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The Rain Began [03-07]

Then it began to rain, and rain, and rain. It rained for forty days and forty nights without stopping! Water also came gushing up out of the earth. Everything in the whole world was covered with water, even the highest mountains.

然后开始下雨，滂沱不停，连续下了四十天四十夜！甚至连泉水也从深渊冒出。天下的一切都被水淹没，连高山也无能幸免。

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Translation Notes:

• rain, and rain, and rain - This emphasizes that there was an unusual, extreme amount of rain. Other languages may have a different way of emphasizing this.
• gushing - This indicates that there was a large amount of water coming out.
• whole world was covered - This refers to all the earth being covered with water from the flood.