▸ 今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ，一直yī zhí下xià到dào下午xià wǔ。

This morning it started pouring, and it rained until the afternoon.

▸ 一般来说yī bān lái shuō，没有méi yǒu人rén喜欢xǐ huan下雨xià yǔ天tiān，可是kě shì今天jīn tiān我wǒ发现fā xiàn，每个人měi ge rén想xiǎng的de都dōu不一样bù yī yàng。

Generally speaking, nobody likes rainy days — but today I discovered that everyone sees it differently.

▸ 对duì农民nóng mín来lái说shuō，这是zhè shì好事hǎo shì，因为yīn wèi地dì里lǐ的de菜cài正zhèng需要xū yào水shuǐ。

For farmers, it's a good thing, because the vegetables in the fields need water right now.

▸ 对duì开车kāi chē的de司机sī jī来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ的de日子rì zi生意shēng yì特别tè bié好hǎo。

For drivers, business is especially good on rainy days.

▸ 可是kě shì对duì妈妈mā ma来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ很hěn麻烦má fan，因为yīn wèi她tā不能bù néng出去chū qù买菜mǎi cài。

But for Mom, rain is a hassle, because she can't go out to buy groceries.

▸ 对duì妹妹mèi mei来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ天tiān很hěn好玩hǎo wán，她tā最喜欢zuì xǐ huān听tīng雨yǔ的de声音shēng yīn。

For my little sister, rainy days are fun — she loves the sound of the rain.

▸ 对duì准备zhǔn bèi考试kǎo shì的de哥哥gē ge来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ天tiān最zuì适合shì hé在家zài jiā学习xué xí。

For my older brother, who is preparing for an exam, a rainy day is perfect for studying at home.

▸ 我wǒ问wèn爸爸bà ba，他tā笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“对我来说duì wǒ lái shuō，下xià不bù下雨xià yǔ都dōu一样yī yàng，我wǒ在zài办公室bàn gōng shì里lǐ看不见kàn bù jiàn外面wài miàn。”

I asked Dad, and he said with a laugh, "For me, rain or no rain is all the same — I can't see outside from my office."

▸ 晚上wǎn shang雨yǔ停tíng了le，我wǒ把bǎ今天jīn tiān听到tīng dào的话de huà都dōu想xiǎng了le一遍yī biàn。

In the evening the rain stopped, and I went over everything I had heard that day.

▸ 同样tóng yàng的de雨yǔ，对duì每个人měi ge rén来lái说shuō都dōu不一样bù yī yàng。

The same rain is different for each person.

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