星球大战第二章（1）（1）
Itwasanoldsettlerssayingthatyoucouldburnyoureyesoutfasterbystaringstraightandhardatthesun－scorchedflatlandsofTatooinethanbylookingdirectlyat itstwohugesunsthemselves，sopowerfulwasthepenetratingglarereflectedfrom thoseendlesswastes。Despitetheflare，lifecouldanddidexistintheflatlandsformedbylong－evaporatedseabeds。Onethingmadeitpossible：thereintroductionofwater。Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。
LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。
AsLukeconsideredhispredicament，athirdfigureappeared，scootingoutfrombehindthevaporatortofumbleawkwardlyatthedamagedsection。OnlythreeoftheTreadwellmodelrobotssixarmswerefunctioning，andthesehadseenmorewearthanthebootsonLukesfeet。Themachinemovedwithunsteadystop－and－startmotions。
Lukegazedatitsadly，theninclinedhisheadtostudy＆nbs Itwasanoldsettlerssayingthatyoucouldburnyoureyesoutfasterbystaringstraightandhardatthesun－scorchedflatlandsofTatooinethanbylookingdirectlyat itstwohugesunsthemselves，sopowerfulwasthepenetratingglarereflectedfrom thoseendlesswastes。Despitetheflare，lifecouldanddidexistintheflatlandsformedbylong－evaporatedseabeds。Onethingmadeitpossible：thereintroductionofwater。
Forhumanpurposes，however，thewaterofTatooinewasonlymarginallyaccessible。Theatmosphereyieldeditsmoisturewithreluctance。Ithadtobecoaxeddownoutofthehardblueskycoaxed，forced，yankeddowntotheparchedsurface。Twofigureswhoseconcernwasobtainingthatmoisturewerestandingonaslightriseofoneofthoseinhospitableflats。Oneofthepairwasstiffandmetallicasand－pittedvaporatorsunksecurelythroughsandandintodeeperrock。Thefigurenexttoitwasafooddealmoreanimated，thoughnolesssun－weathered。
LukeSkywalkerwastwicetheageoftheten－year－oldvaporator，butmuchlesssecure。Atthemomenthewasswearingsoftlyatarecalcitrantvalveadjusteronthetemperamentaldevice。Fromtimetotimeheresortedtosomeunsubtlepoundinginplaceofusingtheappropriatetool。Neithermethodworkedverywell。Lukewassurethatthelubricantsusedonthevaporatorwentoutoftheirwaytoattractsand，beckoningseductivelytosmallabrasiveparticleswithanoilygleam。Hewipedsweatfromhisforeheadandleanedbackforamoment。Themostprepossessingthingabouttheyoungmanwashisname。Alightbreezetuggedathisshaggyhairandbaggyworktunicasheregardedthedevice。Nopointinstayingangryatit，hecounseledhimself。Itsonlyanunintelligentmachine。
AsLukeconsideredhispredicament，athirdfigureappeared，scootingoutfrombehindthevaporatortofumbleawkwardlyatthedamagedsection。OnlythreeoftheTreadwellmodelrobotssixarmswerefunctioning，andthesehadseenmorewearthanthebootsonLukesfeet。Themachinemovedwithunsteadystop－and－startmotions。
Lukegazedatitsadly，theninclinedhisheadtostudy＆nbs p;thesky。Stillnosignofacloud，andheknewthereneverwouldbeunlesshegotthatvaporatorworking。Hewasabouttotryonceagainwhenasmall，intensegleamoflightcaughthiseye。
Quicklyheslippedthecarefullycleanedsetofmacrobinocularsfromhisutilitybeltandfocusedthelensesskyward
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