Amina hears a knock on her door. Her neighbor stands outside, looking worried. "Can I borrow your ladder?" he asks.
阿米娜听到有人敲门。她的邻居站在门外，一脸担忧。“我能借一下你的梯子吗？”他问。
"My gutter is full of leaves," he explains. "I want to clean it before the rain." Amina brings her tall ladder outside.
“我的排水槽里全是树叶，”他解释说，“我想在下雨前把它清理干净。”阿米娜把她的高梯子搬到了外面。
She carries it to his front yard. The ladder is heavy but not too big. She sets it against the wall carefully.
她把梯子扛到他家的前院。梯子很沉，但不算太大。她小心地把它靠在墙上。
"Do you need help holding it?" she offers. He nods and thanks her kindly. Amina holds the ladder steady at the bottom.
“需要我帮您扶着吗？”她主动问。他点点头，诚恳地向她道谢。阿米娜在下面把梯子扶稳。
Her neighbor climbs up carefully with a bucket. He pulls out wet leaves and sticks. Some leaves fall right onto the grass.
邻居拎着一个桶，小心地爬了上去。他掏出潮湿的树叶和树枝。有些树叶直接落在了草地上。
"This is a lot of leaves," he says. Amina laughs and hands him a bag. He fills the bag slowly and carefully.
“树叶真多啊。”他说。阿米娜笑了，递给他一个袋子。他慢慢地、仔细地把袋子装满。
Birds fly out from a nearby tree. The afternoon sun feels warm on their backs. Amina checks her phone for the time.
附近的树上飞出几只鸟。下午的阳光暖暖地照在他们背上。阿米娜看了看手机上的时间。
After twenty minutes, the gutter is clean. Her neighbor climbs down safely. "Thank you so much for your help," he says.
二十分钟后，排水槽清理干净了。邻居安全地爬了下来。“非常感谢你的帮忙。”他说。
Amina smiles and picks up her ladder. She carries it back to her garage. Helping a neighbor felt like a good morning.
阿米娜笑了笑，拿起她的梯子。她把它扛回了车库。帮助邻居，让这个上午过得很愉快。
