Nora gets a message from her friend Victor on Wednesday.
星期三，诺拉收到朋友维克多发来的消息。
"Come to my place at seven on Friday," Victor writes. "I'm cooking pasta."
“星期五晚上七点来我家吧，”维克多写道，“我做意大利面。”
Nora writes back right away. "Sounds great! I'll be there."
诺拉马上回复：“太好了！我一定到。”
An hour later, her friend Carmen sends a message too. "Want to try the new restaurant on Friday night?"
一个小时后，她的朋友卡门也发来了消息。“星期五晚上想不想去试试那家新餐厅？”
Nora does not check her calendar first. She writes back, "Yes! What time?"
诺拉没有先查日程。她回复说：“好啊！几点？”
"Let's meet at seven thirty," Carmen replies. Nora agrees again.
“我们七点半见吧，”卡门回复。诺拉又答应了。
On Thursday evening, Nora opens her calendar to plan her week. She sees both dinners on the same night.
星期四晚上，诺拉打开日历安排这一周。她看见两顿晚餐排在了同一天晚上。
"Oh no," she says. "I said yes to Victor and Carmen for the same evening."
“哦不，”她说，“我答应了维克多和卡门同一个晚上。”
Nora thinks for a moment. She decides to keep her plan with Victor.
诺拉想了一会儿。她决定保留和维克多的约定。
She calls Carmen right away. "I'm so sorry," Nora says. "I made a mistake with my calendar."
她立刻给卡门打了电话。“真对不起，”诺拉说，“是我日历看错了。”
"I already have dinner plans with Victor on Friday," she explains. "Can we go another night instead?"
“我星期五已经跟维克多约好吃晚饭了，”她解释说，“我们能换一天晚上去吗？”
Carmen laughs. "No problem at all. How about Saturday?"
卡门笑了。“完全没问题。星期六怎么样？”
"Saturday works perfectly," Nora says. "Thank you for understanding."
“星期六正合适，”诺拉说，“谢谢你的理解。”
Nora writes both new plans in her calendar. This time, she checks every date twice.
诺拉把两个新安排都写进了日历。这一次，她把每个日期都核对了两遍。
She puts her phone down and picks up her keys for work.
她放下手机，拿起钥匙去上班。
