【外研版高中英语新教材必修三】Unit 6 随身课本-Developing ideas.docx

Stars after the storm风暴过后现繁星It's strange, but I don't really remember much about the hurricane itself. It all happened so quickly. I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off. All of a sudden, there was sky where the roof had been. I was so frightened that I just froze.说来也怪，我对飓风本身的印象并不深。这一切发生得太快了。当时我正坐在房间里，我的 猫咪斯玛蒂趴在我的腿上，突然屋顶就飞走了。突然之间，屋顶变成了天空。我吓呆了。Mom cried to get out quickly, but it was already too late by then. The rain was coming down so hard and so fast. Our street turned into a river in seconds. We were going nowhere.妈妈大喊着让我们快跑，但已经来不及了。暴雨迅速倾盆而下，瞬间就将道路淹没成了河流。 我们无处可去了。At first, I was pleased we could stay at home, but soon it got really tough. Without a roof, staying inside was too dangerous. There was water everywhere, but we couldn't drink any of it otherwise we'd get really sick. We just had drinking water that was sent to us by helicopter, but it was never enough. It was August, so it was really, really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere! I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie. He had disappeared the moment the storm hit.一开始，我还庆幸我们能待在家里，但很快情况就糟糕起来。没有屋顶，待在屋内太危险了。 到处都是水,可我们一滴也不能喝，否那么就会染上重病。我们只能喝直升机运过来的饮用水， 但总是不够喝。当时是八月，天气真的真的很热，到处都散发着难闻的气味！我只能整天看 着街上来来往往的船只，留意寻找斯玛蒂的身影。风暴袭来的那一刻它就失踪了。Living in the open air, we became breakfast, lunch and dinner for the mosquitos. But Mom said that whatever happens, we should always try to see the good side of things. It was difficult to stay positive, though. We had lost our home and everything in it, including Smartie. All we had left were the clothes on our backs. But as Mom kept on reminding us, we were all together and safe. Mom's words made us feel better. I remember us all lying under the midnight sky and looking up at the stars. Because there were no lights, we could see the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper and the Milky Way. It was amazing! Even though we had lost a lot, moments like those gave us hope for the future.住在露天的环境里，我们成了蚊子的一日三餐。不过妈妈说无论发生什么，我们都应该尽量 看到事物好的一面。然而要保持乐观却不那么容易。我们的家毁了，家里的一切也都没了， 包括斯玛蒂。我们只剩下身上的衣服了。不过就像妈妈一直提醒我们的那样，好在全家人都 在一起而且平安无事。妈妈的话让我们心情好些了。我还记得那时我们躺在午夜的苍穹之下， 仰望星空。因为没有灯光，我们能看到北平七星、小北斗七星和银河。太奇妙了！尽管我们 损失沉重，但这样的时刻重新点燃了我们对未来的希望。Although it was only a few days before we were rescued, it felt like months. We were taken to another town in a faraway county. Thankfully, Smartie came home just in time. We were so happy to take him with us, although then, none of us knew that we wouldn't be back for quite a while. 虽然几天后我们就获救了，但却觉得像是过了好几个月。我们被带到了一个很远的县的一座小镇上。万幸的是，斯玛蒂及时回了家。我们都很高兴能带上它，不过那时我们都没料到这 一去就很久都回不来。Now, one year has passed and I'm back home in New Orleans. Some families have yet to return, but many others have come back. Although we are surrounded by reminders of the disaster, we are working together to rebuild our homes and our lives. Now we have another chance to look up at the stars of New Orleans, their beauty inspiring us and giving us confidence to move on.现在，事情已经过去了一年，我也重新回到了新奥尔良的家。有的人家仍然流落在外，但也 有许多人已经回来了。虽然我们周围的一切都提醒着我们这里曾发生的灾难，但大家都在为 重建家园和生活而一同努力着。现在我们又能仰望新奥尔良的星空了。星空的美鼓舞着我们, 让我们有信心继续前行。