30 THE GIFT

CHAPTER 30 THE GIFT The children walked into the machine shed, past rows of parked farm machines, and found Roz tuning up the milk truck. "We got you a gift," said Jad, smiling. The robot felt something like surprise when the boy handed her a box wrapped in silver paper with a big red bow on top. "Can you guess what it is?" said Jaya. Roz started guessing. "A bucket? A rock? A hammer? A turtle? A can of—" "Okay, okay, you can stop guessing," said Jaya. "Don't forget to read the card," said Jad. Nestled under the bow was a little card. Roz opened it and read the following words. They were written in Jad's messy handwriting. Dear Roz, Thank you for taking such good care of our farm and our family. We spent ALL our savings on this

孩子们走进机器棚，经过一排排停着的农用机器，发现罗兹正在调试送牛奶的卡车。 “我们给你准备了一份礼物，”杰德微笑着说。 当男孩递给她一个用银色纸包着的盒子，上面有一个红色的大蝴蝶结时，机器人感到有点惊讶。 “你能猜出这是什么吗？” 罗兹开始猜测。“一桶? 一块石头?锤子?一只乌龟? 一罐——”“好了，好了，你不用猜了。” “别忘了读卡片，”杰德说。 蝴蝶结下面夹着一张小卡片。 罗兹打开它，读了下面的话。 它们是用贾德潦草的笔迹写的。 亲爱的罗兹：谢谢你把我们的农场和我们的家庭照顾得这么好。 我们把所有积蓄都花在这上面了

gift, so you'd better like it. Love, Jaya and Jad PS Please tell us more stories about the robot on the island as soon as possible. "Thank you for that nice card," said Roz. "Although the handwriting could use some improvement." Jad rolled his eyes and said, "Open your gift!" The robot untied the bow and tore off the paper and lifted the lid from the box. Inside was a tool belt. It was made of dark leather and had a wide strap and different-sized pockets for holding different kinds of tools. "We thought this might make your work a little easier," said Jaya. "It's designed specifically for ROZZUM robots," said Jad. "So it should fit perfectly." The children helped Roz put on her new tool belt. Rather than going around the robot's waist, like a normal belt, it went diagonally around her torso. Jad looped it over Roz's left shoulder and down around her right hip. Jaya laced the strap through the buckle and tightened it until the tool belt was snug and

礼物，所以你最好喜欢它。 PS请尽快告诉我们更多关于岛上机器人的故事。 “谢谢你那张精美的卡片，”罗兹说。 “不过字迹还有待改进。” 杰德翻了个白眼，说：“打开你的礼物！”机器人解开了蝴蝶结，撕下了纸，打开了盒子的盖子。 里面是一条工具带。它是由深色皮革制成的，有一条宽带子和不同大小的口袋，可以容纳不同种类的工具。 “我们认为这可能会让你的工作更容易一些，”Jaya说。 贾德说：“这是专门为ROZZUM机器人设计的。 “所以它应该非常合身。” 孩子们帮罗兹戴上她的新工具带。 它不像普通的腰带那样绕在机器人的腰部，而是斜绕在她的躯干上。 杰德绕着罗兹的左肩，绕着她的右臀。 Jaya把皮带穿过扣环，拧紧，直到工具带变得舒适

secure across her chest.

在她胸前固定。

"Do you like it?" said Jaya. "I like it very much," said Roz. "Thank you for this lovely gift." The children smiled and hugged the robot. They really seemed to care about her. Roz wondered if they cared enough to help her escape from the farm. One of these days, she would have to risk everything and tell them the truth. For now, however, she did the next-best thing. She led Jaya and Jad out to the oak tree and told them another story about the robot on the island.

“你喜欢吗？” “我非常喜欢它，”罗兹说。 “谢谢你送我这么可爱的礼物。” 孩子们笑着拥抱机器人。 他们似乎真的很关心她。 罗兹不知道他们是否足够关心她，愿意帮助她逃离农场。 总有一天，她将不得不冒着一切危险告诉他们真相。 然而现在，她做了一件仅次于最佳的事情。 她把贾亚和杰德带到橡树下，给他们讲了另一个关于岛上机器人的故事。