03-02-05-星际动物园 [12]
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■ 8 造出了一只动物
从照看婴儿到制造飞船，机器人能做许许多多不同的工作。除了思维，它无所不能。星际动物园的电脑是唯一能思维的。
没问题，我的家用机器人可以造一个机器动物，轻而易举。没有问题。
我们先得选择制造什么动物，于是我们在星际动物园走了一圈，把所有动物都看一看。“嘻嗬”驮着我，“呼呜”陪着我们。机器人跟在后面。
我弄不清星际动物园有多少房间，我无法全数过来。有的房间装着水，里面养着大鱼和小鱼。水下面还有可怕的怪物在行走，让我又觉得有点害怕。
有的房间被雪覆盖，所有的动物长着白色的皮毛。有干燥的房间、湿热的房间、森林房间……以及动物、鸟、树，还有花！
这儿的动物比我所想象的多得多！
我坐在“嘻嗬”的背上，驴子继续往前走。我们穿过一扇门，进入一个满是千奇百怪的生命的房间。然后，我们穿过另一扇门进入另一个房间。象在做梦一样。在梦中，事物变幻莫测，讲不清道理。就象是那样。
我们回到电脑那儿。我还是不知道该选择哪种动物，机器人也不知道。“嘻嗬”和“呼呜”不明白是怎么回事；它们没有人类这样的智慧。
于是我问电脑。
“看看人类。”电脑说，“人类喜欢和动物玩，找一只喜欢陪人类玩的动物。”
于是我们去看人类。
星际动物园的人不会说话。我坐在地上观察他们，他们在树上玩耍，在池子里游泳，在草地上玩游戏。他们总是在玩乐。
多数其他的动物都不和人玩。但最后我看见有只动物从草地里跑出来玩。它喜欢和人玩！
那些人和这只动物玩了一个小时。这只动物喜欢和那些人在一起玩。
“你得制造一个那样的动物。”我吩咐机器人。
机器人观察这只动物，抚摸它，上下都做了测量。最后，它准备好了，可以制造一个跟这只动物一样的机器动物。
“你需要用什么制造它？”我问。
“塑料，”机器人回答，“外面我打算用真皮毛。可我需要些金属。我能在哪儿找点金属？”
星际动物园里只有一样东西是用金属做的——电脑！
电脑让机器人从它的后背上取下两小块金属。
机器人干活儿很快。有时它需要一些专门的工具。于是它就打开自己的肚皮，因为工具是放在身体里边的。
首先，机器人做了一个塑料躯干，外面包上类似皮肤的软塑料。然后它又用皮毛盖住皮肤。
机器人还没有完工我就离开了，因为我担心牛子。我不希望他死。
牛子还是不肯吃喝。但最糟糕的是他还在发狂。他的头脑还是没有好转……
我想，要是牛子呆在星际动物园，他会死的。
我跟他说话，可他不回答。我知道他想杀死我。他想把所有活的东西都杀死。
机器人完成了工作，把一只小动物给我看。它的样子、声音和玩相都很象真动物。我把它带到电脑那儿。
“好，它和真动物一模一样。”电脑说，“它非常小——是只小动物。”电脑告诉了我它的名字。它检查了这只动物，然后对机器人说：“给它体温。”
这只小动物是冷的。
所以机器人就让它身体象真动物一样温暖。我们准备好了。
机器人让牛子入睡，然后替他穿上太空服，并把他背到飞船上。
我又要离开星际动物园了。我在想，我们的计划能成功吗？出门之前，我回头看了一眼——只有星际动物园才存在生命，银河系其他地方都没有！
■ 9 An animal is destroyed
Buff was asleep．I told the spaceship to take us to New Earth，the planet of the Star Council．I wasn't going back to my parents．I wanted to go to the top people．
A few minutes later the spaceship was falling towards a planet covered with tall buildings．Many of the buildings touched the clouds．I'd never been to New Earth before．I was just a young girl from a small planet and I felt very unimportant here．
We landed．I could see a lot of people walking quickly．They didn't stand and talk．They were too busy．Who was going to stop and talk to a young girl like me？
Everybody was wearing very expensive，fashionable clothes too！I felt stupid with just my old clothes with my name 'Hummingbird'on．I said to the robot，'Make a special dress for me．I want to look more important．'
A minute later I had the dress．It didn't look very good．It was grey and just like an old bag．
I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life． It moved over me， full of changing colours .When I looked in a mirror， I couldn't believe it． I looked fantastic！
When I got out of the spaceship， I wasn't afraid of anybody．
At first I thought the Star Council buildings were the high ones，up in the clouds．They weren't．I had to go below ground to an office where I spoke to a policeman．He didn't believe my story about the Star Zoo…until the robot told him it was all true．Robots can't lie．
The policeman looked at me for a long time．In the end he called a Star Council official．
He and the policeman took me to a lift and we went down many floors．Then they put me in a room and asked me questions．They wanted to see the robot animal but I said no．I said only the Star Council could see the robot animal．
Three hours later they were still asking me questions and I couldn't keep my eyes open．I was so tired．My dress had lost its colours．It was just grey again．I didn't feel important． I felt like a child．
But I didn't show them the robot animal．
The official said，' I don't believe you．There are no animals in the Galaxy now．Perhaps there never were any animals．They're only stories in the Book of Remembering．'
'Well， why are you asking me so many questions？'I said．
'Because your robot tells the same story．Because you have a crazy man in you spaceship-he's in hospital now．'
Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift．We went down，down， down， very fast．
We came out into a room in the shape of a star． I felt frightened because I knew this was the Star Room where the Star Council met．
The Council men and women came in and took their places at the Star Table． The official told them my story， which my robot repeated．
