1 Halloween’s Coming

The alien next door. trick or cheat

隔壁的外星人。恶作剧或欺骗

one halloween's coming HARRIS WALKER RUSHED NEXT door to his friend Zeke's house on Sunday. Harris and Zeke had only been home for a week following their adventure at Beaver Scouts camp, but already it felt like a million years ago. Halloween was coming this week, and that was all Harris could think about.

万圣节即将来临，周日，哈里斯·沃克急匆匆地跑到隔壁朋友齐克家。 哈里斯和齐克在海狸侦察兵营地探险后才回家一个星期，但感觉就像发生在一百万年前一样。 这周万圣节就要到了，哈里斯满脑子想的都是这个。

"Guess what?" Harris asked excitedly when he joined Zeke in his room. "It's almost Halloween!" "Hall-o-what?" Zeke asked, repeating the unfamiliar word. Harris smiled. He had become such good friends with Zeke that sometimes he forgot that his next door neighbor was not from Earth.

“你猜怎么着?”哈里斯走进齐克的房间，兴奋地问道。 “快到万圣节了！”“Hall-o-what ?”齐克问，重复着那个不熟悉的词。 哈里斯笑了。他和齐克成了好朋友，有时他都忘了他的隔壁邻居不是地球人。

"They don't have Halloween on Tragas?!" Harris asked. Correct," said Zeke. "What is it?" "Everyone dresses up in costumes," Harris explained. "For that one day, you can be whatever you want to be—a ghost, a monster, an animal, an object. Anything you can imagine! Then we all go trick-or-treating."

“特拉加斯没有万圣节吗？！”哈里斯问道。 “对，”齐克说。“什么事？”“每个人都穿着戏服，”哈里斯解释说。 “为了那一天，你可以成为任何你想成为的人——一个鬼魂，一个怪物，一个动物，一个物体。 任何你能想到的！然后我们一起去玩不给糖就捣蛋的游戏。”

"What does that mean?" Zeke asked. "We go from house to house and get candy," Harris said. "And the whole neighborhood is decorated with ghosts and cobwebs and other spooky stuff. Then we come home, watch scary movies, and eat our candy. It's the best holiday!"

“这是什么意思？”齐克问道。 “我们挨家挨户去买糖果，”哈里斯说。 “整个社区都装饰着鬼魂、蜘蛛网和其他令人毛骨悚然的东西。 然后我们回家，看恐怖电影，吃我们的糖果。 这是最好的假期！”

Zeke looked puzzled. "So, once again, like when we were telling scary stories around the campfire on our scouting trip, we want to get scared because it's... fun?" "Exactly!" Harris said. "Now you get it." "I'm still not sure I do," Zeke said. "But I want to learn all I can about Earth culture. And I do appreciate you helping me make my way through your strange customs."

齐克看起来很困惑。“所以，再一次，就像我们在童子军之旅中围着营火讲可怕的故事一样，我们想要害怕，因为这是…… 好玩吗?”“完全正确!”哈里斯说。 “现在你明白了。”齐克说：“我还是不确定我是否知道。” “但我想尽我所能了解地球文化。 我真的很感激你帮我通过了你们奇怪的海关。”