午饭时，手机住进盒子

Mina works in a small design office. At lunch, her team often sits together but looks at separate screens. One Monday, she brings an empty tea box to the table. “Would you like to put your phones here for ten minutes?” she asks.

米娜在一家小设计公司工作。午饭时，团队成员常常坐在一起，却各看各的屏幕。一个星期一，她把一个空茶叶盒放到桌上。“要不要把手机放在这里十分钟？”她问。

Tom is waiting for a call from his child's school. He keeps his phone beside him. “Of course,” Mina says. The box is an invitation, not a rule. Two other people put their phones inside and begin to talk about lunch.

汤姆正等孩子学校的电话，所以把手机留在身边。“当然可以。”米娜说。这个盒子代表邀请，并非规定。另外两个人把手机放进去，开始聊午饭。

Without her usual videos, Mina notices a picture on her colleague's bag. It shows a mountain. They discover that they both enjoy walking outdoors. Soon they are sharing ideas for an easy weekend walk near the city.

不看平时的视频后，米娜注意到同事包上的图案，那是一座山。她们发现彼此都喜欢户外散步。很快，她们开始交流在城市附近轻松散步过周末的想法。

On Friday, Tom brings the tea box to the table himself. His phone stays in his pocket today. Nobody counts the minutes. They simply finish their food and their conversation before returning to work.

星期五，汤姆自己把茶叶盒拿到桌上。今天他的手机留在口袋里。没人计算分钟数。他们只是吃完饭、聊完天，然后回去工作。

Would you like to join us for lunch?

你愿意和我们一起吃午饭吗？

I am waiting for a call from school.

我正在等学校打来的电话。