41 THE WINTER

CHAPTER 41 THE WINTER When Roz lived on the island, winter had seemed like one long, cruel blizzard. On Hilltop Farm winter wasn't quite so harsh. The temperature fell but then rose. Storms came and then went. Snow piled up and then melted away. Roz spent winter preparing the farm for spring. She wanted everything to be perfect for when she left. She tuned up the machines, she made fertilizer from old grass clippings and manure, she planned which crops would be seeded in which fields. She carefully looked over the herd, making sure each cow was happy and healthy. She made long lists of supplies, and then Mr. Shareef placed big orders. The Herding Machine hauled bales of hay into the pasture and the cows gathered around to eat, steam puffing from their mouths. Some of the cows were "dried off" and wouldn't be milked again until after the calving season. Others went to the milking parlor

第四十一章冬天罗兹住在岛上的时候，冬天就像一场漫长而残酷的暴风雪。 山顶农场的冬天没那么冷。 气温下降了，但又上升了。 暴风雨来了又去。 雪堆积起来，然后融化了。 罗兹整个冬天都在为农场的春天做准备。 她希望她离开时一切都完美无缺。 她把机器调好，她把割下的旧草和粪便制成肥料，她计划在哪些地里播种哪些作物。 她仔细地检查了牛群，确保每头牛都健康快乐。 她列了一长串物资清单，然后谢里夫下了大量订单。 放羊机把一捆捆干草拖到牧场上，牛们围在一起吃草，嘴里冒着蒸汽。 有些奶牛已经“干了”，直到产犊季节过后才会再挤奶。 其他人去挤奶了

twice a day as usual. Bottles were filled, boxes were loaded, and the milk truck rolled away on its next delivery run. No matter the season, the dairy farm kept chugging along. Every day after school, Jaya and Jad ran to their bedrooms and got right to their homework. And when their homework was finished, their secret studies began. They researched the design and construction and maintenance of ROZZUM robots, hoping to discover some way for Roz to safely escape. The information wasn't easy to find, but the children were persistent, and after weeks of work, they finally found what they were searching for.

像往常一样一天两次。瓶子装满了，箱子装好了，牛奶车开始了下一次的送货。 无论什么季节，奶牛场都在不停地运转。 每天放学后，贾亚和杰德都会跑到卧室去做作业。 当他们的家庭作业完成后，他们的秘密学习就开始了。 他们研究了ROZZUM机器人的设计、建造和维护，希望能找到Roz安全逃生的方法。 这些信息不容易找到，但孩子们坚持不懈，经过几周的努力，他们终于找到了他们要找的东西。