The Metal Gate Latch That Bends Open - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A low metal gate stood five steps from the porch.

A narrow path ran beyond it, beside the small pond.

Halle and Amos stopped at the gate and looked through.

"I can water the herbs," Halle said.

Cool air moved under the porch roof.

Halle tried to lift the flat bar on the latch.

The gate did not open, and the bar stayed firm.

She pulled harder, and the gate shook on its hinge.

A stack of plastic pots rattled on the step beside.

Halle leaned close and pressed the bar with her thumb.

The thin metal edge gave just a little under her palm.

A small ping came from the peg on the post.

She pushed sideways, not up, and the bar slid free.

The gate swung open and bumped a light tin bucket.

The bucket rocked and spilled water into a shallow tray.

A green toy frog lifted and drifted across the tray.

The toy tapped the rim and bobbed.

一扇低矮的金屬柵門立在門廊前五步處。

它後面有一條窄小的小路，沿著小池塘延伸。

Halle 和 Amos 停在柵門前往內看。

「我可以澆草藥，」Halle 說。

門廊下的涼空氣輕輕拂過他們的手臂。

Halle 試著把門閂上的扁平橫桿往上抬。

柵門沒有打開，橫桿依然很硬挺。

她更用力一拉，柵門在鉸鏈上顫了一下。

旁邊階梯上的一疊塑膠盆叮噹作響。

Halle 俯身，用拇指按住那根橫桿。

薄薄的金屬邊在她的手掌下微微下沉。

門柱上的小木栓傳來一聲清脆的「叮」。

她往側邊一推，而不是往上，橫桿就滑了出來。

柵門一開，碰到一只輕巧的錫桶。

水桶搖晃，把水潑進一個淺淺的盤子裡。

一隻綠色玩具青蛙被托起，沿著盤面漂過。

那個玩具碰到邊緣，接著上下晃動。