Callie's parents leave for a short trip. They ask her to watch the house. Their cat, Clementine, eats from a smart feeder in the kitchen. It gives her food two times a day.
卡莉的父母要出去短途旅行。他们请她照看房子。他们的猫克莱门汀在厨房里的智能喂食器上吃东西。喂食器每天给它喂两次食。
"Just check the app once in a while," Callie's mom says. "It does the rest."
“偶尔看一下手机应用就行，”卡莉的妈妈说，“其余的它自己会做。”
On the first day, everything seems normal. Callie goes to school and comes home to a quiet house. Clementine naps on the sofa like usual.
第一天，一切看起来都很正常。卡莉去上学，回到家时房子里静悄悄的。克莱门汀像往常一样在沙发上打盹。
On the second day, something feels different. Clementine is not hungry at dinner. She barely touches her bowl and walks away slowly.
第二天，感觉有些不一样了。克莱门汀在晚饭时不饿。它几乎没碰自己的碗，慢慢地走开了。
Callie opens the feeder app on her phone. A long list fills the screen. The feeder gave Clementine food six times that day, not two.
卡莉在手机上打开了喂食器的应用。屏幕上出现了一长串记录。喂食器那天给克莱门汀喂了六次食，而不是两次。
"Clementine, that is a lot of food," Callie says, laughing a little.
“克莱门汀，这可是很多食物啊，”卡莉说，忍不住笑了一下。
She calls her neighbor, Bennett, who knows about smart devices. He comes over and looks at the feeder's settings with her.
她打电话给邻居贝内特，他懂智能设备。他过来和她一起查看喂食器的设置。
"Here's the problem," Bennett says, pointing at the screen. "The schedule has six feeding times instead of two. Someone set it wrong."
“问题在这里，”贝内特指着屏幕说，“时间表上有六个喂食时间，而不是两个。有人设置错了。”
Callie remembers her little brother playing with the app before the trip. He probably tapped buttons without knowing what they did.
卡莉想起出门前她的小弟弟玩过这个应用。他大概是乱按了一通，却不知道那些按钮是干什么的。
Bennett helps her delete the extra times. They save just two feedings a day. He checks the feeder's clock, and it matches Callie's phone now.
贝内特帮她删掉了多余的时间。他们只保存了每天两次的喂食。他又查看了喂食器的时钟，现在它和卡莉的手机一致了。
That evening, the feeder gives Clementine one normal meal. She eats every bite and curls up on the sofa.
那天傍晚，喂食器给克莱门汀喂了正常的一餐。它把每一口都吃完了，然后蜷缩在沙发上。
"Back to normal," Callie says. She sends her parents a quick message about it.
“恢复正常了，”卡莉说。她给父母发了一条简短的消息，说了这件事。
