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典范18Chapter1Scrapmanwasamechanicalman.HelivedwithWinstonwhoownedascrap—yard。ScrapmanwasmadeoutofoddsandendsthatWinstonhadsavedfromoldbrokenmachines。Hisbrainwasmadefromapersonalorganizersthatsomeonehadthrownawaygoingwrong。.Itstillwentwrong,butnowScrapmanwentwrongwithit.‘’Odear,’saidScrapmanWintonwasworkinglate。Solate,thathewashavinghissupperheatedoveragasringintheshed.Scrapmanwasopeningatinofbakedbeansforhim.Atleasthethoughtitwasatinofbakedbeans.‘Vollyodbeans,’saidScrapman。‘Ican’teatthat,’saidWinston,inatiredkindofvoice。'Can’tyoureadwhatitsaysonthelabel?’Scrapmanhunghishead。Hewasn’tverygoodatreading。Hecouldreadhisnameandafewreallyeasywordsbuthecouldn'treadwhatitsaidonthecatfoodtin.Scrapcatwaswatchingfromundertheworkbench.Hedidn’teatcatfoodeitherbecausehewasamechanicalcatandheworkedonbatteries,notcatfood.Scrapmanwentandsatinthecorner.Hefeltverysad.HewishedhecouldreadlikeEmma。Emmawashisspecialfriend.Shewasteachinghimtotalklikeahumanbeing.Shehadapictuebookwithwonderfulstoriesinitaboutrobots.Theseweremechanicalmenlikehimbuttheycoulddoamazingthings。Theycoulddriverocketsandwalkonthemoonansavepeoplefromfiresandfloodsandearthquakes。Scrapmanlovedlookingatthepictures,buthehadtowaituntilEmmacameroundtofindoutwhatthestorieswereabout。ScrapcztsawthatScrapmanwassad,sohewentandsatbesidehim.Winstonopenedapropertinofbeansandheputthetinofcatfoodinlooking,Scrapmantookitout。He’dboughtitasatreatforPatch。PatchwasEmma’scat.HelikedtocomeandplaywithScrapcatwhileEmmawasatschool。He’dclimbinthroughthewindowwhenWinstonandScrapmanwerebusy.Thenhe’dshowScrapcathowtodousefulcatthings,likechasingpiecesofstrigandhidingthingsundertheworkbench.Now,youmaybewonderingwhyWinstonandScrapmanweresobusy。TheywereworkingroundtheclockonWinston’sincredibleinvention。Itwasawonderfulflyingmachinethatdidn’tneedpetroltomakeitfly。Itwasalmostfinished。Justafewmorenutsandbotstofixanditwouldbereadyforatestflight。Butwherehadthoselastfewnutsandboitsgone?Chapter2Atlast,thedaycameforthefirsttestflight.Winstonhadclearedarunwaythroughthescrap—yard。Therunwayledoutintoafield,andbeyondthattherewasanotherfield,sotherewasplentyofroomtotakeoff。Thatmorning,Winstontookoffoneofhissocksandhungitonapoletotestthewinddirection.Itwasaneastwind,steadyandstrong,justrightfortestingaplane.EmmaarrivedearlywithPatch。She'dbroughtaspecialpicnicandabigbottleoffizzylemonadetocelebrateaftertheflight.ShefoundWinstonandScrapmanbusyunderneaththemachine,makingsomelast—minutechecks。Scrapcatwasrunninginandoutthroughhisscrapflapgivingup—to-the—minutereportsontheweather.Byteno'clockinthemorning,Winstonsaidthateverythingwasready’Itwasgoingtobecoldupthereinthesky,soheputonathickjacketwithawoollyliningoverhisoveralls。Andhewrotehisspecialgogglestoprotecthiseyesfromthewind.‘Openthedoors,’hesaidproudlytoScrapman.’Standwellback,'hesaidtoEmmaandPatch.Andthen,verycarefully,WinstonandScrapmanpushedtheflyingmachineoutintotheopen.Asmallcrowdhadgatheredoutside。Peoplehadheardabouttheflyingmachine.Theyhadcometoshareintheexcitementofseeingittakeoffforthefirsttime。Winstonheldupahandforsilence.’Welcome,’hesaid。Thenhesaidsomethingaboutthisbeinga‘historicoccasion’andeveryoneclappedandsomepeoplecheered。