76 THE MORNING

CHAPTER 76 THE MORNING A steady stream of foot traffic was flowing past the park that morning. Several pairs of eyes noticed a ROZZUM robot running out from the trees. They watched as she looked around and then started marching along the sidewalk with the rest of the crowd. Roz had lost the RECOs back in the woods, but she knew they wouldn't stop searching for her. She needed to blend in with the normal robots on the street. So when she came upon a work crew marching toward a construction site, she tried to join the end of the line. But the crew immediately halted and turned to face her. Our robot stepped backward, away from the crew, and bumped into a young woman. "I am sorry!" said Roz, gently grasping the woman's shoulder. "Get your hands off me! Whose robot is this? There's something wrong with her!"

第七十六章早晨那天早晨，络绎不绝的行人经过公园。 几双眼睛注意到一个ROZZUM机器人从树林里跑出来。 他们看着她环顾四周，然后开始和其他人一起沿着人行道往前走。 罗兹在树林里失去了侦察人员，但她知道他们不会停止寻找她。 她需要和街上的普通机器人混在一起。 因此，当她遇到一群工人向建筑工地行进时，她试图加入队伍的末尾。 但船员们立即停下来，转过身来面对她。 我们的机器人退后一步，远离工作人员，撞到了一个年轻女子。 “对不起！”罗兹说，轻轻地抓住那个女人的肩膀。 “别碰我！”这是谁的机器人？ 她有点不对劲！”

Everyone stopped and stared. Humans pointed. Automobiles slowed. There were whispers about a defective robot on the loose. And then the white triangular airship appeared. It floated out from between tall buildings and headed for our robot. Roz lurched forward and backward, again and again, trying to think of a plan, until a voice suddenly squawked behind her. "Follow us, Mama!" Brightbill and Strutter swooped past, and the robot went racing after them. She wove through the crowd, sprinted down streets, leaped across intersections. Horns blared and humans screamed and robots shuffled out of the way. The birds made one last turn and fluttered into a narrow side street. A group of tomcats were there, lurking in the shadows. They crouched and licked their lips and dreamed of feasting on the goose and the pigeon. Then the robot came stomping up, and the cats hissed and scattered in every direction. Strutter pointed to a heavy circular panel set in the pavement and said, "Lift that up." Roz lifted the panel. Beneath it was a ladder that descended into a deep, dark hole.

每个人都停下来盯着看。 人类指出。汽车放缓。 有人窃窃私语说有个有缺陷的机器人在逃。 然后那艘白色的三角形飞艇出现了。 它从高楼之间飘出来，朝我们的机器人飞去。 罗兹踉跄着向前，向后，一次又一次，试图想出一个计划，直到一个声音突然在她身后尖叫。 “跟我们来，妈妈！”布莱特比尔和斯特拉特飞奔而过，机器人追着他们跑。 她在人群中穿梭，在街道上狂奔，在十字路口跳跃。 喇叭响了，人们尖叫着，机器人拖着脚步闪开。 鸟儿们最后转了个弯，飞进了一条狭窄的小街。 一群雄猫在那里，潜伏在阴影里。 他们蹲下身子，舔着嘴唇，梦想着尽情享用鹅和鸽子。 然后机器人跺着脚走来，猫发出嘶嘶声，四散开来。 斯特拉特指着人行道上的一个沉重的圆形面板说：“把它抬起来。” 罗兹掀开面板。在它下面有一个梯子，梯子下到一个很深的黑洞里。

"Climb down there," said Strutter. "A friend of mine is expecting you." The robot looked from the pigeon to the goose. "Do what she says, Ma!" cried Brightbill. "There's no time to waste!" "But how will I find you again?" said Roz. "Just go!"

“爬下去，”斯特拉特说。 “我的一个朋友在等你。” 机器人看看鸽子，又看看鹅。 “照她说的做，妈！”布莱特比尔叫道。 “不能再浪费时间了！”“可是我怎样才能再找到你呢？” “去!”