014 准备好了

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Two weeks later, the twins were sitting in the tree house

两周后，这对双胞胎正坐在树屋里。

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" How many eyes does a bee have?" asked Katie

“一只蜜蜂有多少只眼睛？”凯蒂问道。

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Katie was reading a book about bees

凯蒂正在看一本关于蜜蜂的书。

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Joy was brushing Jellybean

乔伊正在给糖豆梳毛。

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" Two," replied Joy

“两只。”乔伊回答。

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" Five," said Katie

“五只。”凯蒂说。

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She turned the page." Okay," she said

她翻了一页。“好了，”她说。

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" How many times does a bee flap its wings in a minute?"

“蜜蜂一分钟扇动翅膀多少次？”

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" A thousand?" guessed Joy

“一千次？”乔伊猜测。

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" Twelve thousand," Katie told her

“一万二千次。”凯蒂告诉她。

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Katie lay down and thought about bees

凯蒂躺下来，想着蜜蜂。

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She imagined that she was a bee

她想象自己是一只蜜蜂。

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" I'm a sleepy bee," she thought

“我是一只困倦的蜜蜂，”她想。

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Soon she was dreaming

很快她就做起梦来。

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She was Katie the Bee, flapping her wings

她变成了蜜蜂凯蒂，拍打着翅膀。

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Other bees flew beside her, and she could hear their wings

其他蜜蜂在她身边飞，她能听到它们的翅膀声。

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" Katie!" cried Joy

“凯蒂！”乔伊喊道。

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Katie's eyes flew open

凯蒂猛地睁开眼睛。

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The pages of her book were flapping in the wind

她的书页在风中翻动着。

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Joy stood by the window

乔伊站在窗户旁边。

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Jellybean was gone

软糖不见了。

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" The sky is turning green," Joy said

“天变绿了，”乔伊说。

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Dark clouds hung in the sky

乌云挂在天空。

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Katie got up and looked at the wind sock

凯蒂起身，朝风向袋望去。

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It was flying straight out in the wind

它被风吹得笔直飘起。

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" A storm is coming," she said

“暴风雨要来了，”她说。

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She heard a rumble." Thunder! Let's go."

她听到一声轰鸣。“打雷了！我们走。”

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The girls hurried down the steps

女孩们赶紧下了台阶。

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" Look!" shouted Joy

“看！”乔伊喊道。

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" Grandpa is trying to get the chickens in their coop."

“外祖父正设法把鸡赶进鸡舍。”

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The girls ran to help

女孩们跑过去帮忙。

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They chased the squawking birds

她们追赶着嘎嘎叫的鸡。

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" Shoo!" they cried. Dust spun through the air

"嘘！"她们喊道。尘土在空中飞扬。

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" Shoo!" One by one the chickens ducked through the coop door

"嘘！"鸡一只接一只地钻进了鸡舍门。

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" Run to the house," called Grandpa

"快跑回家，"爷爷喊道。

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" I'll be right behind you!"

"我马上就跟上来！"

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Mom was waiting on the back porch

妈妈正在后门廊等着。

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" The weather service put out a tornado watch," she said

"气象局发布了龙卷风预警，"她说。

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She held the door open and the girls rushed inside

她撑着门，女孩们冲了进去。

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The radio in the kitchen played soft music

厨房里的收音机播放着轻柔的音乐。

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" A tornado watch!" Katie cried

“龙卷风预警！”凯蒂喊道。

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" We have to be on the lookout!"

“我们得保持高度警惕！”

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She grabbed her captain cap from a hook by the door and put it on

她从门边的挂钩上抓起她的船长帽戴上。

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" This family is ready!" she declared as she went to the closet

“这家人准备好了！”她边说边走向壁橱。

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She took a box from a shelf and carried it to the kitchen table

她从架子上取下一个箱子，搬到厨房桌子上。

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" Flashlight. First aid kit. Water. Snacks

“手电筒。急救包。水。零食。

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Mom, are the pillows and blankets ready?"

妈妈，枕头和毯子准备好了吗？”

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" Right here," said Mom, pointing to a basket under the table

“在这儿呢，”妈妈指着桌子底下的一个篮子说。

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" I wish Dad would come home," Joy said worriedly

“真希望爸爸能回家，”乔伊担心地说。

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Just as Grandpa opened the screen door, the music on the radio stopped

就在爷爷打开纱门时，收音机里的音乐停了。

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An announcer came on

广播里传来一个播音员的声音。

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" The National Weather Service has put out a tornado warning for Boone County

"国家气象局对布恩县发布了龙卷风警报。

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Current severe thunderstorms could produce a tornado

当前的强雷暴天气可能产生龙卷风。

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Towns in the warning include Willow Creek..."

警报范围内的城镇包括柳溪镇……"

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" A tornado warning!" shouted Katie." That means TAKE COVER!"

"龙卷风警报！" 凯蒂喊道。"这意味着要立刻躲避！"

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" I'll open the storm cellar," Grandpa said

"我去打开防风地窖的门，" 爷爷说。

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Mom picked up her basket, and Katie picked up her box

妈妈拿起了她的篮子，凯蒂拿起了她的盒子。

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" I've got the radio," said Joy

"我拿上收音机了，" 乔伊说。

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Outside a blast of rain and cool air hit them in the face

一出门，一阵急雨和凉风迎面扑来。

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" It's so dark!" Katie said

"天好黑！" 凯蒂说。

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" Dad!" shouted Joy as Dad's truck sped up the driveway

“爸爸！”乔伊喊道，这时爸爸的卡车正飞速驶上车道。

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Grandpa held open the door to the storm cellar

爷爷撑着防风地窖的门。

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" Hurry!" he called

“快！”他喊道。

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" Magoo!" yelled Katie." Come on, boy!"

“马古！”凯蒂喊道，“快来，好孩子！”

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She and the dog dashed down the cellar steps

她和狗一起冲下了地窖的台阶。

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" Where's Jellybean?" cried Joy

“糖豆呢？”乔伊哭着问。

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Mom put an arm around Joy's shoulder

妈妈用一只胳膊搂住乔伊的肩膀。

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" Sorry, sweetie. There's no time to look for the cat right now," she said

“抱歉，宝贝。现在没时间去找猫了。”她说。

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" Oh, Jellybean...," Joy whispered

“哦，糖豆……”乔伊轻声念着。

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Then she and Mom followed Katie down the steps

然后，她和妈妈跟着凯蒂走下了台阶。

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Grandpa was right behind them

爷爷紧随其后。

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Dad pulled the cellar door shut and fastened it tight

爸爸拉上地窖门，拴得紧紧的。

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Magoo shook water from his fur

马古抖了抖毛上的水。

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Mom grabbed blankets and pillows from her basket

妈妈从篮子里拿出毯子和枕头。

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" Take these," she said to the twins

“拿着这些。”她对双胞胎说。

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They could hear the rain pounding on the cellar door

他们能听到雨水重重地砸在地窖门上。

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Katie hugged Magoo tight

凯蒂紧紧地抱着马古。

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Joy put a pillow over her head

乔伊用枕头捂住了头。

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Thunder exploded, louder and louder

雷声炸响，一声比一声更响。

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Above them, the light bulb flashed

在他们头顶，灯泡闪了一下。

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Everyone looked up

每个人都抬头看去。

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Then it went out

然后，灯灭了。