8AlienatSchool校園的天外來客

AlienatbyMichelleTOC\o"1-1"\h\z\uChapterOne:TheNew ChapterTwo: ChapterThree: ChapterFour:TooMuch ChapterFive:Mr. ChapterSix:ThankstoaMissing ChapterSeven:The ChapterEight:Paul's ChapterNine:Friday ChapterOne:TheNewMynameisJenniferDale.MyfriendscallmeJenny.I'm16yearsoldandIlivenearBoston.Mytownisbeautifulandverygreen.Iliveherewithmyparentsandmydog,Fred.IgotoschoolatJeffersonHighandIwanttobecomeajournalist.InmyfreetimeIplayvolleyballandIlistento"heavymetal"music.IwanttotellyoumyItwasthefirstdayofhighschool.Iwasexcited.Ialreadyknewmostofmyclassmates,butIdidn'tknowmynewteachers.Igotup,atemybreakfastandwenttoschool.OnthestreetImetmyfriend,Dana;herhouseisnearmineandwealwayswalktoschooltogether."Ihopeournewteachersaremen.AndIhopethey'rehandsome!"Danasaid.Danalovestalkingaboutboys."Yes,Ineedsomethingnewandinterestinginmylife,"IWearrivedatschoolandwentintoourclassroom.Ayoungmanwas"Hello,boysandgirls.I'myournewscienceteacher.MynameisAdams.IhopetoworkwellwithyouthisDanaandIlookedatMr.Adams.Hewastallandthin.Hehadblondhairandbrowneyes.Heseemedfriendly."We'relucky!Ithinkhe'saveryhandsometeacher!"Danasaidtome."Yes,heis!"Ianswered.Ilookedathimandhelookedatme.Oureyes"What'syourname?"heasked,"Uh,Jennifer,"Ianswered.Iwasalittlenervous.HeturnedtoDana."Andwhoareyou?"''I'mDana!"Danagavehimabig,enthusiasticsmile.Atthatmomentthenoiseofanairplane?attractedourattention.Everyoneintheclasslookedoutofthewindow,butthesunwasinfrontofus.Itbothered?oureyes.Weturnedawayfromthewindow.ExceptMr.Adams.Hewasatthewindowandwaslookingdirectlyatthesun.Thesundidn'tirritatehiseyes!"Gee?!"Ithought,"HowcanhelookatitlikeTheairplanethenpassedandthelessoncontinued.Whenthehourfinished,anothermanwalkedin.Thisonehadblackhairandgreeneyes.Hisnosewassmallandpointed,andhehadstrangelyhighcheekbones."Whataweird?lookingteacher!"IsaidtoDana."Wow,you'reright!"sheTheteacherdidn'tsmileandspokecoldlytotheclass.''I'myourEnglishteacher.Iwantyoutobeonyourbestbehaviourthisyear.Thelessoncanbegin.Andremember,notalking!"Everyoneinclasswasevidentlyshocked,butnoonesaidAnotherstudent,Steve,raisedhis"What?"askedthenewteacherinhiscoldvoice."Excuseme,butwhat'syourname?""Mr.Stone,"heanswered.Ithennoticedthathisvoicewasn'tjustcold:itwasmetallicandmonotonous?!Danalookedatmewithdisappointment.Sheraisedhereyebrows."What'shisproblem?"she①airplane：②③④weird：⑤monotonous：單調(diào)的⑥mouthed：不作聲地動嘴唇說話Thelessonproceeded.Mr.StonereadapoemfromourEnglishLiteraturebook.Hisvoicewasweird,veryweird.Ithadnoemotion.ItwasalmostSomeonetouchedme.ItwasDana."Isn'thehorrible?"shewhispered.ITheotherteacherswemetthatmorningwereMissSmith,theartsteacher,andMrs.Ching,whotaughtmath.Bothseemednice.MissSmith,inparticular,wasaverycheerful?person.