Isla walks into the city museum at ten o'clock. It is her last day in the country. Tomorrow she flies home. Today she wants to see everything.
伊莎在十点钟走进城市博物馆。今天是她在这个国家的最后一天。明天她就要飞回家了。今天她想把什么都看一遍。
At the front desk, a young man smiles at her. "Can I help you?"
在前台，一位年轻男子对她微笑。“需要帮忙吗？”
"Yes, please. One audio guide," says Isla.
“是的，麻烦你。我要一个语音导览器。”伊莎说。
"I am sorry," he says. "We have only one left." He holds up a grey box with headphones.
“很抱歉，”他说，“我们只剩一个了。”他举起一个带耳机的灰色盒子。
"Oh, good. I take it."
“哦，太好了。我要这个。”
"Wait," says a voice behind her. A tall man stands there. He has a backpack and a tired smile. "I want it too. I stood in the line first."
“等一下，”她身后有个声音说。一个高个子男人站在那里。他背着背包，笑容里带着倦意。“我也想要。我先排的队。”
"Did you?" says Isla. "I did not see you."
“是吗？”伊莎说，“我没看到你。”
"I was at the door. I looked for my ticket."
“我在门口。我在找我的票。”
The young man at the desk looks at them both. Then he opens a drawer. "I have a small cable," he says. "It has two plugs. You can share."
前台的年轻男子看看他们两个。然后他打开一个抽屉。“我有一根小线，”他说，“上面有两个插头。你们可以一起用。”
Isla looks at the man. The man looks at Isla. They both laugh.
伊莎看看那个男人。男人看看伊莎。两个人都笑了。
"My name is Jamal," he says.
“我叫贾马尔，”他说。
"I am Isla."
“我是伊莎。”
"Do you mind sharing, Isla?"
“你介意一起用吗，伊莎？”
"I do not mind," she says. "But I walk very slowly."
“我不介意，”她说，“不过我走得很慢。”
"Good," says Jamal. "I look at every picture for five minutes."
“太好了，”贾马尔说，“我每幅画都要看五分钟。”
They put on the headphones. The cable is short, so they must stand close. Isla gets the left one. Jamal gets the right one. A deep voice starts to speak. "Welcome to the museum," it says. "Please follow the blue line."
他们戴上耳机。线很短，所以他们必须站得很近。伊莎戴左边的，贾马尔戴右边的。一个低沉的声音开始说话。“欢迎来到博物馆，”它说，“请跟着蓝色的线走。”
They follow it to the first room. It is full of old paintings of ships. The voice talks about a storm and a captain. Isla loves the pictures. She stands in front of one for a long time. Jamal stands next to her and does not move.
他们沿着它走到第一个展厅。里面全是古老的船只画作。那个声音讲起一场风暴和一位船长。伊莎很喜欢这些画。她在其中一幅前面站了很久。贾马尔站在她旁边，一动不动。
"This one has a little dog," he says.
“这幅画里有一只小狗，”他说。
"Where?"
“在哪儿？”
"There. Behind the box."
“那儿。在箱子后面。”
Isla looks closer. She sees the dog and smiles. "I did not see it before," she says.
伊莎凑近看。她看到了那只狗，笑了。“我刚才没看到它，”她说。
In the next room, there are old maps. The voice says, "Number nineteen is an old map." Isla presses the button. Jamal presses it too. Their fingers touch. Neither of them moves away.
下一个展厅里有古老的地图。那个声音说：“十九号是一张古老的地图。”伊莎按下按钮。贾马尔也按了。他们的手指碰到了一起。两个人谁也没有移开。
"Sorry," says Isla.
“对不起，”伊莎说。
"No, it is fine," says Jamal.
“不，没关系，”贾马尔说。
The voice tells them what old sailors feared. It sounds so serious that Isla starts to laugh. Jamal laughs too. A woman near them says, "Shh!" They put their hands over their mouths.
那个声音讲着古时的水手害怕什么。它听起来那么严肃，伊莎忍不住笑了起来。贾马尔也笑了。他们旁边的一位女士说：“嘘！”他们赶紧用手捂住嘴。
After an hour, they sit on a bench. The cable lies between them.
一个小时后，他们在长凳上坐下。那根线躺在他们中间。
"What is your favourite room?" asks Isla.
“你最喜欢哪个展厅？”伊莎问。
"I like the clocks," says Jamal. "There are two hundred of them. Some are older than this city."
“我喜欢钟表厅，”贾马尔说，“那里有两百座钟。有些比这座城市还要古老。”
"Clocks?" says Isla. "I do not know any clocks. Is it far?"
“钟表？”伊莎说，“我对钟表一无所知。远吗？”
"It is on the top floor. Do you want to come?"
“在顶层。你想去吗？”
"Yes. But first I want the horse."
“想。不过我要先看那匹马。”
"Of course. We go slowly."
“当然。我们慢慢来。”
They walk past the horse. Isla looks at it for ten minutes. Jamal does not mind. He reads the words next to it. He tells her what they say.
他们走过那匹马。伊莎看了它十分钟。贾马尔不介意。他读着旁边的文字，再讲给她听。
At one o'clock, they eat lunch in the museum cafe. They talk about jobs, cities and food. Isla learns that Jamal leaves tomorrow too. His plane goes in the evening. Hers goes in the morning.
一点钟，他们在博物馆的咖啡厅吃午饭。他们聊工作、城市和美食。伊莎得知贾马尔明天也要离开。他的飞机在晚上，她的在早上。
"What a pity," says Isla.
“太可惜了，”伊莎说。
"Yes," says Jamal. Then he holds up a card. "This is my email address. Write to me when you get home. Tell me about the ships."
“是啊，”贾马尔说。然后他举起一张名片。“这是我的电子邮件地址。你到家以后给我写信。跟我讲讲那些船的事。”
Isla takes the card and puts it in her bag. She takes out a pen. She writes her address on a napkin. She gives it to him.
伊莎接过名片，放进包里。她拿出一支笔。她把自己的地址写在一张餐巾纸上，递给了他。
"Now," she says, "show me your two hundred clocks."
“现在，”她说，“带我去看你那两百座钟吧。”
