50 THE BUTTON

CHAPTER 50 THE BUTTON Brightbill was thinking about the small button on the back of his mother's head. His mother was thinking about it too. They couldn't stop wondering what would happen if the button were pressed. And one day, they decided it was time to find out. Roz sat on the floor of the Nest. Her son nervously stood on a stone behind her. "I am ready when you are," said the robot. "Okay," said the gosling. "Here we go." Brightbill took a deep breath. Click. Roz's body relaxed. Her quiet whirring slowly stopped. Her eyes faded to black. "Mama, can you hear me?" There was no answer. Brightbill waddled around and looked at his mother's face. Her strange spark of life had gone out. The gosling had never felt more

第五十章钮扣亮比尔在想他母亲后脑勺上的小钮扣。 他妈妈也在想这件事。 他们不停地想，如果按下按钮会发生什么。 有一天，他们决定是时候找出答案了。 罗丝坐在鸟巢的地板上。 她儿子紧张地站在她身后的一块石头上。 “你准备好了，我就准备好了，”机器人说。 “好吧，”小鹅说。“我们走吧。” 布莱特比尔深吸了一口气。 点击。罗兹的身体放松了。 她安静的嗡嗡声慢慢停止了。 她的眼睛渐渐变黑了。“妈妈，你能听到我吗？”没有人回答。 布莱特比尔摇摇摆摆地走来走去，看着妈妈的脸。 她那奇特的生命火花熄灭了。 小鹅从来没有这么难受过

alone. He was ready to switch her back on. But what if she didn't wake up? What if she woke up different? The gosling was afraid to press the button, and he was afraid not to press the button. Brightbill took a deep breath. Click. Roz's body tensed. Her quiet whirring slowly started. Her eyes began to glow. "Mama, can you hear me?" "Hello, I am ROZZUM unit 7134, but you may call me Roz." The robot spoke these words automatically, in a language Brightbill didn't understand. His little heart raced as his worst fears seemed to be coming true. But a moment later, her familiar voice returned, and the robot said in the language of the animals, "Hello, son. How long was I out? It seemed like only an instant to me." "You were out for a few minutes," said the gosling as he hugged his mother. "But it seemed like forever to me."

独自一人。他准备把她重新打开。 但如果她没醒呢？ 如果她醒来时变了呢？ 小鹅不敢按按钮，也不敢不按按钮。 布莱特比尔深吸了一口气。 点击。罗兹的身体绷紧了。她安静的嗡嗡声慢慢响起。 她的眼睛开始发光。“妈妈，你能听到我吗？”“你好，我是ROZZUM 7134单元，但你可以叫我Roz。” 机器人用一种布莱特比尔听不懂的语言自动说出了这些话。 他的小心跳加速，他最担心的事情似乎要成真了。 但过了一会儿，她熟悉的声音又回来了，机器人用动物的语言说：“你好，儿子。 我昏迷了多久？对我来说好像只是一瞬间。” “你出去了几分钟，”小鹅拥抱着妈妈说。 “但对我来说，这似乎是永远。”