2 Excited Parents

Two excited parents. ZEKE BURST THROUGH the front door of his house. "Xad! Quar! I have something to tell you," he shouted.

两个兴奋的父母。齐克冲进了他家的前门。 “Xad !砂岩!我有事要告诉你。”他喊道。

"I'm up here, Zeke," said his father, Xad. Zeke looked up and saw his dad floating near the ceiling. He sat in a cross-legged position. A metal helmet rested on his head. Xad then drifted down, landing on the floor.

“我在上面，齐克。”他的父亲萨德说。 齐克抬起头，看见他的爸爸漂浮在天花板附近。 他盘腿坐着。 他头上戴着一顶金属头盔。 然后，扎德飘了下来，落在地板上。

"I was just mind-transferring some of my latest research," Xad explained. "Did you know that humans wear different shoes in the rain and snow than they do on a sunny day?" "I guess they don't have adap-afiber here," said Zeke. "What is it, Zeke?" Quar, his mother, called out. She appeared in a shimmering haze to them, holo-projecting her image. "I'm out in the garden." "Harris and Roxy have agreed to come here tomorrow," Zeke said.

“我只是在转移我的一些最新研究成果，”Xad解释说。 “你知道吗，人们在雨雪天气穿的鞋子和在晴天穿的不一样？”“我猜他们这里没有适配光纤，”齐克说。 “怎么了，齐克？”他的母亲夸尔喊道。 对他们来说，她在一团朦胧中出现，她的形象是全息的。 “我在外面的花园里。”“哈里斯和罗克西同意明天来这里，”齐克说。

"That's great, Zeke," said Quar. "We are so glad that you made two new friends so quickly." "Yes, and it will also be the perfect chance to do some research on humans—up close!" said Xad.

“太好了，齐克。”夸尔说。 “我们很高兴你这么快就交了两个新朋友。” “是的，这也是近距离研究人类的绝佳机会！”

"Don't forget you have to be as 'human' as possible, too," said Zeke, crossing his arms. "I don't want my friends to wonder what you're doing." "Don't worry, Zeke," said Quar. "We will be careful and respectful." Zeke nodded, then settled down to mind-project his homework.

“别忘了，你也要尽可能地像个‘人’。”齐克交叉着双臂说。 “我不想让我的朋友们怀疑你在做什么。” “别担心，齐克。”夸尔说。 “我们会小心谨慎，尊重对方。” 齐克点点头，然后静下心来思考他的家庭作业。

At the same time, next door in Harris's house, Harris told his parents about Zeke's invitation. "That's wonderful!" said Harris's mom. "Well, I'm just glad you've given up on that crazy alien stuff," said his dad. Harris nodded to reassure his parents, but thought: Tomorrow, I'm finally going to prove that Zeke really is an alien!

与此同时，在隔壁哈里斯的房子里，哈里斯把齐克的邀请告诉了他的父母。 “太好了！”哈里斯的妈妈说。 “嗯，我很高兴你已经放弃了那些疯狂的外星人的东西，”他爸爸说。 哈里斯点点头让他的父母放心，但他想：明天，我终于要证明齐克真的是外星人了！