Mila had a small garden plot at the end of Elm Street. Rhys had the next plot. They planted tomatoes on the same weekend in May.
米拉在榆树街尽头有一小块菜地。里斯的菜地就在隔壁。他们在五月的同一个周末种下了西红柿。
By July, the tomato vines grew tall. They climbed over the low fence between the two plots. Mila's vines mixed with Rhys's vines.
到了七月，西红柿藤长得很高。它们爬过两块地之间的矮栅栏。米拉的藤和里斯的藤缠在了一起。
One evening, Mila came to water her tomatoes. She did not know which plants were hers. "I think our tomatoes had a party," she said.
一天傍晚，米拉来给西红柿浇水。她分不清哪些是自己的。“我想我们的西红柿开了个派对，”她说。
Rhys laughed. "I can't find my tomatoes either," he said. "They are all mixed together now."
里斯笑了。“我也找不到我的西红柿了，”他说，“它们现在全混在一起了。”
They looked at the vines for a long time. Finally, Rhys had an idea. "Let's just share them," he said. "We can pick tomatoes from both sides."
他们看着那些藤看了很久。最后，里斯有了一个主意。“我们就一起分着吃吧，”他说，“两边的西红柿我们都可以摘。”
Mila smiled. "That sounds fair," she said. "But we still need to fix this fence."
米拉笑了。“听起来很公平，”她说，“不过我们还是得修一下这道栅栏。”
The next Saturday, they met at the garden with new wire. They added a new row of wire above the fence. Now the vines stay on each side. It took them two hours.
下个星期六，他们带着新的铁丝来到菜地。他们在栅栏上面又拉了一排铁丝。现在藤会待在各自的那一边了。他们花了两个小时。
When they finished, Mila picked a basket of tomatoes from both plots. "Come to dinner tonight," she said. "I'm going to make a sauce with all of these."
忙完以后，米拉从两块地里摘了一篮西红柿。“今晚来吃饭吧，”她说，“我要用这些全做成酱。”
Rhys nodded. "I'll bring the bread," he said.
里斯点点头。“我带面包去，”他说。
That evening, they ate pasta with tomato sauce. They sat at Mila's small kitchen table. The sauce had tomatoes from two gardens. Nobody knew which was which.
那天晚上，他们吃了配西红柿酱的意大利面。他们坐在米拉的小厨房桌子旁。酱里的西红柿来自两个菜园。谁也分不出哪个是哪个。
