5 Rain

CHAPTER 5 RAIN Lola trailed behind Emma and Max as they went outside to look for the ladder in the garage. But when they finally found it, the ladder was broken. "Maybe we should ask Mum to help us get the ball down, said Emma.

第五章 下雨啦 艾玛和麦克斯去车库找梯子的时候，洛拉跟在他俩身后慢悠悠地走。 可等他们终于找到梯子，却发现梯子坏了。 “也许我们该叫妈妈来帮忙把球拿下来。”艾玛说。

They found Mum, but when she tried to get the ball down it was too high for her to reach. Then Dad tried to get it down, and it was too high even for him. "I'm sorry, Max, said Lola in a voice that sounded very small. "It's okay, Lola, said Max. "It was just an accident. They all stood in the rain together and looked up at the ball. "Could someone lift me up?" Max asked. "Maybe I can reach it. "You're a little bit too big for me to lift that high, said Dad.

他们找来了妈妈，可妈妈试着够球的时候，发现球太高了，她够不着。 接着爸爸也试着拿球，可球对他来说也太高了，他也够不到。 “对不起，麦克斯。”洛拉的声音听起来小小的，怯生生的。 “没关系的，洛拉。”麦克斯说。 “这只是个意外而已。 他们一起站在雨里，抬头望着屋顶上的球。 “能不能有人把我举起来呀？” 麦克斯问。 “说不定我能够到球。 “你个头有点太大啦，我没法把你举那么高哦。”爸爸说。

A little bit too big? Lola suddenly had an idea. "I'm not big!" she said. "I am a little bit little! You can lift me!" "Are you sure, Lola?" said Mum. "The rain is getting heavier." There were puddles all over the garden. "Yes!" shouted Lola. "I can get it!" "I guess it's not like you can get any wetter," said Dad. He knelt down and wrapped his arms around Lola's legs. Then he began to lift her up, up, up...

个头有点太大？ 洛拉突然有了个好主意。 “我不大呀！” 她喊道。 “我小小的，个子很小呀！ 你们可以举我呀！” “你确定吗，洛拉？”妈妈说， “雨越下越大啦。” 花园里到处都是小水洼。 “我确定！”洛拉大嚷着， “我能拿到球的！” “反正你也不可能湿得更厉害了，对吧。”爸爸说。 他跪下来，胳膊环抱住洛拉的腿。 接着他就开始把洛拉往上举，举呀，举呀，举呀……

Lola grew taller. Taller than Emma and taller than Max. Taller than Mum and Dad. Taller and taller, until... She was as tall as the house. As tall as a giant!

洛拉变得越来越高。 比艾玛高，也比麦克斯高。 比妈妈高，也比爸爸高。 越来越高，越来越高，直到…… 她和房子一样高啦。 高得像个巨人一样！

Lola lifted the ball off the roof and threw it to Max. But she was so big now that it went all the way over his head. The ball landed on a pile of dirt, then slid down, down, down...

洛拉把球从屋顶上拿下来，扔给麦克斯。 可她现在个子太大了，球直接从他头顶飞了过去。 球落在一堆泥上，然后滑呀，滑呀，滑呀……

All the way to the bottom. Like the ball was on... a water slide! And that gave Lola her best idea yet. If she couldn't go to the water slides, maybe the water slides could come to her.

一路滑到了最底下。 就好像球是在……在水滑梯上滑一样！ 这让洛拉想到了一个超棒的主意。 既然她没法去水上乐园玩水滑梯，说不定水滑梯可以自己来找她呀。