2 Camp Ahdoanwanna

2 Camp Ahdoanwanna On Sunday, we drove a million hundred miles until there weren't any houses or stores on the side of the road anymore. This dumb sleepaway camp was in the middle of nowhere. Or maybe it was in the edge of nowhere. How can nowhere have a middle? My point is, there was nothing around. If a spaceship landed in the

星期天，我们开了一百万英里的车，直到路边再也没有房子和商店了。 这个愚蠢的露营地在荒无人烟的地方。 也可能是在偏僻的地方。 哪里有中间呢？ 我的意思是，周围什么都没有。 如果一艘宇宙飞船降落在

road and some aliens kidnapped us, nobody would know about it. "I gotta pee," I told my parents. "Is it an emergency, A.J.?" asked my mom. "We'll be at the camp any minute." Man, they should really put toilets in cars. Toilets should be like seatbelts. Finally, we came to a sign at the side of the road—CAMP AHDOANWANNA. We had to drive a long way on a dusty dirt road through the woods until we reached the camp. You know who really loves going to sleepaway camp? Mosquitoes! As soon as I got out of the car, I was attacked by a swarm of them. They were all over the place. That was weird. Mosquitoes can go anywhere they want. Why do they all go to sleepaway camp? A golf cart came zipping down the dirt road and stopped in front of us. Some old guy with a beard hopped out. His T-shirt said "Camp Ahdoanwanna" on it. "Welcome!" he said, pumping my hand, "I'm Uncle Ahdoanwanna, the director of Camp

路和一些外星人绑架了我们，没人会知道。 “我要尿尿，”我对父母说。 “是紧急情况吗，A.J.?”妈妈问。 “我们随时都会到营地。” 天啊，他们真应该在车里装厕所。 厕所应该像安全带一样。 最后，我们来到了路边的一个标志——阿多旺纳营地。 我们不得不在一条尘土飞扬的土路上开了很长一段路，穿过树林，直到到达营地。 你知道谁最喜欢去露营吗？ 蚊子!我刚一下车，就被一群狼袭击了。 他们到处都是。 这很奇怪。蚊子可以去任何它们想去的地方。 为什么他们都去露营？ 一辆高尔夫球车沿着土路疾驰而来，停在我们面前。 一个留胡子的老头跳了出来。 他的t恤上写着“阿多安想要营”。 “欢迎光临！”他握着我的手说，“我是阿多旺纳叔叔，夏令营的主任

Ahdoanwanna! Are you ready to have fun, fun, fun?" "No, no, no," I replied. "Ha-ha-ha!" he laughed. "Kids always say that. But I promise you, six days from now, you'll be crying your eyes out because you won't want to go home." "I really doubt that," I told him. Uncle Ahdoanwanna checked his clipboard for my name. Then he showed me which bunk I should go to. It was right next to the big flagpole in the middle of all the bunks. I dragged my duffel bag out of the car while my parents talked to Uncle Ahdoanwanna about the weather and other stuff grown-ups care about.

Ahdoanwanna !你准备好去找乐子了吗？”“不，不，不，”我回答。 “哈——哈——哈！”孩子们总是这么说。 但我向你保证，六天后，你会哭得稀里哗啦的，因为你不想回家。” “我真的很怀疑，”我告诉他。 阿多旺叔叔在他的剪贴板上查了我的名字。 然后他告诉我该睡哪个铺位。 它就在所有铺位中间的大旗杆旁边。 我把我的行李袋从车里拖了出来，而我的父母正在和阿多旺叔叔谈论天气和其他大人们关心的事情。

Some kids were hanging out on the front porch of the bunk. As I got closer, I saw Michael, Ryan, Neil, and a boy I didn't know. "I didn't know you guys wanted to go to sleepaway camp," I told my friends. "I only came because my parents said you would be here," Michael said to Ryan. "I only came because my parents said you would be here," Ryan said to Michael.

