Jocelyn orders a new lamp for her living room. The app says it arrives on Tuesday. She waits at home all afternoon.
乔斯林给客厅订了一盏新台灯。应用上说星期二送到。她整个下午都在家里等着。
At five o'clock, the app shows one word: "Delivered." Jocelyn checks her front porch right away. There is no box anywhere.
五点钟,应用上只显示了一个词:“已送达”。乔斯林立刻去查看前门廊。哪儿都没有箱子。
She looks under the porch bench. She checks behind the plants. She does not see the box.
她看了看门廊长椅下面。又查看了植物后面。她没有看到那个箱子。
Jocelyn calls the delivery company right away. A worker checks the tracking number. "It shows a photo of your porch," he says.
乔斯林立刻给快递公司打了电话。一位工作人员查了快递单号。“上面有一张你家门廊的照片,”他说。
He sends the photo to her phone. Jocelyn looks at it closely. It shows a different porch with a red door.
他把照片发到了她的手机上。乔斯林仔细地看着。照片上是另一户人家的门廊,门是红色的。
Her own door is blue, not red. She thinks about the houses on her street. Her neighbor Emil has a red door.
她自家的门是蓝色的,不是红色的。她回想起自己这条街上的住户。邻居埃米尔家的门是红色的。
Jocelyn walks next door quickly. She knocks on Emil's door twice. "Did you get a package today?" she asks.
乔斯林快步走到隔壁。她敲了两下埃米尔的门。“你今天收到包裹了吗?”她问。
Emil looks confused for a second. He checks his own porch outside. A box sits by his mat.
埃米尔先是一脸困惑。他去外面看了看自家的门廊。门垫旁放着一个箱子。
"I did not see this before," Emil says. "The driver left it at the wrong house," Jocelyn explains.
“我之前没看到这个,”埃米尔说。“是送货司机放错了人家,”乔斯林解释道。
Emil carries the box over to her. "I am sorry about that," he says. "It happens sometimes," Jocelyn answers.
埃米尔把箱子搬了过来。“很抱歉,”他说。“这种事有时候会发生,”乔斯林回答。
She carries the box inside her house. She opens it and finds her lamp. It is safe and not broken.
她把箱子搬进屋里。打开一看,里面正是她的台灯。完好无损,没有摔坏。
Jocelyn sets the lamp on her table. She plugs it in and turns it on. Warm light fills the room.
乔斯林把台灯放在桌上。她插上电,打开开关。温暖的灯光洒满了整个房间。






