Chapter 7

chapter seven The next morning, I'm launched out of my bed like it's spring-loaded. Because it is. See, Dirk got annoyed with me sleeping in and then complaining that his epic pancake buffet breakfasts were cold—so he and Quint supercharged my mattress springs. But this morning, when the spring-loaded launcher sends me out the window, I'm not even mad...

第七章第二天早上，我从床上蹦了起来，就像床上装了弹簧一样。 因为它是。德克对我睡过头很生气然后又抱怨他的煎饼自助早餐太凉了所以他和昆特给我的床垫弹簧增压了。 但是今天早上，当弹簧发射器把我送出窗外时，我甚至没有生气……

SPROING-OING-OING! Back inside, I do a sweep of everyone's bedrooms, banging on doors. "Rise and shine, sleepyheads! Up and at 'em! We were supposed to be on the road nineteen minutes ago!" "READY AND RARIN'!" June says, practically exploding out of her bedroom. She looks like a camp counselor, whistle around her neck, action fanny pack clipped to her waist, lists in hand.

SPROING-OING-OING !回到屋里，我把每个人的卧室都扫了一遍，敲敲门。 “起床啦，瞌睡虫们！”起来对付他们！我们19分钟前就该上路了！”“准备好了！”琼说，几乎从她的卧室里炸开了。 她看起来像个夏令营辅导员，脖子上挂着哨子，腰上别着行动腰包，手里拿着单子。

Quint appears, standing at attention like he's ready for roll call. "OK, Dirk, get the rest of your stuff," June says, consulting her notebook list. "We gotta get this show on the road!" "Garden's in the back," Dirk says. "Everything else I need is right here." He motions to a small plastic grocery bag, stuffed with a few crumpled shirts and pairs of underwear. "That can't be all you're bringing!" Quint says. "What about clothes? Sunscreen? Change of shoes? Rain jacket? Winter jacket? Spring jacket? Autumn jacket?" While they're discussing how many jackets are appropriate for a post-apocalyptic road trip, I sneak away to say good-bye to Rover. I did most of my good-byes last night—but I saved Rover for today. I try to do it quickly, like ripping off a Band- Aid. But no matter how quickly you yank it off, it still stings. Also, sometimes there's sticky black gunk left stuck to your skin. It's the worst...

昆特出现了，立正站着，好像要点名似的。 “好了，德克，把你剩下的东西拿来，”琼说着，看了看她的笔记本清单。 “我们得让这个节目上路了！”“花园在后面，”德克说。 “我需要的其他东西都在这里。” 他指着一个小塑料购物袋，里面塞满了几件皱巴巴的衬衫和几条内衣。 “你不会只带了这些吧！”五度音说。 “衣服呢？”防晒霜吗? 换鞋？防雨外套吗? 冬天的夹克?春季夹克吗? 秋季夹克吗?”当他们在讨论末日后的公路旅行应该穿多少件夹克时，我偷偷溜出去和罗孚道别了。 我昨晚说了大部分的再见，但我把罗孚留到今天。 我试着做得很快，就像撕开创可贴一样。 但不管你多快把它拔下来，它还是会蜇人。 而且，有时你的皮肤上还会粘上黑色的黏糊糊的东西。 这是最糟糕的……

I'll see you soon, buddy. Promise. And then we're throwing our stuff into Big Mama, climbing in, laughing, joking, and setting off... —Fifteen minutes later, Big Mama is rumbling through town. My friends goof around, all full of "this is the start of something epic" energy. But I sit quietly, watching the town roll by. We pass my old house. There's a big hole in the ground where the tree house used to be,

再见，伙计。的承诺。 然后我们把我们的东西扔进“大妈妈”，爬进去，大笑，开玩笑，然后出发…… -十五分钟后，大妈隆隆地穿过小镇。 我的朋友们到处闲逛，都充满了“这是史诗般的开始”的能量。 但我静静地坐着，看着城镇滚滚而过。 我们经过我的老房子。地上有个大洞，原来是树屋，

before the Wormungulous relocated it to the Joe's Pizza parking lot. Suddenly, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up—like I'm being shocked with static electricity. There's something behind the house, through the trees. I don't know what, but I swear it moves. I rub my eyes, which are—whatevs, I'll admit it—raw from saying good-bye to Rover. When I look back up, whatever it was—it's gone. But I can't shake the feeling that someone or something was there... watching us... —We're turning onto the highway when my eyes refocus, and I see a crowd clustered on the sides of the road. Quint turns and grins. Dirk slaps me on the back. "This part was a surprise. Figured you'd dig it." It's all of our monster friends standing and waving. Bidding us farewell...

然后蠕虫人把它搬到了乔披萨的停车场 突然，我脖子后面的汗毛竖了起来，就像我被静电电击了一样。 房子后面有个东西，穿过树林。 我不知道是什么，但我发誓它会动。 我揉了揉眼睛，我得承认，这是和罗孚告别后的生涩感觉。 我回头一看，不管是什么，都不见了。 但我总觉得有人或有什么东西在那里…… 看我们……当我的眼睛重新聚焦时，我们正驶上高速公路，我看到一群人聚集在路边。 昆特转过身，咧嘴一笑。德克拍了拍我的背。 “这部分是一个惊喜。 我想你会喜欢的。”这是我们所有的怪物朋友站在那里挥手。 向我们告别……

We wave and we shout and Dirk blows kisses. But soon, the monsters are in our rearview mirror, and it's open road as far as the eye can see. The Fun Land entrance slides by out my window as we pass the amusement park. It's not the same place it was a year ago: invading

我们挥手，我们大喊，德克给我们飞吻。 但很快，怪物就出现在我们的后视镜里，视线所及之处都是开阔的道路。 当我们经过游乐园时，游乐园的入口从我的窗户滑过。 这和一年前不一样了：侵略