2 The New Kid

Two the new kid. HARRIS WALKER LOOKED around his second-grade classroom. He leaned over to his best friend, Roxy Martinez. "I heard that a new boy is joining our class," said Harris. "He moved in next door to me yesterday." "Really?" asked Roxy. "Where's he from?"

二是新来的孩子。哈里斯·沃克环顾了一下二年级的教室。 他俯身向他最好的朋友罗克西·马丁内斯（Roxy Martinez）。 “我听说我们班来了一个新男孩，”哈里斯说。 “他昨天搬到我隔壁了。” “真的吗？”罗克西问。“他是哪里人？”

"Some place called Tragas," Harris replied. "I tried to look it up online. It's not even on a map!" Their teacher, Ms. Graham, walked into the classroom. "Good morning, class," she said. "We have a new student joining us today."

“一个叫特拉加斯的地方。”哈里斯回答。 “我试着在网上查了一下。 甚至在地图上都找不到！”他们的老师，Ms。 格雷厄姆走进教室。 “早上好，同学们，”她说。 “今天有一位新同学加入了我们。”

Harris whispered in Roxy's ear, "See, I told you!" "Harris, is there a problem?" asked Ms. Graham. "No, Ms. Graham," Harris said sheepishly.

哈里斯在罗克茜耳边轻声说：“看，我告诉过你！”“哈里斯，有什么问题吗？” 格雷厄姆。“不，格雷厄姆女士，”哈里斯不好意思地说。

"Well then, please pay attention. The new boy's name is Zeke. I want the entire class to make him feel welcome." A whistling sound came from outside the classroom door. Ms. Graham walked over and opened the door. A short boy with dark hair stood in the hall. Harris could see that he was wearing thick, black- rimmed glasses. "You must be Zeke," said Ms. Graham.

“那么，请注意了。 新来的男孩叫齐克。 我希望全班同学都能让他感到受欢迎。” 教室门外传来一阵口哨声。 格雷厄姆走过去，打开了门。 一个黑头发的矮个子男孩站在大厅里。 哈里斯看得出他戴着一副厚厚的黑边眼镜。 “你一定是齐克吧？” 格雷厄姆。

"I am," replied the boy. "Well, please come in," Ms. Graham said. "Why did you whistle at the door? Why didn't you just knock?" Zeke looked confused. "Where I come from, that's how we ask permission to come into a room," he explained. Then he took a seat at an empty desk.

“是的，”男孩回答。“好吧，请进来。” 格雷厄姆说。“你为什么对着门吹口哨？” 你为什么不敲门呢？”齐克看起来很困惑。 他解释说：“在我的家乡，这是我们进入一个房间时请求许可的方式。” 然后他在一张空桌子旁坐下。

"Weird, huh?" Harris whispered to Roxy. "I think it's kind of interesting," she whispered back. Ms. Graham started writing on the board. "Please write this homework assignment in your notebook or tablet," she said. Ms. Graham, noticing Zeke, looked puzzled.

“奇怪,嗯?”哈里斯小声对罗克西说。 “我觉得挺有意思的。”她小声回答。 格雷厄姆开始在黑板上写字。 “请把这个家庭作业写在笔记本或平板电脑上，”她说。 格雷厄姆注意到齐克，显得很困惑。