8 The Last Day

8 the last day, THE NEXT DAY, ZEKE WENT OVER to Harris's house. He was not looking forward to telling his friend that their plan had failed. It really looked like nothing would delay his return to Tragas. And worse, he had to break the news to Harris that he was leaving that night.

最后一天，也就是第二天，齐克去了哈里斯家。 他不打算告诉他的朋友他们的计划失败了。 看起来没有什么能阻止他回到特拉加斯。 更糟糕的是，他不得不告诉哈里斯他当晚就要离开了。

"It didn't work," Zeke said sadly. "My dad had an extra part. So this is the last day we have to spend together." Harris shook his head. He didn't want to accept the fact that he would never see his friend again.

“没用，”齐克悲伤地说。 “我爸爸有一个多余的角色。 所以这是我们在一起的最后一天了。” 哈里斯摇了摇头。他不想接受再也见不到他朋友的事实。

"Maybe there is another way to sabotage the ship," Harris said. "Maybe we could—" But Zeke cut him off. "It's no use, Harris," he said. "We tried. I'm leaving tonight and there's nothing we can do to change that. So let's just enjoy our last day together as much as we can, okay?" Harris nodded. "Okay," he said. "What do you want to do?"

“也许还有另一种方法来破坏这艘船，”哈里斯说。 “也许我们可以——”齐克打断了他的话。 “没用的，哈里斯。”他说。 “我们尝试。我今晚就要走了，我们无法改变这一点。 所以让我们尽可能地享受我们在一起的最后一天，好吗？”哈里斯点点头。 “好吧，”他说。“你想做什么？”

"Let's throw the ball around," said Zeke. "Of all the things I've learned about Earth, baseball is one of the most fun." The boys got their baseball gloves and started tossing a ball back and forth.

“我们一起扔球吧，”齐克说。 “在我对地球的所有了解中，棒球是最有趣的一项。” 男孩们拿起棒球手套，开始来回投球。

"Remember when you thought you had to use your powers to help you play baseball?" Harris asked as he threw a high pop-up toward Zeke. "Yes," said Zeke, settling under the ball and catching it in his glove. "But it's much more fun to just play the game correctly."

“还记得你曾经认为你必须用你的超能力来帮助你打棒球吗？”哈里斯一边问一边向齐克投出一个高跳投。 “是的，”齐克说，在球下面坐下来，用手套接住它。 “但正确地玩游戏更有趣。”

"What next?" Harris asked after they had played catch for a while. "I think I'm really going to miss chocolate," Zeke said. Harris smiled. "I have one box left over from Valentine's Day. Come on." Zeke and Harris ran into the house. Harris pulled out a box of chocolates and the boys ate every last one.

“什么?”他们玩了一会儿接球游戏后，哈里斯问道。 “我想我真的会想念巧克力的，”齐克说。 哈里斯笑了。“我还有一盒情人节剩的。 来吧。”齐克和哈里斯跑进了房子。 哈里斯拿出一盒巧克力，孩子们吃光了最后一块。