双语阅读｜Caught in a storm 一场难忘的暴风雨
Black clouds gathered above us, but we were too intent on playing football. We hoped that the clouds would go away so that we could continue playing.
乌云在头上聚集，但我们太想踢足球了。我们希望乌云会散开，我们好继续踢。
Our hopes were dashed when suddenly heavy rain began to pour. In a few seconds, we were all soaked to the skin. To make matters worse, lightning flashed dangerously close to us. The deafening thunder and howling wind did not help either.
突然间下起了瓢泼大雨，我们的希望破灭了。几秒钟后，我们浑身都被淋湿了。更糟糕的是，闪电危险地划过我们身边，伴随着震耳欲聋的雷声和呼啸的风。
soaked to the skin 淋透了； 浑身湿透；
We ran towards a large tree under which we had parked our bicycles. The tree provided some shelter from the rain and we were tempted to remain under it. However, we knew that it was dangerous to stay under a tree during a thunderstorm. So we got on our bicycles and pedaled off.
我们向一棵大树跑去，那里放着我们的自行车。这棵树为我们遮挡了大雨，我们很想留在树下。然而，我们知道雷雨时呆在树下是很危险的。因此，我们上了自行车，骑着脚踏车走了。
There was no other shelter available nearby. So I, for one, decided to go home. Since I was already completely wet, I might as well go home instead of seeking shelter.
附近没有其他躲避的场所。所以我决定回家。既然我已经湿透了，那我最好还是回家，而不是找地方躲。
初中英语随身听，单词语法样样通
It was just about the fiercest storm I had ever been in. The driving rain made cycling difficult as I could not see more than a couple of meters in front of me. A car flashed past me. It was too close for comfort. Perhaps the driver did not even see me. So I thought it was better to stop somewhere before I got hit by another car.
这是我经历过的最猛烈的暴风雨了。大雨使骑车变得艰难，因为我看不到前面几米远的地方。一辆汽车从我身边闪过。太近了，好危险。也许司机根本没看见我，所以我觉得最好在被另一辆车撞到之前把车停在某个地方。
Luckily I found a bus-stop with a roof. I hurried gladly under the roof even though I had to share it with a dozen other people who were also soaked to the skin. It was a bit of a squeeze but no one complained.
幸运的是，我找到了一个有屋顶的公交车站。我高兴地赶到屋顶下，尽管我不得不与十几个同样湿透的人挤在一起，但没有人抱怨。
For an hour the storm-lashed everything around us. We were silent spectators to an awesome display of power by nature. I felt very small and vulnerable, even afraid; but I could do nothing but watch.
下了一个小时的暴风雨袭击了我们周围的一切。自然界展现了它强大的力量，而我们只是吃瓜群众。我觉得自己非常弱小，甚至有些害怕，但除了看着也别无他法。
vulnerable adj. (身体上或感情上) 脆弱的，易受…伤害的。
Finally, the rain slowed down to a drizzle and the wind died down. I could still hear distant thunder but the worst of the storm was over. So happy I got on my bicycle and pedaled home.
最后雨变小了，风也停了。我仍能听到远处的滚滚雷声，但最猛烈的暴风雨已经过去了。很高兴我骑上自行车回家了。