7 THE WILDERNESS

CHAPTER 7 THE WILDERNESS Animal sounds filled the forest. Chirps and wingbeats and rustlings in the underbrush. And then, from the sea cliffs, there came new sounds. Heavy, crunching footsteps. The forest animals fell silent, and from their hiding places they watched as a sparkling monster stomped past. But the forest was not a comfortable place for Roz. Jagged rocks and fallen trees and tangled underbrush made it difficult for her to walk. She stumbled along, struggling to keep her balance, until her foot snagged and she toppled over like a piece of timber. It wasn't a bad fall. No dings, no dents, just dirt. But Roz was programmed to keep herself in good working order, and once she was back on her feet, she immediately began cleaning herself off. Her hands darted around her body, quickly brushing and picking off every speck of dirt. Only when the robot was sparkling again did she continue through the forest.

第七章荒野森林里充满了动物的叫声。 啁啾声，振翅声，灌木丛中的沙沙声。 然后，从海边的悬崖上传来了新的声音。 沉重、嘎吱嘎吱的脚步声。 森林里的动物们都安静下来了，他们从藏身之处看到一个闪闪发光的怪物跺着脚走过。 但是森林对罗兹来说并不是一个舒适的地方。 锯齿状的岩石、倒下的树木和纠结的灌木丛使她很难行走。 她跌跌撞撞地走着，挣扎着保持平衡，直到她的脚被绊住了，她像一块木头一样倒在地上。 摔得不重。没有压痕，没有凹痕，只有污垢。 但罗兹的程序是让自己保持良好的工作状态，一旦她重新站起来，她就立即开始清洗自己。 她的手在身体周围飞快地摆动，迅速地拂去每一点污垢。 只有当机器人再次闪闪发光时，她才继续穿过森林。

Roz stumbled on until she found a patch of ground that was flat and open and carpeted with pine needles. It seemed like a safe place, and safety was all the robot really wanted, so she stood there, motionless, all perfect lines and angles set against the irregular shapes of the wilderness.

罗兹跌跌撞撞地走着，直到她发现了一块平坦开阔的土地，上面铺满了松针。 这似乎是一个安全的地方，而安全正是机器人真正想要的，所以她站在那里，一动不动，所有完美的线条和角度都与不规则的荒野形成了对比。