Chapter 27

27 NO! NO! NO!" Edison pounds his desk with one small fist, yelling at the blinking red light above the label HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE. "Do not tell me that dim-bulb Einstein and his idiot friends somehow wrecked my dam!" Mr. Chimp examines the images on his computer monitor. He opens three new windows, scrolls through a stack of files and

27日不!不!不!”爱迪生用一个小拳头敲打着他的桌子，对着标签“水力涡轮机”上方闪烁的红灯大喊大叫。 “别告诉我爱因斯坦和他的白痴朋友弄坏了我的水坝！”黑猩猩先生检查了电脑显示器上的图像。 他打开三个新窗口，在一堆文件中滚动，然后

menus, and calls up security-cam video of the turbine. He rewinds. He plays. A grainy black-and-white video shows the monster turbine spinning freely. Edison looks over Mr. Chimp's shoulder. "It's fine." Mr. Chimp points to the time code in the upper left corner. One hour earlier. Mr. Chimp fast-forwards. The video image shows nothing but the turbine spinning. "Fine, fine, fine," says Edison, suddenly more hopeful. Then a shape, from the penstock feed, fills the right side of the screen. Mr. Chimp punches PLAY. "What?" says Edison. A blurry figure, one blinking light on its head-shaped piece, hose arms snaking, legs kicking, dives headfirst into the turbine blades.

菜单，然后调出涡轮机的监控录像。 他倒带。他扮演。一段模糊的黑白视频显示，巨型涡轮机自由旋转。 爱迪生从黑猩猩先生的肩膀上看过去。 “这很好。”猩猩先生指着左上角的时间代码。 一小时前。黑猩猩先生快进。 视频图像显示的只是涡轮机在旋转。 “很好，很好，很好，”爱迪生说，突然充满了希望。 然后一个形状，从压力管进料，填充屏幕的右侧。 猩猩先生打PLAY。“什么？”爱迪生说。 一个模糊的身影，头部形状的部分闪烁着一盏灯，他的手臂弯曲，腿踢着，头朝下扑进了涡轮叶片。

"I know, I know," says Edison. "I can see as well as you." Mr. Chimp shakes his head. "But what is he doing? Robots shouldn't work underwater!" On-screen, the grainy black-and-white Klank spreads his arms and legs and smashes the turbine as much as it smashes him. There is no sound, but the picture jumps with the force of metal on metal—pounding, bending, ripping, spinning, exploding into useless pieces. Both turbine and robot fall to bits and wash out of the picture into the downstream outlet. The turbine security-cam picture clears and

“我知道，我知道，”爱迪生说。 “我和你看得一样清楚。” 猩猩先生摇了摇头。 “可他在干什么？”机器人不应该在水下工作！”在屏幕上，颗粒状的黑白克兰克张开双臂和双腿，像砸他一样砸涡轮机。 没有声音，但画面随着金属之间的碰撞而跳跃——碰撞、弯曲、撕裂、旋转，爆炸成无用的碎片。 涡轮机和机器人都摔成碎片，从画面中被冲到下游出口。 涡轮机监控摄像头的画面清晰了

shows—where there used to be a half-ton, steel-bladed turbine—nothing. Edison stares at the empty screen. "B-b-but what about my new lab? What about my money? What about my one and only power company? I mean, our company." Mr. Chimp signs the obvious: "OK, honey," Mrs. Edison calls from downstairs. "Dinner is ready. It's your favorite —fish!" "Moooommmm," whines Edison. "I hate fish." "We don't say 'hate.' Now come down for dinner." Mr. Chimp stands up. He looks back at the

原来有半吨重的钢制叶片涡轮机，现在却什么也没有。 爱迪生盯着空荡荡的屏幕。 “那我的新实验室怎么办？” 我的钱怎么办？我唯一的电力公司怎么办？ 我是说，我们公司。”黑猩猩先生做了一个明显的手势：“好的，亲爱的。”爱迪生太太从楼下喊道。 “晚饭准备好了。这是你最喜欢的鱼！”“哞……”爱迪生呜咽着。 “我讨厌鱼。”“我们不说‘恨’。现在下来吃饭吧。” 猩猩先生站了起来。他回头看了看

video screen. He shakes his head. Mr. Chimp is sad that he will not get a new tire swing. Or his freedom. But Mr. Chimp is a practical chimp. He has plenty more ideas. "And, sweetie...?" "What?" "Don't forget to scoop out the litter box." Mr. Chimp rolls his eyes and hops up on the windowsill. He signs: and jumps out the open window to the branch of the nearest tree.

视频屏幕。他摇了摇头。 猩猩先生很伤心，他不会得到一个新的轮胎秋千。 或者他的自由。但黑猩猩先生是一只很实际的黑猩猩。 他有更多的想法。“亲爱的……?”“什么?”“别忘了把猫砂盆舀出来。” 猩猩先生翻了个白眼，跳上了窗台。 他做了个手势，跳出开着的窗户，跳到最近的一棵树上。