Onelittleboywavedthesockonthepolelikeaflag。WinstonclimbedupintotheflyingmachineandScrapmanstartedtoclimbupbehindhim.‘Stop。’saidWinston。’Youcan'tcomewithme,Scrapman。You’retoobig.Themachinecouldnevergetoffthegroundwithyouinit.'’Winstontestedtheflapsandjiggledthejoystickandlookedinhismirrorstocheckthateverythingwasworkingproperly.Thenhepulleddownhisgogglesandturneduphiscollar。Hewavedproudlytothecrowd.‘Chocksaway。’hecalledout,andEmmaandScrapmanpulledoutthebricksfromunderthewheels。Winstonstartedtopedal.Theflyingmachinebegantomoveforward.Hepedaledfasterandfasterandthemachinepickedupspeed。Everyoneinthecrowdheldtheirbreathastheflyingmachinfshotdowntherunway.Itgotfasteranfaster.Winstonwaspedalinglikemadandgoingredintheface.Themachinereachedthefirstfield。Itwasgoingveryfastindeed,butitdidn'ttakeoff.Itreachedthesecondfieldgoingfasterstillanditgottotheveryendofthat…Butitstilldidn’ttakeoff.‘Odear,’saidScrapman.Onehourlater,Winstonwasreadytotryagain。‘Ineedyourhelp,Scrapman,’hesai.HetookoffhiswarmwoollylinedjacketandhandedittoScrapman。Scrapmanlookedhopeful.Maybethistimehewouldhaveachancetogoupintheincredibleflyingmachine。Butnosuchluck。Winstontookoffhisboots,andhisothersockandevenhiswatch。Hewantedtomaketheflyingmachinelighter。‘Scrapman,thistimeIwantyoutogetbehindandpush,’hesaid.’Themachinehastogomuchfasterbeforeitcangetofftheground.'ScrapmanhandedWinston’swarmwoollyjacket,thesockandthewatchtoEmmaandgothisshoulderbehindthemachine。‘Chocksaway。'shoutedWinstonagain.Themachinegotunderwaymuchfasterthistime.Scrapmanwaspushingashardashecould。Hislegsweregoingsofastyoucouldhardlyseethem。Thecrowdgotexcitedandstartedclapping。Thelittleboywavedthesockonthepole。Thepeoplecheeredasthemachinespedacrossthefirstfield.Andthenextfield。Itwasgoingsofast,itleftScrapmanbehind.Bythetimetheyhadpedaledthemachinebacktothescrap—yardthecrowdhadgivenupandgonehome.ScrapmanandWinstonpusheditbackintotheshed.Oneofthewheelshadcomeloose。Winstonsaidthemachineprobablyneededagoodoilingbeforeitcouldfly。Winstonseemeddepressed。Emmalaidoutthepicniconacloth,butalthoughtheywereverygoodsandwichesandnicefizzylemonade,itwasn'tthecelebrationthey’dbeenlookingforwardto。ThenScrapmanrememberedthetinoffppdhe’dsavedasatreatforPatch。Andalthougheveryoneelsewasdepressed,Patchwashappy。Winstonspenttheafternoonintheshedmendingthewheeloftheincrediblflyingmachineandoilingeveryjoint。Hehadaworriedlookonhisfaceandhesaidhedidn’twantanyhelp。Hedidn'twhistlewhilehewasworking,whichwasabadsign。ScrapmanandEmmasatonthegrassfeelingbored.Afteerawhile,ScrapmanaskedEmmaifshewouldreadhimastoryfromherbigpicturebook。‘Scrapman,youshouldtrytolearntoread.Thanyoucouldreadthebookforyourself,’saidEmma。Scrapmandidn’tfeellikelearningtoread。HewantedtohelpWinston.Morethananything,hewantedtoflyupintheskyintheincredibleflyingmachine。Hefeltcross。Whatwasthepointinreadingaboutrobotsdoingalltheseincrediblethings,whenhewasn’tallowedtodoanything?‘Look,Scrapman,’saidEmma,pointingtoawordonthepage。’R。o.b.o。t。Whatdoesthatspell?’‘Idunno,’saidScrapmancrossly。‘Robot,'saidEmma。’Yousee.It;seasy.'Butitwasn’teasyforScrapman.‘C.a.t,’saidEmma,tryingsomethingeasier.ScrapcatsatupandprickeduphisearsandnudgedScrapman。