《黑骏马》第5章暴风雨(1)（在线收听）

Chapter 5 The storm

第5章 暴风雨

One day in the autumn my master had to go to a distant town on business．

秋天的一天，主人因生意上的事得到远处的镇子上去一趟。

John harnessed me to the carriage and the three of us went off．

约翰给我套上车，我们三个就上路了。

There had been a lot of rain， and the wind was very strong．

雨下得很大，风也非常强劲。

When we came to the river，the wa-ter was so high it nearly reached the wooden bridge，and many of the fields were under water．

当我们来到河边时，水已经快涨上了木桥，大片的田野都被水淹了。

In one low part of the road the water was half-way up to my knees．

在路上地势低洼的地方，水几乎没过了我的膝盖。

We got to the town and the masters business took a long time．

我们到了镇上，主人办事用了好长时间。

It was late in the afternoon when we started back for home．

当我们往回赶时，已是快晚上了。

The wind was much stronger，and as we drove through a wood，I heard my master say，Ive never been out in a storm as bad as this，John．

风更紧了，当我们穿过一片树林时，我听见主人说：我还没在这么大的暴风雨中外出过，约翰。

Indeed，I thought so too， hearing the terrible noise of that wild wind in the trees．

的确，我也这么想呢，狂风在树林间发出那么可怕的呼啸。