Odette runs past the same park bench every morning before work. For the last two weeks, she has noticed something strange. A paper cup of coffee sits there, still warm, every single day.
奥黛特每天早上上班前，都会跑步经过公园里的同一条长椅。过去两个星期，她注意到一件怪事。每一天，那里都放着一杯纸杯咖啡，还是温热的。
At first, she assumes someone forgot it. But the pattern continues too perfectly to be an accident. Odette even wonders, half-joking, if a neighbor is testing some strange kindness experiment on the neighborhood. The cup always appears in the same spot, always around the same time, always still steaming.
起初，她以为是有人忘了拿。可这种规律持续得太完美，不可能是意外。奥黛特甚至半开玩笑地想，会不会是哪位邻居正在小区里搞某种奇怪的善意实验。那杯咖啡总是出现在同一个位置，总是在差不多同一个时间，总是还冒着热气。
One morning, Odette decides to arrive earlier than usual. She hides near a tree and waits, feeling a little silly about the whole thing. Just after six, a woman walks up from the café across the street. She glances at her watch, clearly in a hurry to open the café before the morning rush.
一天早上，奥黛特决定比平时早点来。她躲在一棵树旁等着，觉得整件事有点傻。六点刚过，一位女士从街对面的咖啡馆走过来。她看了看手表，显然是急着赶在早高峰前把咖啡馆开门。
The woman sets a cup down gently on the bench, then turns to leave. Odette jogs over before she can walk away. "Excuse me," she says. "Can I ask why you leave coffee here every day?"
那位女士轻轻地把一杯咖啡放在长椅上，然后转身要走。奥黛特赶在她离开前小跑过去。“打扰一下，”她说，“我能问问，你为什么每天都把咖啡放在这儿吗？”
The woman, whose name is Faye, smiles and explains. She owns the small café nearby and tests a new blend every morning. If a fresh cup goes to waste, she would rather share it than throw it out.
那位女士名叫菲，她笑着解释了。她开着附近那家小咖啡馆，每天早上都要试一款新的拼配咖啡。如果新鲜的一杯用不完，她宁愿分享，也不愿倒掉。
"I picked this bench because it's usually empty," Faye admits. "I didn't think anyone noticed." Odette laughs and tells her she has noticed it for two weeks.
“我选这条长椅，是因为它通常是空的，”菲承认，“我没想到有人会注意到。”奥黛特笑着告诉她，自己已经注意到两个星期了。
From that morning on, Odette stops for a real conversation instead of running past. She has started trying Faye's new blends before anyone else in town does. Now she sits right there on the bench to enjoy them.
从那天早上起，奥黛特不再跑着路过，而是停下来好好聊天。她比镇上任何人都先尝到了菲的新拼配咖啡。现在，她就坐在那条长椅上，享受着它们。
