Sketchbook Meets a Mud Footprint - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
素描本遇見泥地腳印 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
Story Content
English Original
Grass and earth smell at the fence rail.
Dew beads on the rough rail.
Phoebe stands at the rail.
A grown-up kneels beside her.
The metal bucket tips, and water trickles.
Hooves scuff softly.
Pecking and clucking rise from the yard.
Chickens peck nearby.
Feathers rustle near the gate.
Phoebe opens her sketchbook on the rail.
The rough wood makes the page wobble.
She moves to the flat stone.
The sun is bright.
She sits and steadies the book.
Her toes do a tiny dance.
She peers at the damp ground.
A small surprise appears by the puddle.
A fresh footprint presses in the mud.
Phoebe holds the sketchbook with one hand.
She traces the footprint line by line.
The grown-up says, "Nice clear lines today."
A goat kid nudges the post.
The bucket handle ticks.
繁體中文 Translation
柵欄邊有草和泥土的味道。
粗糙的欄杆上結著露珠。
Phoebe 站在欄杆旁。
一位大人跪在她身旁。
金屬水桶傾斜，水慢慢流出。
蹄子在地上輕輕摩擦。
院子裡傳來啄食和咯咯聲。
雞在旁邊啄食。
大門旁傳來羽毛沙沙聲。
Phoebe 把素描本放在欄杆上打開。
粗糙的木頭讓紙頁晃動。
她移到那塊平石上。
陽光很明亮。
她坐下，扶穩素描本。
她的腳尖輕輕跳一下。
她湊近看潮濕的地面。
水坑旁有個小驚喜。
泥地上壓著一枚新的腳印。
Phoebe 用一隻手拿著素描本。
她一筆一劃描著那個腳印。
大人說：「今天的線條很清楚。」
小山羊頂了頂柱子。
水桶把手發出滴答聲。
Vocabulary in Context
- dance
用身體跟著節奏或心情移動，作為表達或娛樂的動作；也指一段舞或舞蹈活動。
“They can dance by the old rail.”
他們可以在舊欄杆旁跳舞。
- surprise
出乎意料的事或禮物，讓人感到驚奇或高興。
“She has a small surprise now.”
她現在有個小驚喜。
- tick
作為名詞：短促的輕聲（如鐘表的聲音）或小標記；作為動詞：發出輕短聲或在旁邊做記記號。
“The clock makes a soft tick.”
鐘表發出輕輕的滴答聲。
- sketchbook
一本用來畫畫或速寫的本子。通常有很多白頁，讓人隨手畫畫或記下想法。
“She has a small sketchbook.”
她有一本小畫簿。
- footprint
人或動物在泥土、沙地等留下的腳印，顯示踏過的痕跡或方向。
“A small footprint is in mud.”
泥地上有一個小腳印。
Recommended Reading
Dew Bead, Bucket Splash, and the Open Gate
A Kitten Hides by the Bucket at the Fence
Butterfly Lands on the Stone
Black Feather Drifts to the Gate
Hanging Drop at the Farm Fence
Puddle Shrinks at the Farm Gate
Wet Marks by the Farm Fence
Cake and Bucket at the Farm Fence
Feather Flies From the Water Bowl
Marnie Finds a Wet Snail Trail
Apple Stops Beside the Stone
