名单上的新朋友
到了第三次开放的星期六，窗已经修好了，房间里也多了几张熟悉的面孔。
By the third Saturday opening, the window had been repaired, and there were a few more familiar faces in the room.
小陈下班后带来一张漂亮的表格，说这样记录借书会比较清楚。
Chen brought a neat form after work and said it would make borrowing records clearer.
表格上有书名、借书人的名字和准备还书的时间，每一项都有位置。
It had spaces for a book's title, the borrower's name, and the expected return time.
我负责把已经借出去的书补上，发现一本旅行的书没有写借书人的名字。
I was responsible for adding books already borrowed and found a travel book without a borrower's name.
我记得一位老人很喜欢这本书，读到有趣的地方，还笑着讲给旁边的人听。
I remembered an older man enjoying the book and smiling as he shared interesting passages with the people beside him.
小陈说，他也想听听那位邻居的旅行故事，大家都觉得这个主意很好。
Chen said he would love to hear that neighbor's travel stories too, and everyone liked the idea.
我们准备写一张邀请大家分享读书故事的通知，也把借书的办法写清楚。
We began preparing a notice inviting everyone to share stories about their reading and clearly explaining how to borrow books.
王阿姨看了看表格，问我们借书之前有没有向每个人说明要登记。
Auntie Wang looked at the form and asked whether we had told everyone to register before borrowing.
我这才想起来，那天大家只是围着桌子聊天，没有商量过借书的办法。
I then remembered that we had only talked around the table that day and had not agreed on a borrowing procedure.
我们都笑了，原来该先把办法说明白，再请大家一起填写记录。
We all smiled, realizing that we should explain the procedure first and then invite everyone to fill in the records together.
我在通知上加了一句，需要帮助就来找我们，王阿姨说这样让人觉得很亲切。
I added a line to the notice asking anyone who needed help to come to us, and Auntie Wang said it sounded welcoming.
王阿姨负责说明，小陈把表格放在门旁，我给不方便写字的人帮忙。
Auntie Wang would explain, Chen would place the form by the door, and I would help anyone who found writing difficult.
正在商量的时候，门开了，那位老人拿着旅行的书走了进来。
While we were discussing this, the door opened and the older man came in with the travel book.
他还带来一本自己的书，说两本书讲的是同一个地方，可以放在一起看。
He had also brought a book of his own, saying the two described the same place and could be read together.
我们高兴地请他坐下，他告诉大家自己姓李，还翻开书介绍起那个地方。
We happily invited him to sit down; he told everyone his surname was Li and opened the book to introduce the place.
他说自己年轻时在那里工作过，书里的那条路，他每天都要走。
He said that he had worked there when young and had walked along the road in the book every day.
听完以后，大家又问了好几个问题，李爷爷笑着说，下次可以带照片来给我们看。
After listening, everyone asked more questions, and Grandpa Li smiled and offered to bring photos to show us next time.
他高兴地在表格上写下名字，说有清楚的记录，大家借书都方便，也更能互相信任。
He happily wrote his name on the form and said that clear records made borrowing easier and helped everyone trust one another.
晚上，我在计划上加了一句，新的安排要先说明，也要听听大家的意见。
That evening, I added a sentence to the plan: explain new arrangements first, and listen to everyone's views.
我们约好第四次开放时一起商量以后的安排，李爷爷也答应带朋友来，名单上又多了新朋友。
We agreed to discuss future arrangements at the fourth opening, and Grandpa Li promised to bring friends too, adding more friends to our list.
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