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1、2010:OdisseyTwo2010:OdisseyTwo2010:OdisseyTwo2010:OdisseyTwoILEONOV2010:OdisseyTwo12010:OdisseyTwoMeetingattheFocusEveninthismetricage,itwasstillthethousand-foottelescope,notthethree-hundred-metreone.Thegreatsaucersetamongthemountainswasalreadyhalffullofshadow,asthetropicalsundroppedswiftlyto
2、rest,butthetriangularraftoftheantennacomplexsuspendedhighaboveitscentrestillblazedwithlight.Fromthegroundfarbelow,itwouldhavetakenkeeneyestonoticethetwohumanfiguresintheaerialmazeofgirders,supportcables,andwave-guides.‘Thetimehascome,’saidDrDimitriMoisevitchtohisoldfriendHeywoodFloyd,‘totalko
3、fmanythings.Ofshoesandspaceshipsandsealingwax,butmostlyofmonolithsandmalfunctioningcomputers.’‘Sothat’swhyyougotmeawayfromtheconference.NotthatIreallymind-I’veheardCarlgivethatSETIspeechsomanytimesthatIcanreciteitmyself.Andtheviewcertainlyisfantastic-youknow,allthetimesI’vebeentoArecibo,I’ven
4、evermadeitupheretotheantennafeed.’‘Shameonyou.I’vebeenherethreetimes.Imagine-we’relisteningtothewholeuniverse-butnoonecanoverhearus.Solet’stalkaboutyourproblem.’‘Whatproblem?’‘Tostartwith,whyyouhadtoresignasChairmanoftheNationalCouncilonAstronautics.’‘Ididn’tresign.TheUniversityofHawaiipaysal
5、otbetter.’‘Okay-youdidn’tresign-youwereonejumpaheadofthem.Afteralltheseyears,Woody,youcan’tfoolme,andyoushouldgiveuptrying.IftheyofferedtheNCAbacktoyourightnow,wouldyouhesitate?’‘Allright,youoldCossak.Whatdoyouwanttoknow?’‘Firstofall,therearelotsoflooseendsinthereportyoufinallyissuedaftersomu
6、chprodding.We’lloverlooktheridiculousandfranklyillegalsecrecywithwhichyourpeopleduguptheTychomonolith-’‘Thatwasn’tmyidea.’‘Gladtohearit:Ievenbelieveyou.Andweappreciatethefactthatyou’renowlettingeveryoneexaminethething-whichofcourseiswhatyoushouldhavedoneinthefirstplace.Notthatit’sdonemuchgood
7、…’TherewasagloomysilencewhilethetwomencontemplatedtheblackenigmaupthereontheMoon,stillcontemptuouslydefyingalltheweaponsthathumaningenuitycouldbringtobearuponit.ThentheRussianscientistcontinued.‘Anyway,whatevertheTychomonolithmaybe,there’ssom
