中文原文
早上你出门的时候天还好好的，不料下午突然下起大雨。你没有带雨伞，下班之后只能在公司大楼门口等候。等了很久雨也没有变小，最后只好叫网约车回家。
My translation
The weather was fine when I left the home, but it suddenly rained heavily in the afternoon. I forgot to bring the umbrella. I had to wait in the company after work, but the rain didn’t turn down for quiet a while. I had to call a online taxi to go home.
Revised version
The weather was nice when I left home, but it suddenly poured in the afternoon. I’d forgotten to bring an umbrella, so I had to wait at the office after work. However, the rain didn’t die down for quite a while. I ended up calling an online taxi to get home.
Key phrases
- poured：（雨）瓢泼大雨，比 rained heavily 更口语地道
- had forgotten：过去完成时，下雨前就已经忘带伞，时态逻辑更准确
- die down：（风雨、噪音）逐渐减弱、平息
- ended up doing：到头来只好做……，体现“不得已叫车”这个结果，日常高频