7 Best-Laid Plans

Seven BEST-LAID PLANS. ZEKE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY feeling nervous. It wouldn't take long for his parents to discover that the retro-boost configurator was missing. What if they figure out that I took it? he wondered. Maybe I didn't think this plan through as well as I should have.

七个最好的计划。齐克第二天醒来时感到很紧张。 没过多久，他的父母就发现反增压配置器不见了。 如果他们发现是我拿的呢？ 他想知道。也许我对这个计划考虑得不够周到。

After breakfast, Zeke helped his parents load up the spaceship. He slipped boxes, furniture, and various electronic devices into storage compartments. Bot-drones zoomed all around the ship, making sure it was ready for its journey to Tragas.

早餐后，齐克帮他的父母把东西装上飞船。 他把箱子、家具和各种电子设备塞进储物间。 无人驾驶机器人在飞船周围盘旋，确保它为前往特拉格斯的旅程做好了准备。

"Are you feeling any better about going back to Tragas, Zekelabraxis?" Xad asked as he scanned the ship's console with a hand-held analyzer. "I think so," Zeke said, not really meaning it, but hoping that his plan would keep them on Earth a little longer. "I am happy to hear that, Zeke," said Xad. A red light started flashing on Xad's analyzer.

“你觉得回特拉加斯好点了吗，泽克拉布拉克西斯？”萨德一边用一台手持分析仪扫描飞船的控制台，一边问道。 “我想是的。”齐克说，他并不是真的想这么说，只是希望他的计划能让他们在地球上多待一会儿。 “听你这么说我很高兴，齐克。” Xad的分析仪上开始闪烁红灯。

"Hmm... one of the bot-drones just uploaded a report," he said. "It appears the retro-boost configurator is missing." Quar looked concerned. "Well, we can't fly the ship without it," she said. "It will take weeks for someone from Tragas to get to Earth to deliver a replacement part, right, Xad?" Zeke asked, trying his best to hide his happiness at this delay. "And it's not like there's any place on Earth where you could get one."

“嗯……其中一架无人机刚刚上传了一份报告。” “似乎反增压配置器不见了。” 夸尔显得很担心。“嗯，没有它我们就不能驾驶飞船，”她说。 “从特拉加斯来的人要几个星期才能到地球来送一个替换零件，对吗，萨德？”齐克问，竭力掩饰他对这次耽搁的高兴。 “而且地球上没有任何地方可以买到。”

"Actually, Zeke, there is a place on Earth," said Xad. Xad walked off the ship and headed across the backyard. Curious and a bit worried, Zeke followed. Xad went into the garage, where he had set up a workshop when they first arrived on Earth. Most of it had already been loaded onto the ship, but Xad still had a few shelves full of stuff he hadn't packed yet.

“事实上，齐克，地球上有一个地方。” 萨德走下飞船，穿过后院。 齐克又好奇又有点担心，跟着他。 萨德走进车库，他们刚到地球时，他在那里建了一个车间。 大部分都已经装上了飞船，但萨德还有几个架子上的东西还没有打包。

A few minutes later, Xad came back out carrying a brand-new retro-boost configurator. Zeke was shocked, but he didn't say a word. "Before we left Tragas, I packed spares of a few of the most essential parts of the ship," Xad explained. "I'm not sure what could have happened to the original retro-boost configurator, but it doesn't matter. We've got another one right here."

几分钟后，Xad拿着一个全新的retroboost配置器出来了。 齐克很震惊，但他什么也没说。 “在我们离开特拉加斯之前，我打包了船上一些最重要的部件的备件，”扎德解释说。 “我不确定最初的retroboost配置器发生了什么，但这并不重要。 我们这里还有一个。”