“Cat?”askedScrapman,“Verygood。’saidEmma,’Nowhowanoutd,o,g,?'‘Idunno.’saidScrapman.’Youreadthestory,M,R,’‘Scrapman.you'renoteventrying。'saidEmma,,’I’mnotgoingtoreadtoyouifyouwon’ttry,'Andshegotupandclearedupthepicnic,ThenshepickedupPatchandwenthome,3Thatnight,Winstonfinishedworkontheflyingmachine.Hewipedhishandsonanoilyragandsaidwithasigh;’Scrapman,myoldlad,itmaynevertakeofffromtheground。Butit'safinemachineallthesame.’Andwentoffhomeforagoodnight’ssleep。Scrapmandidn’tsleep。Hesatturningthepagesofthepagesofthepicturebookandlookingatthepictures。Howhewouldlovetohaveadventuresanddobravethingsliketherobotsinthestories。HetracedafingeralongthewordsthatEmmahadbeenreadingtohim。‘R.o.b.o。b,'hespeltout.‘Robot!’Maybeitwasn’tsodifficultafterall。HesattryingtopuzzleoutthewordsofhisfavouritestoryEmmahadreadittohimoveragainsohealmostknewitbyheart。Hecouldn’treadallofthewordsbuthecouldreadenoughtorememberthestory。Hefellasleepwithhisheadontheopenpageofthebook.Thenextmorning,Scrapmanwokeupandwonderedwherehewas。Thenhelookedatbookandrememberedthathecouldread。Hefeltsoproudofhimself。Nothingwastoodifficultforhimnow。Hefeltasifhecoulddoanything.Hestoodupandstretchedandlookedaroundtheshed.Theincredibleflyingmachinewasstandingintheearlymorninglight。Thesunwasshiningonitsfreshnewpaint.That’swhenScrapmanhadanidea。HewouldgiveWinstonthebiggestsurpriseofhislife.Hewasn'ttoobigandheavyandclumsytofly.Hecoulddoincrediblethingsliketherobotsinthebook。Hewouldproveit。Hewouldshowtheworld.SoScrapmanwokeupScrapcatandthetwoofthemsettowork.Veryquietly,theyopenedthedoorsoftheshedandpushedtheincredibleflyingmachineoutintotheyard.Itwasafinemorning.Thebridsweresingingonthetelegraphwires。Winston'ssockwasstretchedoutinthebreeze,showingthatthewindwassetinjusttherightdirection。‘Ovollygood,’saidScrapmanandhewentbackintotheshed。HeputonWinston'swarmwoollyjacketandwentbacktotheflyingmachine。Scrapcathadalreadyjumpedupintothebackseatandwaswaitingexpectantly。‘Getdown,Scrapcat,'saidScrapman。‘Catsdon'tfly。'Andhemadrscrapcatjumpdownandwaitonthegrond。ScrapmantriedtoremembereverythingthatWinstonhaddone。Hejiggledtheflapsandwobbledthejoystick.Hecheckedinhismirrors。ThenhelearnedoutandgaveScrapcatarathergrandwave。‘Chocksaway!’heshoutedandScrapcatpushedthebricksawayfromunderthewheels.Scrapmanstartedpedalling.Theflyingmachineshotoffdowntherunway.ScrapcatbeltedafteritandwithonegiantleaphejumpedinbehindScrapman。Scrapmandidn’tnotice。Hewaspedallingashardashecould.Themachinewentfasterandfaster.Scrapman'slegsweregoingroundlikepistons,whichwasn’tsurprisingbacausetheywerepistons。Theyweregoingsofastthatyoucouldn’tevenseethem。Theywerejustablur.Andthen,astheygottothefirstfield,theflyingmachinestarteedtoliftverygentlyofftheground。Scrapmanwassosurprisedthathestoppedpedallingandthemachinebumpeddownonthegroundagain。SoScrapmanpedalledhardoncemoreandsureenough,themachinestartedtoliftoffintotheair。Itlifedjusthighenoughtoclearthehedgeattheendofthesecondfield.Incredibleasitseemed-theywereintheair!Butitwasn’tsoincrediblereallybecausealthoughScrapmandidn'thaveaverygoodbrain,hewasveryverystrong。