Chapter 7

Chapter 7 The rain pounded on the roof of Miss Nancy's potting shed. The wind howled and the thunder boomed. Sydney and Taylor pushed hard on the door to close it tight against the storm. They fastened the latch. "I've never seen it rain so hard!" said Sydney as they walked downstairs.

雨水敲打着南希小姐盆栽棚的屋顶。 狂风怒号，雷声隆隆。 西德尼和泰勒使劲推着门，把它关得严严实实。 他们锁上门闩。“我从来没见过下这么大的雨！”他们下楼时西德尼说。

Taylor slumped in his chair. "The map of the Whole Wide World is going to be eaten! And no one will be our friend. We will never have parties or picnics. We will never celebrate holidays or share nut cake. And there will never be dances in the Backyard under a bright full moon." Sydney made a pot of hot chocolate to cheer Taylor up. jmkfho. "Making friends takes time."

泰勒瘫倒在椅子上。 “整个大世界的地图要被吃掉了！”没有人会成为我们的朋友。 我们永远不会有聚会或野餐。 我们永远不会庆祝节日，也不会分享坚果蛋糕。 再也不会有人在明亮的满月下在后院里跳舞了。” 雪梨做了一壶热巧克力让泰勒高兴起来。 “交朋友需要时间。”

Before Taylor could take a sip, there was a loud banging on the door. When Sydney lifted the latch, three soggy animals tumbled in. "It's a flood out there!" said the shrew. "Impossible to fly in that wind!" said the bat. "May we stay here until the storm passes?" asked the rabbit.

泰勒还没来得及喝一口，就听到了砰的敲门声。 当西德尼打开门闩时，三只浑身湿透的动物滚了进来。 “外面发洪水了！” “在这种风里不可能飞！”蝙蝠说。 “我们可以在这里呆到暴风雨过去吗？”兔子问。

Sydney made another pot of hot chocolate, and Taylor warmed a nut cake in the oven. "It's just like you said, Sydney! Friends show up when you least expect them!" "I know," said Sydney. "And now I'm afraid we'll never get rid of them!"

西德尼又做了一锅热巧克力，泰勒在烤箱里热了一块坚果蛋糕。 “就像你说的，西德尼！”朋友会在你最意想不到的时候出现！”“我知道，”西德尼说。 “现在恐怕我们永远也摆脱不了它们了！”