①cheerful：開朗地ChapterTwo:Ialwayseatlunchatschool.ThatdayIatewithDanaandPaulMiller,anotherfriendfrommyclass.Paulwasaveryintelligentboy.Hewasalwaysthebestinmath.Hisparentsweredivorcedandhelivedwithhisfatherandhisblackcat,Apollo.Hemissedhismother.Shelivedwithanothermananddidn'twanttoseePaul.Hisfatherwasneverathome,soPaulwasverylonely.Hedidn'thavemanyfriendsatschoolbecausehewastoointellectual.HelovedApolloverymuchandspentalotoftimewith"Whatdoyouthinkaboutournewteachers?"askedmyfriends."IthinkMr.Adamsisverysexy!"saidDana."Didyouseehowhelookedattheairplane?Thesundidn'tbotherhim!"exclaimedPaul."You'reright!"1said."ButdidyouhearMr.Stone?Hespeakslikearobot!Hisvoiceiscoldandmetallic!""He'sunfriendlytoo!"addedDana."That'strue!"1said."Look!"saidPaul."Lookwhathe'seating!"WelookedatMr.Stone.Hesatawayfromtheotherteachersandhedidn'thaveanormallunch.Therewasaglassinfrontofhim.Itwasfullofadense,greenliquid.Thereweresomeblackpillsinhishand.Heputtwoofthemintheglass.Thegreenliquidstartedtobubble,anditchangedcolour:itstartedtobecomered!ThenhetooktheglassanddrankthemysteriousredIlookedatPaulandhelookedatme.Weweredisgustedandfrightened.Danatriedtoberational."Maybeit'sanewdiet.Maybethat'swhyhe'ssothin!"shesaid.Ididn'tagree.TherewassomethingstrangeaboutMr.Stone.Thatafternoonandthenextdaywemetourothernewteachers.WehadEnglishagain.Mr.Stonecameinandsat"Miller.PaulMiller.Tellmesomethingaboutyourself."Paulwassurprised.Englishteachersdon'tusuallyaskpersonalquestions!"Well,Paul?Don'tyouhaveanythingto"Uh,well,Ienjoyastronomy?,Ihaveacat..."Mr.Stoneaskedeveryonetosaysomethingabouttheirlifeandhobbies."Maybehewantstocreatearelationshipwithus,buthe'ssuchacoldperson!Howbizarre?!"Ithought.Then,lookingathimmorecarefully,Inoticedsomething:hiseyesweren'tgreenanymore!Theyseemedadarker,differentcolour!Iraisedmyhand."MayIgotothebathroom?"Iasked.AsIwalkedtowardsthedoor,IlookedatMr.Stone'seyesagain.Iwasright!Theywereyellowishbrown.Theylookedlikeamber?!①astronomy:天文學(xué)。②bizarre:怪異③amber:琥珀。ChapterThree:ThatafternoonIsatonmybedandthoughtaboutmyfirsttwodaysofhighschool.IwantedtoknowmoreaboutMr.Stone.IdecidedtogoandvisitPaul.PaulwasinfrontofhisHewasveryinterestedinastronomy,theoccult?,andlifeonotherplanets."Hi,Paul.Whatareyoudoing?"Iasked."I'montheInternet.I'mincontactwiththeInternationalSpaceFanClub.Listentothis.Somethingveryimportantishappening.AcometispassingthroughtheVirgoconstellation?.Therearetherightconnectionsforintergalactic?meetings!TheEarthhasbeenintheVirgoconstellationsincelastweek.""Butwhatareintergalacticmeetings?"I"They'revoyagesofalienstoourplanet.Thesevoyagescanhappenonlyinspecialmoments,forexample,whenaconstellationandacometmeet.Alienscantraveltoourplanetfordifferentreasons.Sometimestheywanttostudyushumans.SomepeoplesaythataliensmaycometoEarthtoconquertheplanet."IlookedatPaulwithashockedexpression.Anideastartedtoforminmy"What'swrong,Jenny?"Paulasked."MaybeMr.Stoneisanalien!"I①occult:超自然力量②constellation:星座③intergalactic:星系之間地"Gee,aren'tyouexaggerating?Comeon,getreal?!!""Well,hisvoicedoesn'tseemhuman,hiseyeschangecolour,anddoyourememberthegreenliquidandtheblackpillshehadforlunch?""Whatdoyoumean,hiseyeschangecolour?"Paulasked."Didn'tyounotice?Yesterdaytheyweregreen;todaythey'reamber-coloured!"I"Evenifhiseyeschangecolour,Istilldon'tbelievehe'san"Butthecometexplainseverything:itenteredtheVirgoconstellationlastweek,andMr.Stoneisanewteacher.ItalkedtoDana'sbrother,Matt.HesaidthatthisisMr.Stone'sfirstyearatJeffersonHigh.Nooneknowswherehecomesfrom!"Isaid."Maybe"Paul'seyeslitup?."Maybethat'swhyheaskedusallthosepersonalquestions:hewantstostudyus!""Yes!Yousee,allcluesindicatethatheisanalien!So,whatcanwedo?"Iasked."Wecanspyonhim.Maybewecanfollowhimtohishouse.Wecanseewherehelivesandwhathedoesathome.However,wemustbeverycareful.Hedoesn'tseemtohaveemotions.Hemightgetangryifhediscoverswesuspecthim.We'lltrytofollowhimtomorrow,afterschool,OK?"saidPaul.Thenextmorningbeforeschool,ItookFredoutforawalkintheFredneedsdailyexercise,somyparentsandItaketurns?walkingtheTheparkwasempty.Itwasdawn.Alonelybirdchirped?inthetrees.Thegrasswaswetwithdew?.Therewaspeaceallaround.①getreal:實際一點吧②litup③taketurns④chirped：⑤dew：露水Suddenly,Inoticedsomething,orsomeone,movingbehindthebushes?.Igotclosertoseewho,orwhat,itwas.Intheclearing?,therewasaman.Hewaslookingupandhisarmswereraised;hebentdownandtouchedtheground.Thenhestoodstraightagain,faceandhandsagaindirectedtothesky.Afteraboutaminute,heturnedaround...ItwasMr.Stone!Washecommunicatingwiththeuniverse?Withhisplanet?Washereallyanalien?Iquicklywalkedaway.Fortunately,Freddidn'tItookmydoghomeandthenmetDana.Wewalkedtoschool.IwantedtotellheraboutMr.Stone,butIdidn't.Itwastoodifficult.Besides,Icouldn'ttellherabouttheafternoonplan,becauseitwastoodangerousforthreepeopletofollowtheteacher.DuringthemorningIthoughtaboutMr.Stoneagainandagain.Iwasscared?,butalsoexcited.①②clearing：空地③scaredChapterFour:TooMuchWhenthescienceclassstarted,Mr.Adamswalked"Comeon,boysandgirls.Todaywe'regoingtothesciencelaboratory!"heannounced.Inourlabtherearesomewhitemiceandsomehamsters?'incages.AsMr.Adamspassedbytheircages,theystartedtosqueal?loudly.Theywereveryagitated?.Mr.Adamslaughed."What'swrong?"hesaid,speakingtotheanimals."Iwon'teatThenhegaveussomeworms."Youmustcutthemintolittlepieces.Thepiecescanliveandmoveindependently,"hesaid.Ilookedatmyworm.Itwaspaleandslimy?.Ididn'twanttocutitup."Jennifer.Areyouafraidofcuttingupyourworm?"Ilookedup.Mr.Adamswasatmydesk.Hesmileddownatme."Givemeyourknife."Ithankedhimandgaveittohim.Hisarmtouchedmine.Ittickled?.AnelectricshockranthroughmeandIjumped."What'swrong?"askedMr.Adams.Heseemed"N-Nothing,"Ianswered,tryingtosmile.Hehelpedmecutupmyworm,thenwalkedaway.Nooneelseinclasshadnoticedanything.Ididn'tknowwhattothink.Wereallmyteachersweird,orwasIjusttooimaginative?IwroteanotetoPaulandtoldhimwhathadhappened."Paul!"Iwhispered.Paulturnedandlookedatme.Ipassedthenote."Excuseme.Whatareyoudoing?Paul,whatdoyouhaveinyourhand?"①hamsters：②squeal：③agitated：④slimy：黏乎乎的⑤tickled：使發(fā)癢askedMr.Adams.Hisvoicemademefreeze?.Wewereinverybigtrouble."N-N-Nothing,"saidPaul."Pleaselistentothelesson.IfIseeyouagain,youmustgivemethenote."''I'msorry,"answeredPaul.WHEW?!!IwassohappythatIwantedtolaugh.Obviously,IWhenthebellrang,Mr.Adamscalledmetohisdesk."Oh,no...,"IHesmiled.''I'msorryIscaredyou;twoyearsagoIhadanaccident.Myleftarmisartificial.It'sanelectricprosthesis?andsometimesitcangiveelectricshocks."Heseemedalittleembarrassed.Iwassurprisedandsorry;hewassosweet!Ithankedhimandwentto"Paul,forgetwhatIwrote,"Isaid,asIsatdownatourusuallunchtable.ItoldPaulandDanaaboutMr.Adams'electricprosthesis.ThenDanamentionedMr.Stone.PaulandIlookedateachother,butwedidn'tsayanything.Besides,afterschool,Danahadadanceclubmeetinginthegym,soPaulandIwerefree.Wefinishedourchocolatemilkandwentouttorecess.AtthedoorwemetMr.Stone.Hisheadwasdown;heseemeddeepinthought."Hi!"Danasaidtohim"Oh.Uh,hi…,"hesaid,surprised,liftinghisHiseyesweregreen"Wow,thatMr.Stoneisreallyamystery!"DanaIstilldidn'twanttotellDanathewholestory,soIchangedthesubject.Fortunately,thebellinterruptedus.Beforeenteringclassatoneo'clock,I①freeze②whew：吆（叫喊聲）③prosthesis：假肢tookPaulaside.IquicklytoldhimaboutwhatIhadseeninthepark."Wow…Iwonderwhatwe'llseethisafternoon!"remarkedPaul.ChapterFive:Mr.Whentheschooldayfinished,PaulandIhidbehindsomebushesandwatchedtheschoolgate.Wesawmanyclassesgohome,andsometeachers.Butwedidn'tseeMr.Stone.Theminutespassed."Maybehewenthomebycar,"Isaid.Atthatmoment,throughthebushes,wesawamanwithblackhairandveryhighcheekbones?walkpast."It'shim!"I"Wait!Hemustn'tsuspectthatwearefollowinghim,"Paulsaid.Wewaitedtwominutes."OK.Wecango,"IWefollowedhimatadistanceandfinallywesawhimgointoahouse.Itwasapretty,pink,two-storeybuilding.Therewasalawn?infrontofitandabigtreeontheside.Wecrept?uptothewindowandcarefullylookedinside.Mr.Stoneputhisbriefcasedownandopenedtherefrigerator.Hetookoutanotherbottleofthathorriblegreenliquidandputitonthetable.Thenhewent"Nowwhatcanwedo?"Paulwhispered."Noproblem!Icanclimbthetree!"Isaid."Areyou"Ofcourse.Don'tforgetIplayvolleyball!""Becareful!"Iwenttothetree.Itwasn'tveryhighanditwaseasytoclimb.From①cheekbones：顴骨②lawn：③creptpositionIcouldseehisroom.Mr.Stonewas"What'shappening?"whisperedPaul."He'ssittinginfrontofamirror,"Isaidsoftly."Hishandsareonhishead.Ohno!!!""What?What?"askedTheteacherwastotallybald?,Iandhisheadwascoveredwithdisgusting,brownwarts?!Ifeltsick.SuddenlyInoticedmyreflectioninMr.Stone'smirrorandMr.Stonenoticedit,too!Hebrusquelyturnedaroundandstaredatme.Iwasparalysedwithfear.Mymouthfellopen.Iwasexpectingtheworst.Instead,Mr.Stonedidn'tlookangry.Heactuallyseemedverysad.Heopenedthewindow."YoustudentsthinkI'mweird.Comeinside.Iwanttotellyousomething.""Uh,Mr.Stone,I'mterriblysorry...,"Istartedtosay.Iwasextremely"Don'tworry.Sinceyou'rehere,pleasecomein."Iclimbeddownthetree.Paulwasverynervous."Comeon,Jenny,let'sgoawaybeforeit'stoolate!""No,Paul.I'mgoingin.""But...IwenttowardsMr.Stone'sfrontdoor,soPaulfollowed.Theteacheropenedthedoorandmadeussitdowninhislivingroom."Doyouwantsomethingtodrink?"heasked."No,nothing,thankyou,"I"W-Whatarethose...wartsonyourhead?"askedPaul,ignoringthelookIgavehim."Thesewartsaretheresultsofathroattumour.Yousee,Istarted①bald：②warts:asateenagerandIcontinueduntilthetumour.Chemotherapy?mademeloseallofmyhair,andIdevelopedthesewarts."You'veprobablynoticedmyvoice.Unfortunately,thetumourdestroyedmyvocalchords.SonowIspeakwithavoiceimplant."Thetumourhascausedveryseriouschangesinmylife.IstartedtosufferfromdepressionandIstillseeapsychiatrist.Ialsomoved,hopingtostartabetterlifeinanewenvironment.Infact,I