Eliza and Otis went hiking on a warm Saturday morning. Eliza carried a paper map of the trail in her pocket. Halfway up the mountain, dark clouds appeared overhead. A sudden rain shower caught them by surprise.
一个温暖的星期六早晨，伊莱莎和奥蒂斯去徒步。伊莱莎的口袋里装着一张山路的纸质地图。爬到半山腰时，头顶出现了乌云。一阵突如其来的阵雨让他们措手不及。
They found shelter under a large tree. But the rain came in sideways. When Eliza checked her pocket, the map was soaked. The ink spread across the paper. The lines were hard to read.
他们在一棵大树下找到了躲雨的地方。可是雨斜着飘了进来。伊莱莎摸了摸口袋，地图已经湿透了。墨水在纸上晕开，线条很难看清。
"Now what?" Eliza asked. "I'm not sure which way leads back to the car," Otis said.
“现在怎么办？”伊莱莎问。“我不确定哪条路能回到车那儿，”奥蒂斯说。
"I remember a big rock near the parking lot," Eliza said. "We passed it on the left side of the trail."
“我记得停车场附近有一块大石头，”伊莱莎说，“我们经过它的时候，它在路的左边。”
"No, I think it was the right side," Otis said. "We turned right at the rock, not left."
“不对，我觉得是在右边，”奥蒂斯说，“我们在石头那里是向右转的，不是向左。”
They stood under the tree and tried to remember together. Then Otis pointed at a tall pine tree in the distance. "Wait," he said. "I remember that tree. It was on our right when we started."
他们站在树下，一起努力回想。接着，奥蒂斯指着远处一棵高高的松树。“等等，”他说，“我记得那棵树。出发的时候它在我们的右边。”
"You're right," Eliza said. "That means the rock was on the left side." They walked toward the pine tree and found the trail again.
“你说得对，”伊莱莎说，“那就是说，石头在左边。”他们朝松树走去，又找到了山路。
Soon, they saw the parking lot ahead. The rock stood exactly where Eliza remembered it. They reached the car just as the rain stopped.
不久，他们看到前面就是停车场。那块石头正好在伊莱莎记得的地方。他们走到车旁时，雨也正好停了。
