4 Tube Head

CHAPTER FOUR TUBE HEAD Franny's mom pressed a button on the remote control and the television came on. Freddy stopped in mid-step and slumped down on the floor in front of it.

弗兰妮的妈妈按下遥控器上的一个按钮，电视就开了。 弗莱迪在台阶中间停了下来，瘫倒在它前面的地板上。

Franny was fascinated. Freddy was transfixed by the screen. "It's like he's hypnotized," she said. She waved her hand in front of his face and he did nothing. Franny left and came back with a few things from her lab. She waved a black widow spider, a vampire bat, and a cobra in front of his face, and still he did nothing but stare at the TV.

弗兰妮被迷住了。弗雷迪被屏幕惊呆了。 “他好像被催眠了，”她说。 她在他面前挥挥手，他什么也没做。 弗兰妮离开了，从实验室拿了些东西回来。 她在他面前挥舞着一只黑寡妇蜘蛛、一只吸血蝙蝠和一条眼镜蛇，他什么也没做，只是盯着电视。

Franny began to grin. "This may be what I need," she said. And after looking through a book about electronics, she assembled a TV and remote control for her dog.

弗兰尼开始咧嘴笑了。“这可能就是我需要的，”她说。 在翻阅了一本有关电子产品的书籍后，她为她的狗组装了一台电视和遥控器。

Franny set up the new television in front of Igor. "I know that there's nothing you like better than helping me with my work, Igor," she said softly. "But give this a look and see if you might be willing to watch it once in a while when I need to work alone."

弗兰妮把新电视机放在伊戈尔面前。 “我知道你最喜欢的就是帮我干活了，伊戈尔，”她轻声说。 “不过你可以看一下这个，看你是否愿意偶尔在我需要单独工作的时候看一下。”

Franny pressed the button on the remote control and the TV came on. Igor slumped down on the floor and stared at it.

弗兰妮按下遥控器上的按钮，电视就开了。 伊戈尔瘫倒在地板上，盯着它看。

She waved tarantulas, bones, and even a small monster she had recently made in front of Igor, and all he did was stare at the screen. "Perfect," said Franny. "This is perfect."

她在伊戈尔面前挥舞着狼蛛、骨头，甚至是她最近做的一个小怪物，而他只是盯着屏幕。 “太好了，”弗兰妮说。“这太完美了。”