一些孩子在铺位的前廊上闲逛。 当我走近时，我看到了迈克尔、瑞安、尼尔和一个我不认识的男孩。 “我不知道你们想去露营，”我告诉我的朋友们。 “我来只是因为我父母说你会在这里，”迈克尔对瑞安说。 “我来只是因为我父母说你会在这里，”瑞恩对迈克尔说。

"I only came because my parents said you three would be here," said Neil. Oh, great. None of us wanted to go to sleepaway camp. Our parents tricked us into going by telling us the rest of us would be going.* Mom and Dad came over to me to say goodbye. "Well, this is it," said my dad. "You're going to have a great time, A.J. We'll see you on Saturday." "You be a good boy," said my mom, giving me a hug. "No hugging in front of the guys!" I told her. "We love you, A.J.," said my dad. Not the L word! Gross! "I can't believe it," my mom said with tears in her eyes. "Look at you, such a big boy going to sleepaway camp. It seems like only yesterday that you were in diapers." Then they drove away. "You were in diapers yesterday?" Ryan asked. The guys all laughed even though he didn't say anything funny. I dragged my duffel bag into the bunk. There were mosquitoes in there too. I could already feel

“我来只是因为我父母说你们三个会在这里，”尼尔说。 哦,很好。我们谁也不想去露营。 我们的父母骗我们去，告诉我们其他人也会去。*爸爸妈妈过来和我道别。 “好了，就是这样了，”爸爸说。 "你会玩得很开心的，aj 我们星期六见。” “你要乖，”妈妈说着，给了我一个拥抱。 “不要在男生面前拥抱！”我告诉了她。 “我们爱你，aj，”爸爸说。 不要用“L”字！恶心!“我真不敢相信，”妈妈含着泪说。 “看看你，这么大的一个孩子要去露营。 你还裹着尿布，好像就在昨天。” 然后他们开车走了。“你昨天还穿着尿布？”瑞恩问道。 尽管他没有说什么好笑的话，但大家都笑了。 我把我的行李袋拖进了铺位。 那里也有蚊子。 我已经能感觉到

the bites on my arms and legs. Everything inside the bunk was made out of wood. It was like Abraham Lincoln's house. The one kid I didn't know followed me inside. "Psssssssst!" he whispered. "C'mere." I went over to him. He was wearing a trench coat, like spies wear. What is his problem? Who wears a trench coat during the summer? "You new?" he whispered. "Yeah," I told him. "Well, I've been coming to this camp since I was six," he whispered. "I know all the ins and outs. What's your name?" "A.J.," I told him. "What's yours?" "Shhhhh!" he whispered, for no reason. "Everybody calls me... Candyman." "Why do they call you Candyman?" I asked Candyman. He opened his trench coat. All kinds of candy were hanging from it. Kit Kats. Milk Duds. Sugar Babies. Twix. Snickers. Mars bars. It was like his trench coat was a candy store. "You like candy?" he whispered. "I'm your man. I'll set you up. I've got gummy bears,

我胳膊和腿上的咬痕。 铺位里的一切都是木头做的。 就像亚伯拉罕·林肯的房子。 一个我不认识的孩子跟着我进去了。 “嘘——嘘——”他低声说。 “麦可。”我向他走过去。 他穿着一件风衣，就像间谍穿的那样。 他有什么问题？谁会在夏天穿风衣？ “你是新来的吗？”“是的，”我告诉他。 “嗯，我从六岁起就一直来这个营地，”他低声说。 “我知道所有的来龙去脉。 你叫什么名字？”“aj，”我告诉他。 “你呢?”“嘘——”他悄声说，没有任何理由。 “每个人都叫我……甜心宝贝。” “他们为什么叫你糖果人？”我问糖果人。 他打开他的风衣。 树上挂着各种各样的糖果。 Kit kat。牛奶庸才。甜心宝贝。 Twix。士力架。火星酒吧。 他的风衣就像糖果店一样。 “你喜欢糖果吗？” “我是你的人。我给你介绍一下。 我有小熊软糖，