旧筑地 处繁华市区的低洼地，多年来常为积水所困四，但水漫厨房乃至客厅， 登堂入室，以今年这两次最为严重，尤其是第二次。
Situated in a low-lying part of the busy downtown area, it has for years been subject to floods.
是日，上午十点许，出门上街到对马路的医院治眼族。
But the worst flood occurred this year, especially after the second rain, with our kitchen, sitting room and even bedrooms all covered with water.
不久就听 到雨声雷声，顷刻间窗外白茫茫的雨水混沌一片。
On the morning of that day, I went to the hospital on the other side of the street at about 10 o'clock to see an eye-doctor.
百年罕见的特大暴 雨，狂泻如瀑布，如山洪暴发。
Soon a fierce thuniderstorm broke out and I saw 2 vast expanse of foamy floodwater outside the window.
雨水的急骤猛烈，雨量之大，真是惊 心动魄。
It was an exceptionally serious rainstorm, dashing down like a cataract or mountain torrents.
治病购药完毕@，只能在候诊大厅呆等，病人都被突如其来的狂 风暴雨困住了。
What a scary scene!
坐在我旁边的一位七十多岁病者，为坐困水城频频叹 气。
The patients were stranded by the sudden downpour.
此公听说多年前我住过的料旅之地，顿时眉飞色舞提高嗓门，大 说其福州话，原来他是福州人。
All we could do was sit in the big hospital waiting room after having the prescriptions filled.
说起当地的一连串风味小吃，两人都 如数家珍，谈得津津有味。
Sitting by my side was a patient in his seventies.
话一停，发现外面的陆地成了海洋，于 是只能坐下来再谈榕城风情，借以消磨时间。
He kept sighing over the nasty weather.
暴雨来势虽猛，其实时间并不太长，由于苦等心焦，感到这场雨 像是没完没了。
Learning that I had been a dweller of Fuzhou many years ago, he brightened up at once and began to speak the Fuzhou dialect loudly.
终于有人试探地撑着伞向雨街走去，我也跟着起步踏 上归程。
He turned out to be a native of Fuzhou.
医院的边门距我家不过一箭之遥，过马路不远就是我家的弄堂 口。
We began to chat with relish about the typical local delicacies of Fuzhou like we were enumerating our family treasures.
这一段路历年来不知翻修过多少次，无奈下大雨积水为患，始 终没有解决。
Then, during a break in the conversation, we found the streets submerged by water, so we had to sit down and resume chatting about Fuzhou so as to while away the time.
这一天路面更是大水泛滥，水深及膝，我别无选择，只 能穿着皮鞋在泽国中小心翼翼地蹒跚而行。
The violent storm did not last long at all.
偏偏最近又在修路，通行的只是一半马路，路上坑坑洼洼高高低 低，过马路又必须从丁字路口绕道过去。
But it seemed interminable due to my impatience.
行人很少。
At last, as I saw someone venture into the wet street under an umbrella, I just followed suit.
我颤巍巍地涉水 步行，忽然想起自己的年龄。
It's only a stone's throw from the hospital to my home, which is situated at the entrance of a lane across the street.
小时候，总感到年龄属于七老八十的长 幸们，与自己无关。
The section of the street here has undergone repair I don't know how many times, yet it still floods whenever there is a rain.
我的祖父六十岁时早已蓄须，不免显得老态，那 时我只有十岁。
Now, on that day, it was flooded knee-deep because of an especially heavy rain.
现在我年已八十，在浑油的水中，有如滚滚浪潮中的 一叶孤舟。
All T could do was stagger along cautiously in the deep water in my leather shoes.
我闪避汽车开过的泥水飞溅，艰难地过马路，进弄堂，推 入家门，厨房里满地积水，过道上也是积水，甚至地面较高的客堂后 间也浸满大水。
It happened that the street was under repair with only half of it for free passage, but full of bumps and hollows.
除了冰箱已提前移开，家具都被水淹，我只有望洋兴 叹。
One had to make a detour at a T-juncture.
这次去医院不足三小时，大部分时间都在归途上荡漾的水中度 过。
There were few pedestrians.