8 Mission Earth

Eight mission Earth THAT EVENING AT HOME, Zeke talked to his parents. "I like some of the Earth stuff at school," he explained. "The bell that sounds between classes is the same tone as my meditation chime back on Tragas. It helps my mind-projection." "Well that sounds nice," said Quar.

在家里，齐克和他的父母交谈。 “我喜欢学校里有关地球的一些东西，”他解释说。 课间响起的钟声与我在Tragas上冥想的钟声是同一种音调。 这有助于我的思维投射。” “听起来不错。”

"I don't really like taking the school bus," said Zeke. "But the way the folding door opens is very clever." "Have you met any nice Earth kids?" asked Xad. "I think I have made a new friend," said Zeke. "Her name is Roxy. She has been very nice to me."

“我真的不喜欢坐校车，”齐克说。 “但是折叠门的打开方式非常聪明。” “你遇到过地球上的好孩子吗？” “我想我交了一个新朋友，”齐克说。 “她的名字叫罗克西。她对我很好。”

"That's wonderful, Zeke," said Quar. "Oh, and Roxy and I have been invited to visit the home of the boy who lives next door, Harris, this weekend," said Zeke. "I'm a little worried about him. I think he may suspect that I'm what they would call an 'alien.'"

“太好了，齐克。”夸尔说。 “哦，罗克西和我被邀请去隔壁男孩哈里斯家做客，这个周末，”齐克说。 “我有点担心他。 我想他可能会怀疑我是他们所说的‘外星人’。”

"Be careful, Zeke," said Xad. "You remember what I told you about Earth." "I know," said Zeke. "I'm trying to fit in." "Sounds to me like you're doing okay, Zeke," said Quar. "But I still miss my friends on Tragas," said Zeke. "And it's Bonkas season there already. I'm going to have to miss another season watching my favorite team play."

“小心点，齐克，”萨德说。 “你还记得我跟你说的关于地球的事吗？” “我知道，”齐克说。“我在努力适应。” “听起来你干得不错，齐克。”夸尔说。 “但我仍然想念我在特拉加斯的朋友们，”齐克说。 “现在已经是Bonkas的季节了。 我又要错过我最喜欢的球队的比赛了。”

"I know you miss it, Zeke," said Quar. "It is the official sport of Tragas," Zeke said. "And no one on Earth has even heard of it!" "Well, I have some good news for you," said Xad. "I've been adapting our long-range communications device to pick up broadcasts of Bonkas matches from Tragas. Maybe that will help you feel less homesick."

“我知道你想念它，齐克。”夸尔说。 “这是特拉格斯的官方运动，”齐克说。 “地球上甚至没有人听说过它！”“好吧，我有一些好消息要告诉你。” “我一直在调整我们的远程通信设备，以接收来自特拉加斯的邦卡斯比赛广播。 也许这会让你不那么想家。”

"Thanks, Xad!" said Zeke. "So, how long are you planning on staying on Earth?" "It's hard to say, Zeke," said Xad. "It depends upon what my bosses want to learn about humans. Right now, we're assigned to study human clothing. Why do humans dress the way they do?" "Why do boys and girls often dress so differently?" Quar continued. "Why do humans wear different clothing for work, play, fancy parties, and other things?"

“谢谢你，萨德！”齐克说。“那么，你打算在地球上待多久？”“这很难说，齐克，”萨德说。 “这取决于我的老板想了解人类的什么。 现在，我们的任务是研究人类的服装。 为什么人类会穿成这样？”“为什么男孩和女孩的穿着总是如此不同？”砂岩继续说。 “为什么人们在工作、娱乐、派对和其他场合穿不同的衣服？”