U4W5 Star Party

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Star Party

星空派对

CHAPTER 1 Getting Ready Cassie opened the back door and stepped onto the patio. She looked up at the sky, which was growing darker, but it still wasn't dark enough. “ Sweetie, " her father said, “ I told you it wouldn't be dark enough for another half an hour. Opening and closing the door every five minutes is not going to make it get dark faster. All it's going to do is make the house get colder. " “ I know, ” Cassie said, “ but I'm really looking forward to the star party. "

第1章 准备工作 卡西打开后门，走到露台上。她抬头望向天空，天空越来越暗了，但还不够黑。 “宝贝，”她爸爸说，“我告诉过你，还得再过半个小时才会够黑呢。每五分钟就开一次门关一次门，并不会让天黑得更快。这么做只会让屋里变得更冷。” "我知道，"卡西说，”但我真的很期待这次观星聚会。”

Cassie reluctantly went inside. “ When will everybody get here?" she asked. “ They'll be here soon, honey, ” Mom responded. “ In the meantime, please go and get your brother. " Cassie went upstairs to look for her brother, Marcos. She was pretty sure she knew where he would be. When she opened the door to his room, she saw that she was right.

卡西不情愿地走进屋里。“大家什么时候能到齐呀?”她问道。 “宝贝，他们很快就到了，“妈妈回答道，“在此期间，请你去把你的弟弟找来。” 卡西上楼去找她的弟弟马科斯。她很确定自己知道他在哪儿。当她打开弟弟房间的门时，发现自己的判断是对的。

Marcos, who was six, was under the covers of his top bunk. He had a book and a flashlight that Cassie could see shining through the bedspread. “ Hey, Marcos, it's almost time for the star party, " Cassie said. “ It's a great night for it too. The moon is new and not too bright, so we should be able to see a lot. We might even see meteors flash across the night sky-you know, shooting stars! "

六岁的马科斯正躲在上铺的被子下面。卡西能看到一本书和一把手电筒的光透过床罩照出来。 “嘿，马科斯，观星聚会快开始了，“卡西说，“今晚很适合观星呢。现在是新月，月亮不太亮，所以我们能看到很多(星星)。我们甚至可能看到流星划过夜空一-你知道的，就是流星!"

Her brother, however, did not share Cassie's excitement. “ I'm not going to the party, ” he said, his voice muffled by the covers. “ You know I don't like the dark. " Of course Cassie knew how Marcos felt, but she'd been trying to change his mind. She knew if he'd only give it a chance, the idea of a star party would excite him too. " It's not scary at all, ” Cassie said gently.

然而，她弟弟并没有和卡西一样兴奋。“我不去参加派对了，"他的声音被被子捂得闷声闷气的，“你知道我不喜欢黑暗。" 卡西当然知道马科斯是怎么想的，但她一直试图改变他的想法。她知道只要他愿意尝试一下，观星聚会的主意也会让他兴奋起来的。 "一点也不可怕呀，“卡西轻声说道。