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The third graders were restless

三年级的学生们坐立不安。

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They wanted to be playing outdoors, not sitting in the classroom

他们想去外面玩，而不是坐在教室里。

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Mr. Higgins stood in front of the class

希金斯先生站在全班面前。

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" What happens in spring?" he asked

“春天里会发生什么？”他问。

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" We plan for summer vacation!" said Katie

“我们要为暑假做计划！”凯蒂说。

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" True," said Mr. Higgins

“没错，”希金斯先生说。

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" But it's not time for that yet, Katie

“但现在还没到时候，凯蒂。

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Who has another answer?"

谁有不一样的答案？”

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" Flowers bloom!" said Laura

“花儿开了！”劳拉说。

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" Birds build nests!" said Joy

“鸟儿筑巢！”乔伊说。

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" Good," said Mr. Higgins." What about the weather?"

“很好，”希金斯老师说，“那天气怎么样？”

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" Sunny and warm," Katie said, looking out the window with longing

“晴朗又暖和，”凯蒂说，渴望地望着窗外。

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" But sometimes it can be stormy," said Luke

“但有时候也会有暴风雨，”卢克说。

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" Twisters!" said Carlos Ramirez

“龙卷风！”卡洛斯·拉米雷斯说。

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He lived two houses down from Luke

他家离卢克家只隔了两栋房子。

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" That's right," said Mr. Higgins

“没错，”希金斯老师说。

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" Twisters, or tornadoes, often strike in the spring

“龙卷风经常在春天来袭。

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Who can explain what a tornado is?"

谁能解释一下龙卷风是什么？”

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Carlos spoke up again

卡洛斯又开了口。

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" It's a strong wind that spins around and around

“它是一种不停旋转的强风。

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It's shaped like a funnel, and it hangs down from a storm cloud

它的形状像个漏斗，从暴风云中垂下来。

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A tornado can carry off a cow or a school bus

龙卷风能卷走一头牛或一辆校车。

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It can even lift a house up in the air!"

它甚至能把一栋房子掀到空中！”

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" Tornadoes are very dangerous," agreed Mr. Higgins

“龙卷风非常危险，”希金斯先生赞同道。

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" That's why every spring we prepare

“所以每年春天我们都要做好准备。

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We practice what to do if a tornado comes."

我们练习如果龙卷风来了该怎么做。”

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" Are we going to have a tornado drill?" Katie asked hopefully

“我们会有龙卷风演习吗？”凯蒂满怀希望地问。

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" Yes, Katie. Later," said Mr. Higgins

“是的，凯蒂。稍后，”希金斯先生说。

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" Now who remembers what the tornado alarm sounds like?"

“现在，谁还记得龙卷风警报是什么声音？”

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" Three siren blasts!" said Luke

“三次警报声！”卢克说。

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" Yes," said Mr. Higgins

“是的，”希金斯先生说。

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" Then we all get in line, and I lead the way to the basement."

“然后我们排成一队，我领着大家去地下室。”

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" And when we get there, we take cover!" said Katie

“我们一到那儿就隐蔽起来！”凯蒂说。

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" HA! That's the best part!"

“哈！那是最好的部分！”

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" Thank you, Katie," said Mr. Higgins

“谢谢你，凯蒂，”希金斯先生说。

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" Now who wants to demonstrate the take-cover position?"

“现在谁想来演示一下隐蔽姿势？”

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" I do!" cried Katie

“我来！”凯蒂喊道。

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" Please settle down, Katie," said Mr. Higgins, frowning a little

“请安静下来，凯蒂，”希金斯先生微微皱眉说道。

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" Carlos, why don't you show us?"

“卡洛斯，你来给我们演示一下怎么样？”

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Carlos walked to the front of the class

卡洛斯走到教室前面。

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He knelt on the floor and put his arms and hands over his head

他跪在地板上，用胳膊和手护住头部。

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" Perfect!" said Mr. Higgins

“完美！”希金斯老师说。

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The third graders cheered

三年级的学生们欢呼起来。

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Carlos grinned and returned to his desk

卡洛斯咧嘴一笑，回到了自己的座位。

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" We're ready for the drill!" said Mr. Higgins

“我们准备好演习了！”希金斯老师说。

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" Now get out your math homework."

“现在把你们的数学作业拿出来。”

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Everybody groaned

所有人都抱怨起来。

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After math came social studies and then lunch

数学课后是社会课，然后是午餐时间。

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When the children returned from the lunchroom, it was time for art

孩子们从餐厅回来后，就到了美术课时间。

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" Let's work on our tornado posters," announced Mr. Higgins

“我们来制作龙卷风的海报吧，”希金斯老师宣布。

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" Katie, please pass out the magic markers."

“凯蒂，请把马克笔发下去。”

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Katie grabbed the coffee can filled with markers when suddenly — weeee — uuuuu, weeee-uuuuu, weeee-uuuuu

凯蒂抓起装满马克笔的咖啡罐，突然——呜——呜——呜——。

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Katie jumped and the markers flew into the air

凯蒂吓了一跳，马克笔飞到了空中。

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" Tornado drill!" shouted Luke

“龙卷风演习！”卢克喊道。

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The speaker on the wall crackled and hissed

墙上的扬声器发出噼啪的嘶嘶声。

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Then Ms. Olson's voice filled the room

然后奥尔森老师的声音充满了教室。

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" Students!" the principal reminded them

“同学们！”校长提醒道。

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" Go immediately to the basement."

“立刻去地下室。”

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Everyone moved toward the door except Katie

除了凯蒂，大家都朝门口走去。

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She was picking up markers

她正在捡马克笔。

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" Get in line, Katie," Joy said

“排好队，凯蒂。”乔伊说。

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" I am," Katie snapped back

“我在排。”凯蒂没好气地回嘴。

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She hated it when Joy told her what to do

她讨厌乔伊对她指手画脚。

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The third graders followed Mr. Higgins

三年级学生跟着希金斯老师。

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They went down the stairs to the basement

他们下楼去了地下室。

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Other students entered the basement from all directions

其他学生从各个方向进入地下室。

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" Everybody down!" Mr. Higgins called as soon as everyone was standing by the wall

“所有人趴下！”大家刚靠墙站好，希金斯老师就喊道。

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All the children dropped to the floor in the take-cover position

所有孩子都以掩护姿势趴到地上。

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Ms. Olson held up her stopwatch and gave it a click

奥尔森老师举起秒表，按了一下。

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" Two minutes exactly," she said." Good work, everyone!"

“正好两分钟，”她说。“大家做得很好！”

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Back in the classroom, Mr. Higgins passed out a paper to each student

回到教室后，希金斯老师给每个学生发了一张纸。

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" We'll finish our posters later

“我们晚点再完成我们的海报。

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This is a list of things you can do at home to get ready for tornado season," he said

这是一份清单，列出了你们在家能为龙卷风季节做的准备。”他说。

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" You should each organize a Family Tornado Safety Team."

“你们每个人应该组织一个家庭龙卷风安全小组。”

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" Cool," said Luke

“酷。”卢克说。

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" The Ramirez Tornado Safety Team!" said Carlos

“拉米雷斯龙卷风安全小组！”卡洛斯说。

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" The Donovan Tornado Safety Team!" said Katie

“多诺万龙卷风安全小组！”凯蒂说。

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She scribbled something on a piece of notebook paper and then passed it to Joy

她在一张笔记本纸上草草写了些什么，然后递给了乔伊。

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Joy frowned. She could already guess what her sister's note said: I'll be captain!

乔伊皱起了眉头。她已经能猜到姐姐的纸条上写的是什么了：我来当队长！