雙語讀電影 《機器人總動員》第17章 :伊芙眼睜睜看著那株植物——還有瓦力——離她而去。

WALL · E and EVE quietly entered the dark control room of the ship’s emergency escape center. EVE found her way to the console that controlled the escape pods. She began tapping commands into the keyboard.

WALL · E glanced down at EVE’s hand. He interlocked his own hands and thought that perhaps this was the right moment to take hers. “Eee-vah?” he said softly.

Before he could take her hand, the control console’s lights blinked on and an escape pod appeared at the end of the room. Its hatch slowly tilted open.

EVE turned to WALL · E. “Earth,” she said, pointing to an overhead screen. The screen displayed the coordinates of WALL · E’s smoggy home planet.

She gestured for WALL · E to enter the pod, and the little robot rolled in. He looked back happily and patted the seat next to him. He was waiting for EVE to join him. But EVE wasn’t moving. WALL · E gestured again for her to come, but she shook her head. She pointed to her chest and made her plant symbol glow.

“Directive,” she said. She would stay behind to complete her directive.

As soon as WALL · E realized she wasn’t going with him, he raced out of the pod and boxed up.

EVE sighed. She wanted WALL · E to go home and be safe. Then she could complete her directive without all the trouble he was causing her. She picked him up and carried him back into the pod. WALL · E raced out and tried to hide behind the console.

“WALL · E,” EVE said, staring impatiently at the love-struck robot.

The chime of the elevator interrupted their standoff. Someone was coming!

EVE quickly shut down the control panel and retreated into the shadows with WALL · E. They heard something motor into the room, but it was too dark to see what it was.

An arm rose up to the console, and a robotic hand worked the keyboard. The lights blinked back on. In the glow, WALL · E and EVE saw ... Gopher. The two bots exchanged a confused glance as Gopher removed something from his chest panel and placed it in the pod.

It was the plant! Shocked, EVE realized that Gopher had been working against her all along. He must have taken the plant from her while she was shut down.

WALL · E gazed at EVE. Now there was proof that he hadn’t taken the plant from her! EVE acknowledged this with a sheepish shrug. She looked up to see Gopher returning to the console. He tapped another series of buttons.

When she turned back to WALL · E, he was gone. “WALL · E?” she whispered. He was inside the pod, trying to retrieve the plant for her.

“WALL · E!” she whispered again, calling him back. But just then, Gopher hit the launch button. Whoosh! The escape pod was instantly jettisoned into space. EVE watched as the plant—and WALL · E—slipped away from her.