Ana and Leo both worked in the same small office. Their coworker's birthday was on Thursday.
安娜和利奥在同一间小办公室里工作。他们同事的生日在周四。
Ana bought a box of candles for the cake on Wednesday. She hid them in her desk drawer.
周三，安娜买了一盒蛋糕蜡烛。她把蜡烛藏在了自己的办公桌抽屉里。
Leo also bought candles that same day, without telling anyone. He hid his box in the break room cupboard.
同一天，利奥也买了蜡烛，没有告诉任何人。他把那盒蜡烛藏在了休息室的橱柜里。
On Thursday morning, everyone gathered around the cake in the kitchen. Ana pulled out her candles.
周四早上，大家围在厨房的蛋糕旁。安娜拿出了她的蜡烛。
"I have the candles," she said. She smiled.
“蜡烛我带来了，”她笑着说。
"So do I," Leo said. He held up his own box.
“我也带了，”利奥说。他举起自己那一盒。
Everyone laughed. The cake now had two full sets of candles. That made about twenty-four candles in total.
大家都笑了。蛋糕上现在有两整套蜡烛。加起来差不多有二十四根。
"That's a lot of candles," their coworker said. "It looks like a bonfire, not a birthday cake!"
“好多蜡烛啊，”他们的同事说，“看起来像篝火，不像生日蛋糕！”
They lit every single candle and turned off the kitchen lights. The cake glowed bright orange.
他们把每一根蜡烛都点上，又关掉了厨房的灯。蛋糕闪着明亮的橙色光芒。
Their coworker laughed and took a photo. Then she blew out all the candles. "What a fun birthday," she said. "Thanks to both of you."
同事笑着拍了一张照片。然后她吹灭了所有的蜡烛。“这个生日真有趣，”她说，“谢谢你们两位。”
Ana and Leo looked at each other and laughed too. "Next year," Ana said, "let's just ask first."
安娜和利奥互相看了看，也笑了起来。“明年，”安娜说，“我们先问一声吧。”
"Deal," Leo said. "One box of candles is enough."
“一言为定，”利奥说，“一盒蜡烛就够了。”
