17 The Perfect Place for Trouble

Chapter 17 THE PERFECT PLACE FOR TROUBLE Pep had been working so hard on EDIWEFER that she hadn't noticed the road led directly into Grand Canyon National Park. It is, of course, one of the most popular tourist destinations in America. "Did you know," Coke asked the family, "that if you took four skyscrapers that were a thousand feet high and stacked them on top of

第十七章惹祸的好地方佩普在艾迪薇芙身上花了太多精力，她没有注意到那条路直接通向大峡谷国家公园。 当然，它是美国最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一。 “你们知道吗，”可口可乐问这家人，“如果你把四座一千英尺高的摩天大楼叠在一起

one another inside the Grand Canyon, they still wouldn't reach the rim?" "Thank you, Mr. Who Cares," Pep said. "Don't be mean to your brother," said Dr. McDonald. I know what you're thinking, reader. You're guessing that a major scene in this book is going to take place at the Grand Canyon. It's been a few chapters since anyone tried to kill Coke and Pep, and the Grand Canyon would be the perfect location for another attempt on their lives. It's almost too perfect. Despite warning signs all over the place, more than five hundred people have died at the Grand Canyon. Let me count the ways. There have been lots of hikers who didn't bring enough water and died from dehydration. People have drowned in the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon after getting caught in a flash flood. People have been struck by lightning and falling boulders. There have been

在大峡谷里互相碰撞，他们还不能到达边缘吗？”“谢谢你，‘谁在乎’先生，”佩普说。 “别对你弟弟那么刻薄。” 麦当劳。我知道你在想什么，读者。 你猜这本书中的一个主要场景将发生在大峡谷。 有人试图杀死可口可乐和佩普已经有好几章了，而大峡谷将是再次试图杀死他们的完美地点。 简直太完美了。尽管到处都是警告标志，但大峡谷仍有500多人死亡。 让我细数一下。有很多徒步旅行者没有带足够的水而死于脱水。 在遭遇山洪暴发后，人们在峡谷底部的科罗拉多河淹死。 人们曾被闪电和坠落的巨石击中。 已经有了

numerous snakebite victims. Then, of course, there are all the people who have fallen from a ledge. Surprisingly, a number of tourists have died while posing for photos. The photographer told them to take a step back, and, well, you can imagine what happened after that. There have even been reports of men who slipped and fell to their deaths while they were merely trying to pee into the canyon. Look it up if you don't believe me. And I haven't even mentioned all the people who died in airplane crashes and freak accidents. It's a no-brainer, right? It would be so easy for the twins to become separated from their parents and get lost on a hike in the canyon. And then Dr. Warsaw, John Pain, the bowler dudes, or some other lunatic could conveniently be right there to give them a gentle shove over the edge. But of course Coke and Pep would miraculously survive the fall somehow, right? Coke's T-shirt would rip in the process, and the

无数毒蛇咬伤的受害者。 当然，还有那些从窗台上摔下来的人。 令人惊讶的是，许多游客在摆姿势拍照时死亡。 摄影师让他们退后一步，你可以想象在那之后发生了什么。 甚至有报道称，一些人仅仅是想在峡谷里撒尿，就滑倒了，摔死了。 如果你不相信我，就去查一下。 我还没有提到所有死于飞机失事和怪异事故的人。 这是显而易见的，对吧？这对双胞胎很容易与父母走散，在峡谷徒步旅行时迷路。 然后华沙医生，约翰·佩恩，那些打保龄球的家伙，或者其他疯子就可以顺手把他们推下去。 当然，可口可乐和佩普会奇迹般地从陨落中幸存下来，对吧？ 可口可乐的t恤会在这个过程中撕裂，而且

chapter would end with their clueless mother complaining that he doesn't take better care of his clothes. That chapter would practically write itself! Well, forget about it. It didn't happen that way. Remember what I said about assuming things? That's right, nobody dies at the Grand Canyon in this book. No bad guys show up with evil intentions and unnecessarily complicated devices. There aren't any preposterous accidents or incidents. No, starting at Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim, the twins and their parents have a simply lovely time hiking and enjoying the spectacular scenery and multiple switchbacks on the Bright Angel Trail. Then they enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the El Tovar Lodge dining room and a leisurely, restful night's sleep. Sorry to disappoint you. By the way, isn't there enough mayhem in this story already? I mean, really, you should be

这一章的结尾是他们无知的母亲抱怨他没有更好地照顾自己的衣服。 那一章会自己写出来的！好吧，忘了它吧。 但事实并非如此。 还记得我说的关于假设吗？ 没错，这本书里没有人死在大峡谷。 没有坏人带着邪恶的意图和不必要的复杂装置出现。 没有任何荒谬的事故或事件。 不，从南缘的大峡谷村开始，双胞胎和他们的父母在光明天使小径上徒步旅行，享受壮观的景色和多次转弯。 然后，他们在El Tovar Lodge餐厅享用丰盛的晚餐，然后悠闲地睡上一觉。 抱歉让你失望了。顺便说一句，这个故事里的混乱还不够多吗？ 我是说，真的，你应该

ashamed of yourself for hoping to read about somebody trying to kill the twins at the Grand Canyon! Is that all you care about it? What does it say that you get so much pleasure out of the misfortunes of others? You're probably the kind of person who goes to NASCAR races just to see the cars crash into each other. Even though there was no attempt on the lives of the twins, something significant did happen while Coke and Pep were at the Grand Canyon. The next morning, when they got in the car to leave, Pep opened her notepad and found this.... CIPHER #4: ATLEDOEMORAHPLAAMILMRO FINUOVARB And it was written in someone else's handwriting. "Did you write this?" Pep asked, showing the page to her brother. "No," Coke replied. "It's not Mom's or Dad's handwriting."

你为自己希望读到有人试图在大峡谷杀死双胞胎的故事而感到羞耻！你就只关心这个吗？ 你从别人的不幸中得到如此多的快乐，这是怎么说的？ 你可能是那种去看纳斯卡赛车比赛的人，只是为了看赛车互相碰撞。 尽管没有人试图杀害这对双胞胎，但当可口可乐和佩普在大峡谷时，确实发生了一些重要的事情。 第二天早上，当他们上车准备离开时，佩普打开她的记事本，发现了这个.... 密码#4:atledoemorahplamilovarb这是别人的笔迹。 “是你写的吗？”佩普问，把那一页拿给她哥哥看。 “不，”可口可乐回答。“这不是爸爸妈妈的笔迹。”

The twins looked at the page again, and then at each other. "Somebody was in our car," they both said. Go to Google Maps (http://maps.google.com). Click Get Directions. In the A box, type Grand Canyon National Park AZ. In the B box, type Hoover Dam. Click Get Directions.

双胞胎又看了看那页纸，然后面面相觑。 “有人在我们的车里，”他们都说。 进入谷歌Maps （http://maps.google.com）。 点击“获取路线”。在A框中，输入大峡谷国家公园AZ。 在B框中，输入胡佛水坝。 点击“获取路线”。