Chapter 5

Friday I was really looking forward to going to Sudmouth today until I woke up this morning and it hit me. Agung wouldn't be supervising us, it'd be more like us supervising him! He couldn't supervise putting on a pair of matching socks, so how did I ever get my parents to agree to that? They must have been DESPERATE. I was sure Agung would be all right as long as we kept a close eye on him. Fingers crossed he wouldn't get

星期五我真的很期待今天去萨德茅斯，直到我今天早上醒来，它击中了我。 阿贡不会监督我们，更像是我们监督他！他不能监督我穿一双相配的袜子，所以我是怎么让我父母同意的？ 他们一定是绝望了。 我确信只要我们密切注视着阿贡，他就会没事的。 祈祷他不会得到

swallowed up by a freak tidal wave, or whisked off by a MONSTROUS albatross, or whatever other dangers lurk at seaside destinations. How to avoid seaside dangers Nice Avoid freak Waves by admirin9 Sea from Very, Very far away Glue knitting needles to swimming cap as albatross deterrent Attach drip tray to ice cream fro prevent sticky mess Tape plastic bags around feet to stop sandy Toe chafage Dev called round at eight o'clock. I was almost blinded by his yellow Hawaiian shirt with orange palm trees on it. It was a

被怪异的潮汐吞没，或被巨大的信天翁带走，或潜伏在海边目的地的任何其他危险。 如何避免海边的危险很好从很远很远的地方来的海避免奇怪的海浪把针织针粘在泳帽上，就像威慑信天翁一样把滴水盘粘在冰淇淋上防止粘糊糊的东西在脚上缠上塑料袋防止沙子弄脏脚趾戴夫八点钟来了。 我几乎被他那件上面有橙色棕榈树的黄色夏威夷衬衫弄瞎了。 这是一个

little optimistic considering it was April shower season and the rest of us were wearing cagoules. He did have a sombrero the size of a small satellite dish though, so that would keep him sufficiently dry if it did rain. 'Why have you got two bags?' I asked him. 'Spring wardrobe,' he said, pointing to one. 'And neckerchiefs,' he added, pointing to the other.

考虑到现在是四月的淋浴季节，而我们其他人都戴着遮阳帽，这一点也不乐观。 不过，他戴着一顶像小型卫星天线那么大的宽边帽，这样在下雨的时候就能让他保持足够的干燥。 “你为什么有两个包？”我问他。 “春装，”他指着一件衣服说。 “还有围巾，”他指着另一个补充说。

AMAZING. Before we left the house, Mam gave us our spending money. Oli got extra because it was his birthday last week. I noticed he'd packed his four Easter eggs plus the three I'd bribed him with to stop him telling on me when the carpet got ruined. If we're nice to him, maybe the greedy gannet might even part with some.

不可思议。在我们离开家之前，妈妈给了我们零花钱。 奥利得到了额外的，因为上周是他的生日。 我注意到他已经装好了他的四个复活节彩蛋，还有我贿赂他的三个彩蛋，以防他在地毯被毁时告发我。 如果我们对他好，也许贪婪的塘鹅甚至会放弃一些。

Then Mam went through the checklist for the seven hundred billionth time. Oli asked if he could take Hulk, his school guinea pig. 'That's ridiculous,' said Mam. She had packed us an ear thermometer, which is more ridiculous, if you ask me! Once she was happy we were covered for every emergency, she drove us to the bus stop in the square and dropped us off. 'Call me when you get there,' she said, waving and driving off eagerly. I knew she was excited about getting the new carpet fitted but she could have at least

然后妈妈把清单看了七千亿遍。 奥利问他能不能带上绿巨人，他学校的小白鼠。 “这太荒唐了，”妈妈说。 她给我们装了一个耳朵体温计，要我说，这更可笑！当她很高兴我们得到了所有紧急情况的保险后，她开车把我们送到广场的公共汽车站，让我们下车。 “到那儿给我打个电话，”她说着挥了挥手，赶忙开车走了。 我知道她对试穿新地毯很兴奋，但她至少可以试试

pretended she was going to miss us, the COLD-HEARTED WOMAN! We sat downstairs on the bus where Agung got a priority seat and a good view. 'What do you reckon the bed and breakfast will be like?' I said to Dev, as the bus rumbled off. 'One of those boutique ones with tulle curtains and brass taps,' he answered, dreamily. 'What do you reckon, Oli?' I said. 'I bet it's dead futuristic with buttons you can press to get space food delivered by a space cadet,' said Oli.

假装她会想念我们，这个冷酷的女人！我们坐在楼下的公共汽车上，阿贡得到了一个优先座位，而且视野很好。 “你觉得住宿加早餐会是什么样子？”我对戴夫说，这时公共汽车隆隆地开走了。 “就是那种有薄纱窗帘和黄铜水龙头的精品，”他梦幻般的回答。 “你怎么看，奥利？”我说。 奥利说：“我敢打赌，它一定很未来感，你只要按下按钮，就能得到太空学员送来的太空食物。”