Up on the ship's bridge, Auto¹ lazily watched the lido deck's sky turn from day to evening. Just below him, in the Captain's quarters, a computer was flashing images to the Captain one after the other.

 

"Define ‘hoedown'!" the Captain told the computer.

 

The computer responded, "Hoedown: a special gathering² at which lively forms of dancing would take place."

 

The Captain slapped his knee, enjoying every bit of Earth information he could get his chubby³ hands on.

 

The ceiling portal suddenly opened and Auto descended⁴ to face the Captain. The Captain looked up.

 

"Auto!" he exclaimed. "Earth is amazing!" He highlighted images on his computer as he spoke⁵. "These are called farms!" Auto turned a bored eye to the screen as the Captain showed him fields of wheat and orchards⁶ of apples. "Humans would put seeds in the ground, pour water on them, and they would grow food, like pizza!"

 

Auto shut the screen. "Goodnight, Captain," he said, rising back to the bridge. The lights in the Captain's quarters went dark. Auto was telling the Captain that it was time to go to bed.

 

"Pssst," the Captain whispered to his computer. He was like a child who wanted to stay up to play. Only, in this case, the Captain wanted to know more about Earth. "Define ‘dancing.'"

 

"Dancing," the computer began. At that moment, just outside the Captain's window, WALL · E and EVE spiraled around each other. "A series of movements involving two partners, where speed and rhythm match harmoniously⁷ with music."

 

Indeed, WALL · E and EVE were dancing. And, in a way, the Captain was dancing, too—at least in his mind.

 

Outside the Axiom, WALL · E's fire extinguisher spurted⁸ out its last bit of foam⁹. He floated freely for a moment; then EVE took him in her arms to return him to the ship. To WALL · E, this was a dream come true.

 

Back inside the Axiom, EVE slowly led WALL · E down the corridors, trying to get to the Captain. A group of stewards¹⁰ passed by. The computer warned, "Caution! Rogue¹¹ robots!" EVE pulled WALL · E aside to hide.

 

How could EVE get to the bridge to deliver the plant to the Captain?

 

在上面的舰桥里，傲特懒洋洋地看着泳池甲板的天空从白天转为傍晚。就在他下面，在船长的舱房里，一台电脑正一幅接一幅地向船长快速展示着图像。

 

“解释一下‘乡村舞会’！”船长对电脑说道。

 

电脑回答道：“乡村舞会：一种特殊的集会，在这种集会上人们会跳各种活泼的舞蹈。”

 

船长拍了拍自己的膝盖，任何他能找到的关于地球的信息他都很喜欢。

 

天花板上的门突然打开了，傲特飞了下来面对着船长。船长抬起头来看着他。

 

“傲特！”他喊道，“地球真神奇！”他一边说一边在电脑上突出显示一些图像。“这些叫作农场！”船长向傲特展示了麦田和苹果园，傲特深感无聊地扫了一眼屏幕。“人类将种子放进土地，浇水，然后它们便能长出食物，就像比萨一样！”

 

傲特关掉了屏幕。“晚安，船长。”他说道，然后向上飞回舰桥。船长舱房里的灯暗了下去。傲特是在告诉船长该睡觉了。

 

“嘘。”船长对着他的电脑轻声说道。他就像个想要熬夜玩耍的孩子。只是这一次的情况是船长想要更多地了解地球。“解释一下‘舞蹈’。”

 

“舞蹈。”电脑开始介绍。就在这个时候，就在船长窗外，瓦力和伊芙正绕着对方在太空中盘旋上升。“两个舞伴一起做的一系列动作，动作的速度和节奏与音乐协调一致。”

 

确实，瓦力和伊芙正在跳舞。而且，从某种意义上来说，船长也在跳舞——至少在他的脑海里。

 

在“功理”号外面，瓦力的灭火器喷出了最后一点泡沫。他随意漂浮了一会儿；然后伊芙抱着他把他送回了飞船。对瓦力来说，这就是美梦成真。

 

回到“功理”号后，伊芙带着瓦力慢慢走过一道道走廊，想要找到船长。一群乘务员机器人从附近走过。电脑发出警告：“小心！出现异常的机器人！”伊芙将瓦力拉到一边躲了起来。

 

伊芙怎样才能到达舰桥把那株植物交给船长呢？

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