'mfromWisconsin.Yousee,I'mnotmarried,andtheillnesshasmademeverylonely.Peopledon'tlikeillnesses;theystayawayfromsickpeople.Sickpeoplebotherthem.""Mr.Stone,wereallyfeelterribleaboutourbehaviour,"Isaid."Yes,wereallyapologise.Wehopeyoucanforgiveus,"addedPaul."Don'tworry!Inasense,I'mgladthishappened.Ihaven'ttalkedlikethistoanyoneforalongtime.Yousee,Iwanttobefriendswithmystudents.That'swhyIaskedyourclasssomanyquestions.Butit'sveryhardformetosmile,orbecheerful.Trytounderstand,ifI'mstrict?orunpleasant."IsmiledatMr.Stone.Iwasverymoved?."Weunderstand,"Isaidsoftly."MayIaskyouaquestion?"saidPaul."Paul!"I"It'sOK.Askmeanythingyouwant,"answeredMr.Stone."What'sthatstuff?youeatatlunch?""Oh...Didthatscareyou?Thegreenliquidandtheblackpillsarepartofmytreatment.Theyincludeproteinandothernutritionalsubstances.""Andwhy,excusemycuriosity,wereyoureyesamber-①chemotherapy：化學(xué)療法②strict：嚴(yán)肅地③moved：感動④stuff：東西"Well,Itriedsomecolouredcontactlenses.Iwantedtodosomethingdifferent.Ithoughtthatanewlookcouldmakemefeelbetter,butitdidn't"Mr.Stone,"Ibegan,"Isawyouatthepark,thismorning..."Gee,Iprobablyappearedverystrangetoyou,withallthosemovements!"hesaid."Mydoctorsuggestedearly-morningexercise,infresh,cleanair.Youreallyhavewatchedmetheselastfewdays,ImustPaulandIlookedateachother.Wefeltrudeandverysilly.Wewereashamedforbeingsoinconsiderate?."Well,Mr.Stone,wedon'tknowhowtothankyouforyourhospitality?andkindness,"Isaid."Wereallydon'tdeserveit.Ourbehaviour...""That'senough,that'senough,don'tworry.ThankyouforyourI'llseeyoutomorrowatschool.Andremember,ifyoueverwanttocomeandvisitme,you'realwayswelcome.""Thankyouverymuch.We'llcomeagain,"saidPaul.PaulandIleftStone'shouse,andwalked"Well,Ithinkwe'velearnedalesson,"Paulsaid."Wemustrememberthatmanypeopleinthisworldaresuffering;manypeoplehaveproblems;and,iftheyactinstrangeways,therearereasons.Thereisn'tanalienbehindeverybush.There'saperson,justlikeyouandme.Andmaybethispersonneedsfriendshipandahelpinghand."IlookedatPaulwithaffection?andadmiration.Hiswordsexpressed①inconsiderate：②hospitality：熱情款待③affection：ownthoughtsperfectly.Wehadletourimaginationandsuperficiality?dominateus.Thismadeusforgethumanfeelingsandproblems.IthoughtaboutMr.Adamsandhisartificialarm.EveninthatcaseIhadoverreactedwithmyridiculoussuspicions."Hey,Paul,"Isaid."Iwanttocelebrate!Thisadventureisover.Ifeelrelieved.Let'sgotothe"Rainbow"andbuyanice-cream.""OK,Jenny!Good"Let'scallDana,too!"Iadded,thinkingitwasthemomenttoinformherabouteverything.WestoppedatDana'shouseandinvited①superficiality：膚淺ChapterSix:ThankstoaMissingWesatdownatthe"Rainbow"andorderedthreesundaes?."Dana,wehavenewsaboutMr.Stone!"Isaid."Yes,althoughit'saverylongstory,"PaulWetoldhereverything:thenewsonthecometandtheintergalacticmeetings;ourplantospyonMr.Stone;finally,theteacher'ssadstory.Dana'sexpressionwentfromsurprised,toworried,toashamed,duringourtale."Ourclassmustbemuchnicertohim!"shesaid."Butthiscomet...maybealienswillcometoEarth!""Dana,please,Idon'tevenwanttoheartheword'alien'!"Iexclaimed."Let'skeepoureyesopenforpeopleinneed,notforaliens!"Pauladded."OK,OK,sorry!