47 THE FIGHT

CHAPTER 47 THE FIGHT The poison tide was the work of robots. That new information was a lot for Roz to process. She listened closely as the Ancient Shark explained further. "On the other side of this ocean, a robot is demolishing an underwater mountain. The robot doesn't look like you, Roz. He looks more like a giant crab. He tears rocks from the mountain, creating huge dust clouds that stream away on the currents. Those dust clouds are the poison tide. Other robots collect the rocks and carry them to a structure that floats on the surface. We don't know what happens in the floating structure, but we know there are humans aboard." "That must be a mining operation," said Roz. "The robots must be removing minerals from the underwater mountain. The floating structure must be the station where everything is controlled." Gurry nodded and said, "To stop the poison tide, we have to stop the mining operation. It won't be easy, but we'll have help. Ocean animals who abandoned the north are ready to return and fight alongside us. The

第四十七章战斗毒潮是机器人的杰作。 这个新信息让罗兹难以接受。 她仔细地听着古鲨鱼进一步解释。 “在海洋的另一边，一个机器人正在拆除一座水下山脉。 机器人长得不像你，罗兹。 他看起来更像一只大螃蟹。 他把岩石从山上扯下来，形成巨大的尘埃云，随着水流飘散。 那些尘埃云就是毒潮。 其他机器人收集岩石，并将它们搬运到漂浮在水面上的一个结构中。 我们不知道漂浮结构中发生了什么，但我们知道船上有人。” 罗兹说：“那一定是采矿作业。 “这些机器人一定是在从水下的山上移走矿物质。 漂浮的结构一定是控制一切的基地。” 高锐点点头说：“要阻止毒潮，我们必须停止采矿作业。 这不容易，但我们会得到帮助的。 抛弃了北方的海洋动物准备回来和我们并肩作战。 的

other animals and I will need to stay clear of the poison tide. It would be too dangerous to attack the mining site, in the deep. A better strategy is to attack the mining station, at the surface. That's where the humans are. Humans are weak and can easily be defeated. When I give the signal, the attack on the station will begin. My armies will attack from the outside, you'll climb up and attack from the inside, and together we will put an end to the poison tide." The robot's glowing eyes dimmed. "Violence is not the solution," she said. "There must be another way." "For some of us, violence is the only way." "I am not like you, Gurry. I am not a predator. I am not programmed to be violent." "How else can we defeat our enemies, Roz? We need to fight! You need to fight!" "This is how I fight!" said the robot. "I fight with my mind. I think and I plan and I find peaceful solutions to every problem." The shark's face twisted in confusion. "Are you telling me that if I attacked you right now, you wouldn't fight back?" "I would try to escape," said Roz. "But I am not capable of fighting." "I don't believe you," said Gurry. "Try to hit me. Don't worry—I'll be fine." "I cannot fight."

其他动物和我需要远离毒潮。 攻击深海的采矿地点太危险了。 更好的策略是攻击地表的采矿站。 那是人类所在的地方。 人类很脆弱，很容易被打败。 我一发出信号，对基地的攻击就会开始。 我的军队从外面进攻，你爬上去从里面进攻，我们一起来终结毒潮。” 机器人发光的眼睛暗了下来。 “暴力不是解决办法，”她说。 “一定还有别的办法。” “对我们中的一些人来说，暴力是唯一的办法。” “我不像你，加利。 我不是掠食者。我天生就不会暴力。” “我们还能怎么打败敌人呢，罗兹？” 我们需要战斗！你需要战斗！”“这就是我的战斗方式！”机器人说。 “我用头脑战斗。我思考，我计划，我为每一个问题找到和平的解决方案。” 鲨鱼的脸因困惑而扭曲。 “你是说，如果我现在攻击你，你不会还击吗？”“我会试图逃跑，”罗兹说。 “但我没有能力战斗。” “我不相信你。”高利说。 “打我吧。别担心——我会没事的。” “我不能战斗。”

