34 THE DELIGHTED GEESE

CHAPTER 34 THE DELIGHTED GEESE A flock of geese had just landed at Hilltop Farm. It was the first flock of the autumn migration. The geese floated on the pond, cleaning their feathers and nibbling on weeds. But they all stopped what they were doing when Roz waved and said hello. The robot never forgot a face, and she was certain she didn't know any of these geese. But they seemed to know her. Before she even introduced herself, the lead goose squawked, "Is your name Roz?" The robot stared at the goose. "Yes, it is." "And you can speak the animal language?" The answer was obvious, but Roz politely said, "Yes, I can speak the animal language." "Do you, by any chance, have a goose for a son?" "Yes, I do!" said Roz. "His name is Brightbill." At that, a voice blurted out, "The stories are true!" and suddenly the flock was smiling and fluttering over to the robot. When the commotion settled down,

第三十四章高兴的鹅一群鹅刚刚降落在山顶农场。 这是秋季迁徙的第一群鸟。 鹅在池塘上漂来漂去，清理着羽毛，啃着野草。 但当罗兹挥手打招呼时，他们都停止了正在做的事情。 机器人从来没有忘记过一张脸，她确信她不认识这些鹅中的任何一只。 但他们似乎认识她。 她还没自我介绍，领头的鹅就嘎嘎地叫道：“你叫罗兹吗？”机器人盯着那只鹅。 “是的，它是。”“你会说动物的语言吗？”答案是显而易见的，但罗兹礼貌地说：“是的，我会说动物的语言。” “你的儿子是不是有只鹅？”“是的，我喜欢！”罗兹说。 “他叫布莱特比尔。”这时，一个声音脱口而出：“故事是真的！”突然，鸟群微笑着扑向机器人。 当骚乱平息下来时，

the leader explained, "All along our migration we've heard rumors of a robot who can speak with animals, who has a goose for a son, and who is trapped on a farm. That sounded ridiculous to us, but here you are!" The flock was absolutely delighted to meet our robot. They lounged around the pond for a couple of days, chatting with Roz whenever she came by, and then they continued flying south to their wintering grounds. Another flock of geese arrived, and the same thing happened all over again. Roz welcomed them, they were delighted to meet the legendary robot, and then the flock continued south. Then it happened again. And again. Before long, the coming and going of delighted geese was just another part of the robot's autumn routine. Straggling behind the others as usual was Wingtip's flock. When Roz saw them splashing onto the pond she felt something like hope that they might have news of her son. Sadly, the geese had no news to report. And as the flock took off, and left Roz behind, she began to question whether she'd ever see Brightbill again.

领队解释说：“在我们迁徙的过程中，我们听到了一些传言，说有一个机器人会和动物说话，他的儿子有一只鹅，他被困在一个农场里。 这在我们听来很荒谬，但你来了！”鸟群见到我们的机器人非常高兴。 它们在池塘周围闲逛了几天，每当罗兹路过时就和她聊天，然后它们继续向南飞向它们的越冬地。 另一群鹅来了，同样的事情又发生了。 罗兹欢迎他们，他们很高兴见到传说中的机器人，然后羊群继续向南。 然后又发生了。一次又一次。 没过多久，兴高采烈的鹅来来去去就成了机器人秋天例行公事的一部分。 像往常一样，翼尖的鸟群落在其他人后面。 当罗兹看到他们在池塘里溅起水花时，她感到了一丝希望，希望他们可能有她儿子的消息。 不幸的是，鹅们没有任何消息可以报道。 当鸟群离开，把罗兹留在身后时，她开始怀疑自己是否还能再见到布莱特比尔。