"saidDana.Fromthewindowoftheice-creamparlour,Inoticedthatitwasalreadydark.Ilookedatthetime...mywatchwasn'tonmywrist?!"Ohno!Mywatch!"Iexclaimed.ThenIremembered."IleftitintheItookitoffatrecess,toplayvolleyball.Imustgoandget"But,Jenny,I'msurethatthejanitor?willfinditandputitinasafeplace,"saidPaul."Idon'ttrusthim.Thatwatchissoimportanttome.Itwasagiftfrommygrandfather.He'sdeadnow,andit'stheonlythingIhaveofhim.Imustgotoschoolimmediately!""Buttheschool'sclosednow!"Dana"No,nottoday.Mrs.Chingisatschoolallevening,because①②wrist：手腕③janitor：看門人preparingsomemath?tests.IknowbecauseIheardhertalkingtoMiss"OK.Well,I'llseeyoutomorrowthen.Ihavetogohomeandstartmyhomework,"Paulsaid."Metoo,"DanaWeleftthe"Rainbow"andIwenttowardsJeffersonHigh.Thebackdoorwasopen.Iwentin.Ourgymisonthegroundfloor,butIdidn'tgothereSomethingstoppedme.Ifeltastrangesensation.Ididn'tknowwhatitSomethingwantedmetoclimbthestairsandgouptotheIfeltafraid.Theschoolwasdarkandsilent.I"WhereamIgoing?WhyamIclimbingthesestairs?"Ithought.Myheartbeatfasterandfaster.Somethingterriblewasatthetopofthestairs—Isensedit—butwhat?Idesperatelywantedtorunawayandreturnhome,butIcouldn't.Themysteriousforceinsidememademegoon.OnthethirdfloorIheardanoise.Someonewasmoaning?!AsIpassedbythejanitor'scloset?,thesoundbecamelouder.Someoneneededhelp!Iopenedthecloset.ItwasMrs.Ching!Theoldteacherwasonachairwithherhandsandfeettied.Shewasgagged?andhereyeswereopeninterror."Mrs.Ching!"Iwhispered.Itookthecloth?fromher"Help!"shesaid."Someoneisdoingsomethingwrong,andhe,orshe,①②shivered：③moaning：呻④closet：壁⑤⑥cloth：布herenow!Thepersonisin"OK,Mrs.Ching,stayhere.Whoeveritismustn'tsuspectanything."Iputtheclothbackintheteacher'smouthandleftthecloset.Ilookedaroundthesecondfloor.Iwasterrified.EverythingwasThelong,darkhallwasveryThenInoticedsomething:alightwasoninthecomputerIcrepttothedoor.Someoneinsidewasworkingonacomputer.Icouldhearfingersclickingonthekeys.Slowly,veryslowly,Iopenedthedoor.Justacrack?.ItwasMr.Adams!Hewastypingakindofcodeonthescreen.Wasitapassword?Thenhetookasmall,plasticobjectfromhispocket.Itlookedlikeakey.Heinserteditinthedisketteslot.Thescreenblackedout.Itflickered?.Thensomethingappeared:itwasthefaceofanThealienhadagreenheadandbig,redeyes.Itdidn'thavehairanditdidn'thaveanose.Itsmouthandearswereverysmall.ThenMr.Adamsputhishandsonhishead.Hewaspullingathishair.Itstartedtocomeapart!Hewastakingoffhishair,andhisface!Agreen,baldheadsurfaced:Irealisedthathewasidenticaltothealienonthescreen!Heputhis"face"onthecomputertable.ThenthefalseMr.Adamsstarted"Klyregcallsbase.Klyreghere.Klyregcalls"ALTANKPILLEX,Klyreg.Howisyourmission?proceeding?"saidthealienonthescreenwithamechanicalvoice."FornoweverythingisOK.ButI'malreadytiredofthismask,andI①disguise：偽②crack③flickered：④mission：speakingthisbarbarian?"Englishisnotabarbarianlanguage!"Ithought''I'msorry,butyourvoiceimplantmuststayinsideyouuntilthemissionhasfinished.Thenwecanremoveit.Tellme,doesanyonesuspectyou?"saidthealien."No,Idon'tthinkso.Ihadasmallproblemwithanoldmathteacher,butIwasindisguise,andItiedherupinacloset.So,everything'sfine.""Haha!You'rewrong!I'mherenow!"I"Ihopeyou'reright.Ourmissioncan'tfail.ThespaceshipmustcomethisFriday.We'lllandintheold,abandonedairfield.We'llwaitforyouthere.By9:30p.m.youmustbeready.YoumusthavethetwostudentstotaketoMitrax.Wecan'tbelate.WhenthecometleavestheVirgoconstellation,wewon'tbeabletotravelanymore.TheintergalacticdoorscloseonFriday,atmidnight,"saidthealienonthescreen."Iknow,Iknow.Don'tworry.Imuststillchoosethetwostudents,butIthinkIknowwhoIwant.""Howwillyoucapturethestudents?Youcan'ttouchthembecauseyou're"Aha!Sothestoryofhisprosthesiswasabig,fatlie!"Ithought."OnFridayeveningthereisafamily-teachers'meeting.DuringthemeetingI'llleavetheotherteachers.Whiletheparentsarelisteningtotheteachers,I'llaskthestudentstocomewithme.I'llinventanexcuse.ThenI'lltakethemtothesciencelabandI'llspraythemwithmyhypnotising?spray.Oncethey'rehypnotised,they'lldoeverythingIsay.Theywon'tbeabletothink,orrebel.We'llgooutofthebuildingbythefire-escapeexitandwalk①barbarian：②hypnotising：有眠作用totheairfield,"saidMr.AdamsKlyreg."I'msurehewantsme!"Isaidtomyself."Beattheairfieldby9:30p.m.then,Klyreg.Goodluck.ALTANK"ALTANKPILLEX,Gortz,"saidMr.Adams/Klyregtothealienonthescreen.Thenhetookthekeyoutandthecomputerscreenreturnedtonormal.IsilentlyclosedthedoorandquicklywentbacktoMrs.Ching."Ican'ttellyouanything;it'sforyourownsafety.Justactnormally,andnoonewillhurtyou,"Isaid."Who..."Mrs.Chingstartedtoask,butIescapeddownthestairsandranoutofthebuilding.IstoppedrunningwhenIwasfarfromtheschool.Mywatchwasstillinthegym,butatthatpointIdidn'tcare.Ihadalotofdifficultysleepingthatnight.IdecidedtotellPaulandDana,butnooneelse:noonewouldbelieveme.ChapterSeven:TheThenextday,assoonasIarrivedatschool,Iwenttothegymtolookformywatch.Fortunately,itwasstillthere.AtlunchtimeItookDanaandPaultoanemptytableandstartedmystory.Idecidedtogettothepoint"Mr.Adamsisanalien!"Isaid."No,notagain!Areyoudoingthisonpurpose?Becauseifyou'renot,youhaveaproblem!"Paulexclaimedangrily."Ithoughtyouwantedtostopallthis.Ithoughtyouwereashamedofyourbehaviour!FirstMr.Stone,nowMr.Adams!"hecontinued,whileDanaraisedhereyebrowsincredulouslyandsuppresseda"IknowIseemcrazy,"Isaid,feelingtearsinmy"ButI'mtellingyouthetruth.Isawhimwithmyowneyes!Pleaselistentome."Itoldthemeverything,frommymysterioussensationtotheconversationbetweenMr.Adams/Klyregandthealienonthecomputerscreen.Bothmyfriendslookedterrifiedandshocked.Theyfinallybelievedme."Besides,"Iadded,"doyourememberhowhelookedatthesun?It'sincredible!"Icontinued,"He'sgreenandhisnameisKlyreg.OtheraliensarecominginaspaceshiponFridayevening.They'regoingtolandintheoldabandonedairfieldnearourhighschool.TheywanttotaketwostudentswiththemtoMitrax!""Mitrax?"asked"Yes.Itmustbethenameoftheirplanet.""ThisFriday?"addedDana."Exactly.Duringthefamily-teachers'meeting.He'sgoingtothemwithasprayandtakethemonhis"TodayisThursday!Weonlyhaveadaytodosomething!"exclaimed"Ihaveanidea!"Isaid."What?"askedmyfriends."Wecantrytofindthehypnotisingsprayandtakeitawayfromhim.Itcanonlybeintwoplaces:somewhereinhishouse,orsomewhereinthesciencelab.""Goodidea!Thisafternoonafterhegoeshome,wecanlookforthesprayinthelab;ifthesprayisn'tthere,tomorrowmorningwewon'tgotoschool.We'llgetintohishouseinsomewayandtakethespray,"addedPaul."Butwedon'tevenknowwherehelives!"objectedDana."Well,we'llfindout!"Isaid."Sowewanttostealhishypnotisingspray.MaybeMattcanhelpus.Hehasakeythatopensalldoors,"Danasaid.Dana'sbrotherMattisa"Areyousurehe'llgiveittoyou?Idon'tthinkhe'llbelievethisstory,"I"Ofcoursenot!Howcanhebelievesomethinglikethis?Iobviouslyhavetostealthekey.""Ihopehedoesn'tnotice.Stealingapassepartout?fromthepoliceisabigcrime,"Paulcommented."Yes,butit'stheonlywaytoenterwherewewant.Don'tworry.I'llbecareful.Gee,Mr.Adamsissofriendlyandhandsome!It'sdifficulttobelievethathe'sahorrible,greenalien!Well,thisafternoonI'llgetthekey."①"Remember,don'tsayanythingtoanyone,"Isaid."Thisisoursecret.""OK.Don't"IhopeeverythingwillbeOK,"PaulWewenttoourafternoonclasses.Icouldn'twaitforthedaytofinish.Iwasnervousandexcited.ChapterEight:Paul'sIconstantlythoughtofthedaybefore.Irememberedwhenhetookoffhisface.Behindthatblondhairtherewasabald,greenhead.Behindthosebrowneyes,tworedones.Andbehindthenose,nothing!Ishivered.Afterschool,IwentwithDanatoherhouse.Paul,instead,stayedatschooltomakesurethatKlyregwenthome.WhenDanaandIarrivedatherhouse,therewasnoonethere."IhopeMattdidn'ttakethekeywithhim!"saidDana.Wewentin.Danawenttoherbrother'sroom.Iheardheropenmanydrawers?.Icrossedmy"Hereitis!"Dana"Oh,great!Nowlet'sgobacktoschool!"I"Wait!Mymomwillbebacksoon.Ihavetoleaveheranote...I'lltellherI'matthelibrary,"Danasaid.Wewentbacktoschool.Paulwassittingonthesteps."HasKlyregleft?"I"Yes.Wecangoin,"PaulWewentuptothesciencelab.Whenwearrived,wenoticedthatthedoorwasopen.Someonewaswhistlinginside."Ohno!It'sthejanitor!"Paul"Let'shideinthebathroom!"Danasuggested."It'salreadybeencleaned,sohewon'tcomein."Wequicklyenteredthegirls'bathroomandhid.Aftersometimethejanitorwalkedaway.Weheardhimgodownthestairs.①drawers："OK,now!"PaulWeenteredthelabandlookedaround.WeopenedthechemicalcabinetwithMatt'spassepartoutandexaminedeverycontainer.Thereweren'tanyspraysorstrangebottles.Sowetriedtherefrigerator."What'sthis?!"Isaid.Insidetherefrigeratortherewasaspraywithoutalabel.Itwasverydifficulttoopenandithadabizarre?phosphorescence?."Wow!It'sprobablyKlyreg'shypnotisingspray!Buthowcanwebesure?"Paulasked."Wehavetobesurethatit'stherightone.Anerrorcouldbefatal.Ihaveanidea!Icantrythesprayonmydog,Fred.Fredhatestakingbathsandespeciallyeatingleftovers?.I'llsprayhim.Ifhedoesn'tprotest,wehavetherightspray!"Isaid."Excellent!Pleasephonemeafterandtellmetheresults!"Paulsaid."Iwanttoknow,too!"Danaadded.Wecarefullywentoutofthelabandleftthebuilding.WhenIarrivedhome,IpreparedabigbathforFred."Fred!Freddie!"Icalled.Thedogwasinthegarden.Whenhesawmewiththebigbasinfullofwater,hebarkedandhowled.Heraninsidehisdog-"Sillydog!"Ithought.Itookthespray,wenttothedog-houseandsprayedFred.ThenIcalledhimagainandIpointedtowardsthewaterinthebasin.Whatasurprise!Fredcalmlycameoutofthedog-houseandjumpedintothewater!AfterFred'sbathIwenttotherefrigeratorandtookoutsomeleftovers.Iputtheminhisdishandgaveittohim.①bizarre：②phosphores