1 A Rainy Day

1 A RAINY DAY The late-winter air was wet and chilly. Rain was falling. Jack sat on the front porch. He was taking notes on a book about grizzly bears. "There you are!" said Annie, standing in the doorway. "Yep. Here I am," said Jack, still writing. "It's raining," said Annie. "Yep," Jack said. "Day after day," said Annie. "It's so dreary." "Yep," said Jack. "You want to do something?" Annie asked. "Nope," Jack said. "We could make mud pies," said Annie. "Right," Jack said without looking up. "Or help worms cross the road!" said Annie. "Good one," said Jack. "Study raindrops through our microscope?" said Annie.

冬末的空气又湿又冷。 下雨了。杰克坐在前廊上。 他在为一本关于灰熊的书做笔记。 “你来了！”安妮站在门口说。 “是的。我来了。”杰克说，还在写着。 “下雨了，”安妮说。 “是的，”杰克说。“日复一日，”安妮说。 “太沉闷了。”“是的，”杰克说。 “你想做点什么吗？”安妮问。 “不，”杰克说。“我们可以做泥馅饼，”安妮说。 “好吧。”杰克头也不抬地说。 “或者帮助虫子过马路！”安妮说。 “好主意，”杰克说。“通过我们的显微镜研究雨滴？”安妮说。

"Hey, I think I hear Mom calling you," said Jack. "Very funny," said Annie. "No, really," said Jack. He covered his mouth and faked their mom's voice. "An-nie!" Annie laughed. She stepped out onto the porch and looked at the falling rain. "Whoa," she said after a moment. "I think I really did hear something. It wasn't Mom. And it wasn't you." Jack looked up. "You're kidding, right?" he said. "Nope! Not kidding," said Annie. "It's calling us!" "Oh, man. You were right the last time that happened," said Jack. He closed his notebook and stood up. "Okay. You win." "Yay!" said Annie. She disappeared inside the house. "Mom, Dad! Jack and I are going for a walk!" "Okay. But be back in twenty minutes for an early dinner!" their mom called. "You'll need raincoats and boots!" their dad shouted. A moment later Annie came back with two pairs of rubber boots and two slick yellow raincoats. She and Jack pulled them on.

“嘿，我好像听到妈妈在叫你，”杰克说。 “很有趣，”安妮说。“不，真的，”杰克说。 他捂住嘴，假装他们妈妈的声音。 “An-nie !”安妮笑了。她走到门廊上，看着下着的雨。 “哇，”过了一会儿她说。 “我想我确实听到了一些声音。 不是妈妈。而且不是你。” 杰克抬起头来。“你在开玩笑吧？”他说。 “不!不是开玩笑，”安妮说。 “它在叫我们！”“哦,人。 上次你是对的。”杰克说。 他合上笔记本站了起来。 “好吧。你赢了。”“耶！”安妮说。 她消失在房子里。 “妈妈,爸爸!杰克和我要去散步！”“好吧。 20分钟后回来早点吃晚饭！”他们的妈妈喊道。 “你们需要雨衣和靴子！”他们的爸爸喊道。 过了一会儿，安妮带着两双胶靴和两件光滑的黄色雨衣回来了。 她和杰克把它们穿上。

Jack put his notebook and pencil in his pocket. He and Annie left the porch and ran across their soggy yard. They started up the sidewalk, splashing through big puddles. Cars swished past them in the rain.

杰克把他的笔记本和铅笔放在口袋里。 他和安妮离开门廊，跑过湿漉漉的院子。 他们开始走上人行道，溅起水花穿过大水坑。 汽车在雨中嗖嗖地从他们身边驶过。