Grounded to Earth

Grounded to Earth. Written by Torrin Anderson. Illustrated by Reginald Butler.

《被禁足在地球》 作者：托林·安德森 绘者：雷金纳德·巴特勒

Zorb desperately wanted to take over Earth. We have blasters, Zorb screamed, jumping up and down. Take a deep breath and count to ten, his mother said calmly. You need to leave Earth alone. We have spaceships and robots, though, Zorb whined.

佐伯做梦都想占领地球。 “我们有激光枪啊！”佐伯上蹿下跳地大喊。 “深呼吸，数到十。”他的妈妈平静地说。 你不许去招惹地球。 “可我们有宇宙飞船还有机器人呀。”佐伯哼哼唧唧地耍赖。

How many times do we have to discuss this?" his father asked. Just because we are more powerful, it doesn't mean we should take over a planet. Zorb leaped past his parents and grabbed the spaceship's controls. He turned the ship and raced at full speed toward Earth. Earth is mine! Zorb yelled.

“这种事我们要谈多少次才够？”他的爸爸问道。 不能因为我们更强大，就随便占领别的星球呀。 佐伯纵身跳过爸妈，一把抓住宇宙飞船的操控杆。 他调转飞船，开足马力朝着地球冲去。 “地球是我的！”佐伯大喊道。

Son," his father said, you need to learn a lesson about the humans. Before Zorb could speak, his father pushed a large red button. Zorb was instantly teleported to a park on Earth. He blinked his eyes open and saw a group of children playing kickball. I am Zorb, the ruler of Earth, Zorb said. He waited for the children to kneel and salute him.

“儿子，”他的爸爸开口说，你得好好领教一下人类是什么样的。 佐伯还没来得及说话，他的爸爸就按下了一个大大的红色按钮。 佐伯立刻被传送到了地球上的一个公园里。 他眨眨眼睛睁开眼，看见一群小孩正在玩踢球游戏。 “我是佐伯，地球的统治者。”佐伯说。 他等着孩子们跪下来向他敬礼。

The kids stopped their game, took one look at Zorb, and exploded with laughter. You're just a little kid, a boy said. Zorb looked down and inspected himself. He was inside a suit that made him look like an ordinary kid.

孩子们停下游戏，看了佐伯一眼，突然哄堂大笑起来。 “你就是个小屁孩呀。”一个男孩说。佐伯低头打量自己。 他穿的一套衣服让他看起来跟普通小孩一模一样。

I have blasters! Zorb shouted. The kids returned to their game. I'm more powerful than all of you! Zorb yelled. The kids ignored what he was saying.

“我有激光枪！”佐伯大喊。孩子们又回去玩游戏了。 “我比你们所有人都厉害！”佐伯嚷嚷。孩子们根本没搭理他的话。