Lena writes a text message late at night. She wants to tell her sister about a man she likes. She picks the wrong name in her phone.
莉娜在深夜写了一条短信。她想告诉姐姐,她喜欢上了一个男人。她在手机里选错了名字。
The message goes to Tariq instead, a man from her book club. He reads it and feels very confused. It says, "I really like him. I want to ask him out soon!"
短信发给了塔里克,一位读书会的男士。他读了短信,感到非常困惑。上面写着:“我真的很喜欢他。我很快就想约他出去!”
Tariq doesn't understand the message. He decides to write back. "Hi Lena, I think this message is for someone else," he types.
塔里克看不懂这条短信。他决定回复。“嗨,莉娜,我觉得这条消息是发给别人的,”他打字写道。
Lena checks her phone the next morning. Her face turns red when she reads Tariq's message. "Oh no, that was a big mistake," she says to herself.
第二天早上,莉娜查看手机。读到塔里克的回复时,她的脸一下子红了。“哦不,这下可闹大了,”她自言自语地说。
She calls Tariq right away. "I'm so sorry," she says. "That message wasn't for you."
她立刻给塔里克打了电话。“真对不起,”她说,“那条消息不是发给你的。”
"It's okay," Tariq says and laughs. "But now I'm curious. Who do you like?"
“没关系,”塔里克笑着说,“不过我现在很好奇。你喜欢的人是谁?”
Lena laughs too and feels a little nervous. "Actually," she says slowly, "I think I like you."
莉娜也笑了,心里有点紧张。“其实,”她慢慢地说,“我想我喜欢的是你。”
Tariq goes quiet for a moment. Then he smiles. "I like you too," he says. "Do you want to get coffee this week?"
塔里克安静了片刻。然后他笑了。“我也喜欢你,”他说,“这周要不要一起去喝杯咖啡?”
"Yes," Lena says. "I'd like that a lot." They talk on the phone for another hour. Lena forgets all about her sister.
“好啊,”莉娜说,“我非常愿意。”他们在电话里又聊了一个小时。莉娜把姐姐忘得一干二净。






