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The Rain Stopped [03-09]

After the rains stopped, the boat floated on the water for five months, and during this time the water started going down. Then one day the boat rested on the top of a mountain, but the world was still covered with water. After three more months, the tops of the mountains were visible.

雨停之后，花了好久时间水才逐渐退去。船在水面漂浮了五个月，直到一天船停泊在山顶上，但是大地仍被洪水淹盖。三个多月过去了，许多山顶才显露出来。

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Translation Notes:

• the rains stopped – This could be translated as, "it stopped raining."
• boat rested - There was so much water from the rain that it covered the mountains. The ship floated over the mountains, and when the water started to go down, the ship went down with the water and settled on a mountain.
• three more months - During the next three months, the water continued to go down.
• mountains were visible - Other ways to translate this would be, "were showing" or, "appeared" or, "could be seen." It may be more clear to say, "After three months, the water had gone down enough so that Noah and his family could clearly see the tops of the mountains.