5 Rose and Lily

5 ROSE AND LILY Jack and Annie staggered into the house. They were both shaking. Their shoes and stockings were gone. Their wet clothes were torn. "You poor children!" cried the woman. "I was waiting for my husband to arrive. I saw you clinging to that tree! Come sit in my parlor. Don't worry about the furniture. Rest! Dry out! You're safe now!" "Thanks… thanks," stammered Annie. "Yeah, thanks," breathed Jack. He and Annie followed the woman from the entrance into a lovely sitting room. They sat down on a sofa and tried to catch their breath.

玫瑰和莉莉杰克和安妮摇摇晃晃地走进房子。 他们俩都在发抖。他们的鞋子和袜子都不见了。 他们的湿衣服被撕破了。 “你们这些可怜的孩子！” “我在等我丈夫的到来。 我看见你紧抓着那棵树！来坐在我的客厅里。 别担心家具。 休息!干了!你现在安全了！”“谢谢……谢谢，”安妮结结巴巴地说。 “是的，谢谢。”杰克喘着气说。 他和安妮跟着那个女人从入口走进一间可爱的起居室。 他们在沙发上坐下来，试着喘口气。

"I'll get you some towels and blankets," the woman said. As she hurried from the parlor, the wind howled and rattled the door. Rain pounded the windows. Jack thought the hurricane sounded like a monster trying to break into the house. He remembered the giant waves attacking the pier, tearing apart the bathhouses. "I still have our necklace," Annie said, panting. "Good, good," said Jack. He had his knapsack, too. He looked inside. The Texas book was ruined. Before he could tell Annie, the woman came back, carrying towels and two quilts. She handed the towels to them, and Jack dried his hands and face and hair. Then the woman wrapped one quilt around Jack and one around Annie. "My name is Rose," the woman said, sitting down. "You must tell me who you

“我去给你拿些毛巾和毯子，”女人说。 当她匆匆走出客厅时，风呼啸着，把门刮得格格作响。 雨敲打着窗户。杰克觉得飓风的声音听起来就像一个怪物试图闯进房子。 他记得巨浪冲击着码头，撕裂着澡堂。 “我还留着我们的项链，”安妮气喘吁吁地说。 “很好，很好，”杰克说。他也带着他的背包。 他朝里面看了看。德州的书毁了。 他还没来得及告诉安妮，那个女人就回来了，手里拿着毛巾和两床被子。 她把毛巾递给他们，杰克擦干了手、脸和头发。 然后那个女人用一条被子裹着杰克，另一条裹着安妮。 “我叫罗斯，”女人说着坐了下来。 “你必须告诉我你是谁

are." "I'm Annie, and he's my brother, Jack," said Annie. "We're visiting from Pennsylvania." "We just escaped from the waterfront," said Jack. "The waves got super high," said Annie. "So where are your mother and father?" said Rose. "They're—they're—" Jack didn't know what to say. "They're at the Tremont House Hotel," Annie said quickly. "I know they're safe." "Oh, but they must be so worried about you!" said Rose. "I wish they knew you were safe and sound with me." A baby started crying upstairs. "That's my daughter. I'll be right back," said Rose. She hurried up the stairs. "Rose is so nice," Annie said. "And she's really strong—she pulled us both in."

是。”“我是安妮，他是我弟弟杰克，”安妮说。 “我们是从宾夕法尼亚州来的。” “我们刚从海滨逃出来，”杰克说。 “海浪非常高，”安妮说。 “那你的爸爸妈妈呢？”罗斯问。 “他们——他们——”杰克不知道该说什么。 “他们在特雷蒙旅馆。”安妮赶紧说。 “我知道他们很安全。”“哦，但他们一定很担心你！”罗斯说。 “我希望他们知道你和我在一起安然无恙。” 楼上有个婴儿哭了起来。 “那是我女儿。我马上就回来。”罗斯说。 她匆匆上楼。 “罗丝真好，”安妮说。 “她真的很坚强——她把我们俩都拉了进去。”

"Right," said Jack. He was relieved to be in Rose's nice house, but he was worried about the others still out in the storm. "We have to help more people," he said. "I know," said Annie. "We'll just rest here for a minute… and figure out what to do." Rose came into the room with a baby in her arms. "Lily, meet Jack and Annie!" she said. Lily looked like she was about a year old. "Hi, Lily," said Jack and Annie together. Lily stared at them with huge brown eyes. She had dark curly hair and rosy cheeks. "She's so cute," said Annie. "The howling wind scared her," said Rose as she sat down with the baby. "So, what did you see out there?" "Huge waves," said Jack with a sigh. "They covered everything. The streets got flooded fast. Everyone was trying to escape." "Oh, my," said Rose. "My husband, Lucas,

“好的，”杰克说。在罗斯漂亮的房子里，他松了口气，但他担心其他人还在外面的暴风雨中。 “我们必须帮助更多的人，”他说。 “我知道，”安妮说。“我们就在这里休息一会儿……想想该怎么办。” 罗斯怀里抱着一个婴儿走进房间。 “莉莉，这是杰克和安妮！”她说。 莉莉看起来只有一岁大。 “嗨，莉莉，”杰克和安妮一起说。 莉莉用棕色的大眼睛盯着他们。 她有一头黑色的卷发和红润的脸颊。 “她太可爱了，”安妮说。 “嚎叫的风把她吓坏了，”罗丝抱着孩子坐下说。 “那么，你在外面看到了什么？”“巨浪。”杰克叹了口气说。 “他们包罗万象。街道很快就被水淹没了。 每个人都想逃跑。” “哦，天哪，”罗斯说。“我丈夫卢卡斯，

should never have go to work this morning. I told him." "Where does he work?" asked Annie. "At a music store that's just off the boardwalk," said Rose. "I've been expecting him to arrive home any minute." Rose stood up and walked to the window and looked out. "The water's getting

今天早上就不该去上班。 我告诉他了。”“他在哪里工作？”安妮问。 “在木板路旁边的一家音像店，”罗斯说。 “我一直在等他随时回家。” 罗斯站起来，走到窗前向外望去。 “水在变

higher," she murmured. "Lucas better hurry." Jack felt bad for her. He remembered the waves destroying the boardwalk. The wind shrieked. Thunder rumbled. Lily let out a wail. "There, there, baby, don't cry," said Rose, gently rocking Lily in her arms. "Think of this as a big adventure!" A gust of wind shook the house. Lily kept crying. "Hush, baby, hush. Papa will be home soon," said Rose. She started singing to Lily: Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird don't sing, Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring. Lily stopped crying and looked at Rose. "Pa-pa…," she whimpered. "He's not here now, darling. But he'll be

再高一点。”她喃喃地说。“卢卡斯最好快点。” 杰克为她感到难过。他记得海浪摧毁了木板路。 风在呼啸。雷声隆隆。 莉莉发出一声哀号。“好了，好了，宝贝，别哭了，”露丝说着，轻轻地把莉莉抱在怀里。 “就当这是一次大冒险吧！”一阵风摇动了房子。 莉莉一直在哭。“嘘，宝贝，嘘。 爸爸马上就回家了。”罗斯说。 她开始对莉莉唱：嘘，小宝贝，不要说话。 爸爸会给你买一只反舌鸟。 如果那只反舌鸟不唱歌，爸爸就去给你买钻戒。 莉莉停止了哭泣，看着罗斯。 “爸爸——爸爸……”她呜咽着说。 “他现在不在这儿，亲爱的。 但他会