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The very first time I saw ordinary television working, I was struck by a tremendous idea.
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Chapter26
The Television-Chocolate Room
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'I am a little deaf in my left ear,' Mr Wonka said. 'You must forgive me if I don't hear everything you say.'
'I said, that isn't exactly how it works!' shouted Mike Teavee.
'You're a nice boy,' Mr Wonka said, 'but you talk too much. Now then! The very first time I saw ordinary television working, I was struck by a tremendous idea. "Look here!" I shouted. "If these people can break up a photograph into millions of pieces and send the pieces whizzing through the air and then put them together again at the other end, why can't I do the same thing with a bar of chocolate? Why can't I send a real bar of chocolate whizzing through the air in tiny pieces and then put the pieces together at the other end, all ready to be eaten?"'
'Impossible!' said Mike Teavee.
'You think so?' cried Mr Wonka. 'Well, watch this! I shall now send a bar of my very best chocolate from one end of this room to the other — by television! Get ready, there! Bring in the chocolate!'
Immediately, six Oompa-Loompas marched forward carrying on their shoulders the most enormous bar of chocolate Charlie had ever seen. It was about the size of the mattress he slept on at home.
'It has to be big,' Mr Wonka explained, 'because whenever you send something by television, it always comes out much smaller than it was when it went in. Even with ordinary television, when you photograph a big man, he never comes out on your screen any taller than a pencil, does he? Here we go, then! Get ready! No, no! Stop! Hold everything! You there! Mike Teavee! Stand back! You're too close to the camera! There are dangerous rays coming out of that thing! They could break you up into a million tiny pieces in one second! That's why the Oompa-Loompas are wearing space suits! The suits protect them! All right! That's better! Now, then! Switch on!'
One of the Oompa-Loompas caught hold of a large switch and pulled it down.
There was a blinding flash.
'The chocolate's gone!' shouted Grandpa Joe, waving his arms.
He was quite right! The whole enormous bar of chocolate had disappeared completely into thin air!
'It's on its way!' cried Mr Wonka. 'It is now rushing through the air above our heads in a million tiny pieces. Quick! Come over here!' He dashed over to the other end of the room where the large television set was standing, and the others followed him. 'Watch the screen!' he cried. 'Here it comes! Look!'
The screen flickered and lit up. Then suddenly, a small bar of chocolate appeared in the middle of the screen.
'Take it!' shouted Mr Wonka, growing more and more excited.
'How can you take it?' asked Mike Teavee, laughing. 'It's just a picture on a television screen!'
'Charlie Bucket!' cried Mr Wonka. 'You take it! Reach out and grab it!'
Charlie put out his hand and touched the screen, and suddenly, miraculously, the bar of chocolate came away in his fingers. He was so surprised he nearly dropped it.
'Eat it!' shouted Mr Wonka. 'Go on and eat it! It'll be delicious! It's the same bar! It's got smaller on the journey, that's all!'
'It's absolutely fantastic!' gasped Grandpa Joe. 'It's . . . it's . . . it's a miracle!'
'Just imagine,' cried Mr Wonka, 'when I start using this across the country . . . you'll be sitting at home watching television and suddenly a commercial will flash on to the screen and a voice will say, "EAT WONKA'S CHOCOLATES! THEY'RE THE BEST IN THE WORLD! IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE US, TRY ONE FOR YOURSELF — NOW!" And you simply reach out and take one! How about that, eh?'
'Terrific!' cried Grandpa Joe. 'It will change the world!'
中文翻译
“我的左耳有点耳背，”旺卡先生说，“如果我没听见你说的话，请原谅。”
“我说，确切说，电视机并不是这样工作的！”迈克·蒂韦放大嗓门喊道。
“你真是个聪明的孩子，”旺卡先生说，“不过你话太多了。听下去！第一次看见一台普通电视机时，我脑中顿时闪现了一个奇妙的设想。‘瞧啊！’我喊道：‘如果人们能把一张照片分解成无数的小粒子，并把它们送往空中，然后在另一头让这些小颗粒重新拼到一起，那我为什么不能用一块巧克力做出同样的事呢？为什么我不能把一切巧克力分解成无数小颗粒，把它们嗖嗖地射向空中，然后又在另一头把它们拼成一块，供人享用呢？’”
“这是不可能的！”迈克·蒂韦说。
“你这么想吗？”旺卡先生嚷道，“好吧，瞧瞧这儿！我会从房间的这一头把我的一块最好的巧克力送到房间另一头──就通过电视！准备！把巧克力拿来！”
立刻过来了六个奥姆帕－洛姆帕人，他们肩上扛着一块巨大的巧克力，查理从未见过这么大的巧克力，它同他在家里睡的那张床垫差不多一样大。
“巧克力块一定得大，”旺卡先生解释道，“因为每当你通过电视传送什么画面时，画面里的东西在屏幕上出现时总要比它在发射时小。就说普通的电视机吧，你拍摄下一个大个男人，等他在你的电视屏幕上出现时却只有铅笔那般高，不是吗？好了，让我们开始吧！准备！不，不！停止！等一下！迈克·蒂韦，退后些！你太靠近那架摄像机了！那儿有危险的放射线出来！一秒钟之内可以把你分解成无数小颗粒！正因为如此那些奥姆帕·洛姆帕人才穿着宇航服！这种服装能抵挡射线！好了！那样就好了！准备！打开！”
一个奥姆帕－洛姆帕人握住了一只很大的开关，把它朝下一扳。
一道耀眼的光一闪。
“那块巧克力没有了！”乔爷爷挥动手臂喊道。
他说得太对啦！那么一大块巧克力完全在空中消失了！
“它正顺着它的轨迹而去！”旺卡先生叫道，“它已分解成无数小颗粒从我们头上飞过。快，到这儿来！”他冲到房间另一头，那台大电视机就放在那儿，其余的人全跟着他奔了过去。“瞧着屏幕，”他叫道，“瞧，它来了！”
屏幕闪烁了几下，亮了，突然，一小块巧克力出现在屏幕正中。
“拿下它！”旺卡先生嚷着，他变得越来越激动了。
“怎么去拿啊？”迈克·蒂韦问道，哈哈大笑起来。“那只不过是电视屏幕上的一幅画面！”
“查理·巴克特！”旺卡先生叫道，“你去拿！伸出手去抓住它！”
查理伸出手，碰到了那块屏幕，突然，简直令人不可思议，那块巧克力落在了他的手指间，他惊讶得差一点让它落到地上。
“吃掉它！”旺卡先生叫道，“快吃掉它！它的味道好极了！就是那块巧克力！只不过在传送过程中变小了！”
“这真让人吃惊，简直难以想象！”乔爷爷结结巴巴地说，“这……这……这真是个奇迹！”
“想想吧，”旺卡先生嚷道，“当我在全国开始使用这架摄像机时将会是一番怎样的情景啊，……你们坐在家里收看电视，突然屏幕上出现一幅广告，一个声音说道：‘请吃旺卡巧克力！那是世界上最好的巧克力！如果你不相信，请尝尝──给！’于是你只要伸出手去取，就可吃到一块巧克力！怎么样，啊？”
“太妙啦！”乔爷爷喊道，“这会改变整个世界！”
