72 THE POLICE

CHAPTER 72 THE POLICE A pair of police robots stood on the sidewalk, while foot traffic glided past them. Their heads swiveled back and forth as they scanned the crowd with their glowing eyes. The police looked menacing, but they sounded friendly. Whenever a human walked by they'd say, "Have a nice day!" in a perky voice. There were a lot of humans walking by, so the police kept repeating their words. "Have a nice day! Have a nice day! Have a nice day!" Our robot was not having a nice day. She was alone in the city, she was worried about her son, and she wanted nothing to do with the police. But she couldn't avoid them. If she turned suddenly, she might draw their attention. So she kept her eyes forward and calmly marched along with the other robots on the street. Roz may have looked calm on the outside, but on

第七十二章警察一对机器人警察站在人行道上，行人从他们身边滑过。 他们的头前后转动，用发光的眼睛扫视着人群。 警察看上去咄咄逼人，但听起来很友好。 每当有人经过时，他们都会用一种欢快的声音说：“祝你今天愉快！” 有很多人经过，所以警察不停地重复他们的话。 “祝你今天愉快！”祝你今天愉快！祝你过得愉快！”我们的机器人今天过得不好。 她独自一人在这个城市，她担心她的儿子，她不想和警察有任何关系。 但她无法避开他们。 如果她突然转身，可能会引起他们的注意。 所以她的眼睛一直盯着前方，平静地和街上的其他机器人一起前进。 罗兹表面上看起来很平静，但是

the inside her thoughts were scrambled. Were the police dangerous? Did they work with the RECOs? Was she about to be caught? It seemed as if the police were watching Roz. Their eyes lingered on her for a second, two seconds, three seconds, and then they continued scanning the crowd. Our robot felt something like relief when she made it past without incident. She went on her way, just another robot on the street, and those perky voices gradually faded behind her. "Have a nice day! Have a nice day! Have a nice day!"

她的内心一片混乱。 警察危险吗？ 他们和RECOs合作过吗？ 她会被抓住吗？ 好像警察在监视罗兹。 他们的目光在她身上停留了一秒钟，两秒钟，三秒钟，然后他们继续扫视人群。 当我们的机器人顺利通过时，她感到如释重负。 她继续走自己的路，就像街上的另一个机器人，那些欢快的声音渐渐在她身后消失了。 “祝你今天愉快！”祝你今天愉快！祝你过得愉快！”