Zara's best friend has set her up on a blind date at the pub's weekly trivia night. She almost cancels twice before finally walking through the door. Her date, Bram, is already sitting at a small table near the back. He looks just as nervous as she feels. Zara orders a lemonade and sits down across from him, unsure how to start.
扎拉最好的朋友给她安排了一场相亲,地点是酒吧每周一次的问答之夜。她差点取消了两次,最后才走进门。她的相亲对象布拉姆已经坐在后面的一张小桌旁了。他看起来和她一样紧张。扎拉点了一杯柠檬水,在他对面坐下,不知道该怎么开口。
The first round asks about geography, and neither of them says much. Zara answers two questions correctly but stays quiet about the rest, unsure how to start a conversation. Bram taps his pen against the table, clearly searching for something to say too. The second round covers movies, and they both guess wrong on every single question. Somehow, that makes them both laugh.
第一轮是地理题,两人都没怎么说话。扎拉答对了两道题,其余的都保持沉默,不知怎样开启话题。布拉姆用笔敲着桌子,显然也在想说点什么。第二轮是电影题,他们每道题都猜错了。不知怎的,这反倒让他们都笑了。
Everything changes during the music round. A question about an obscure 1980s band appears. Both of them shout the answer at the same moment. They stare at each other, surprised, then laugh so hard that the team beside them turns to look.
一切在音乐轮发生了变化。出现了一道关于一支八十年代冷门乐队的题。两个人在同一时刻喊出了答案。他们惊讶地互相看着,然后笑得那么厉害,连旁边那一队的人都转过头来看。
"How do you even know that song?" Bram asks, grinning for the first time all night. Zara admits her older sister used to play that album constantly when she was growing up. Bram says his father did the exact same thing. For the next few questions, they answer as a real team.
“你怎么会知道那首歌?”布拉姆问,今晚第一次咧嘴笑了。扎拉承认,小时候她姐姐总是不停地放那张专辑。布拉姆说他爸爸也一模一样。接下来的几道题,他们像一支真正的团队那样一起作答。
By the final round, they are leaning across the table, arguing happily about answers instead of staying quiet. Their team doesn't win, but Zara doesn't mind at all. If trivia night happens again next week, she already knows she'll be back, and so will Bram. Neither of them mentions the blind date part again; they simply agree on a time.
到了最后一轮,他们都倾身凑在桌子上,开心地争论着答案,不再沉默。他们的队伍没有赢,但扎拉一点也不在意。如果下周还有问答之夜,她已经知道自己还会来,布拉姆也会来。两个人谁也没再提相亲这回事,只是约定了一个时间。






