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It was a sweltering Spring day. 那是春季的一个闷热的日子 The temperatures felt more like July than May. 气温让人感觉仿佛是在七月，而不是五月 A thunderstorm had passed over earlier 早些时候下过一阵暴雨 but now the clouds were clearing 可现在天上的乌云都散开了 and the sun had returned. 太阳又露出头来 Steam was coming off the wet sidewalk 水汽从潮湿的人行道上蒸发起来 as I parked my car next to the meter 我把车停在一个计费器旁边 and tossed a quarter into it. 往机器里面投了一个硬币 I headed into the local thrift store to buy my son a shirt. 接着我走进当地的一家折扣商店，想给我儿子买一件衬衣 The air conditioning in there was a welcome relief from the heat outside. 空调的冷气对我表示了欢迎，终于逃脱了室外的热气，我感到一阵松快 After I made my purchase 买完东西 I walked back out into the heat. 我走出商店，又回到太阳的炙烤之下 I got in my car but had to wait to pull out 我上了车，却还不能上路 because of all the cars lined up at the red stop light. 因为那时正好红灯亮了，所有的车都在排队等候 | 
