Ada lives on the third floor of an old apartment building. The building has one shared laundry room in the basement. Every Tuesday, she does her laundry there.
艾达住在一栋老公寓楼的三层。楼里只有一间公用洗衣房，在地下室。每个星期二，她都在那里洗衣服。
Lately, a stranger's clothes are in the dryer when Ada arrives. Each time, there is a small note on top. The notes say, "Sorry, I'm always late. Please just move them to a basket."
最近，艾达每次去，烘干机里都有一个陌生人的衣服。每次衣服上面都放着一张小纸条。纸条上写着：“对不起，我总是来晚。请把衣服放到篮子里就行。”
At first, Ada feels a little annoyed. She thinks the man is careless with his time. She moves his clothes to a basket without a word.
起初，艾达有点生气。她觉得这个男人太不在乎时间了。她一句话也没说，把他的衣服挪到了篮子里。
One Tuesday, Ada arrives early and meets him. His name is Jovan, and he lives on the first floor. "I'm sorry about the notes," he says. "I work the night shift at the hospital."
有一个星期二，艾达去得早，碰到了他。他叫约万，住在一楼。“纸条的事，我很抱歉，”他说，“我在医院上夜班。”
"Oh," Ada says. "I didn't know that."
“哦，”艾达说，“我不知道。”
"I finish work at seven in the morning," Jovan explains. "I start my laundry before my shift. But I can't come back in time."
“我早上七点下班，”约万解释说，“上班前我就先把衣服洗上。可是我赶不回来。”
Ada smiles. "That makes sense now," she says. "I thought you just forgot about your clothes."
艾达笑了。“这下我明白了，”她说，“我还以为你只是忘了自己的衣服。”
"No, I think about them all night," Jovan says. They both laugh.
“不会，我整夜都在惦记它们，”约万说。两个人都笑了起来。
After that day, Ada changes her Tuesday routine. She waits until Jovan gets home from his night shift. They fold their laundry together and talk about their week.
从那天起，艾达改变了她星期二的安排。她会等约万下夜班回来。他们一起叠衣服，聊聊这一周的事。
Now the notes on the dryer say something different. "Thanks for waiting," they say. "See you next Tuesday."
现在，烘干机上的纸条换了内容。“谢谢你等我，”纸条上写着，“下周二见。”
