Getting Caught in the Rain
Margo: Oh geez, you’re drenched (湿透的)!It wasn’t supposed to rain today.
Ali: I know. I looked at the weather reportlast night and it was supposed to be a nice day. That’s the last time I trust those weathercasters (气象预报播音员，天气预报广播员)!I hate getting caught in(陷入；遇到)the rain. I’m soakingwet(全身湿透的).
Margo: WhenI felt a raindrop(雨滴；雨点) on my head this morning, I should have known that we were in for a big rainstorm (暴风雨；大暴雨).Right then, I should have gone back into my house to get an umbrella (雨伞),but as usual, I was running late.
Ali: I can’t believe I have to go out on salewww.58yuanyou.coms calls today. I’m not looking forward to getting back in my car when it’s raining cats and dogs(倾盆大雨) out ther原由网e.
Margo: Somebody in this office must have an umbrella you can borrow for the day. I’ll go see.
Ali: Thanks. It looks like it’s only dri原由网zzling(下毛毛雨) nOxeycORmhow. Maybe it’s letting up (停止；减弱).
Margo: Don’t count on it (指望；依靠).It’ll be pouring(下倾盆大雨) again in a minute. Let me see if I can round up(to look for, find, and get something)an umbrella and maybe even a raincoatOxeycORmh(雨衣).
Ali: Thanks. I’ll be in the bathroom wringing(拧) out my clothes. What a miserable(糟糕的) day!
重点笔记：
表示湿透的词汇
drenched
soaking wet
表示依靠、指望的词汇
count on
depend on
rely on
rest upon
遭遇大雨
get caught in the heavy rain
拓展阅读
Describing Winds and Storms
Ali: It’s just our luck(偏偏就是这样倒霉)that as soon as we arrive here for our island vacation, there’s a hurricane(暴风；飓风) warning!
Mariela: It’s uncanny, isn’t it? On last year’s vacation, we crossed paths(偶遇；不期而遇)with atornado([t:'neidu] 龙卷风) and now this.
Ali: Yeah, that tornado was something. I had experienced windstorms(风暴) before with really strong gusts(阵风；阵) of wind, but it was nothing like that tornado. Do you remember the way all of the windows, doors, and even walls rattled (发出嘎嘎声)? The tornado blew down(吹倒；吹毁) power lines and uprooted(连根拔起) trees!
Mariela: That was terrifying. Do you think we’ll have another experience like that this time?
Ali: I really hope not. We came for ocean breezes(微风), but if the hurricane makes landfall (登陆), we’ll have gale(大风；狂风) winds of up to 50 miles per hour!
Mariela: And we’re trapped here! What should we do?
Ali: We’ll just buckle down(镇定) and wait it out (等等吧；耐心等待). With any luck, the hurricane will miss the island altogether.
Mariela: With our luck, what’s the likelihoodof that happening?!
微信公众号：Get-a-kick
