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读后续写--中英文对照
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中文翻译
When Sophie left the grocery, it suddenly started raining-a heavy downpour, in fact. She had neither her jacket nor her umbrella.
当Sophie离开杂货店时,突然间下起了大雨。事实上,这是一场倾盆大雨。她没有带夹克也没有带伞。
Sophie held her paper bag over her head and made a rush. The rain hit her face as she ran up the street.
Sophie把纸袋举过头顶,急忙奔跑。她沿着街道跑去,雨水打在她的脸上。
As she stood waiting for the lights to change, Sophie glanced down to see a child's toy lying on the sidewalk. She looked around, wondering who might have dropped it, but the street was deserted(desert 做动词的含义是:抛弃,遗弃,使荒无人烟,这里既指街道上没人,也指toy是被遗弃了).
当她站着等待交通灯变换时,Sophie低头看到一个儿童的玩具躺在人行道上。她四处张望,想知道是谁可能丢了它,但街上却无人。
What should she do? (Sophie第一次这样问自己,续写第一段第一句还会问自己一遍)She couldn't just leave it there.多善良 Sophie bent and picked up the toy—a grey elephant with a dirty label, and very wet.
她应该做什么呢?她不能就这样把它丢在那里。Sophie弯腰捡起了玩具——一个带有脏标签、已经被雨水打湿的灰色大象。
As the light went green, she had to make a quick decision. She held the elephant tightly and hurried on her way to her office.
当绿灯亮起,她必须快速做出决定。她紧紧抓住大象,匆匆向她的办公室赶去。
"Why did you bring it with you?" Gemma asked while Sophie poured a coffee. "When they realise they've lost it, they'll probably return to the place. You should've displayed it where you found it. Somewhere noticeable."
"你为什么要带它回来?"Sophie倒咖啡的时候,Gemma问道。"他们发现丢了东西后,可能会回到原地找。你应该把它放在你发现的地方,让人能看见的地方。"
That made sense. "It was getting completely wet," Sophie protested, "It might have been destroyed."
这是有道理的。"但它完全湿透了,"Sophie辩解道,"它可能会被毁掉的。"
"It might as well be, if you can't reunite it with its owner," Gemma replied. "Some toddler is going to have trouble getting to sleep tonight without their elephant."
Gemma回答说:"如果你不能把它还给它的主人,今晚可能会有个学步的孩子在没有他们的大象的情况下睡不着觉。"
Oh, dear! Sophie had tried to do a good thing, but acting on impulse might not have been the best choice. She decided to go back at lunch—find somewhere to set it up high. For the rest of the morning she placed the elephant on the radiator by her desk. At least it would be a