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My heart was empty．I saw millions of stars but there was no life in the Galaxy except us humans．Well，there are potatoes and wheat and rice but you can't talk to vegetables．
我的心里空荡荡的。我能看见好几百万颗星星，除了我们人类，银河系里就再也没有别的生命了。当然，有土豆、小麦和水稻，可你不能跟植物说话啊。
We are alone．
我们孤零零的。
The Book of Remembering says we did it．We polluted Earth and so killed all the animals． We ran away from Earth and we're still running．That was twenty thousand years ago and we still can't forget．
《往事追忆》上说那是我们造成的。我们污染了地球，也就害死了所有的动物。我们从地球逃了出来，直到现在还在东奔西跑。那是两万年以前的事了，可我们至今难忘。
The Book of Remembering gives names for thousands of animals．Fantastic！Could there really be thousands of animals？The idea of animals is so strange．What did they look like？The Book of Remembering has no pictures， but says there are birds that fly，and fish that swim．There are animals with no legs，and animals with lots of legs—ugh！What a horrible idea！
《往事追忆》上罗列了几千种动物的名字。难以置信！真的可能有几千种动物吗？有关动物的想法太离奇了。它们长得什么样？《往事追忆》上没有插图，但说有会飞的鸟，会游泳的鱼。有的动物没有腿，而有的动物有好多条腿——呜！多可怕的想法！
Can anybody believe stories like that？
真有人会相信这种故事吗？
And now I was running away too．Perhaps I was wrong to run away．
如今我也在逃亡。我逃跑可能错了。
Suddenly the spaceship went'PING！'
突然飞船“砰！”地响了一声。
'Yes，what is it？'I asked．
“哎，怎么了？”我问。
'There is something near us．'
“我们旁边有个东西。”
'Oh！'I said．'I thought we were a long way from anything out here．Take me closer．'
“啊！”我说，“我以为我们离哪儿都很远呢。让我靠近点儿。”
We moved closer，but I couldn't see anything．
我们靠近了些，可我什么也看不见。
Then one star disappeared，then another star，and another．It was too dark to see what the thing was．It was just a big black shape between me and the stars．
接着，一颗星星不见了，又有一颗不见了，又是一颗。天太黑，看不见那是什么东西。只能看见我和星星之间黑乎乎的一大块。
It was probably just a big old rock，which had broken off a moon or a planet．
它可能只是一块从卫星或行星上脱落的巨大的古岩石。
Well，perhaps it contained gold or something．Then I could show the Star Council I was doing important work．Perhaps that would be a good reason not to marry Buff．
哎，那上面可能有金子什么的。那样我就可以让星际理事会看到我是在做重要的工作。也许这可以作为我不嫁给牛子的正当理由。
