19 Spin Cycle

Chapter 19 SPIN CYCLE Coke and Pep weren't laughing. There was no doubt anymore. Something had happened. Something had changed. Mrs. Higgins and the bowler dudes were out to get them again. Maybe Dr. Warsaw had recovered from his meltdown and decided to resume his quest to eliminate them. Whatever had happened, their lives were obviously in danger. It had been a long day. The twins weren't in any mood to make chitchat in the car. Dr. McDonald pulled into a drive-through joint for burgers and then got back on the road, heading west on I-30 from Arlington. His plan was to get on I-35 and stop somewhere at a motel for the night. Mrs. McDonald was looking through her

可乐和佩普没有笑。 毫无疑问了。 发生了什么事。有些东西变了。 希金斯太太和那些打保龄球的家伙又出来抓他们了。 也许华沙医生已经从崩溃中恢复过来决定继续消灭它们。 不管发生了什么，他们的生命显然处于危险之中。 这是漫长的一天。这对双胞胎没有心情在车里聊天。 麦克唐纳医生把车开进一家免下车快餐店吃汉堡，然后回到公路上，从阿灵顿沿I-30公路向西行驶。 他的计划是上I-35然后在某个汽车旅馆过夜。 麦克唐纳太太正在打量她

guidebook, as usual. Just as they were about to pull off I-30 at the exit for I-35, she shouted, "Ben, stop the car!" Dr. McDonald slammed on the brakes and pulled over to the shoulder of the road. Fortunately, everyone had a seat belt on. They were all getting used to this kind of thing. "What is it?" "We have to go to the washing machine museum!" "Are you out of your mind?" Dr. McDonald shouted at his wife. "I almost caused a huge accident just then! You could have gotten us all killed!" "I had to stop you before you took the exit," Mrs. McDonald explained. "My readers would never forgive me if I didn't tell them about the washing machine museum." "There's really a museum devoted to washing machines?" Pep asked. Coke just shook his head. Nothing surprised him anymore. Dr. McDonald let out a sigh.

旅游指南，像往常一样。就在他们要从30号州际公路驶往35号州际公路的出口处时，她喊道：“本，停车！”博士。 麦克唐纳猛踩刹车，把车停在路肩上。 幸运的是，每个人都系上了安全带。 他们都习惯了这种事。 “什么事？”“我们得去洗衣机博物馆！”“你疯了吗？”博士。 麦克唐纳对他的妻子喊道。 “我刚才差点造成一场大事故！”你会把我们都害死的！”“我不得不在你离开出口之前拦住你，”麦克唐纳太太解释说。 “如果我不告诉他们洗衣机博物馆的事，我的读者永远不会原谅我。” “真的有专门展示洗衣机的博物馆吗？”Pep问道。 可乐只是摇了摇头。再也没有什么让他吃惊了。 麦克唐纳医生叹了口气。

"Where is it?" he asked. "Mineral Wells," Mrs. McDonald replied. "It's only an hour west of here." "Bridge, it's been a long day" "That's for sure," Coke said." and now you're asking me to drive an hour out of the way—to go to a museum about washing machines?" "It's free, Ben," said Mrs. McDonald. "Of course it's free!" he exploded. "Nobody wants to go there. Nobody's going to pay good money to look at a bunch of old washing machines! I wouldn't go if they paid me." "You don't understand, Ben," said Mrs. McDonald gently. "The museum is just a part of a regular laundromat. All the clothes we bought back in Memphis are dirty now. We've got to do a load of wash anyway. We might as well do it at the washing machine museum." Dr. McDonald took a minute, closing his eyes. Bridget McDonald was a wonderful woman. She was bright, funny, dedicated, and

“在哪儿？”他问。“矿泉，”麦克唐纳太太回答。 “往西走一小时就到了。” “布里奇，这是漫长的一天。”“那是肯定的，”科克说。 现在你要我开一个小时的车去参观一个关于洗衣机的博物馆？”“这是免费的，本，”麦克唐纳太太说。 “当然是免费的！” “没人想去那里。 没人会花大价钱去看一堆旧洗衣机！他们付钱给我，我也不去。” “你不明白，本，”麦克唐纳太太温和地说。 “博物馆只是普通自助洗衣店的一部分。 我们在孟菲斯买的衣服现在都脏了。 反正我们也得洗一大堆衣服。 我们还不如在洗衣机博物馆做这件事。” 麦克唐纳医生停了一会儿，闭上了眼睛。 布里奇特·麦克唐纳是一位了不起的女性。 她聪明，风趣，敬业，而且

beautiful. But she wasn't easy to be married to. "Okay, okay," he finally grumbled. Instead of turning off at the exit, Dr. McDonald continued west on I-30. Shortly after passing a small airport, the road split and he got on Route 180, which goes directly to Mineral Wells. Route 180 is also called West Hubbard Street, which happens to be the street where the Laumdronat is located. Yes, that's how it's supposed to be spelled— Laumdronat. It was a plain white building. Dr. McDonald found a parking spot down the street and popped open the trunk. The rest of the family gathered up their dirty clothes. "I can't believe we're going to a washing machine museum," Pep said as they opened the door. Laumdronat is essentially a regular laundromat that has a display of vintage washing machines. On a shelf above the modern machines are old-time tubs, washboards, and

