The Rolling Bucket- 適合初級的英語短篇故事
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Story Content
English Original
Maya carried a bright red ball to the playground.
Her friends ran behind and formed a quick football team.
They marked goals with backpacks near the old basketball court.
Afternoon light fell across the empty swings.
Maya placed the ball, then tried to judge the distance.
She kicked hard, but the ball flew over a fence.
The ball landed inside a small building beside the court.
A loud clang followed as metal buckets tumbled everywhere.
One bucket rolled downhill and knocked open a garden gate.
Street dogs barked and scattered fallen leaves across the path.
Maya climbed the fence and met a genuine forest of tools.
She weaved between rakes, grabbed the ball, and tossed it over.
The team cheered as the ball rolled back to them.
A caretaker arrived and locked the gate behind Maya.
She climbed once more and jumped down, pants dusty but smiling.
Play continued until the sun touched the roof of the school.
繁體中文 Translation
Maya 拿著一顆亮紅色的球走向遊樂場。
她的朋友們跟在後面,迅速組成一支足球隊。
他們用背包在舊籃球場旁畫出球門。
午後的光線落在空盪盪的鞦韆上。
Maya 把球放好,接著估量距離。
她大力一踢,球飛過柵欄。
球落進球場旁的一間小屋。
一聲巨響後,金屬桶子四處翻滾。
一個桶沿坡滾下,撞開花園的門。
街上的狗吠叫,落葉散滿小路。
Maya 爬過柵欄,看見滿是工具的真正迷宮。
她穿過耙子,抓起球,並把它丟回去。
隊伍歡呼,球滾回他們腳邊。
一位管理員走來,把門鎖在 Maya 身後。
她再次翻過柵欄跳下,褲子沾滿灰塵並露出笑容。
遊戲繼續,直到夕陽貼上學校屋頂。
Vocabulary in Context
- playground
遊樂場
“The playground was filled with laughter and fun.”
遊樂場充滿了笑聲和樂趣。
- team
團隊
“Maya and her friends formed a team to play soccer.”
瑪雅和她的朋友們組成了一個團隊來踢足球。
- court
場地
“They played basketball on the court after school.”
放學後,他們在場地上打籃球。
- judge
評判
“It’s not fair to judge someone without knowing their story.”
在不知道某人的故事之前,評判他們是不公平的。
- genuine
真誠的
“Her smile was genuine and made everyone feel welcome.”
她的微笑是真誠的,讓每個人都感到受歡迎。
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