Promise of the Rainbow
彩虹的承諾
As Evan had predicted, the storm is over in less than half an hour.
正如艾凡所預(yù)測的,這場暴風(fēng)雨不到半小時(shí)就結(jié)束了。
K:Oh, look, Evan! The sun is coming out again.
凱西:哦,艾凡,看!太陽又出來了。
E:Yeah. The more violent the storm, the shorter it lasts. It can rain for days without much wind or driving rain, but this kind of violent storm doesn't usually last more than an hour.
艾凡:嗯。暴風(fēng)雨愈猛烈,持續(xù)的時(shí)間也愈短。老天可以沒有狂風(fēng)暴雨而連續(xù)下雨好幾天,但是像這種猛烈的暴風(fēng)雨通常不會(huì)超過一小時(shí)。
K:You were right on this one. Thank God that's over! I was really scared for a minute there.
凱西:這次你說對了。感謝上帝,暴風(fēng)雨結(jié)束了。有那么一下子我真嚇壞了。
E:More like 20 minutes.
艾凡:好象有二十分鐘之久吧。
K:All right!
凱西:就算是吧!
E:Just kidding. I was scared, too, for a while. But I knew we'd be all right.
艾凡:只是開個(gè)玩笑。有一陣子,我也很害怕。但是我知道我們會(huì)沒事的。
K:Oh, look, Evan! There's a rainbow!
凱西:哦,艾凡,看!有一道彩虹!
E:Remember the story from the Bible about the rainbow? After the great flood that destroyed the world, God made the rainbow as a promise to Noah that He would never flood the world again.
艾凡:記得圣經(jīng)里那則關(guān)于彩虹的故事嗎?在那場毀滅全世界的大洪水后,上帝創(chuàng)造出一道彩虹當(dāng)作對諾亞的承諾說衪將不會(huì)再淹沒全世界。
K:Yes, I remember. It's a beautiful story.
凱西:是的,我記得。那是一則美麗的故事。
E:And a beautiful rainbow. Come on, Kathy. Let's get back to the car and change our soaked clothes.
艾凡:還有美麗的彩虹。凱西,快點(diǎn)。咱們回車上去換掉這身濕衣服吧。
K:I'm right behind you.
凱西:我隨后就來。
單詞短語精講:
1 .rainbow 彩虹
2. predict 預(yù)測
例:The weatherman had predicted rain for shanghai,but it was a day instead.
(氣象播報(bào)員預(yù)測上海下山,但上海卻是陽光普照。)
3. last 持續(xù)
例:If you keep fresh food in your refrinerator,especially in summer,It will last lonner.
(如果你把新鮮食物放在冰箱里,尤其在夏天的時(shí)候,它的保存時(shí)間就會(huì)久一點(diǎn)。)
4. driving rain暴雨