4 The Tragas Traditions

4 the tragas traditions THAT EVENING AT HOME, Zeke explained his problem to his parents. "I received three chocolate bars for Valentine's Day," Zeke said. "What is Valentine's Day?" asked Quar, his mother.

那天晚上在家里，齐克向父母解释了他的问题。 齐克说：“我收到了三块巧克力作为情人节礼物。 “什么是情人节？”他的母亲夸尔问。

"It is a day on Earth when people let each other know that they are liked and cared about," Zeke explained. "I got a chocolate bar from Harris and one from Roxy, but I already knew that they liked me." "They have been good friends to you," said Xad, Zeke's father. "We are very happy about that."

齐克解释说：“这是地球上人们让彼此知道自己被喜欢和关心的一天。” “哈里斯给了我一块巧克力，罗克西给了我一块，但我已经知道他们喜欢我了。” “他们一直是你的好朋友，”齐克的父亲萨德说。 “我们对此非常高兴。”

"Me, too," said Zeke. "But I also got a third chocolate bar from someone who did not the sign the card that comes with it. So I don't know who gave it to me or who wants to let me know that they like me." "This Valentine's Day reminds me of Hole-tania Day back on Tragas," said Xad. "In the card, did this person invite you over to look at their discarded furniture in a hole?" "No, it doesn't seem to work that way here," said Zeke.

“我也是，”齐克说。“但我还收到了第三块巧克力，那个人没有在巧克力卡上签名。 所以我不知道是谁给我的，也不知道是谁想让我知道他们喜欢我。” “这个情人节让我想起了Tragas的Hole-tania节，”Xad说。 “在卡片上，这个人邀请你去看他们在一个洞里丢弃的家具吗？”“不，在这里似乎行不通，”齐克说。

"Maybe this person wants you to stack boxes until the tower is taller than themselves," suggested Quar. As Quar said this, Xad looked into her eyes and smiled. Quar smiled back. They grasped each other's hands, started glowing, and transformed back into their true alien forms. On Earth, Quar, Xad, and Zeke took on human appearances to blend in.

“也许这个人想让你把箱子叠起来，直到塔比他们高。”夸尔建议道。 夸尔说这话时，萨德看着她的眼睛笑了。 夸尔也笑了。他们互相抓住对方的手，开始发光，然后变回了他们真正的外星人的样子。 在地球上，夸尔、扎德和齐克变成了人类的样子。

When the transformation was complete, Quar and Xad both had purple skin. They each had multiple eyes. Tentacles extended from their shoulders. "I have not thought about stacking boxes for some time now," Quar said. She wrapped one of her tentacles around Xad's body.

变形完成后，夸尔和扎德的皮肤都变成了紫色。 他们都有多只眼睛。 触手从它们的肩膀上伸出来。 “我已经有一段时间没有想过叠箱子的事了，”夸尔说。 她用一只触手缠绕着萨德的身体。

Zeke sighed. "I don't think Earth people know about stacking boxes," he said. "On Valentine's Day, people give each other things like gifts, paper hearts, cards, and candy." Quar and Xad quickly reverted back into their human forms. "Ah, and they must put these things in a hole for others to see, right?" asked Xad. "No, I don't think so," said Zeke.

齐克叹了口气。“我认为地球人不知道叠盒子的事，”他说。 “在情人节，人们会互赠礼物、心形纸、卡片和糖果。” 夸尔和萨德很快恢复了人形。 “啊，他们一定把这些东西放在一个洞里给别人看，对吗？” “不，我不这么认为，”齐克说。