Dramatic flashes of forked lightning briefly illuminated the sky, and then, as if in afterthought, the heavy drumbeat roll of a deluge hit the roof of our little bungalow, so fierce that at first it drowned out sound.

戏剧性的叉形闪电短暂地照亮了天空， 然后，仿佛在事后想起，洪水的沉重鼓声击中了我们小平房的屋顶， 如此猛烈以至于起初它淹没了声音。