Ribbon Rises at the Wind Sock - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Why does the ribbon sag here?

A younger sibling holds it at the step. It falls slack. Flora's knees press warm boards. Fine grain shows. A pale ring sits. A low tone hums above. Low roofs of town sit past the yard. A dark beam runs over the chime.

The aunt sits by the rail. "I hear the soft ring," she says. Flora greets the aunt with a wave. Flora holds one end of the ribbon. The wind sock fills, then slacks. The ribbon drops again. A small porch closet stands by the bench. Flora's shoulder grazes its rough paint chip.

Flora steps to the garden edge. She lifts the ribbon near the post. She keeps below the hanging chime. A quick gust flips the wide ribbon high. It brushes the knit blanket. It streams. Flora looks up at the clay birds. One small clay chicken turns in air. The clay chicken faces the step.

為什麼這條緞帶在這裡下垂？

年幼的孩子在台階上舉著它。它鬆垂下來。Flora 的膝蓋頂著溫暖木板。細細木紋顯出來。一個淡淡的圓痕在板上。上方傳來低沉一聲。過了院子，是鎮上的矮屋頂。一根深色樑木在風鈴上方。

阿姨坐在欄杆旁。「我聽到那輕聲鈴響。」她說。Flora 揮手向阿姨致意。Flora 握住緞帶的一端。風向袋鼓起，然後又鬆下。緞帶再次下垂。長椅旁立著門廊的小儲物櫃。Flora 的肩膀擦過它粗糙的掉漆處。

Flora 走到花園邊緣。她把緞帶抬到柱子旁。她停在懸掛風鈴的下方。一陣迅速的風把寬緞帶掀高。它擦過針織毯。它順勢飄長。Flora 抬頭看著那些陶小鳥。一隻小陶雞在空中轉動。這隻陶雞朝向台階。