The Strom Brought People Closer Together
风暴让人们关系变得更加紧密了
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
在阿拉巴马州，本听见狂风在屋外肆虐。乌云笼罩着天空，周围变得非常黯淡。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
屋外没有灯光，就像午夜已经来临。电视上，新闻正在报道一场暴风雨正袭击着该地区。
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows
街区里每家每户都很忙。本的父亲正在用木头加固窗户，
while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
母亲正在检查手电筒和无线电是否在正常工作。她在桌子上也放置了几个蜡烛和几盒火柴。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
本在帮助母亲做晚饭，大雨在窗户上噼里啪啦的敲打着。
After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
晚饭后，他们本想打扑克，可是外面的暴风雨让这家人很难提起兴致来。
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
本开始无法入睡。凌晨3点左右的时候，风速慢慢减小，他终于入睡了。
When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.
当他起床的时候，太阳升起来了。他和家人走出屋子，这才发现街区一片混乱。
Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
倒塌的大树，破碎的玻璃，遍地都是垃圾。他们于是帮助邻居一起清理街道。
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
虽然风暴破坏了许多东西，但是却让家人和邻居之间的关系变得更紧密了。
