韦尔河是一条穿越我家附近公园的小河。
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
在晴朗的下午，我喜欢坐在韦尔河边。
I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
上周日天气暖和，所以我像往常一样去坐在了河岸上。
It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual.
一些孩子正在河岸上玩耍，河里有一些人在划船。
Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
突然，一个孩子用力踢了一脚球，球向一艘路过的船飞去。
Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
岸上的一些人大声呼喊船上的那个男人，但他没有听见。
Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them.
球击中他时力道如此之大，以至于他差点儿掉进了水里。
The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.
我转身去看那些孩子，却发现眼前一个都没有：他们早已一哄而散了！
I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away!
当那个男人明白过来发生了什么事之后，他笑了起来。
The man laughed when he realized what had happened.
他向孩子们大声喊话，然后把球扔回了岸边。
He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.