Tom and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard. They did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was no where to hide from the rian, so they were soon very wet. The small boy did not feel very happy.
汤姆和父亲在乡间散步，这时天突然下起了大雨。他们既没带雨伞，又无处避雨，很快就被淋成了落汤鸡。小男孩感到闷闷不乐。
While they were walking home through the rain, the boy was thinking for a long while. Then at last he turned to his father and said to him, “Why does it rain, Dad? It isn’t very nice, is it?”
当他们冒雨回家时，小男孩想了很久。后来，他终于扭头问父亲：“天为什么要下雨呢，爸爸？这可不太好，对吗？”
“No, it isn’ t very nice, but it’s very useful, Tom,” answered his father.“ It rains to make the
fruit and the vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep.”
“是，是不太好。但雨很有用，汤姆，”他的父亲回答说，“天下雨，蔬菜水果才能生长，牛羊才能有草吃。”
Tom thought about this for a few seconds, and said,“ Then, why does it rain on the road too, Dad?”
汤姆想了一会儿，说：“那为什么也下在路上呢？”
