Thrilled with his new treasures—especially the green object—WALL · E finally returned home at the end of a long day of work. He had just reached for the lever to open his truck when a dot of red light appeared at his feet. WALL · E stopped. He stared at the dot, then slowly reached down to touch it. The dot raced away along the ground. WALL · E scurried¹ after it. The dot led him into the vast dry bay. WALL · E was so taken by the one red dot that he didn’t notice the many other dots coming at him from all sides. The little laser lights formed a circle around him.

 

WALL · E heard a low roar in the sky. He looked up and saw what seemed like three hot suns coming in his direction! The roar grew louder and louder. Terrified, WALL · E felt the ground shaking. Columns of fire dropped from above and surrounded him on three sides.

 

WALL · E furiously started to dig a hole in the ground. He jumped into it just as an intense burst of fire scorched² the earth.

 

As suddenly as the roar had started, things quieted down. WALL · E slowly raised his head and peeked³ out of his hole. Something very big was looming⁴ over him. He climbed out of the hole and banged his head on a metal object.

 

It was the underside of some sort of spacecraft!

 

With nowhere to hide, WALL · E made the best of what was available. He placed a small rock on his head, boxed himself up, and hoped he wouldn’t be noticed. WALL · E wasn’t used to visitors, so he wasn’t sure what to expect. But his curiosity quickly began to get the better of him. He wanted to be able to see what was coming even while he remained hidden. Cautiously, WALL · E crept a bit closer to get a better look.

 

The spacecraft deposited a capsule on the ground. The capsule began to unfold, its exterior⁵ peeling away in sections. It was as if something precious were being unwrapped.

 

Then he saw her emerge—a sleek⁶ egg-shaped white probe-bot with gleaming blue eyes. WALL · E was breathless as he watched her hover⁷ gracefully⁸ above the ground. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

 

Her name was EVE.

 

工作了漫长的一天之后，瓦力终于在日暮时分回家了。他对于他的新宝贝们——特别是那个绿色物品——感到很激动。在他刚伸出手去够拉杆打开货车时，一个圆形的红色光点出现在了他的脚上。瓦力不动了。他盯着红点看，然后慢慢地弯下腰伸手去摸它。红点在地面上快速移开。瓦力匆匆追着它跑。红点引着他进入广阔的干涸海湾。瓦力全神贯注地看着这一个红点，没有注意到许多其他红点从四面八方向他靠近。这些激光小点在他周围形成了一个圈。

 

瓦力听到空中传来低沉的轰鸣声。他抬头望去，看见像三个火热太阳的东西朝着他的方向扑来！轰鸣声越来越响。瓦力害怕了，他感到地面在晃动。空中落下一道道火柱，从三个方向包围了他。

 

瓦力开始拼命在地上挖坑。他刚跳进去，一阵烈焰就将地面烧焦了。

 

轰鸣声出现得很突然，但静止得同样突然。瓦力慢慢地抬起头，从他藏身的坑里探出头来看。一个庞然大物矗立在他的头上。他从坑里爬出来，头撞上了一个金属物体。

 

这是某种太空飞船的底部！

 

瓦力无处藏身，只能尽力而为。他头顶着一块小石头，缩成一个盒子的形状，希望自己不会被发现。瓦力不曾有过访客，所以他不知道会发生什么。但他的好奇心很快占了上风。他希望能够在继续隐身的同时看见发生了什么。瓦力小心翼翼地爬得离飞船近了一点以看得更清楚。

 

这艘太空飞船将一个太空舱放在地面上。太空舱开始打开，它的外壳分成几片向外摊开，就好像珍宝的包装被打开一样。

 

然后他看见她出现了。她是一个造型优美的白色蛋形探测机器人，有着明亮的蓝色眼睛。瓦力看着她姿态优雅地悬停在空中，不由得屏住了呼吸。她是他所见过的最美丽的事物。

 

她的名字叫作伊芙。

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