美丽。但嫁给她并不容易。 “好吧，好吧。”他终于嘟囔道。 他没有在出口停车。 麦克唐纳继续沿I-30向西行驶。 经过一个小机场后不久，这条路就岔开了，他上了180号公路，这条公路直接通往矿泉。 180号公路也被称为西哈伯德街，这条街恰好是lauumdronat所在的街道。 是的，它应该是这样拼写的——Laumdronat。 那是一栋朴素的白色建筑。 麦克唐纳医生在街上找了个停车位，打开了后备箱。 家里的其他人把他们的脏衣服收拾起来。 “我真不敢相信我们要去洗衣机博物馆了，”他们打开门时佩普说。 Laumdronat本质上是一家普通的自助洗衣店，陈列着老式洗衣机。 在现代机器上面的架子上放着旧式浴盆、搓板和

laundry accessories dating back to the days before most homes had electricity. Hanging from the ceiling are some ironing boards. There are also signs that say LAUNDRY, which are, for some reason, upside down. "It's the history of laundry!" Mrs. McDonald enthused. "Isn't this fascinating?" No, was the unanimous silent response from the rest of the family. "Believe it or not, there's another washing machine museum, in Colorado," she told them. "If we have to go there," said Dr. McDonald, "I'll shoot myself." "Oh, you people are no fun at all," Mrs. McDonald said as she began separating the darks from the lights. A few other people were doing their wash, but there were plenty of machines available. Once the clothes were inside and swishing around, Mrs. McDonald started taking pictures and jotting down notes for Amazing but True. There were a couple of ancient Pac-Man games

洗衣用具可以追溯到大多数家庭还没有通电的时候。 天花板上挂着一些熨衣板。 还有一些写着“洗衣”的牌子，出于某种原因，它是上下颠倒的。 “这是洗衣的历史！”麦克唐纳太太兴奋地说。 “这不是很有趣吗？”“不，”其他家庭成员一致默默地回答。 “信不信由你，在科罗拉多州还有另一家洗衣机博物馆，”她告诉他们。 “如果我们必须去那里，”他说。 麦克唐纳：“我要开枪自杀。” “哦，你们这些人一点也不好玩，”麦克唐纳太太一边说一边开始把黑暗和光明分开。 其他几个人在洗衣服，但有很多机器可用。 衣服放进去后，麦克唐纳夫人就开始拍照，并为《神奇但真实》做笔记。 有几个古老的吃豆人游戏

in the corner, and Coke dug some quarters out of his pocket so he and Pep could play. Dr. McDonald pulled up a chair and read his newspaper to kill time. The dryers were huge, so when the clothes were done washing, Mrs. McDonald was able to fit all the darks and lights into one machine. When the dryer clicked off, everyone helped to fold and carry the clothes out to the car. They were about to drive away when— "Dad!" Coke yelled. "Stop!" "What now?" "I'm missing a pair of my underwear." "Well, go get it," his father said wearily. Coke hopped out of the car and ran back inside the Laumdronat. It was empty now. He went over to the dryer they had been using and looked through the round window. Spinning around in there were his missing Fruit of the Looms. He opened the door. As he leaned inside to grab the underwear, Coke was taken by surprise. The two bowler

在角落里，可口可乐从口袋里掏出几个硬币，这样他和佩普就可以玩了。 麦克唐纳医生拉过一把椅子，读着报纸消磨时间。 干衣机很大，所以当衣服洗完后，麦克唐纳太太可以把所有的黑衣和灯装进一台机器里。 当烘干机咔哒一声关掉时，每个人都帮忙把衣服叠好，搬到车上。 他们正要开车离开，这时——“爸爸！”可口可乐喊道。 “住手!”“现在?”“我丢了一条内裤。” “好吧，去拿吧，”他父亲疲惫地说。 可口可乐跳下车，跑回自助洗衣店。 现在是空的。他走到他们一直在用的烘干机旁，从圆窗往外看。 他失踪的织布机之果在里面转来转去。 他打开了门。当他探过身去拿内衣时，可乐吃了一惊。 两个投球手