披萨与悠长午餐

琪亚拉关上实验室的门，准备享受悠长的意大利午餐。“跟我来，”她说。

Chiara closed the lab for the long Italian lunch. "Come with me," she said.

波莉坐在她的肩膀上。她们走进了公园。

Polly perched on her shoulder. They walked into the park.

午餐时分的那不勒斯很热闹。人们纷纷走向咖啡馆。街道上弥漫着大蒜和番茄的香味。

Naples at lunch was busy. People were going to espresso bars. The streets smelled of garlic and tomato.

琪亚拉带她来到一家小披萨店。里面有一个大大的木柴炉，火焰非常热。

Chiara took her to a small pizzeria. Inside was a big wood-burning oven. The fire was very hot.

那不勒斯披萨很特别。这个城市对披萨的制作有着两百年的传统。面团由面粉、水、盐和酵母制成。番茄来自维苏威火山的山坡。罗勒是新鲜的。烤炉在九十秒内就能烤好披萨。

Neapolitan pizza is special. The city has rules for it from two hundred years ago. The dough is flour, water, salt, and yeast. The tomatoes are from the slopes of Vesuvius. The basil is fresh. The oven cooks the pizza in ninety seconds.

披萨师傅把披萨放进烤炉。九十秒后，他把披萨拿了出来。饼皮上有深色斑点，奶酪已经融化。

The pizza maker put a pizza in the oven. Ninety seconds later he pulled it out. The crust had dark spots. The cheese was melted.

琪亚拉给了波莉一小块饼皮。它又咸又焦，口感非常轻盈。波莉明白了为什么那不勒斯要保护这种披萨两百年。

Chiara gave Polly a small piece of crust. It was salty and charred and very light. Polly understood why Naples had protected this pizza for two centuries.

“章鱼很聪明，因为它们只活几年，”琪亚拉说，“它们必须快速学习。而我们可以慢慢学。再过两年，Pasta就能学会她所知道的一切。”

"Octopuses are smart because they only live a few years," Chiara said. "They have to learn fast. We can learn slowly. Pasta will learn everything she knows in two more years."

她们慢慢地走回去。下午的天气很暖和。

They walked back slowly. The afternoon was warm.