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The Storm Brought People Closer Together
暴風雨把人們的距離拉近了
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama.
在阿拉巴馬州，本能聽到他家外面的強勁的風聲。
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
烏云使天空變得黑壓壓的。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面沒有光亮，感覺就像半夜一樣。
The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
電視里播報有強烈的暴風雨已經到了這個地區。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
社區里的每個人都在忙碌著。
Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
本的爸爸正在把一塊塊木頭釘在窗戶上，而他的媽媽正在確認和收音機都能正常使用。
She also put some candles and matches on the table.
她還把一些蠟燭和火柴放在桌子上。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
當雨開始對著窗戶猛烈地敲打時，本在幫助他的媽媽做晚飯。
After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
晚飯后，他們原本想打一下牌，但外面的暴風雨太大了，沒有心情打牌了。
Ben could not sleep at first.
起初本睡不著。
He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3: 00 a. m.
在大約凌晨3點風逐漸變弱時他終于睡著了。
When he woke up, the sun was rising.
當他醒來時，太陽正冉冉升起。
He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.
他和家人一起來到外面，發現社區臟亂不堪。
Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
到處都是被風吹倒的樹、被砸破的窗戶還有垃圾。
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
他們加入到街坊鄰居中，幫著一起把社區打掃干凈。
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
雖然這場暴風雨破壞了許多東西，但是它把家人和鄰居們的距離拉得更近了。
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