12 I Know Where You Stand Here’s Where I Lie

CHAPTER TWELVE I KNOW WHERE YOU STAND. HERE'S WHERE I LIE. The cameras and monitors hummed. Images of people started popping up and the Frandidate swiftly got impressions of what they wanted and instantly changed its appearance. From inside, Franny marveled at the Frandidate's skill. It changed to look like a butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker. It

第十二章我知道你的立场。 我躺在这里。摄像机和监视器嗡嗡作响。 人们的图像开始弹出，候选人很快就得到了他们想要的印象，并立即改变了外观。 在内心深处，弗兰尼惊叹于这位候选人的技巧。 它变成了一个屠夫，一个面包师，一个烛台制造者。 它

became old, it became young. It could look like a man or a woman. It could imitate anything. Franny could sense what the Frandidate was feeling.

变老了，就变年轻了。 它可能看起来像一个男人或一个女人。 它可以模仿任何东西。 弗兰尼能感觉到候选人的心情。

"Vote for Franny K. Stein," Franny said, and it came out in hundreds of accents, dozens of languages, and countless different voices. And it sounded very persuasive. The Support Meter continued to climb, and the Frandidate's skin tingled more and more as it did. It really loves the support, Franny thought. Every few minutes, Igor would get worried and peek up from his satellite controls. When the Frandidate saw that he

“投票给弗兰妮·k·斯坦吧，”弗兰妮说，这句话以数百种口音、数十种语言和无数不同的声音出现。 听起来很有说服力。 支持率继续攀升，候选人的皮肤越来越刺痛。 它真的很喜欢这种支持，弗兰妮想。 每隔几分钟，伊戈尔就会担心一下，从他的卫星控制台上往上看。 当候选人看到他

was looking, it would turn into Miss Wizzywozzle, and Igor felt calm again. It is nice to have Miss Wizzywozzle in the lab, he thought, even if deep down he knew it wasn't really Miss Wizzywozzle.

就会变成魔法豆小姐，伊戈尔又平静下来了。 实验室里有神奇魔术小姐真好，他想，尽管他内心深处知道那不是真正的神奇魔术小姐。

"And if elected, I'll make sure that old ladies never get sick," the Frandidate told one old lady. How am I going to keep that promise? Franny thought. "I will outlaw brussels sprouts," it said to another person. "And everybody will get their own unicorn."

“如果当选，我将确保老太太们永远不会生病，”这位候选人对一位老太太说。 我怎么才能兑现这个承诺呢？ 弗兰尼的想法。“我要取缔抱子甘蓝，”它对另一个人说。 “每个人都会得到自己的独角兽。”

"Wait a second!" Franny shouted. "I can't promise that," she said, but her voice didn't come out of the Frandidate's mouth. It was ignoring her now, and saying everything for itself.

“等一下！”弗兰妮喊道。 “我不能保证，”她说，但她的声音并不是出自候选人之口。 现在它不理睬她了，一切都不言自明了。