1 The Invitation

The Alien Next Door Aliens for dinner

和隔壁外星人共进晚餐

HARRIS WALKER RAN OUT onto the Jefferson Elementary School soccer field. It was Friday afternoon, and practice was about to begin.

哈里斯·沃克跑到杰斐逊小学的足球场上。 那是星期五的下午，训练即将开始。

Harris's best friend, Roxy Martinez, trotted up next to him. "It was fun having Zeke over last weekend, right? I hope you're done with that 'Zeke is an alien' nonsense," she said. Zeke was Harris's new next-door neighbor. He had only been at their school for a couple of weeks.

哈里斯最好的朋友罗克西·马丁内斯跑到他旁边。 “上周末和齐克在一起很开心，对吧？” “我希望你不要再说‘齐克是外星人’之类的废话了，”她说。 齐克是哈里斯的新邻居。 他到他们学校才几个星期。

But Harris believed that Zeke was an alien—a real-life alien who somehow came here from another planet. Harris saw Zeke do things that would be impossible for any human kid to do, like move things with his mind, make rainbows suddenly appear in the science lab, and even balance on his fingertips.

但哈里斯相信齐克是一个外星人——一个从另一个星球来到这里的真实的外星人。 哈里斯看到齐克做了一些人类孩子不可能做的事情，比如用意念移动东西，在科学实验室里突然出现彩虹，甚至用指尖保持平衡。

"I did have fun. Zeke's a nice kid," Harris replied. But I still think he's an alien, Harris thought. Coach Ruffins blew his whistle. "Okay, everyone, let's get this practice going!" he shouted. Harris, Roxy, and rest of the players spent the next hour working on passing, shooting, and defense.

“我确实玩得很开心。齐克是个好孩子，”哈里斯回答。 但我还是认为他是个外星人，哈里斯想。 鲁芬斯教练吹响了哨子。 “好了，各位，我们开始练习吧！”他喊道。 哈里斯、罗克西和其他球员在接下来的一个小时里练习传球、投篮和防守。

When the practice was nearly over, Harris saw Zeke walking onto the field. A soccer ball flew right toward the front of Zeke's head. "Look out!" Harris shouted. He watched in amazement as the ball changed direction, all by itself. It swung around Zeke's head and continued into the goal.

训练快结束时，哈里斯看见齐克走进了球场。 一个足球飞向齐克的头顶。 “当心!”哈里斯喊道。 他惊奇地看着球自己改变了方向。 它绕着齐克的头转了一圈，继续进了球门。