"Go on, hit me, Roz!" "I cannot fight." Gurry roared with frustration. Then she rushed forward, ramming into Roz. "Fight back!" hollered the shark. "I cannot fight!" hollered the robot. "They call you the wild robot! Show me how wild you really are!" The shark rushed forward again and opened her jaws and snapped them around the robot. Roz felt rows of razor-sharp teeth crunching against her sides. Her Survival Instincts blared in her head. If just one of those teeth were to pierce her body, water would come flooding in and destroy her. And that's when Roz did something impossible. She did something unthinkable. She fought back. Her powerful arm swung through the water and slapped Gurry right across the face. The shark went tumbling into the shadows, and her fish companions darted after her. Roz stared at her hand. She had never before hit anyone. How could she have hit Gurry? It went against her programming! She searched her computer brain for an explanation and realized, once again, that her new body was different from her old one. Her new body was waterproof, and her new body could fight. That might seem like an exciting development to you, reader, but it caused our robot to feel something like sorrow and loss.

“来啊，打我，罗兹！”“我不能战斗。” 加利沮丧地吼道。 然后她冲上前去，撞到了罗兹身上。 “反击！”鲨鱼喊道。 “我不会打架！”机器人喊道。 “他们叫你野机器人！”让我看看你到底有多野！”鲨鱼又冲了过来，张开了它的下巴，咬住了机器人。 罗兹感到一排排锋利的牙齿在她的身体两侧嘎吱作响。 她的求生本能在她的脑海里咆哮。 只要其中一颗牙齿刺穿她的身体，水就会涌入并摧毁她。 就在那时，罗兹做了一件不可能的事。 她做了一件不可思议的事。 她反击了。她有力的手臂在水中摆动，正好打在加利的脸上。 鲨鱼滚进了阴影里，她的鱼同伴们也跟在她后面。 罗兹盯着她的手。她以前从来没有打过人。 她怎么可能撞到加利呢？ 这违背了她的计划！她在自己的电脑大脑中寻找一个解释，然后再一次意识到，她的新身体与旧身体不同。 她的新身体是防水的，她的新身体可以战斗。 读者，这对你来说似乎是一个令人兴奋的发展，但它让我们的机器人感到悲伤和失落。

What Roz loved most about herself was her peaceful temperament, and suddenly that had changed, forever. Gurry swam out from the shadows, chuckling to herself. "I knew you had it in you, Roz!" The shark stretched her jaws and exposed two missing teeth. "You're stronger than you look." Quietly, Roz said, "I am so sorry." "Don't ruin this nice moment with an apology!" said Gurry. "I wanted you to fight!" "But I knocked out two of your teeth!" "Oh, that's nothing. I've lost more teeth than I can count. They always grow back." "It seems that I am capable of fighting," said Roz. "But I can still choose not to fight. You said there are humans aboard the station. I will not fight them. I will reason with them." "We don't need reason," said Gurry. "We need revenge for all the lives lost to the poison tide! We need to make sure this never happens again!" "And that is what we will do," said Roz. "Point me toward the mining station, and let me try to solve this peacefully. If my way fails, we will try it your way." The Ancient Shark grunted. "Fine. But I'll be watching. And when you fail, my armies will attack."

罗兹最喜欢自己平和的性格，但突然之间，这一点永远改变了。 高利从阴影中游了出来，咯咯地笑着。 “我就知道你有这个本事，罗兹！”鲨鱼张开了它的下巴，露出了两颗缺失的牙齿。 “你比看上去强壮多了。” 罗兹平静地说：“我很抱歉。” “别用道歉毁了这美好的时刻！”高锐说。 “我想让你去战斗！”“可是我打掉了你的两颗牙！”“哦，那没什么。 我掉的牙数都数不清了。 它们总是会长回来的。”“看来我有能力战斗，”罗兹说。 “但我仍然可以选择不去战斗。 你说空间站上有人类。 我不会和他们战斗。我要和他们讲道理。” “我们不需要理性，”高锐说。 “我们需要为所有被毒潮夺去的生命报仇！”我们要确保这种事再也不会发生！”罗兹说：“这就是我们要做的。 “告诉我采矿站的方向，让我试着和平解决这个问题。 如果我的方法失败了，我们可以试试你的方法。” 远古鲨鱼咕哝了一声。 “很好。但我会看着的。 如果你失败了，我的军队就会进攻。”