[Story]
During an expedition through a drought-stricken land, a group of travelers found themselves in a dangerous situation. As they trekked through the barren terrain, they suddenly heard a droning noise coming from the sky. Looking up, they saw a menacing cloud of raindrops approaching. The raindrops, like tiny drones, began to pelt the ground with increasing force. The travelers quickly realized that they were in danger of drowning in the sudden downpour. They rushed to find shelter, but the raindrops continued to drum against the ground, making it difficult to hear each other. As the water levels rose, the travelers had to expend all their energy to keep their heads above the water. In the end, they were able to make it to safety, but not without incurring a significant expenditure of energy and resources.
[参考翻译]
在一次干旱地区的探险中，一群旅行者发现自己处于危险之中。当他们穿越荒凉的地形时，突然听到天空中传来嗡嗡的声音。抬头一看，他们看到了一片威胁的雨滴云正在逼近。雨滴像小无人机一样开始猛烈地敲打地面。旅行者们很快意识到自己有被突如其来的暴雨淹没的危险。他们急忙寻找避难所，但雨滴继续敲打着地面，使得彼此难以听到对方的声音。随着水位的上升，旅行者们不得不耗尽所有精力来保持头部在水面之上。最终，他们成功到达安全地带，但不是没有付出巨大的精力和资源代价。
[Words]
- drip [drip] n 滴水, 滴漏 v 滴下, 滴漏
- drone [dron] n 无人机, 嗡嗡声 v 嗡嗡作响, 单调地说
- drop [drop] n 滴, 落下 v 滴下, 落下
- drought [draʊt] n 干旱, 缺水期
- drown [draʊn] v 溺水, 淹没
- drum [drʌm] n 鼓, 鼓声 v 敲鼓, 击打
- expedition [ˌekspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n] n 探险, 探险队
- expel [ɪkˈspel] v 驱逐, 排出
- expend [ɪkˈspend] v 花费, 消耗
- expenditure [ɪkˈspen(d)ɪtʃə] n 支出, 花费
- expense [ɪkˈspens] n 费用, 开支
- explanation [ˌekspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] n 解释, 说明