Story Content
English Original
Leo walks along a quiet beach. A small green box swings gently. Waves lap and gulls circle overhead. He bends toward a shiny object. It rests near a light carton.
The object suddenly moves a little. A small crab peeks from sand. Leo steps back and blinks twice. The crab taps the oval shell. Sand slides off the hidden shell. The crab scuttles behind the carton. Space clears around the bright shell. Leo lowers his green box carefully. The oval shell drops inside softly. He closes the lid without noise. Waves grow quiet and gulls drift. Leo stays near calm water.
繁體中文 Translation
Leo 走在安靜的海灘上。小小的綠色盒子輕輕晃動。海浪拍打，海鷗在頭頂盤旋。他彎腰靠近一個閃亮的物品。它停在一個輕巧的紙箱旁。
那個物品突然微微移動。一隻小螃蟹從沙裡探出頭。Leo 往後一步並連眨兩次眼。螃蟹敲著橢圓的貝殼。沙子從隱藏的貝殼上滑落。螃蟹溜到紙箱後面。亮亮的貝殼前方變得開闊。Leo 小心放下綠色盒子。橢圓的貝殼輕輕落進盒中。他無聲地闔上蓋子。海浪變得安靜，海鷗慢慢飄離。Leo 站在平靜的水邊。
Vocabulary in Context
- carton
紙箱
“他看到一個紙箱被浪潮沖到了岸邊。”
He saw a carton washed up on the shore by the waves.
- crab
螃蟹
“沙灘上有幾隻小螃蟹在爬行。”
There are a few small crabs crawling on the beach.
- box
盒子
“那個小盒子裡可能有一些驚喜。”
That small box might contain some surprises.
- green
綠色的
“Leo看到一個綠色的箱子在沙灘上搖擺。”
Leo saw a green box swaying on the beach.
- oval
橢圓形的
“他注意到那個盒子是橢圓形的，而不是方形的。”
He noticed that the box was oval-shaped rather than square.
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