After several long minutes, the wind and rain eased, and I was able to drive the two miles to my house, barely ahead of the floodwaters washing over the road that night.
十几分钟后,天气好转。那晚我几乎是赶在洪水冲毁道路之前开车赶回两英里之外的家。
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There was no point telling stories because there was no one to listen, except the wind and the waves. But then the boy saw something in the water ahead of him.