4 Cheater

Four cheater "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID BACK THERE," Harris said softly when he and Zeke were away from Roxy and the other players. "It's not a big deal, Harris," Zeke replied. "I'm just using my natural abilities like everyone else."

“我知道你在那儿做了什么。”哈里斯和齐克离开罗克西和其他球员后轻声说。 “没什么大不了的，哈里斯，”齐克回答。 “我只是像其他人一样发挥我的天赋。”

"But you're not like everyone else," Harris said. "That's the point. Using your powers means that you're not learning how to play the game correctly or improve your skills like everyone else." Zeke looked away.

“但你和其他人不一样，”哈里斯说。 “这就是问题的关键。使用你的能力意味着你没有像其他人一样学习如何正确地玩游戏或提高你的技能。” 齐克把目光移开。

Harris continued. "Besides, don't you think that using your powers in front of so many people is risky? Aren't you worried that someone might discover your secret? And you took a spot away from someone who deserved it. Promise me you won't use them anymore for baseball." Harris could tell from the expression on Zeke's face that he hadn't really considered this. "Okay, I promise," Zeke said quietly and walked away.

哈里斯继续。“再说，你不觉得在这么多人面前使用你的能力很冒险吗？” 你不担心有人会发现你的秘密吗？ 你夺走了一个应得的人的位置。 答应我你不会再用它们打棒球了。” 哈里斯从齐克脸上的表情可以看出，他并没有真正考虑过这个问题。 “好的，我保证。”齐克平静地说，然后走开了。

Over the next few days, Zeke hardly said a word to Harris. For the first time since they became friends, Harris felt a strain in their friendship One afternoon after school. Harris decided to talk to Roxy. "I'm worried about Zeke," he said as they tossed ground balls to each other.

在接下来的几天里，齐克几乎没跟哈里斯说过一句话。 一天下午放学后，自从他们成为朋友以来，哈里斯第一次感到他们的友谊紧张起来。 哈里斯决定和罗克西谈谈。 “我很担心齐克，”他一边说一边互相扔滚地球。

"What do you mean?" she asked, snagging the ball with her glove. "He's been playing well at practice, and everyone on the team seems to really like him." "I think he may be cheating," Harris said, realizing that he was walking a fine line between helping his friend and guarding Zeke's secret.

“你是什么意思？”她问，用手套抓住球。 “他在训练中表现得很好，队里的每个人似乎都很喜欢他。” “我觉得他可能在作弊，”哈里斯说，他意识到自己在帮助朋友和保守齐克的秘密之间徘徊。

"Cheating?!" Roxy said, throwing the ball back to Harris. "Why do you think he's cheating?" "Um, I'm not sure, "Harris. said. "But how can someone who never played baseball before suddenly be so good?"

“作弊? !”罗克西说着，把球扔回给哈里斯。 “你为什么认为他在作弊？”“嗯，我不确定，”哈里斯说。 说。“但是一个从来没有打过棒球的人怎么会突然变得这么棒呢？”