3. Introducing the Escapist

3 Introducing the Escapist When he and his father climbed out of the van at the Foxes' farmhouse a few hours later, Stanley was greeted by a big shaggy dog that bounded up, flattened him to the ground, and licked his face. "Sequoia!" a voice called. "Heel!" The dog leaped off of Stanley and sat panting beside him. A barefoot woman with curly blond hair and a flowing, brightly colored dress reached for Stanley's hand, helping him up. "I'm Lily's mom, Amber," she said, and turned toward Mr. Lambchop. "And you must be Stanley's father."

几个小时后，当他和父亲在福克斯家的农舍爬出货车时，一只毛茸茸的大狗迎了上来，把他压在地上，舔了舔他的脸。 “红杉!”一个声音喊道。 “跟!”那只狗从斯坦利身上跳下来，坐在他旁边喘着气。 一个光着脚的女人，金发卷曲，穿着一件飘逸的、色彩鲜艳的连衣裙，伸手抓住斯坦利的手，把他扶了起来。 “我是莉莉的妈妈，安布尔，”她说，然后转向兰博切先生。 “你一定是斯坦利的父亲。”

"It's George," Stanley's dad replied. "Well, I want to thank you both for being part of our little caper." She threw one arm around Dr. Fox and put her other hand on Lily's shoulder. "When our Lily sets her mind to something, she never gives up." The Foxes led them up to the farmhouse. After Stanley's father had called Stanley's mom to check in, they joined Lily and her parents for dinner around a worn wooden table. There were so

“是乔治，”斯坦利的爸爸回答。 “嗯，我想感谢你们俩参与我们的小活动。” 她伸出一只胳膊搂住了医生。 小狐把她的另一只手放在莉莉的肩膀上。 “当我们的莉莉下定决心做一件事时，她从不放弃。” 狐狸把他们带到农舍。 在斯坦利的父亲打电话给斯坦利的母亲登记后，他们和莉莉和她的父母一起围着一张破旧的木桌吃晚饭。 有那么多

many different colors of food, they reminded Stanley of the fruit and vegetable section of the supermarket. "We grew most of this here on the farm," said Amber, serving Stanley some kale slaw. "In fact, if you eat fruits or vegetables back home that are grown in America, chances are they come from California. There's no place better on Earth." She rattled off the things on the table: "Artichokes, arugula, asparagus, avocados, basil, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, celery, corn, cucumbers, edamame, eggplant, escarole—" "Mom," Lily gently interrupted. "They get the idea." "But I'm only at the letter e!" complained her mother. Stanley realized that Amber had been listing foods alphabetically, and he slapped his forehead.

许多不同颜色的食物，它们使斯坦利想起了超市里的水果和蔬菜区。 “我们大部分都是在农场里种的，”安布尔说着，递给斯坦利一些羽衣甘蓝沙拉。 “事实上，如果你在家吃的水果或蔬菜是在美国种植的，它们很可能来自加州。 地球上没有比这更好的地方了。” 她飞快地说出桌上的东西:“洋蓟、芝麻菜、芦笋、牛油果、罗勒、甜菜、西兰花、哈密瓜、胡萝卜、芹菜、玉米、黄瓜、毛豆、茄子、莴苣——”“妈妈，”莉莉轻轻地打断她的话。 “他们明白我的意思。”“可我只看到了字母e!”她母亲抱怨道。 斯坦利意识到安布尔一直在按字母顺序列出食物，他拍了拍额头。

"That's something my mom would do! She's crazy about anything which has to do with language." Amber said, "I think you mean that, not which, Stanley." Stanley and his father both laughed at how much she sounded like Mrs. Lambchop. "I don't know which my mom likes more, vegetables or vowels," said Lily. "Last summer she attached a plow to the back of my wheelchair so I could help in the fields." Stanley's father said, "A human plow, huh? I suppose that's how you got so strong, Lily." Lily said, "I was born strong."

“那是我妈妈会做的事!”她对任何与语言有关的东西都很着迷。” 安布尔说:“我想你是那个意思，不是那个，斯坦利。” 斯坦利和他的父亲都笑了，因为她听起来很像兰切普太太。 “我不知道我妈妈更喜欢哪个，蔬菜还是元音，”莉莉说。 “去年夏天，她在我的轮椅后面装了一个犁，这样我就可以在地里帮忙了。” 斯坦利的父亲说:“人类犁，是吧? 我想这就是你变得如此强壮的原因吧，莉莉。” 莉莉说:“我生来就很强壮。”

After a dessert of fresh blackberries, blueberries, and boysenberries with cream, Dr. Fox said, "Ready to head out to the barn?" "I could've skipped dinner, I'm so ready," said Lily. Following them to the big barn, Stanley was surprised to find there were no animals. Instead the inside of the barn looked like a spotless, high-tech body shop for fixing up cars—only without the cars. On the wall hung at least a dozen different wheelchairs gleaming like jewels. One looked more like a tiny Formula One racecar, red and white and shiny with a pointed nose. One was clad in a varsity athlete's uniform, complete with white striped wheels instead of socks. One balanced on what looked like a pair of ice-skating blades instead of wheels, and it hung near a hockey stick with a sawed-off handle. And one looked like the bottom half of a ball gown, with sparkly fabric covering everything but the bottom of the wheels.

在吃了一份由新鲜黑莓、蓝莓和boysenberries加奶油组成的甜点后。 小狐说:“准备好去谷仓了吗?”“我本可以不吃晚饭的，我已经准备好了。”莉莉说。 跟着他们来到大谷仓，斯坦利惊讶地发现里面没有动物。 相反，谷仓内部看起来像一个一尘不染的高科技车身修理厂，专门修理汽车——只是没有汽车。 墙上挂着至少十几张不同的轮椅，像珠宝一样闪闪发光。 其中一辆看起来更像是一辆小型的一级方程式赛车，红白相间，尖鼻子闪闪发光。 其中一人穿着校队运动员的制服，没有穿袜子，而是穿着白色条纹的轮子。 其中一个看起来像溜冰刀而不是轮子，它挂在一根柄被锯掉的曲棍球棒旁边。 其中一个看起来像舞会礼服的下半部分，除了轮子的底部，其他地方都被闪闪发光的织物覆盖了。

"What kind of a doctor are you, anyway?" Stanley's father asked. "I have a PhD in mechanical engineering," replied Dr. Fox. "And you made all these?" said Stanley. "Lily and I designed and built them together," said Dr. Fox.

“你到底是个什么样的医生?”斯坦利的父亲问。 “我有机械工程的博士学位。” 狐狸。“这些都是你做的吗?”斯坦利说。 “莉莉和我一起设计并建造了它们，”他说。 狐狸。