4. Silicon Valley

4 Silicon Valley "It's the technology capital of America, and maybe even the world. Silicon Valley is where computers were born," Lily explained to Stanley the next morning. They were riding in the back of the van while their fathers rode up front. "Dad's best friend owns a company there. He has a whole team of people helping us." Stanley caught himself staring at Lily's feet. "Can I ask you something?" he said hesitantly. "Shoot," said Lily.

“它是美国的科技之都，甚至是世界的科技之都。 硅谷是计算机诞生的地方。”第二天早上，莉莉向斯坦利解释道。 他们坐在货车的后面，他们的父亲坐在前面。 “爸爸最好的朋友在那里开了一家公司。 他有一整个团队的人在帮助我们。” 斯坦利不由自主地盯着莉莉的脚。 “我能问你件事吗?”他迟疑地说。 “该死。”莉莉说。

"What happened to your legs?" he asked. "Sorry," he added quickly. "You don't need to be embarrassed about asking." She shrugged. "I was born this way. I can't walk because my legs and my brain don't talk to each other very well." "Do you ever wish you could walk?" Lily smirked. "Do you ever wish you weren't flat?" "Sometimes," admitted Stanley. "But I don't really think about it that much anymore. It's just... the way I am." Lily smiled. "Exactly," she said. Stanley was expecting an office building like the one where his father worked. But when they arrived, he found a campus that reminded him more of the University of Texas at Austin, where he had recently visited his friend Eduardo. People were playing Frisbee on a sprawling lawn surrounded by glass buildings. They made their way to the biggest building, where Dr. Fox led them through a room filled with people at desks, Ping-Pong tables, and pinball

“你的腿怎么了?”他问。 “对不起，”他赶紧补充道。 “你不需要因为开口而感到尴尬。” 她耸耸肩。“我生来就是这样。 我不能走路，因为我的腿和我的大脑不能很好地沟通。” “你曾经希望自己能走路吗?”莉莉傻笑。 “你有没有希望自己不是平的?”“有时候，”斯坦利承认。 “但我真的不再想那么多了。 它只是…我就是这样。” 莉莉笑了。“没错，”她说。 斯坦利期待着一栋像他父亲工作过的那种办公楼。 但当他们到达时，他发现一个更让他想起德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的校园，他最近在那里拜访了他的朋友爱德华多。 人们在玻璃建筑环绕的草坪上玩飞盘。 他们来到了最大的大楼。 小狐领着他们穿过一个房间，里面坐满了桌子、乒乓球桌和弹球桌旁的人

machines. A handful of employees in T-shirts were arguing and scrawling diagrams with Magic Markers on one wall.

机器。几名穿着t恤的员工正在争吵，并用魔笔在一面墙上潦草地画着图表。

Stanley's father murmured, "I wish I worked in a place like this."

斯坦利的父亲喃喃地说:“我真希望我能在这样的地方工作。”

"I wish we lived in a place like this," Stanley said. They came to a desk in the middle of the floor, where a man with a beard was staring intently at something on his computer screen. He sat on a giant inflatable ball. When he looked up and saw Dr. Fox, his face broke into a huge smile. "Theo!" he cried, grabbing his old friend in a bear hug. Then he saw Lily and said, "Lily pad!" "Hiya, Uncle Jerry!" said Lily, rolling over for a squeeze. "Jerry," said Dr. Fox, "I want you to meet Stanley Lambchop and his father, George." "We've been waiting for you!" said Uncle Jerry, pumping Stanley's hand. "Everyone's been working around the clock." He ushered them down the hall to a bank of elevators. Inside, Jerry punched B for basement. "Wait until you see what we've come up with!" The elevator doors opened onto a laboratory. People in white coats and sneakers were hurrying back and forth, but they all stopped in their tracks when they saw Stanley and Lily. "Team!" said Uncle Jerry. "Meet Stanley!"

“我希望我们能住在这样的地方，”斯坦利说。 他们来到地板中央的一张桌子前，桌子上一个留着胡子的男人正目不转睛地盯着电脑屏幕上的什么东西。 他坐在一个巨大的充气球上。 当他抬起头，看到了医生。 小狐，他的脸上绽开了灿烂的笑容。 “西奥!”他喊道，紧紧地抱住他的老朋友。 然后他看到了莉莉，说:“睡莲!”“你好，杰瑞叔叔!”莉莉说着，翻过身来挤了一下。 “杰瑞，”狐狸医生说，“我想让你见见斯坦利·兰博切和他的父亲乔治。” “我们一直在等你!”杰瑞叔叔说着，握着斯坦利的手。 “每个人都在夜以继日地工作。” 他领着他们穿过大厅，来到一排电梯前。 在里面，杰里打了个B键，选择地下室。 “等着看我们想出的东西吧!”电梯门通向一间实验室。 穿着白大褂和运动鞋的人们来回匆匆，但当他们看到斯坦利和莉莉时，他们都停住了脚步。 “团队!”杰瑞叔叔说。“斯坦利见面!”

Everyone called out welcoming words. "Stanley's just like us," he said. "He thinks Lily Pad here has a crazy idea. But you know the thing about crazy ideas? They're the only ones big enough to change the world. That's why he's agreed to be part of her plan. So let's do our part and give Stanley a boost, shall we?" Uncle Jerry pressed a button, and a big black screen rose up from a slot in the floor. In front of it hung a glimmering black jumpsuit stretched around a mannequin shaped just like Stanley. The suit covered everything except the eyes, like a ninja costume. Meanwhile, there was webbed fabric connecting the arms to the sides of the legs, almost like the wings of a bat.

每个人都喊出了欢迎的话。 “斯坦利和我们一样，”他说。 “他认为莉莉·帕德有一个疯狂的想法。 但你知道疯狂想法的后果吗? 他们是唯一能改变世界的人。 所以他才同意加入她的计划。 所以让我们尽自己的一份力，给斯坦利加油，好吗?”杰瑞叔叔按下一个按钮，一个黑色的大屏幕从地板上的一个缝隙里升起。 在它前面挂着一件闪闪发光的黑色连衣裤，裹着一个像斯坦利的人体模型。 除了眼睛，其他部位都遮住了，就像忍者服一样。 与此同时，有网状的织物连接着手臂和腿的两侧，几乎像蝙蝠的翅膀。