Seaweed Lifted, Dove Landed by the Driftwood - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
掀起海藻，鴿子降落在浮木旁 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
Story Content
English Original
A tilted driftwood log rests.
Ula kneels on warm sand.
Foam pops nearby.
Her palms press gritty grains.
A pale ring rims a shell by her knee.
A towel lies near her knee.
A small pillow sits on it.
Rainy blue drops dot the cover.
A jug stands by the towel.
Pebbles gleam.
Its wide mouth faces up.
The family friend digs a small moat.
A small bucket sits close.
A soft salt smell drifts.
Ula lifts the pillow corner.
Dry salt lines stripe the sand.
She sets the pillow back.
She tips the jug slightly.
A cool circle waits under it.
She puts the jug back.
Near the rocks, dark seaweed lies.
Ula pinches an edge to lift.
It slips and falls flat.
A flat stick rests by driftwood.
The family friend holds the stick.
“A flat stick is here.”
Ula slides it under the weed.
The edge lifts and stays.
Under it, damp sand glints.
Ula lowers the seaweed gently.
She pats the edge flat.
A dove lands on the driftwood.
繁體中文 Translation
一根傾斜的浮木躺著。
Ula 跪在溫暖的沙上。
近旁泡沫噗一聲。
她的手掌壓著細沙。
她膝邊的一枚貝殼有一道淡淡的圓痕。
她膝邊放著一條毛巾。
一個小枕頭放在上面。
枕套上有藍色雨點圖案。
一個水壺站在毛巾旁。
卵石發亮。
它寬寬的壺口向上。
家裡的朋友在挖一條小護城河。
一個小水桶靠得很近。
淡淡的鹽味在空氣中飄著。
Ula 掀起枕頭的一角。
乾燥的鹽線在沙上成條。
她把枕頭放回去。
她把水壺微微傾起。
下面有一個涼涼的圓圈。
她把水壺放回去。
靠近岩石處，深色的海藻攤著。
Ula 捏住一角想抬起。
它滑下來又平平躺著。
浮木旁有一根扁扁的樹枝。
家裡的朋友拿著那枝條。
「這裡有一根扁枝。」
Ula 把枝條塞到海藻下。
邊緣抬起並且不動。
下面的濕沙閃著光。
Ula 輕輕放下海藻。
她把邊緣拍平。
一隻鴿子落在浮木上。
Vocabulary in Context
- wide
寬的；張大的
“The jug has a wide mouth.”
那個壺有寬的壺口。
- rainy
有雨的；帶有雨滴圖案的
“The cover has rainy blue drops.”
枕套上有藍色雨滴。
- pillow
枕頭
“The pillow is on the towel.”
枕頭在毛巾上。
- dove
鴿子
“A dove is on the driftwood.”
一隻鴿子停在浮木上。
- jug
帶把手、可倒出液體的壺
“The jug is by the towel.”
那個壺在毛巾旁邊。
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