They had to turn it in soon, but he hadn't even started his part.

他們必須儘快上交，但他還沒開始自己的部分。

Jack and Claire were in his group.

傑克和克萊爾在他的小組裡。

They had worked hard.

他們工作得很辛苦。

They were also very smart, and Lee didn't want them to get a bad grade.

他們也很聰明，李不想讓他們的成績太差。

Jack did the report.

傑克做了報告。

He wrote a lot of very good sentences and described things with great adjectives.

他寫了很多很好的句子，用很棒的形容詞描述事物。

Claire drew a nice map of the stars.

克萊爾畫了一張漂亮的星空圖。

Now Lee needed to do his part of the project.

現在，李需要完成他的那部分工作。

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

好吧，我想我得開始做我的模型了，李想。

Making a model of a planet was really hard.

製作行星模型真的很難。

Lee tried to read several books, but he couldn't comprehend any of the charts.

李試圖閱讀幾本書，但他無法理解任何圖表。

We're going to fail because of me, Lee said.

我們會因為我而失敗，李說。

He put his head down on the table and said, I wish I could see a planet instead of having to read about it.

他把頭趴在桌子上說："我希望能看到一個星球，而不是在書上看到。

Suddenly there was a bright light.

突然，眼前一亮。

Lee was pulled from his chair, through the roof, and right into a strange ship.

李從椅子上被拉了起來，穿過屋頂，直接進入了一艘奇怪的飛船。

Hello, kid, said an alien.

你好，孩子，一個外星人說。

Did you ask for help?

你尋求幫助了嗎？

Lee told the friendly alien all about his project.

李向友好的外星人講述了他的項目。

The alien agreed to help Lee solve his problem.

外星人同意幫助李解決他的問題。

First we'll fly through space to view the universe.

首先，我們將飛越太空，俯瞰宇宙。

Then I can help you make a model of my planet.

然後，我可以幫你製作一個我的星球模型。

Soon they were going through the clouds.

很快，他們就穿過了雲層。

They passed the moon.

他們經過了月亮。

Then they viewed Mars.

然後，他們觀看了火星。

Lee was very excited.

李非常激動。

Instead of a bad grade, his group would have the best project ever.

他的小組非但沒有得到糟糕的成績，反而獲得了有史以來最好的項目。

It's time to go home, the alien finally said.

外星人最後說，是時候回家了。

On the way back, he helped Lee make a model of the planet Mars.

在回來的路上，他幫李製作了一個火星模型。

Soon they were on Earth.

很快，他們就來到了地球。

Thanks, Lee said.

謝謝，李說。

My model will be awesome.

我的模型將非常棒。

Then he took his model and said goodbye to his new friend.

然後，他拿著自己的模型，向新朋友道別。