Danae sits by the window on the afternoon train. She has a book and a small bag of nuts. Outside, the fields are green and quiet.
达娜厄坐在下午那趟火车的窗边。她带着一本书和一小袋坚果。窗外，田野一片翠绿，安安静静。
Suddenly the train slows down and stops. It stops in the middle of a field. There is no town and no station, only cows and grass.
突然，火车慢了下来，停住了。它停在一片田野中间。这里没有城镇，也没有车站，只有牛和青草。
A voice comes from the speaker. "A tree is on the line," it says. "We need two hours to move it. We are sorry."
扩音器里传来一个声音。“铁轨上倒了一棵树，”它说，“我们需要两个小时才能把它移开。非常抱歉。”
Some people sigh. Others look at their phones. Danae eats a few nuts and looks around. Nobody has much food. The man across from her has one apple. A woman near the door has half a sandwich.
有些人叹了口气。另一些人低头看手机。达娜厄吃了几颗坚果，环顾四周。没有人带多少吃的。她对面的男人只有一个苹果。靠近车门的一位女士有半个三明治。
"We will all be hungry soon," the man says.
“我们很快就都要饿了，”那个男人说。
"Maybe we can share," Danae says. She stands up and puts her nuts on the little table. "Let's put everything here."
“也许我们可以分着吃，”达娜厄说。她站起来，把自己的坚果放在小桌子上。“我们把所有东西都放在这里吧。”
The man puts down his apple. The woman brings her sandwich. A boy has a bag of grapes. A tall woman has bread and a big piece of cheese.
男人放下了他的苹果。女士拿来了她的三明治。一个男孩有一袋葡萄。一位高个子女士有面包和一大块奶酪。
Then a man called Radek opens a box. Inside is a birthday cake. "It is for my sister," he says. "But the party is tomorrow. She will understand."
接着，一个名叫拉德克的男人打开了一个盒子。里面是一个生日蛋糕。“这是给我妹妹的，”他说，“不过聚会是明天。她会理解的。”
Everyone laughs. Soon the table is full of food. People from other seats come to look. They bring more things: crackers, oranges, a bottle of juice.
大家都笑了。很快，桌子上摆满了食物。别的座位上的人也过来看。他们带来了更多东西：饼干、橙子、一瓶果汁。
Danae finds a knife in her bag. She cuts the cake into twelve pieces. She gives the first piece to the boy.
达娜厄在包里找到一把刀。她把蛋糕切成十二块。她把第一块递给了那个男孩。