Everybody looked at me，waiting for me to show them the robot animal
■ 8 造出了一只动物
从照看婴儿到制造飞船，机器人能做许许多多不同的工作。除了思维，它无所不能。星际动物园的电脑是唯一能思维的。
没问题，我的家用机器人可以造一个机器动物，轻而易举。没有问题。
我们先得选择制造什么动物，于是我们在星际动物园走了一圈，把所有动物都看一看。“嘻嗬”驮着我，“呼呜”陪着我们。机器人跟在后面。
我弄不清星际动物园有多少房间，我无法全数过来。有的房间装着水，里面养着大鱼和小鱼。水下面还有可怕的怪物在行走，让我又觉得有点害怕。
有的房间被雪覆盖，所有的动物长着白色的皮毛。有干燥的房间、湿热的房间、森林房间……以及动物、鸟、树，还有花！
这儿的动物比我所想象的多得多！
我坐在“嘻嗬”的背上，驴子继续往前走。我们穿过一扇门，进入一个满是千奇百怪的生命的房间。然后，我们穿过另一扇门进入另一个房间。象在做梦一样。在梦中，事物变幻莫测，讲不清道理。就象是那样。
我们回到电脑那儿。我还是不知道该选择哪种动物，机器人也不知道。“嘻嗬”和“呼呜”不明白是怎么回事；它们没有人类这样的智慧。
于是我问电脑。
“看看人类。”电脑说，“人类喜欢和动物玩，找一只喜欢陪人类玩的动物。”
于是我们去看人类。
星际动物园的人不会说话。我坐在地上观察他们，他们在树上玩耍，在池子里游泳，在草地上玩游戏。他们总是在玩乐。
多数其他的动物都不和人玩。但最后我看见有只动物从草地里跑出来玩。它喜欢和人玩！
那些人和这只动物玩了一个小时。这只动物喜欢和那些人在一起玩。
“你得制造一个那样的动物。”我吩咐机器人。
机器人观察这只动物，抚摸它，上下都做了测量。最后，它准备好了，可以制造一个跟这只动物一样的机器动物。
“你需要用什么制造它？”我问。
“塑料，”机器人回答，“外面我打算用真皮毛。可我需要些金属。我能在哪儿找点金属？”
星际动物园里只有一样东西是用金属做的——电脑！
电脑让机器人从它的后背上取下两小块金属。
机器人干活儿很快。有时它需要一些专门的工具。于是它就打开自己的肚皮，因为工具是放在身体里边的。
首先，机器人做了一个塑料躯干，外面包上类似皮肤的软塑料。然后它又用皮毛盖住皮肤。
机器人还没有完工我就离开了，因为我担心牛子。我不希望他死。
牛子还是不肯吃喝。但最糟糕的是他还在发狂。他的头脑还是没有好转……
我想，要是牛子呆在星际动物园，他会死的。
我跟他说话，可他不回答。我知道他想杀死我。他想把所有活的东西都杀死。
机器人完成了工作，把一只小动物给我看。它的样子、声音和玩相都很象真动物。我把它带到电脑那儿。
“好，它和真动物一模一样。”电脑说，“它非常小——是只小动物。”电脑告诉了我它的名字。它检查了这只动物，然后对机器人说：“给它体温。”
这只小动物是冷的。
所以机器人就让它身体象真动物一样温暖。我们准备好了。
机器人让牛子入睡，然后替他穿上太空服，并把他背到飞船上。
我又要离开星际动物园了。我在想，我们的计划能成功吗？出门之前，我回头看了一眼——只有星际动物园才存在生命，银河系其他地方都没有！
■ 9 An animal is destroyed
Buff was asleep．I told the spaceship to take us to New Earth，the planet of the Star Council．I wasn't going back to my parents．I wanted to go to the top people．
A few minutes later the spaceship was falling towards a planet covered with tall buildings．Many of the buildings touched the clouds．I'd never been to New Earth before．I was just a young girl from a small planet and I felt very unimportant here．
We landed．I could see a lot of people walking quickly．They didn't stand and talk．They were too busy．Who was going to stop and talk to a young girl like me？
Everybody was wearing very expensive，fashionable clothes too！I felt stupid with just my old clothes with my name 'Hummingbird'on．I said to the robot，'Make a special dress for me．I want to look more important．'
A minute later I had the dress．It didn't look very good．It was grey and just like an old bag．
I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life． It moved over me， full of changing colours .When I looked in a mirror， I couldn't believe it． I looked fantastic！
When I got out of the spaceship， I wasn't afraid of anybody．
At first I thought the Star Council buildings were the high ones，up in the clouds．They weren't．I had to go below ground to an office where I spoke to a policeman．He didn't believe my story about the Star Zoo…until the robot told him it was all true．Robots can't lie．
The policeman looked at me for a long time．In the end he called a Star Council official．
He and the policeman took me to a lift and we went down many floors．Then they put me in a room and asked me questions．They wanted to see the robot animal but I said no．I said only the Star Council could see the robot animal．
Three hours later they were still asking me questions and I couldn't keep my eyes open．I was so tired．My dress had lost its colours．It was just grey again．I didn't feel important． I felt like a child．
But I didn't show them the robot animal．
The official said，' I don't believe you．There are no animals in the Galaxy now．Perhaps there never were any animals．They're only stories in the Book of Remembering．'
'Well， why are you asking me so many questions？'I said．
'Because your robot tells the same story．Because you have a crazy man in you spaceship-he's in hospital now．'
Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift．We went down，down， down， very fast．
We came out into a room in the shape of a star． I felt frightened because I knew this was the Star Room where the Star Council met．
The Council men and women came in and took their places at the Star Table． The official told them my story， which my robot repeated．
Everybody looked at me，waiting for me to show them the robot animal