Unit 14

旁白 neutral

Few things can make me so frightened as the extreme weather I dreamt on a windy night

没有什么比我在一个狂风之夜梦到的极端天气更让我感到恐惧的了。

旁白 neutral

The story goes like this

故事是这样的。

旁白 neutral

While my family were driving back home along a broad river , we got caught in a thunderstorm

当我的家人沿着一条宽阔的河流驱车回家时，我们遭遇了一场雷雨。

旁白 neutral

It was blowing a gale and raining hard

狂风大作，暴雨倾盆。

旁白 neutral

The river rose to the height of the main road

河水上涨到了与主干道齐平的高度。

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I saw the yards nearby were all buried by mudslides led by the thunderstorm within minutes

我看到附近的院子在几分钟内就被雷暴引发的泥石流全部掩埋了。

旁白 neutral

Our car crashed into a wall with a big hole on the windscreen

我们的车撞上了一堵墙，挡风玻璃上破了个大洞。

旁白 neutral

Standing in the icy water , we were absolutely frozen

站在冰冷的水中，我们完全冻僵了。

旁白 neutral

The average temperature had dropped to approximately zero degrees centigrade

平均气温已降至约零摄氏度。

旁白 neutral

It was extremely difficult despite all our efforts to grasp something helpful

尽管我们竭尽全力，想要抓住一些有用的东西，但这仍然极其困难。

旁白 neutral

Whatever we did , we must be extra careful not to be pushed into the river

无论我们做什么，都必须格外小心，以免被推入河中。

旁白 neutral

What chance was there of being alive ?

活着的几率有多大？

旁白 neutral

We were not sure

我们并不确定。

旁白 neutral

A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second

一道突如其来的闪电瞬间照亮了万物。

旁白 neutral

Then we heard a loud voice from a big ship saying ," The area has been declared a disaster zone . We urgently request the public to assist the people who are still alive ."

随后我们听到一艘大船上传来响亮的声音：“该区域已被宣布为灾区。我们紧急请求公众协助那些仍然活着的人。”

旁白 neutral

We kept yelling for help and fortunately , we were given a bamboo by a man of medium height

我们不停地大声呼救，幸运的是，一位中等身材的男子给了我们一根竹竿。

旁白 neutral

We crawled forward inch by inch and finally got to the upper deck

我们一寸一寸地向前爬行，终于到达了上层甲板。

旁白 neutral

Just as we were sailing forward with the maximum speed the storm really took off

就在我们以最高速度向前航行时，风暴真正开始了。

旁白 neutral

A man slipped over and his leg started bleeding everywhere

一名男子滑倒后，腿部开始大量出血。

旁白 neutral

I attempted to approach him but failed in the end

我曾试图接近他，但最终未能成功。

旁白 neutral

I was completely exhausted

我精疲力尽了。

旁白 neutral

How I wished I could have wings and fly to save him

我多么希望自己能长出翅膀，飞过去救他。

旁白 neutral

" Wake up ! You're late !" my mother shouted

“快起床！你要迟到了！”妈妈喊道。

旁白 neutral

When I woke up , I found the sun shining as usual

当我醒来时，发现阳光依旧灿烂。

旁白 neutral

What I dreamt really looked like a disaster movie

我梦见的场景简直就像一部灾难片。

旁白 neutral

Luckily it was just in my dream , not the reality

幸好这只是发生在我的梦里，而非现实。