Sam and his friend Dana want to meet for dinner on Friday. Sam sends Dana a text. "Let's meet at the usual place, around seven," he writes.
山姆和他的朋友达娜想在星期五一起吃晚饭。山姆给达娜发了条短信。“老地方见，七点左右，”他写道。
Dana texts back quickly. "Sounds good! See you there."
达娜很快回了信息。“好啊！到时候见。”
Sam smiles at his phone, but then he stops. He and Dana have two usual places. One is a small pizza shop. The other is a noodle restaurant. They both call each spot "the usual place."
山姆看着手机笑了，可是随后他愣住了。他和达娜有两个老地方。一个是小披萨店，另一个是面馆。他们俩都把这两个地方叫作“老地方”。
Sam sends another text. "Wait, which usual place do you mean? Pizza or noodles?"
山姆又发了一条短信。“等等，你说的是哪个老地方？披萨店还是面馆？”
He waits for an answer. Ten minutes pass. Then twenty. Dana does not reply.
他等着回复。十分钟过去了。又过了二十分钟。达娜没有回复。
Sam checks his phone again and again. There is still no new message. He needs to decide soon, or he will be late.
山姆一次又一次地看手机。还是没有新消息。他得尽快做决定，不然就要迟到了。
He thinks about the last few times they met. Dana ordered noodles both times. So Sam guesses she wants noodles again.
他回想起最近几次见面。达娜两次都点了面。所以山姆猜她这次也想吃面。
At seven o'clock, Sam walks into the noodle restaurant. He looks around the room, but he does not see Dana.
七点整，山姆走进了面馆。他环顾四周，却没有看到达娜。
He waits by the door for a few minutes. His phone stays quiet. He starts to worry that he guessed wrong.
他在门口等了几分钟。手机一直没有动静。他开始担心自己猜错了。
Then the door opens, and Dana walks in with a big smile.
这时门开了，达娜笑容满面地走了进来。
"Sorry, my phone died earlier!" she says. "I just charged it at work."
“对不起，我的手机之前没电了！”她说，“我刚在公司充上电。”
"That's okay," Sam says. "I guessed noodles, and here you are!"
“没关系，”山姆说，“我猜是面馆，你果然来了！”
They both laugh and walk to a table by the window.
他们俩都笑了，一起走向靠窗的一张桌子。
"Let's order," Dana says, picking up a menu.
“点菜吧，”达娜说着，拿起了菜单。
