四十七号

卡拉切伤了手。她在家洗盘子的时候受伤了。她去诊所。她拿到一个号码:四十七号。

Carla cuts her hand. She washes dishes at home. She goes to the clinic. She gets a number: forty-seven.

屏幕上显示三十一号。屋里坐满了人。一个男人在看杂志。一位爸爸抱着婴儿。一个青少年在看手机。

The screen shows thirty-one. The room is full. A man reads a magazine. A father holds a baby. A teenager looks at his phone.

号码变化得很慢:三十二号,三十三号,三十六号。叫号不是按顺序的。卡拉一直等着。

The numbers change slowly: thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-six. They do not go in order. Carla waits.

一个小时后,屏幕显示四十七号。卡拉走进去。医生看了看她的手。"伤口不大,"他说,"一天清洁两次。"

After one hour, the screen shows forty-seven. Carla goes in. The doctor looks at her hand. "It is small," he says. "Clean it two times a day."

卡拉离开了。诊室里几乎没有人了。青少年不见了。婴儿醒着。

Carla leaves. The room is almost empty. The teenager is gone. The baby is awake.