6. The Plan

Chapter 6 The Plan "I already have a plan," Nate said. "I'm never leaving this closet." "Lucy's right," Bradley said. "We can't stay here all morning." "Why not?" Brian asked. "Mom and Dad will be home in less than an hour." "Great," said Bradley. "You can be the one to tell them Josh has been kidnapped by space creatures." "Maybe we could talk to the aliens," Lucy said.

“我已经有一个计划了，”内特说。 “我永远不会离开这个衣橱。” “露西说得对，”布拉德利说。 “我们不能整个上午都呆在这儿。” “为什么不?”布莱恩问。“爸爸妈妈不到一个小时就回家了。” “太好了，”布拉德利说。“你可以告诉他们乔什被太空生物绑架了。” “也许我们可以和外星人谈谈，”露西说。

Nate laughed. "Do they speak English?" "Brad, what does it say about aliens in your UFO book?" Lucy asked. "Lots of things," Bradley said. "And there are pictures!" "Where's your book?" Lucy asked. "In my room, upstairs," Bradley said. Lucy slowly opened the closet door. She poked her head out and looked around. "I don't see anyone," she whispered to the boys behind her. Lucy stepped into the hallway. "Where are you going?" Nate asked. "I want to see Bradley's book," she said. "I may have an idea." "Come on, Lucy, I'll show you," Bradley said. "Wait!" Nate said. "We should lock the doors and pull down all the shades." The kids tiptoed from room to room, pulling shades and checking locks. Then they followed Bradley upstairs. His book, UFOs and You, lay on the floor.

内特笑了。“他们说英语吗？”“布拉德，你那本关于UFO的书里是怎么说外星人的？”露西问。 “很多事情，”布拉德利说。 “还有照片！”“你的书呢？”露西问。 “在我楼上的房间里，”布拉德利说。 露西慢慢地打开壁橱的门。 她探出头来环顾四周。 “我没看见任何人，”她小声对身后的男孩们说。 露西走进走廊。 “你要去哪儿？”内特问道。 “我想看看布拉德利的书，”她说。 “我也许有个主意。”“来吧，露西，我带你去。”布拉德利说。 “等等!”内特说。“我们应该把门锁上，拉下所有的窗帘。” 孩子们蹑手蹑脚地从一个房间走到另一个房间，拉上窗帘，检查门锁。 然后他们跟着布拉德利上了楼。 他的书《不明飞行物与你》躺在地板上。

Bradley opened to a section that showed pictures. The kids looked at photos of strange creatures. "Are these real pictures of aliens?" Nate asked. "The author says they are," Bradley answered. "But the pictures are fuzzy," Lucy said. "I can't tell what the aliens look like." "Guys, we saw two looking in the windows," Brian reminded them. "They were disgusting! We have to do something!" Lucy was flipping through Bradley's book. She pointed to a picture of a man standing next to a small creature. Below was another picture. This one showed strange little tracks in the dirt. Each track had three points. "Those are exactly like the prints we saw outside!" Bradley yelled. "I told you guys!"

布拉德利打开了一个展示图片的区域。 孩子们看着奇怪生物的照片。 “这些是外星人的真实照片吗？”内特问道。 “作者说是的，”布拉德利回答。 “但是照片很模糊。”露茜说。 “我不知道外星人长什么样子。” “伙计们，我们看到有两个人在往窗户里看。”布莱恩提醒他们。 “真恶心！”我们必须做点什么！”露西正在翻阅布拉德利的书。 她指着一幅画，画上一个男人站在一个小生物旁边。 下面是另一张图片。 这个在泥土上有奇怪的小痕迹。 每条轨道有三个点。 “这些和我们在外面看到的指纹一模一样！”布拉德利喊道。 “我告诉过你们！”

"Listen," Lucy said. She read a caption under the pictures: "'Dr. Wilfred Ditz says he met several space aliens. He says they were shy and friendly creatures.'"

“听着。”露茜说。她读了照片下面的文字说明： 威尔弗雷德·迪茨说他遇到了几个外星人。 他说它们是害羞而友好的生物。’”

"Friendly!" Brian squawked. "They're gonna eat our pony!" "So what's your plan?" Nate asked. "Those two aliens we saw outside the kitchen might just be hungry," Lucy said. "Yeah, for some nice juicy first graders!" Brian moaned. "So what if we feed them?" Lucy continued. "You mean make them lunch?" Bradley asked. "Yes," Lucy said. She grinned. "And then we capture them!"

“友好!”布莱恩会抗议。 “他们要吃了我们的小马！”“那你的计划是什么？”内特问道。 “我们在厨房外面看到的那两个外星人可能只是饿了，”露西说。 “是啊，为了一年级的学生！”布莱恩呻吟。 “那我们喂它们又怎么样？”露西继续。 “你是说给他们做午饭？”布拉德利问。 “是的。”露茜说。她咧嘴一笑。 “然后我们抓住他们！”