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The Strom Brought People Closer Together
風暴讓人們關系變得更加緊密了
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
在阿拉巴馬州，本聽見狂風在屋外肆虐。烏云籠罩著天空，周圍變得非常黯淡。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
屋外沒有燈光，就像午夜已經來臨。電視上，新聞正在報道一場暴風雨正襲擊著該地區。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows
街區里每家每戶都很忙。本的父親正在用木頭加固窗戶，
while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
母親正在檢查手電筒和無線電是否在正常工作。她在桌子上也放置了幾個蠟燭和幾盒火柴。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
本在幫助母親做晚飯，大雨在窗戶上噼里啪啦的敲打著。
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，他們本想打撲克，可是外面的暴風雨讓這家人很難提起興致來。
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
本開始無法入睡。凌晨3點左右的時候，風速慢慢減小，他終于入睡了。
When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.
當他起床的時候，太陽升起來了。他和家人走出屋子，這才發現街區一片混亂。
Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
倒塌的大樹，破碎的玻璃，遍地都是垃圾。他們于是幫助鄰居一起清理街道。
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
雖然風暴破壞了許多東西，但是卻讓家人和鄰居之間的關系變得更緊密了。
