5 The Diversion

Five, the diversion FEELING DEFEATED, ZEKE WALKED slowly back over to Harris's house. "Our plan didn't work," he said to Harris. "Even a powerful space storm, like the one we saw on the cosmic imager, won't stop my parents from taking me back to Tragas."

齐克觉得自己被打败了，他慢慢地走回哈里斯的家。 “我们的计划失败了。”他对哈里斯说。 “即使是强大的太空风暴，就像我们在宇宙成像仪上看到的那样，也不会阻止我的父母带我回特拉加斯。”

"Why not?" asked Harris. "I thought you said that storm could tear your ship in half?" "My father installed a special shield onto the ship before we left Tragas," Zeke explained. "It can deflect anything it runs into out in space."

“为什么？”哈里斯问。“我记得你说过暴风雨会把你的船撕成两半？”“在我们离开特拉加斯之前，我父亲在船上安装了一个特殊的盾牌，”齐克解释说。 “它可以使它在太空中遇到的任何东西偏转。”

"Drats!" Harris flopped onto his bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to think of another way to stop Zeke from leaving. Zeke paced back and forth across the bedroom. A few seconds later, Harris sat up and jumped off his bed. Zeke could tell that he had a new idea.

“见鬼!”哈里斯扑通一声倒在床上，盯着天花板，想另想办法阻止齐克离开。 齐克在卧室里踱来踱去。 几秒钟后，哈里斯坐起来，从床上跳了下来。 齐克看得出来他有了一个新主意。

"So your parents plan to go home in a spaceship?" Harris asked. "Yes, the same one we used to travel from Tragas to Earth," Zeke said. "And where is this ship?" Harris asked. "In our backyard." Harris was confused.

“所以你父母打算乘宇宙飞船回家？”哈里斯问道。 “是的，就是我们从特拉加斯到地球时乘坐的那辆。”齐克说。 “这艘船在哪儿？”哈里斯问道。 “在我们的后院。”哈里斯很困惑。

"How have you been able to hide it all this time?" he asked. "It must be pretty tiny. I've been in your backyard lots of times. I think I would have noticed a spaceship." "No, it's actually pretty big," Zeke said. "I can show you, but we can't do it now. My parents are still home packing."

“你是怎么一直把它藏起来的？”他问。 “它一定很小。我去过你家后院很多次了。 我想我会注意到一艘宇宙飞船。” “不，它实际上相当大，”齐克说。 “我可以示范给你看，但现在不行。 我父母还在家里收拾行李。”

"Hmm... what if I ask my parents to invite your parents out to say goodbye?" Harris suggested. "That would give us a chance to check out the spaceship." "Great idea!" said Zeke, feeling slightly hopeful again.

“嗯……如果我让我的父母邀请你的父母出去道别呢？”哈里斯表示。 “这样我们就有机会看看宇宙飞船了。” “好主意！”齐克说，又感到一丝希望。