Peach Pit Bumps the Cup Pillar - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
桃核撞到杯子塔 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
Story Content
English Original
A drop falls from the tap.
Suds lift a bubble up.
The grandmother rinses two cups.
She says, "Tiny bubbles drift here."
A small wind slips from the gap.
Steam lifts.
Vance leans on the counter.
His forearms rest on wood.
The wood is smooth and warm.
Beside his wrist, a pale sticky halo dries.
A fresh wet ring still shines.
Warm steam brushes his cheek.
He sorts the cups by size.
A small plastic cup clicks.
It clicks.
He sets it on the fresh ring.
A tall glass has cold drops.
He shakes, then places it.
A cup shows a world picture.
He aims its lip to the stack.
It fits the small pillar.
His elbow taps the fruit bowl.
A peach pit rolls out.
It bumps the pillar and wobbles.
Vance slides the pillar to the dry ring.
His palm steadies the cups.
He adds one wide mug last.
Now two pillars stand by the board.
Drops on the glass thin.
The world cup now faces the window.
繁體中文 Translation
水龍頭滴下一滴水。
泡沫把一個小氣泡托起。
外婆在沖洗兩個杯子。
她說：「小泡泡在這裡漂上來。」
櫥櫃下的縫隙溜出一股小風。
蒸氣升起。
Vance靠在操作台上。
他的前臂貼著木頭。
木頭光滑又溫暖。
他的手腕旁邊有一圈淡淡的黏痕正在變乾。
一個新的濕圈還在發亮。
溫熱的蒸氣掠過他的臉頰。
他把杯子按大小分類。
一個小塑膠杯「喀」一聲。
喀一聲。
他把它放在那個新的濕圈上。
一個高玻璃杯掛著冷水滴。
他甩一甩，然後放好。
一個杯子有一張世界的圖畫。
他把杯口對準那一疊。
它剛好套進小小的柱子。
他的手肘碰到水果碗。
一顆桃核滾了出來。
它撞到杯柱，整疊晃了一下。
Vance把杯柱滑到乾的那一圈上。
他的手掌把杯子穩住。
最後他再加上一個寬口馬克杯。
現在兩根杯柱立在砧板旁。
玻璃上的水滴變少。
那個有世界圖的杯子朝向窗戶。
Vocabulary in Context
- pillar
柱子；支柱；（本文）像柱子一樣直立的杯疊。
“Two cup pillars stand by the board.”
兩座杯子柱子在砧板旁邊。
- aim
瞄準；對準；（本文）把杯口對準杯疊。
“He aims the cup at the stack.”
他把杯子對準那一疊。
- wind
風；（本文）從縫隙溜進來的一小股風。
“A small wind moves through the gap.”
一小股風穿過縫隙。
- world
世界；（本文）杯子上的世界圖案或地圖圖樣。
“The world cup faces the window.”
世界圖杯面向窗戶。
- pit
（水果）核；（本文）桃子的硬核。
“A peach pit rolls near cups.”
一顆桃核在杯子旁邊滾。
Recommended Reading
Bowl Bumps Jar in the Kitchen
Acorn Rolls Across the Counter
Cup Tower Under the Kitchen Window
A Bubble Pops by the Soup Pot
Sorting Cups and a Bubble Pop
The Tap Turns and the Cup Fills
A Sugar Road on the Counter
The Gliding Card
Rolling Pencil and the Rain Stream
Cup Splashes, Bowl Catches the Drip
Steam and the Photo Balance
