THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 20/50 ) IL GIOVANE E PRODIGIOSO T.S. SPIVET ( corto 20/50 ) 年轻而多产的 T.S. 斯皮维特（短篇 20/50）

Goodbye, Layton.

I'll be away for a while to Washington D.C. 我要离开一段时间去华盛顿特区。

I'll bring you back a souvenir. 我会给你带纪念品的。

I'm sorry for what I did. 我很后悔我之前做的事。

Dear Spivet Family, I'm gone for a while to do some work. 亲爱的斯比维特一家，我要离开一段时间去做一些事情。

Dont worry, I'll be fine. 别担心，我没事的。

I do not want to bother you by telling you about it ahead of time. 我不想提前告诉你们这件事怕打扰你们。

Thank you for taking care of me. You're one of the best families in the world. 谢谢你们照顾我，你们是世界上最棒的家人。

Where are you going?

To the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. 去史密森学院，在华盛顿特区。

It seems like everyone ends up leaving in this house. 似乎家里每个人最后都…要离开这里。

I'll be back.

Points:

souvenir 纪念物；纪念品；(度假或外游买回来送人的)礼物

同义词： memento

I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece. 我买了一枚戒指,留作对希腊的纪念。

a souvenir shop 纪念品商店

ahead of 早于

I finished several days ahead of the deadline. 我是在最后期限的前几天完成的。

end up:to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 最终成为；最后处于

If you go on like this you'll end up in prison. 如果你继续这样,早晚得进监狱。

I ended up doing all the work myself. 结果所有的活儿都是我一个人干了。

to care for sb / sth / yourself; to be careful about sth 照顾；照料；爱护；小心

Who's taking care of the children while you're away? 你外出时谁来照料这些孩子？

She takes great care of her clothes. 她非常爱惜自己的衣服。

bother sb about sth/with sth

to annoy, worry or upset sb; to cause sb trouble or pain 使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安)；给(某人)造成麻烦(或痛苦)

The thing that bothers me is... 让我感到不安的是…

You don't sound too bothered about it. 看来你并不十分担心这事。