Celia took the elevator home every evening at six. Today she carried her shopping. She also had a small bag of grapes.
西莉亚每天傍晚六点坐电梯回家。今天她提着买来的东西。她还有一小袋葡萄。
Between the fourth and fifth floors, the elevator shook and stopped. The lights stayed on, but the doors did not open. A man stood in the corner. He lived on her floor. She saw him every day, but they only said "hello."
在四楼和五楼之间，电梯抖了一下，停住了。灯还亮着，可是门没有开。一个男人站在角落里。他和她住在同一层。她每天都能看到他，可是他们只说“你好”。
He pressed the red button. A voice said, "Please wait. Help will come in twenty minutes."
他按下了红色按钮。一个声音说：“请稍等。二十分钟后会有人来帮助您。”
"Twenty minutes!" Celia said. She sat down on the floor. After a while, she opened her bag of grapes. "Do you want some? I'm Celia."
“二十分钟！”西莉亚说。她坐在了地板上。过了一会儿，她打开了那袋葡萄。“你要吃吗？我叫西莉亚。”
"Thank you. I'm Omar," the man said. He sat down and took a grape.
“谢谢。我是奥马尔，”那个男人说。他坐下来，拿了一颗葡萄。
They ate and looked at the ceiling. Then Omar asked, "Where did you grow up?"
他们吃着，看着天花板。然后奥马尔问：“你是在哪里长大的？”
"In a small town with a clock in the square," Celia said.
“在一个小镇上，广场上有一座钟，”西莉亚说。
Omar looked at her. "The clock that never shows the right time?"
奥马尔看着她。“那座永远走不准的钟？”
"Yes! How do you know that?"
“对！你怎么知道的？”
"My school was next to it," he said.
“我的学校就在它旁边，”他说。
Celia laughed so hard that a grape fell on the floor. "My school was across the street!"
西莉亚笑得太厉害，一颗葡萄掉到了地上。“我的学校就在街对面！”
They talked about the baker and the river. They talked about the late bus. Time went fast.
他们聊起面包师和那条河。他们聊起那趟总晚点的公交车。时间过得很快。
Suddenly the elevator moved, and the doors opened on their floor. Omar stood up and picked up her bag. Celia held out the last grape, and he took it.
突然，电梯动了，门在他们那一层打开了。奥马尔站起来，拎起她的袋子。西莉亚递出最后一颗葡萄，他接了过去。
