9 Proof at Last

Nine proof. At last IT WAS ALREADY FRIDAY, and Harris was worried. Zeke would be coming to hang out at Harris's house the next day unless he was able to prove Zeke was an alien. At recess, several grades were out on the playground together. "I've got the soccer ball, Harris," said Roxy. "Ready?"

九个证明。终于到了星期五，哈里斯开始担心起来。 除非他能证明齐克是外星人，否则第二天齐克就会来哈里斯家玩。 课间休息时，几个年级的学生一起在操场上玩耍。 “我拿到足球了，哈里斯，”罗克西说。 “准备好了吗?”

Roxy kicked the ball to him. Then she noticed Zeke standing all by himself. "Hey, Zeke, do you want to play soccer with us?" she called out. Zeke trotted over to Roxy. "I don't know how to play soccer," he said. "It's easy," Roxy said. "You kick the ball to another player or into the goal. And you can't touch the ball with your hands. Try it." Zeke ran toward Harris.

罗克西把球踢给了他。 然后她注意到齐克独自站着。 “嘿，齐克，你想和我们一起踢足球吗？”她喊道。 齐克小跑着走向罗克西。 “我不会踢足球，”他说。 “这很容易，”罗克西说。“你把球踢给另一个球员或踢进球门。 你不能用手碰球。 试一试。”齐克向哈里斯跑去。

"Harris, kick the ball to Zeke!" she shouted. Harris kicked the ball right at Zeke. Zeke stopped and got ready to kick it back. But when the ball reached him, it skipped over his foot. To his amazement, Harris watched as Zeke just stood still and lifted one hand into the air. Zeke wiggled his hand. The soccer ball slowed down, stopped, then started rolling back toward Zeke.

“哈里斯，把球踢给齐克！” 哈里斯把球踢向了齐克。 齐克停下来准备踢回去。 但是当球到达他身边时，它跳过了他的脚。 令哈里斯吃惊的是，齐克只是一动不动地站着，一只手举到空中。 齐克晃了晃他的手。足球慢了下来，停了下来，然后开始向齐克滚回去。

Harris immediately turned to Roxy. Did she just see that? Harris wondered. That's proof that Zeke is an alien! But Roxy's back was to both boys just then. She had turned to talk to her friend, Samantha.

哈里斯立刻转向罗克西。 她刚才看到了吗？哈里斯想知道。 这就是齐克是外星人的证据！但罗克西当时背对着两个男孩。 她转过身去和她的朋友萨曼莎说话。

I can't believe that Roxy didn't see that, thought Harris. I'm never going to prove this before tomorrow. Harris looked down and saw the ball speeding toward him. He kicked it to Zeke. Again, Zeke missed the ball. It rolled toward the far corner of the playground. This time, Zeke chased after it. When Zeke reached the ball, he saw a kindergartener crying under a basketball hoop.

我真不敢相信罗克西竟然没看到这一点，哈里斯想。 明天之前我是不会证明这个的。 哈里斯低头一看，看见球飞快地朝他飞来。 他把球踢给了齐克。齐克又一次没打中球。 它滚向操场远处的角落。 这一次，齐克追着它跑。 当齐克够到球的时候，他看到一个幼儿园的孩子在篮球框下哭。

"What's the matter?" asked Zeke, walking over to him. The little boy pointed up at the hoop. "My balloon slipped out of my hand and now it's stuck up there!" sobbed the boy.

“怎么了？”齐克朝他走去，问道。 小男孩指着上面的铁环。 “我的气球从我手里滑了出去，现在卡在上面了！”男孩抽泣着说。