6 Showing Off

Six showing off HARRIS WAS LOOKING forward to having Zeke's family over for dinner. This would be his big chance to prove to his parents and Roxy that Zeke was an alien. The dinner was set for the following Saturday. At school that week, Zeke almost seemed to be showing off.

哈里斯期待着请齐克一家来吃晚饭。 这将是他向父母和罗克西证明齐克是外星人的大好机会。 晚餐定在下星期六。 那周在学校，齐克几乎像是在炫耀。

In gym class, everyone had to climb up a rope. Harris struggled to pull himself even halfway up. He glanced to his left and saw Zeke scurrying up his rope—with his hands behind his back!

体育课上，每个人都要爬一根绳子。 哈里斯挣扎着爬到半山腰。 他向左边瞥了一眼，看见齐克正飞快地爬上他的绳子——双手放在背后！

"Wow! That kid sure has strong legs!" said the boy who was climbing the rope to Harris's right. Zeke smiled at Harris on his way down the rope after touching the ceiling Is he showing off? Harris wondered. Could he be getting too confident now that I've been in his house, met his parents, and seen his Tragas technology?

“哇!那孩子的腿真壮！”在哈里斯右边顺着绳子往上爬的男孩说。 齐克摸到天花板后朝哈里斯微笑着走下绳子，他是在炫耀吗？ 哈里斯想知道。我去过他家，见过他父母，看过他的特拉加斯技术，他会不会太自信了？

Later, during arts and crafts, Harris worked on building a birdhouse. He started gluing Popsicle sticks together. As he waited for some of them to dry, he looked over at Zeke and saw that he had already completed a big birdhouse. It had a hole cut in the front, a perch, and a completed roof. Harris had barely begun, and Zeke was already finished. How did he do that so quickly? Harris wondered.

后来，在工艺美术课上，哈里斯建造了一个鸟舍。 他开始把冰棒粘在一起。 当他等着其中一些晾干时，他看了看齐克，发现他已经完成了一个大鸟舍。 它的前面开了一个洞，有一个栖木和一个完整的屋顶。 哈里斯还没开始，齐克就已经结束了。 他怎么这么快就做到了？ 哈里斯想知道。

The next day, Harris was sitting in math class. "Okay, class, here's your brain- buster problem for the day," said Ms. Milton, their teacher. She proceeded to write a long list of four-digit numbers on the board. Then she wrote a five-digit number right below it. "I'd like you to add this list of numbers together, then divide the result by the number on the bottom," said Ms. Milton, Zeke's hand shot into the air. "Yes, Zeke. Do you have a question?" asked Ms. Milton.

第二天，哈里斯坐在数学课上。 “好了，同学们，这是你们今天的难题。” 弥尔顿，他们的老师。她开始在黑板上写下一长串四位数的数字。 然后她在下面写了一个五位数的数字。 “我想让你把这些数字加在一起，然后把结果除以下面的数字。” 弥尔顿，齐克的手猛地举到空中。 “是的,齐克。你有问题吗？” 弥尔顿。

"No, Ms. Milton. I have the answer," Zeke said. His fellow students giggled. Zeke looked around, puzzled. Then he told Ms. Milton the answer. "Why... that's correct, Zeke," she said. "Very good! You certainly have a flair for math." Should I be surprised that an alien's brain works faster than a human's? Harris thought. I can't wait for Saturday night. Then everyone will finally know.

“不，弥尔顿女士。我有答案，”齐克说。 同学们咯咯地笑起来。 齐克看了看四周，很困惑。 然后他把答案告诉了弥尔顿女士。 “为什么……“没错，齐克，”她说。 “很好!你确实有数学天赋。” 外星人的大脑运转速度比人类快，我应该感到惊讶吗？ 哈里斯认为。我等不及周六晚上了。 然后所有人最终都会知道。