28 THE SHOP

CHAPTER 28 THE SHOP It was a small, sleepy farm town. A few trucks glided down the streets, a few humans sat on porches, a few stores lined the main square. Rambler parked in front of a bright white building. Then Mr. Shareef left the children with Roz and he limped inside. "Welcome to the TechLab Shop!" said a woman in a white suit. "My name's Nadine, how can I help you?" Mr. Shareef was distracted by all the robots on display in the shop. They came in a dazzling variety of designs and sizes and colors. Standing still, eyes glowing, they calmly waited for someone to put them to work. When the man spotted a ROZZUM unit, he suddenly remembered why he was there. "I'm the owner of Hilltop Farm," he said, "and we were just hit by a tornado." "I heard the siren!" said Nadine. "Is everyone okay?"

第二十八章商店那是一个寂静的小农场小镇。 几辆卡车驶过街道，几个人坐在门廊上，几家商店排列在主广场上。 漫步者停在一栋明亮的白色建筑前。 然后，谢里夫把孩子们交给罗兹，自己一瘸一拐地走了进去。 “欢迎来到科技实验室商店！”一位穿白色西装的女士说。 “我叫纳丁，有什么可以为您效劳的吗？”沙里夫被店里展示的所有机器人分散了注意力。 它们有各种各样的设计、大小和颜色。 他们一动不动地站着，眼睛闪闪发光，平静地等待着有人让他们干活。 当这名男子看到ROZZUM部队时，他突然想起了自己为什么在那里。 “我是山顶农场的主人，”他说，“我们刚刚被龙卷风袭击了。” “我听到警笛响了！”纳丁说。 “大家都好吗？”

"My family's okay. But I've got a ROZZUM unit outside who's in bad shape." The woman called over her shoulder, "Patch! Bring the ROZZUM repair kit!" A robot marched into the room carrying a large case. He looked similar to a ROZZUM robot, but he was shorter and wider. The word PATCH was lightly etched on his torso. Mr. Shareef led Nadine and Patch out to the truck, where the children were chatting with their robotic friend. Patch quickly scanned Roz's broken body and announced the cost of the repairs. The man stroked his chin, mulling over his options, until the children blurted out, "Just fix her!" Mr. Shareef nodded, and Patch sprang into action. With smooth, precise movements, the robot gently placed Roz on the ground. Then he grasped her broken arm and her broken leg and twisted. There was a thwip sound as each limb popped loose. Then he took new limbs from the case and—thwip—popped them into place. In a matter of seconds Roz was whole and back on her feet. "Robots never cease to amaze me," said Mr. Shareef, admiring Roz's shiny new limbs.

“我的家人很好。但我外面有个ROZZUM单位的人情况很糟糕。” 女人回过头来喊道：“帕奇！把ROZZUM修理包拿来！”一个机器人提着一个大箱子大步走进房间。 他看起来很像ROZZUM机器人，但他更矮更宽。 PATCH这个词被轻轻地蚀刻在他的躯干上。 沙里夫把纳丁和帕奇带到卡车前，孩子们正在那里和他们的机器人朋友聊天。 帕奇迅速扫描了罗兹受伤的身体，并宣布了修理费用。 那个男人抚摸着自己的下巴，仔细考虑着他的选择，直到孩子们脱口而出：“治好她！”谢里夫先生点了点头，帕奇立刻行动起来。 随着平稳、精确的动作，机器人轻轻地把罗兹放在地上。 然后他抓住她断了的胳膊和腿，扭动了一下。 每条腿都松了下来，发出一声啪啪的声音。 然后，他从箱子里取出新的四肢，猛地把它们放回原位。 几秒钟之内，罗兹就完整地站了起来。 “机器人总是给我带来惊喜，”沙里夫说，他欣赏着罗兹闪亮的新四肢。

"The Makers really outdid themselves with these ROZZUM units," said Nadine. "However, you have our most basic unit. Would you like us to upgrade her software, or adjust her settings, or polish out these scratches?" "Will that cost extra?" Nadine smiled. "I'm afraid so." "This basic unit is fine," said Mr. Shareef. "But I need to order a work crew. Could you send one over to fix up my farm?" "Not a problem," said Nadine. "I'll send a crew over immediately."

纳丁说：“制造商在这些ROZZUM装置上真的超越了自己。 “然而，你有我们最基本的单位。 你想让我们升级她的软件，或者调整她的设置，或者擦亮这些划痕吗？”“那要额外收费吗？”纳丁笑了。 “恐怕是这样。”“这个基本单元没问题，”谢里夫说。 “但我需要订购一个工作人员。 你能派人来修理一下我的农场吗？”“没问题，”纳丁说。 “我马上派人过去。”