中英文本

Promise of the Rainbow

彩虹的承诺

As Evan had predicted, the storm is over in less than half an hour.

正如艾凡所预测的，这场暴风雨不到半小时就结束了。

K:Oh, look, Evan! The sun is coming out again.

凯西:哦，艾凡，看！太阳又出来了。

E:Yeah. The more violent the storm, the shorter it lasts.

艾凡:嗯。暴风雨愈猛烈，持续的时间也愈短。

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.

老天可以没有狂风暴雨而连续下雨好几天，但是像这种猛烈的暴风雨通常不会超过一小时。

K:You were right on this one. Thank God that's over!

凯西:这次你说对了。感谢上帝，暴风雨结束了。

I was really scared for a minute there.

有那么一下子我真吓坏了。

E:More like 20 minutes.

艾凡:好象有二十分钟之久吧。

K:All right!

凯西:就算是吧！

E:Just kidding. I was scared, too, for a while. But I knew we'd be all right.

艾凡:只是开个玩笑。有一阵子，我也很害怕。但是我知道我们会没事的。

K:Oh, look, Evan! There's a rainbow!

凯西:哦，艾凡，看！有一道彩虹！

E:Remember the story from the Bible about the rainbow?

艾凡:记得圣经里那则关于彩虹的故事吗？

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.

在那场毁灭全世界的大洪水后，上帝创造出一道彩虹当作对诺亚的承诺说衪将不会再淹没全世界。

K:Yes, I remember. It's a beautiful story.

凯西:是的，我记得。那是一则美丽的故事。

E:And a beautiful rainbow. Come on, Kathy. Let's get back to the car and change our soaked clothes.

艾凡:还有美丽的彩虹。凯西，快点。咱们回车上去换掉这身湿衣服吧。

K:I'm right behind you.

凯西:我随后就来。

精讲部分

1 .rainbow 彩虹

2. predict 预测

例:The weatherman had predicted rain for shanghai,but it was a day instead.

气象播报员预测上海下山，但上海却是阳光普照。

3. last 持续

例:If you keep fresh food in your refrinerator，especially in summer,It will last lonner.

如果你把新鲜食物放在冰箱里，尤其在夏天的时候，它的保存时间就会久一点。

4. driving rain 暴雨