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“A little snow won’t hurt us,” said Bill, “and we can ski down in no time at all. Let’s not go back just yet.”
“一點雪不會傷到我們的，”比爾說，“我們很快就能滑下來。我們先別回去。”
Presently they started on again. It seemed to Paul wiser to turn back at once, but he was afraid to suggest I it again lest Bill think him a quitter. A little later, still mounting the narrow, winding trail, they came upon a I deserted log hut, with a sagging half-open door; but the two boys did not stop to investigate it. Every now and then during the next half mile, little gusts of stinging snowflakes whirled down from the sky, beat against their faces, and scurried on. Paul’s nervousness increased, but Bill merely laughed, saying that the trip home would be all the more interesting for a little snow.
不久，他們又出發了。在保羅看來，立刻轉身回去似乎更明智些，但他不敢再向我提出這樣的建議，以免比爾認為他是一個退縮者。過了一會兒，他們仍然沿著那條狹窄蜿蜒的小徑往上走，來到一間我遺棄的小木屋前。但兩個男孩并沒有停下來去看。在接下來的半英里里，一陣陣刺人的小雪陣不時地從天空中呼嘯而下，拍打著他們的臉，疾馳而去。保羅更加緊張了，但比爾只是笑了笑，說如果下點兒雪，回家的路會更有趣。
The words were scarcely spoken, when from the distance there came a curious wailing of the wind, rising swiftly to a dull, threatening roar. Startled, both boys stopped abruptly and stared up the slope. As they did so, something like a white curtain surged over the crest of the hill and swept rapidly toward them. Almost before they could draw a breath, it was upon them, a dense, blinding mass of snow, which whirled about them and blotted out the landscape in a flash.
話還沒說完，就從遠處傳來一陣奇怪的呼嘯，很快就變成了沉悶而可怕的怒吼。兩個男孩都嚇了一跳，突然停了下來，朝坡上望去。就在他們這么做的時候，一個白色的簾子似的東西從山頂上冒了出來，迅速地向他們沖來。他們幾乎還沒來得及喘口氣，就被一團濃密的、令人眼花繚亂的雪覆蓋住了，雪在他們周圍旋轉，頃刻間把周圍的景色都遮住了。
“Wow!” gasped Bill. “Some speed to that! We had better hurry home while there is still time.”
“喔！”比爾氣喘吁吁地說。“快點!我們最好趁還有時間趕快回家。”
