Chinese · Episode 42
My First Rain
Spoken by 晓星
First rain on Earth, standing still in it like a fool, then calling home with wet hair.
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今天我第一次在地球上遇到下雨, Today I encountered rain on Earth for the first time,
刚开始还没反应过来。 At first I didn't even realize what was happening.
脸上忽然凉了一下,我抬头看,天是灰的, My face suddenly felt cool; I looked up—the sky was gray,
一滴水又落到了额头上。 and another drop of water landed on my forehead.
接着头发、衣服都湿了,旁边的路上也全是水点。 Then my hair and clothes got wet, and the road beside me was covered in water spots too.
我这才想起来,这就是小雨给我录过的声音。 That's when I remembered—this was the sound Xiaoyu had recorded for me.
以前听那段录音,我只知道水在打东西。 When I used to listen to that recording, I only knew water was hitting things.
现在站在雨里,才知道自己也会被打到。 Now, standing in the rain, I finally knew I could get hit too.
路上的人还在走,有人打开伞, People on the street kept walking; some opened umbrellas,
有人拉着衣服往前跑。我没带伞, some pulled their clothes tight and ran ahead. I didn't have an umbrella,
就站在原地伸出手。 so I just stood there and held out my hand.
水落在手心里,有点凉,很快又从手边流下去了。 Water fell into my palm, a little cool, then quickly ran off the side of my hand.
我一定看起来很奇怪, I must have looked strange;
好几个人经过时都看了我一眼。 quite a few people glanced at me as they passed.
后来衣服越来越湿,我才往回走。 Later, as my clothes got wetter and wetter, I finally headed back.
地球上走路本来就累,衣服吸了水,又重了一点。 Walking on Earth is tiring enough as it is; once my clothes soaked up water, they got a bit heavier.
回到房间,我就给家里打电话。妈妈在花园, Back in my room, I called home. Mom was in the garden,
一看见我就问头发怎么湿成这样。 and as soon as she saw me she asked why my hair was so wet.
“下雨了,我在外面站了一会儿。” "It was raining. I stood outside for a while."
她先问雨是什么样的,听我讲了几句, She first asked what the rain was like, listened to me for a few sentences,
又赶快让我去擦头发、换衣服。 then quickly told me to dry my hair and change clothes.
我一边拿毛巾,一边把窗外的雨给她看。 While I grabbed a towel, I showed her the rain outside the window.
她说:“原来这么多水一直往下落啊。” She said, "So that's how much water keeps falling down."
挂了电话,我换好衣服,又坐到窗边去听。 After hanging up, I changed clothes and sat by the window again to listen.
跟录音里的声音很像,可这次我知道, It sounded a lot like the recording, but this time I knew,
伸出手就能碰到。 I could reach out and touch it.