10 Zeke’s Valentine

Ten ziks Valentine. ZEKE STAYED UP LATE THAT NIGHT working and reworking his poem. Finally, when he was happy with what he had written, he went to bed. The next day, all he could think about was giving the poem to Jane. When classes finally ended, Zeke hurried to his history study group that was about to start.

十先令瓦伦丁。齐克那天晚上熬到很晚，不停地修改他的诗。 最后，当他对自己写的东西感到满意时，他上床睡觉了。 第二天，他满脑子想的都是把这首诗送给简。 下课后，齐克匆匆赶往即将开始的历史学习小组。

He peeked into the room. Good! he thought. Jane isn't here yet. Zeke snuck over to where Jane usually sat and left a pink envelope covered in red hearts on Jane's desk. Inside the envelope was his poem.

他往房间里偷看。好!他想。 简还没来。齐克偷偷溜到简平时坐的地方，在简的桌子上留下了一个粉红色的信封，上面画着红心。 信封里是他的诗。

A few minutes later, Jane came into the room. When she reached her desk, she smiled. Opening the colorful envelope, she read the poem to herself: I like the way you smile. I like your kind of style, I like the things you do, but mostly I like you. You're always nice to me. You always help me see that friends mean lots to you. They mean that to me too. So here's a thought for you. I hope you like it too. Thanks for being a friend of mine, Jane. Please be my Valentine.

几分钟后，简走进了房间。 当她走到办公桌前时，她笑了。 打开彩色的信封，她念了一首诗：我喜欢你微笑的样子。 我喜欢你的风格，我喜欢你做的事情，但最重要的是我喜欢你。 你总是对我很好。你总是让我看到朋友对你来说很重要。 他们对我来说也是如此。我给你一个想法。 我希望你也喜欢。谢谢你做我的朋友，简。 请做我的情人。

Jane finished reading the poem. She put down the paper and smiled warmly at Zeke. "Thank you, Zeke," she said. "I love this. It's really beautiful. And I can't think of a better valentine's gift." "I'm glad you like it," said Zeke. "Would you like to walk home together after study group?" she asked. "Sure!" said Zeke, smiling.

简读完了这首诗。 她放下报纸，对齐克热情地微笑着。 “谢谢你，齐克，”她说。 “我喜欢这个。它真的很漂亮。 我想不出比这更好的情人节礼物了。” “我很高兴你喜欢它，”齐克说。 “学习小组结束后，你愿意一起走回家吗？”她问。 “当然！”齐克笑着说。

When the history study group ended, Zeke and Jane walked from the school together. "So, tell me the name again of the place you're from," Jane said. "It's called Tragas," Zeke said. "My parents and I moved here not long ago. They are researchers, and so they travel a lot. Because of that, I've lived in a bunch of different places." "What's Tragas like?" Jane asked.

历史学习小组结束后，齐克和简一起走出了学校。 “那么，再告诉我一遍你来自的地方的名字，”简说。 “它叫Tragas，”齐克说。 “我的父母和我不久前搬到这里。 他们是研究人员，所以他们经常旅行。 正因为如此，我住过很多不同的地方。” “特拉加斯是什么样的人？”简问道。

"In some ways, it's not that different than Ea— than here," Zeke said, almost slipping and saying "Earth." "Kids go to school, play games, the usual stuff," Zeke added. "Some of the trees and lakes and mountains look quite different though." "Sounds beautiful," said Jane. "Maybe I'll get to see it someday." "Yeah, maybe," laughed Zeke, not sure how that would ever happen.

“在某些方面，它和地球——和这里没有什么不同，”齐克说，几乎滑倒了，说了句“地球”。 “孩子们去上学，玩游戏，做一些平常的事情，”齐克补充说。 “不过，有些树木、湖泊和山脉看起来很不一样。” “听起来很美，”简说。 “也许有一天我能看到它。” “是啊，也许吧。”齐克笑着说，他不确定这怎么可能发生。