In the Park After Rain

Thursday's rain stops at four, and the park is green and clean. Lin Hao and his mum walk in after they buy fruit. There are puddles on the path, and a little girl is drawing on a wet bench. Birds come back to the trees as if they were waiting for this.

星期四的雨四点停了，公园又绿又干净。 买完水果，林浩和妈妈走进去。 路上有水坑，一个小女孩在湿长椅上画画。 鸟回到树上，像是一直在等这场雨停。

Mum sits down and looks at her phone for a minute, then puts it away. "The air is better after the rain," she says. Lin Hao reads a page of his English book on another bench. A man walks a dog. Two old people do slow exercises.

妈妈坐下看了一分钟手机，然后收起来。 她说：“雨后空气更好。” 林浩在另一张长椅上读了一页英语书。 一个男人在遛狗。两位老人在慢慢做操。

A boy from Lin Hao's class waves. "I feel better here than on the busy street," the boy says. Lin Hao agrees. The city has museums, shops and tall buildings, but the park is where he can hear himself think.

班上一个男生向他挥手。 他说：“在这儿比在热闹的街上舒服。” 林浩也这么觉得。 城里有博物馆、商店和高楼，可公园是他能听见自己在想什么的地方。

They stay for fifteen minutes, then walk home before it gets dark. Mum says, "Tomorrow is Friday. One more school day." Lin Hao closes his book. Fresh air and a short walk make the evening homework feel lighter.

他们待了十五分钟，天黑前走回家。 妈妈说：“明天星期五。还剩一天上学。” 林浩合上书。 新鲜空气和一小段路，让晚上的作业轻一点。