A Thrilling Ride

Bill and Jane were coasting on a hill. Down the hill went the sled. Bill steered¹. Jane held on tightly. The coasters on the hill watched them. Past trees they whizzed. Jane yelled, "Stop the sled! Stop the sled!?but Bill could not stop it. 

Suddenly Jane had a feeling that she was a bird in flight. Was she dreaming? She landed in a big pile of snow. Where was Bill? He must have gone all the way down the long slide to the end of the hill. Now, Bill came in sight plodding² up the hill. Jane laughed as she called to him. They were so glad to be together. The coasters cheered to see them safe. They went home to tell Mother what a thrilling ride they had had.

中文译文

一次惊心动魄的经历

比尔和简正在山上滑行。他们的雪橇从山上滑下来。比尔驾驶着雪橇。简紧紧地抓着雪橇。山上滑雪橇的人们看着他们。两旁经过的树发出飕飕的声音。简大声地叫起来：“停下来!快停下来!”但是比尔停不下来。

突然，简感觉自己就像一只小鸟在空中飞翔。她是在做梦吗?她撞在一个大雪堆上停了下来。比尔在哪儿?他肯定是沿着长长的滑道一直滑到山下了。就在这时，比尔出现了，他正吃力地从山下爬上来。简笑着叫他。又能在一起，他们真是太高兴了。看到他们都很安全，其他滑雪橇的人们欢呼起来。他们回家告诉了妈妈他们的经历是多么惊心动魄啊。

词义解释：

coast：滑行，滑下

sled：雪橇

steer：驾驶，掌舵

tightly：紧紧地

coaster：滑雪橇的人

whiz：飕飕作声，发出嘶嘶或呼呼声

flight：飞行

plodding：沉重缓慢的

thrilling：惊心动魄的