞胎收集了一车木头，他们的父亲用它生了一堆漂亮的小火。 夫人。

McDonald had come back from the campground office with some marshmallows, graham crackers, and Hershey bars. It wasn't long before the whole family was sitting around the fire making s'mores. "So how do you kids like North Carolina so far?" asked Dr. McDonald. "It's great, Dad," Coke said. "We love it," said Pep. In fact, the drive through North Carolina had been a horrible experience, at least for Pep. A chest of drawers had been dropped on her in High Point. A giant brain had almost brained her in Raleigh. She had fallen into a hidden hole in the ground in Kinston. And then, of course, there was the encounter with Evil Elvis at the Birthplace of Pepsi. She couldn't wait to get out of North Carolina. Go to Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/).

麦克唐纳从营地办公室带回来一些棉花糖、全麦饼干和好时巧克力棒。 没过多久，全家人就围坐在火堆旁做s'mores了。 “到目前为止，你们这些孩子觉得北卡罗来纳州怎么样？” 麦当劳。“太棒了，爸爸，”科克说。 “我们喜欢它，”佩普说。事实上，穿越北卡罗来纳是一次可怕的经历，至少对佩普来说是这样。 在高点，一个五斗橱落在了她身上。 在罗利，一个巨大的大脑几乎要了她的命。 她掉进了金斯顿地下一个隐蔽的洞里。 然后，当然，还有在百事诞生地遇到邪恶的猫王。 她迫不及待地想离开北卡罗来纳州。 进入谷歌Maps （http://maps.google.com/）。

Click Get Directions. In the A box, type New Bern NC. In the B box, type Rose Hill NC. Click Get Directions. It was July 7. In the morning, Pep did a little fishing in the pond near the RV, but her heart wasn't in it and she didn't catch anything. She couldn't shake the sense of impending doom that had taken over her. It was a relief when they got on the road again, heading west on Route 70. It would be a three-hour drive to the South Carolina border. Coke thought it would be a good time to take inventory of what he and Pep had in their backpacks. They emptied them out on the seat between them. A jar of bubbles. A can of Spam. A couple of yo-yos. A can of Silly String. A Frisbee. Some other miscellaneous stuff they had picked up at gift shops along the way.

点击“获取路线”。在A框中，输入New Bern NC。 在B框中，输入Rose Hill NC。 点击“获取路线”。那天是7月7日。 早上，佩普在房车附近的池塘里钓了一会儿鱼，但她的心不在上面，什么也没钓到。 她无法摆脱那种笼罩着她的厄运即将来临的感觉。 当他们再次上路，沿着70号公路向西行驶时，大家都松了一口气。 到南卡罗来纳边境需要三个小时的车程。 可口可乐认为，现在是盘点一下他和佩普背包里的东西的好时机。 他们把酒倒在中间的座位上。 一罐泡泡。一罐午餐肉。 几个溜溜球。一罐傻线。 飞盘。其他一些杂七杂八的东西是他们在路上的礼品店买的。

"How are we supposed to defend ourselves against Evil Elvis with this junk?" Coke whispered to his sister. "We need to get some real weapons, and we need to get them soon." "How are we going to get real weapons?" Pep asked. "Don't you have to be eighteen or twenty-one or something?" "How should I know?" "You know every other stupid thing in the world," Pep told her brother. "It would be nice if you actually knew something that mattered." "Shut up." "You shut up." "Knock it off back there!" Dr. McDonald turned onto Route 11 South, and then onto an even smaller road, Highway 117, which eventually becomes North Sycamore Street in Rose Hill, North Carolina. The first thing you see when you enter the town is this sign....

“我们要怎么用这破东西抵御邪恶的猫王？”科克低声对妹妹说。 “我们需要一些真正的武器，我们需要尽快得到它们。” “我们怎么搞到真正的武器？”Pep问道。 “你不需要到18岁或21岁之类的吗？”“我怎么知道？”“你知道世界上所有其他愚蠢的事情，”佩普告诉她的哥哥。 “如果你真的知道一些重要的事情，那就太好了。” “闭嘴。”“你闭嘴。”“别在后面吵了！”博士。 麦克唐纳转到11号南公路，然后进入一条更小的公路，117号公路，最终成为北卡罗来纳州玫瑰山的北梧桐街。 当你进入城镇时，你首先看到的是这个标志....

Welcome To ROSE HILL HOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST FRYING PAN "You gotta be kidding me," Coke said. Dr. McDonald pulled over and parked the RV. "This seems like a good place to stretch our legs," said Mrs. McDonald, grabbing her camera. "It is not!" Coke complained. "You know we're only stopping here because you want to see that frying pan." "Frying pan?" asked Mrs. McDonald. "I don't know what you're talking about." They walked across Sycamore and turned left on Main Street. That's where Mrs. McDonald stopped. "Wow! Drink it in, you guys!" she

欢迎来到玫瑰山世界上最大的煎锅之家。“你一定是在开玩笑吧，”科克说。 麦克唐纳医生把车停在路边。 “这似乎是一个伸展双腿的好地方，”麦克唐纳太太说着，抓起她的相机。 “不是的！”可口可乐抱怨。 “你知道我们停在这里只是因为你想看看那个煎锅。” “煎锅？”麦克唐纳太太问。 “我不知道你在说什么。” 他们穿过西卡莫尔，在主街向左拐。 麦克唐纳夫人就停了下来。 “哇!喝下去吧，伙计们！