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Barbara took her friend's arm. 'Let's go over there to that cafe,' she said.
芭芭拉扶着她朋友的胳膊。“我们去那边的咖啡店吧。”她说，
'You need to sit down.''The Bridge Cafe,' said Alma.
“你需要坐一会儿。”“桥头咖啡店。”阿尔玛说，
'I remember it - Nina often waited for Dragan there. Yes, let's go there -I feel close to Nina there.'
“我记得一一尼娜经常在那里等德拉甘。好，我们去那儿一一在那儿我会觉得离尼娜很近。”
They crossed the road and sat down at a table outside the cafe.
她们穿过马路，在咖啡店外面的一张桌子旁坐了下来。
They both had coffee, and Alma began to look better. 'Are you OK?' asked Barbara.
她们喝了些咖啡，阿尔玛看上去好些了。“你还好吗？ ”芭芭拉问。
'Yes, thanks,' said Alma. 'I just need some time - and some more coffee perhaps.'
“还好，谢谢。”阿尔玛说，“我只是需要一些时间——或许再喝点咖啡。”
Barbara felt the warm sun on her face. 'This is a difficult day for Alma,' she thought.
芭芭拉感到阳光晒在脸上暖暖的。“今天对阿尔玛来说是难熬的一天。”她想，
'But the sun's shining, and people are doing the usual things - working, driving around, shopping, talking, having coffee... Perhaps that can help her.'
“然而阳光灿烂，人们一切如常——工作，开车转悠，购物，谈天，喝咖啡......也许这些能对她有帮助。”
Alma and Barbara had another coffee, and watched the river.
阿尔玛和芭芭拉又点了咖啡，然后望着河水。
Just then a big black car stopped near the bridge.
这时，一辆黑色的大轿车停在了桥边。
A beautiful young woman in a long white dress got out of the car with a young man.
一位身穿白色长裙的漂亮年轻女子和一位年轻男子从车里走了下来。
She carried a bouquet of white flowers in one hand, and the young man held her other hand.
她一只手捧着一束白花，另一只手让年轻男子牵着。
They walked onto the bridge, and when they got to the middle, they stopped.
他们走上桥，走到桥中间的时候停了下来。
The young woman took two flowers from her bouquet. She dropped one flower into the river, and her husband dropped the second flower.
那年轻女子从花束中抽出两枝花。她把一枝丢进了河里，她丈夫将另一枝丢进了河里。
Alma and Barbara watched all this. 'What are they doing?' Alma whispered. 'Find out for me, Barbara. Ask somebody.'
阿尔玛和芭芭拉看着这一切。“他们在做什么呢？”阿尔玛小声说，“帮我弄清楚，芭芭拉。找个人问问吧。”
Barbara turned to a man at the next table. 'Excuse me,' she said. 'I'm a visitor here. Can you answer a question for me?'
芭芭拉转向邻桌的一个男子。“打扰一下，”她说，“我是个游客。可以回答我一个问题吗？”
'Yes, of course,' the man said. 'What do you want to know?'
“当然可以。”那个男子说，“你想知道什么？”
'Those two young people on the bridge,' said Barbara. 'What are they doing?
“桥上的两个年轻人。”芭芭拉说，“他们在做什么呢？
