Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?

Mary:Whatwereyoudoinglastnight,Linda?Icalledatsevenandyoudidntpickup.

Linda:Oh,Iwasinthekitchenhelpingmymom.

Mary:Isee.Icalledagainateightandyoudidntanswertheneither.

Linda:WhatwasIdoingateight?Oh,Iknow.Whenyoucalled,Iwastakingashower.

Mary:ButthenIcalledagainatnine.

Linda:Oh,Iwassleepingatthattime.Mary:Soearly?Thatsstrange.

Linda:Yeah,Iwastired.Whydidyoucallsomanytimes?

Mary:Ineededhelpwithmyhomework.Sowhileyouweresleeping,IcalledJennyandshehelpedme.

玛丽:琳达,昨天晚上你在做什么?我七点(给你)打电话,可你没接电话。

琳达:噢,我正在厨房里帮我妈妈。

玛丽:我知道了。八点我又打了一次。你那时也没接。

琳达:八点我在做什么?噢,我知道了。你打电话的时候,我在洗澡。

玛丽:但是后来在九点我又打了一次。

琳达:噢,那时候我在睡觉。

玛丽:这么早?真奇怪。

琳达:是的,我累了。你为什么打了那么多次电话?

玛丽:我需要你帮我做作业。所以就在你睡觉的时候,我给珍妮打了电话,她帮了我。

Whatwereyoudoingateightlastnight?

昨晚八点你在做什么?

Iwastakingashower.

我在洗澡。

Whatwasshedoingatthetimeoftherainstorm?

当暴风雨来临时她在做什么?

Shewasdoingherhomework.

她在做作业。

Whatwashedoingwhentherainstormcame?

暴风雨来临时他在做什么?

Hewasreadinginthelibrarywhentherainstormcame.

暴风雨来临时他正在图书馆里看书。

WhatwasBendoingwhenitbegantorainheavily?

当开始下暴雨时,本在做什么?

Whenitbegantorain,Benwashelpinghismommakedinner.

当开始下雨时,本在帮妈妈做晚饭。

WhatwasJennydoingwhileLindawassleeping?

当琳达睡觉的时候，珍妮在做什么?

WhileLindawassleeping,JennywashelpingMarywithherhomework.

当琳达睡觉的时候,珍妮在帮玛丽做作业。

TheStormBroughtPeopleCloserTogether

BencouldhearstrongwindsoutsidehishomeinAlabama.Blackcloudsweremakingtheskyverydark.Withnolightoutside,itfeltlikemidnight.ThenewsonTVreportedthataheavyrainstormwasinthearea.

Everyoneintheneighborhoodwasbusy.Bensdadwasputtingpiecesofwoodoverthewindowswhilehismomwasmakingsuretheflashlightsandradiowereworking.Shealsoputsomecandlesandmatchesonthetable.

Benwashelpinghismommakedinnerwhentherainbegantobeatheavilyagainstthewindows.Afterdinner,theytriedtoplayacardgame