hewastentimesasstrongasanordinaryman,whichmeant,unlikeWinston,Scrapmancouldpedalfastenoughtogettheflyingmachineofftheground.Thecowsinthemeadowstoppedmunchingclasswhentheysawthestrangflyingmachinezoomingoverthemandstartedmoo—ing。Thesheepraninalittlefrightenedwoollybunchtothefarendoftheirfield,baaa—ingtoeachother。Thecrowsleftthetelegraphwiresandflewinanoisyflockaroundthemachine.‘Hip—hop—haroo,’shoutedScrapman。AndScrapman。AndScrapcatpokedhisheadoutofthebackseatandwent:’Honk,honk。’WhichmadeScrapmanjumpsohardheswervedtheplanesothatitturnedinagreatcircleandflewbackacrossthescrap-yard.4Wubstonwokeuptoastrangenoise.Itsoundasifazoohadbeenletlooseinthefieldsbehindthescrap-yard.Hewentoutinhispyjamastoseewhatthematterwas。That’swhentheincredibleflyingmachinezoomedoverhead。Winstonrubbedhiseyes,hescratchedhishead,hismouthfellopen。Hecould’tbelievewhathewasseeing。Therewastheincredibleflyingmachine。Anditwasupintheair.And-no-yes—thatwasScrapmanflyingit.‘Comedown,Scrapman!'shoutedQinstonandhewavedhisarms.ButScrapmancouldn’thearhin。Hejustpedalledharderandtheflyingmachinewentfaster。Emmawasclerningherteethinthebathroonwhentheincredibleflyingmachinewentpastherwindow。Shecouldnn’tbelievehereyes.Surelythatcouldn'tbeScrapmanflyingit?Shedroppedhertoothbrushandranoutintothegarden.‘Comedown,Scrapman!'sheshouted。Andpatch,whohadseenScrapcatinthebackseat,wouldhinselfaroundherlegsandmiaowedloudly—catsdon’tfly。Scrapmanfeltveryproudwhenhesawemmawavingathimandpedalledfasterstill。Andtheflyingmachinerosehigher。SoEmmarandownthelanetoWinston'sscrap-yardandPatchranalongbehindher。Whenshegotthere,shefoundaworriedcrowdofpeoplegatheredroundWinston。‘Whataregoingtodo?’askedEmma.‘Idon'tknow,’saidWinston。That'swhenthepolicearrived。Thechiefpolicemantookhisnotebookoutofhispocketandsaid,’You’llhavetogethimdown.Wecan’thaveflyingmachinesbuzzingaroundthesky。It’snotsafe.’‘Buthow?’saidWinston。’He’stoohighuptohearme.’Thar’swhensomeonethoughtofcallingthefire—engine。WhenthefiemencametheystretchedtheirladdertoitsfulllengthandWinstonclimbeduptothetop。NexttimeScrapmancameround,Winstonwavedhisarmsandshouted,‘Comedown,Scrapman!'Scrapmanheardhinthistime.‘Odear,’hesaid。Yousee,heknewhowtogettheflyingmachineup.Butdidn’tknowhowtogetitdown.5Scrapmanstaredtopanic,sohepedalledevenfaster。Nowhewasgoingsofasthewasafaridhewouldhitsomething.Hemadewiderandwidercirclesroundthechurchandthenheheadedoutintotheopencountry。‘Wemustfollowhim,’saidthechiefpolicemanandhegotbackintohiscar.WinstonandEmmaandPatchjumpedintoWinston’svanandflowlledthepolicecar.Thefirmengotintothefire—engineandfollowedthevan,andmostofthepeoplewhohadgatheredtoseewhatwasgoingon,followedthem.Thepolicecarwentfirstwithitsbluelightflashinganditssirenblaringandtheprocessionofcarsfollowed.Offtheywentthroughthewindingcountrylanes。Theyhadtogoveryfastindeedtokeepupwiththeflyingmachine.Odear’odear,’saidScrapmanwhenhesawthepolicecarandthefire-engineandallthecarschasingafterhin.Hepedalledevenfaster.Theflyingmachineledtheprocessionmilesoutintothecountryandthenitledthemallthewaybackagain.Emmalookedoutofthevanwindou。‘PoorScrapman,’shesaid.‘helooksscared。Idon’tthinkheknowshowtocomedown.’‘Butit’ssimple,'saidWinston.’Heonlyhastoslowdownandthemachinew
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