1 Home, at Last

THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR BOOK UP, UP, AND AWAY!

隔壁的外星人飞起来，飞起来，飞走了！

one home at last, HARRIS WALKER AND HIS FRIEND Zeke were walking home from school. They were both in great moods. "Spring Break!" Harris shouted. "A whole week off from school! We can hang out and do whatever we want!" "And this happens the same time every year?" asked Zeke.

终于回家了，哈里斯·沃克和他的朋友齐克正从学校走回家。 他们俩心情都很好。 “春假!”哈里斯喊道。 “整整一个星期不上学！”我们可以一起出去玩，做任何我们想做的事！”齐克问：“每年的这个时候都是这样吗？”

"Pretty much," replied Harris. "Hmm..." said Zeke. "Back home on Tragas, breaks only happen after we learn how to do something really well. Then we spend the whole break in meditation pods reviewing all we've learned up to that point."

“差不多。”哈里斯回答。 “嗯……”齐克说。“回到家乡，在Tragas，只有当我们学会如何把一件事做得很好时，休息才会发生。 然后我们整个休息时间都在冥想舱里复习到目前为止学过的东西。”

Harris smiled. Zeke had very quickly become one of his best friends. He still found it amazing that Zeke was from another planet. "That sounds okay, I guess. Since you're probably learning how to move things with your mind!" Harris said. "But is it as much fun as the time we went camping?"

哈里斯笑了。齐克很快就成了他最好的朋友之一。 他仍然觉得齐克来自另一个星球很不可思议。 “听起来不错，我想。 因为你可能正在学习如何用大脑移动东西！”哈里斯说。 “但它和我们那次露营一样有趣吗？”

"I have to admit, I didn't understand at first why anyone would want to sleep outside," Zeke said. "But once we did it, I did have fun." "And I'll never forget the look on your face when you first saw a waterfall here," Harris said. Zeke smiled. "I could not believe that the water flowed down from the top," he said. "On Tragas, waterfalls flow up!" "I'd love to see that!" said Harris.

“我必须承认，一开始我不明白为什么有人想睡在外面，”齐克说。 “但一旦我们这么做了，我就觉得很开心。” “我永远不会忘记你第一次看到这里的瀑布时脸上的表情，”哈里斯说。 齐克笑了。他说：“我简直不敢相信水是从山顶流下来的。” “在特拉格斯，瀑布奔流而上！”“我倒想看看！”哈里斯说。

"You never know," said Zeke. "Maybe some day, you'll get to visit Tragas." "I don't know if I could survive eating only Tragas food," said Harris. "Remember the first time my parents saw food from your planet?" "I sure do," said Zeke. "They were polite to my parents, but I could see that they were a little freaked out." "I was, too!" said Harris. "When I saw those slimy purple slugs your folks brought..."

“你永远不会知道，”齐克说。 “也许有一天，你会去拜访特拉加斯。” 哈里斯说：“我不知道只吃Tragas食物是否能活下来。” “还记得我父母第一次看到你们星球上的食物吗？”“我当然知道，”齐克说。 “他们对我父母很有礼貌，但我能看出他们有点吓坏了。” “我也是！”哈里斯说。 “当我看到你父母带来的那些黏糊糊的紫色鼻涕虫……”