3. The Combine-0-Tron 2000

CHAPTER 3 THE COMBINE-O-TRON 2000 Melvin Sneedly, the school brainiac, was not about to let anybody leave the classroom until he had given his demonstration speech. "We still have fifteen minutes left before lunch," said Melvin, "and that's just enough time for me to demonstrate my new invention, the Combine-O-Tron 2000." "Aww, maaaan!" whined Melvin's classmates.

梅尔文·史尼利是学校里的天才，在他做了演示演讲之前，他不让任何人离开教室。 “午饭前我们还有15分钟，”梅尔文说，“这时间刚好够我展示我的新发明，Combine-O-Tron 2000。” “啊，老兄！”梅尔文的同学们抱怨道。

The children all slumped back into their seats while Melvin pushed a plastic rolling cart to the front of the classroom. On top of the cart were a hamster, a small robot (which Melvin had built himself), and a strange-looking contraption shaped like an ice-cream cone. "Today," said Melvin, "I will demonstrate how to turn an ordinary hamster into your very own bionic cyber-servant."

当梅尔文把一辆塑料推车推到教室前面时，孩子们都瘫倒在座位上。 车顶上有一只仓鼠，一个小机器人（这是梅尔文自己做的），还有一个形状像冰淇淋蛋筒的奇怪装置。 “今天，”梅尔文说，“我将演示如何把一只普通的仓鼠变成你自己的仿生网络仆人。”

Melvin placed his pet hamster, Sulu, at one end of the cart, and his tiny homemade robot at the other end. "I shall now combine this ordinary hamster with this tiny robot using the Combine-O-Tron 2000."

梅尔文把他的宠物仓鼠苏鲁放在车的一端，把他自制的小机器人放在另一端。 “我现在要用combine - o - tron 2000把这只普通的仓鼠和这个小机器人结合起来。”

Melvin picked up the Combine-O-Tron 2000 and turned it on. A high-pitched tone pierced the classroom air, getting higher and higher in frequency as the machine charged to full power. Melvin typed some last-minute calculations into the keyboard on the side of the Combine-O-Tron 2000 as its laser extractor warmed up.

梅尔文拿起combo - o - tron 2000，把它打开。 一个尖锐的声音穿透了教室的空气，随着机器充满电，频率越来越高。 随着激光提取器的预热，梅尔文在combo - o - tron 2000旁边的键盘上输入了一些最后一刻的计算结果。

Suddenly, two streaks of red glowing light flashed onto Sulu and the tiny robot. The Combine-O-Tron 2000 began assimilating information on the two elements it was about to combine. "Don't worry, kids," said Melvin. "This procedure is totally painless. Sulu won't feel a thing." Finally, a computerized voice started the countdown: "Combining buo elemenbs in Five seconds. Combining buo elemenbs in Four seconds. Combining buo elemenbs in three seconds. Combining buo elemenbs in buo seconds. Combining buo elemenbs in one second."

突然，两道红光闪到苏鲁和小机器人身上。 combine - o - tron 2000开始吸收关于它即将结合的两个元素的信息。 “别担心，孩子们，”梅尔文说。 “这个过程完全无痛。 苏鲁不会有什么感觉的。”最后，一个电脑化的声音开始了倒计时：“五秒钟内组合五种元素。” 在四秒内组合五种元素。 在三秒内组合三个元素。 在五秒内组合五种元素。 在一秒钟内结合多个元素。”

BLAZZZZT! A burst of brilliant white light shot out of the Combine-O-Tron 2000 and formed a ball of energy between Sulu and the tiny robot. The hamster and the robot began to slide closer and closer together until they disappeared into the energy ball.

BLAZZZZT !一道明亮的白光从combo - o - tron 2000中射出，在苏鲁和小机器人之间形成了一个能量球。 仓鼠和机器人开始越来越靠近，直到它们消失在能量球里。