The Letter on the Desk
每个星期一早上，小明都会在桌子上发现一张纸。
Every (M) Monday morning, Xiaoming all will at desk top discover one (M) paper.
Every Monday morning, Xiaoming would find a slip of paper on his desk.
纸上写着一句话：“今天会很好。”
Paper on write (CONT) one (M) sentence: "Today will very good."
On it was written: “Today will be a good day.”
第一次他觉得是同事的玩笑。
First time he feel is colleague (POSS) joke.
The first time, he thought it was a coworker’s joke.
可是过了几个星期，纸还是一直出现。
But pass (PERF) several (M) week, paper still continuously appear.
But after a few weeks, the notes kept appearing.
小明决定找出是谁。
Xiaoming decide find-out is who.
Xiaoming decided to find out who it was.
他星期天晚上来到办公室，坐在自己的椅子下面等。
He Sunday evening come to office, sit at own (POSS) chair under wait.
He came to the office Sunday night and waited under his own chair.
时间一分钟一分钟过去。
Time one minute one minute pass.
Minutes slowly passed.
他几乎要睡觉了。
He almost want sleep (PERF).
He was almost asleep.
突然，门开了。
Suddenly, door open (PERF).
Suddenly the door opened.
一个人轻轻地走进来。
One (M) person quietly walk-in.
A figure walked in quietly.
她在桌子上放了一张纸，然后慢慢离开。
She at desk top place (PERF) one (M) paper, then slowly leave.
She placed a slip on his desk and slowly left.
小明站起来：“是你？”
Xiaoming stand-up: "Is you?"
Xiaoming stood up. “It’s you?”
是打扫办公室的阿姨。
Is clean office (POSS) auntie.
It was the auntie who cleaned the office.
她脸红了：“我看你每个星期一都不太高兴。”
She face-red (PERF): "I see you every (M) Monday all not too happy."
She blushed. “I noticed you weren’t happy on Mondays.”
“所以我想给你一点儿好的开始。”
"So I want give you a-little good (POSS) start."
“So I wanted to give you a little nudge to start the day.”
小明听完，自己也觉得脸红了。
Xiaoming listen-finish, self also feel face-red (PERF).
Xiaoming felt his own face go red.
他说：“真的谢谢你。”
He says: "Really thank you."
He said, “Thank you, really.”
从那以后，他每个星期一都把那张纸放在自己的笔记本里。
From that after, he every (M) Monday all (BA) that (M) paper place at self (POSS) notebook inside.
From then on, every Monday he tucked the note into his notebook.
每张纸都让他觉得：今天会很好。
Every (M) paper all let him feel: today will very good.
Each one reminded him: today is going to be a good day.