The Report

報告

Lee sat among the books at the library and thought about his group project.

李坐在圖書館里，面前放著一堆書。他正在思考如何完成小組作業。

They had to turn it in soon, but he hadn’t even started his part! Jack and Claire were in his group. They had worked hard. They were also very smart, and Lee didn’t want them to get a bad grade.

很快這份作業就要交了，但他自己那部分還沒有開始做！他和杰克以及科萊麗在同一組。另外兩個人既聰明又努力，所以李不想拖他們的后腿。

Jack did the report. He wrote a lot of very good sentences and described things with great adjectives. Claire drew a nice map of the stars. Now, Lee needed to do his part of the project.

杰克已經做完了作業。他寫了大量優美的句子，描述事物時用詞得當?？迫R麗則畫了一幅圖畫，內容是繁星。所以，李需要開始做自己那一部分了。

Well, I suppose I need to start my model, Lee thought.

“好吧，我覺得我得開始做我的模型了，”他心想。

Making a model of a planet was really hard. Lee tried to read several books, but he couldn’t comprehend any of the charts. “We’re going to fail because of me!” Lee said. He put his head down on the table and said, “I wish I could see a planet, instead of having to read about it!”

要做一個星球模型并非易事。他試著讀了幾本相關書籍，但里面的圖表他一個都看不懂?！拔乙虾笸攘?！”李自言自語。他趴在桌子上，說道：“真希望能看看真正的星球是什么樣子，而不是只靠書本上的知識?！?/p>

Suddenly, there was a bright light. Lee was pulled from his chair, through the roof, and right into a strange ship! “Hello, kid,” said an alien. “Did you ask for help?”

突然，一道強光將李從椅子上拖了起來，穿過屋頂，送進了一艘奇怪的飛船里！“你好啊，孩子，”一個外星人說。“你需要幫助嗎？”

Lee told the friendly alien all about his project. The alien agreed to help Lee solve his problem. “First, we’ll fly through space to view the universe. Then, I can help you make a model of my planet.”

李和友好地外星人說了自己作業的事。外星人答應幫助他解決這個問題?！笆紫?，我們飛上太空看看整個宇宙。然后我會幫你做一個我們星球的模型?！?/p>

Soon, they were going through the clouds. They passed the moon. Then they viewed Mars. Lee was very excited. Instead of a bad grade, his group would have the best project ever!

很快，他們就穿過云層，路過月球，然后他們看到了火星。李激動異常，因為他們小組的作業不僅不會很差，而且將會是最棒的！

It’s time to go home, the alien finally said. On the way back, he helped Lee make a model of the planet Mars. Soon, they were on Earth.

“該回家了，”最后外星人說道?；丶衣飞纤麕椭钭隽艘粋€火星的模型。很快，他們就回到了地球。

Thanks,Lee said.”My model will be awesome!” Then he took his model and said goodbye to his new friend.

“謝謝，”李說道?！拔业哪Ｐ涂隙ê馨?！”然后他拿起模型并向這位新朋友說了再見。

送別

alien n.外星人

among prep.在……中間

chart n.圖表

cloud n.云

comprehend v.理解

describe v.描述，形容

ever adv.曾經，永遠

fail v.失敗

friendly adj.友好地

grade n.成績

instead adv.代替

library n.圖書館

planet n.星球

report n.報告

several adj.幾個的

solve v.解決

suddenly adv.突然地

suppose v.認為

universe n.宇宙

view v.觀察，考慮，查看