Notes in the Café

The man in the grey coat

穿灰色大衣的男人

Sara works in a small café. The café is on a busy street in the city.

萨拉在一家小咖啡馆工作。咖啡馆在城市里一条热闹的街上。

It is seven o’clock in the morning. Sara opens the door and turns on the lights.

现在是早上七点。萨拉开门，开灯。

The café is quiet. Sara makes a coffee for herself. She sits at the window.

咖啡馆里很安静。萨拉给自己做了一杯咖啡。她坐在窗边。

She has a pen in her hand. She draws on a paper napkin. She draws the street, the bus and the people.

她手里有一支笔。她在餐巾纸上画画。她画街道、公共汽车和人。

Sara loves drawing. She draws every morning. But she never shows her drawings to anybody.

萨拉喜欢画画。她每天早上都画。但是她从来不给别人看她的画。

At eight o’clock, the door opens. A man comes in. He has a grey coat and a big black bag.

八点的时候，门开了。一个男人走进来。他穿着一件灰色大衣，拿着一个黑色的大包。

“Good morning,” says Sara.

“早上好，”萨拉说。

“Good morning,” says the man. “A black coffee, please.”

“早上好，”男人说。“请给我一杯黑咖啡。”

He always says the same words. He comes every day at eight. He always wants a black coffee.

他总是说同样的话。他每天八点来。他总是要一杯黑咖啡。

Sara makes the coffee. The man pays. He sits at the table in the corner.

萨拉做咖啡。男人付钱。他坐在角落的桌子旁。

He opens a book. He reads and drinks his coffee. He does not talk.

他打开一本书。他看书，喝咖啡。他不说话。

Sara looks at him. He is about thirty. He has dark hair and a kind face.

萨拉看着他。他大约三十岁。他有黑色的头发，面容友善。

“The same coffee, the same table, the same book,” she thinks. She smiles.

“同样的咖啡，同样的桌子，同样的书，”她想。她笑了。