Mat Corner Lifts, Bird Track Appears - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Her mitten touches the rough mat.

Knees press stone; mat rubs glove; old print sags.

Warm air meets cold air outside.

The grandmother kneels by the flat stone.

She tips small seeds onto it.

Steam drifts.

Delia lifts a thin soft crust.

Dark, damp snow rests under it.

She rubs snow from the mat.

A smooth patch shows on the mat.

A faint water smell rises under the eaves.

She lifts the mat corner a little.

It sticks hard at the edge.

She rubs the edge with her mitten.

The corner frees and bends up.

"Seeds sit on the stone," the grandmother says.

Delia hums once.

A small echo comes from the hall.

A small bird races to the stone.

Delia holds still at the doorway.

She lays the mat corner back flat.

A tiny track now dots snow by the stone.

她的連指手套碰到粗糙的踏墊。

她的膝蓋壓在石階上；踏墊摩擦手套；一個舊腳印塌下去。

溫暖的室內空氣遇見外面的冷空氣。

祖母在平石旁邊跪下。

她把小顆種子倒在上面。

蒸氣輕輕飄起。

Delia 揭起一層薄薄軟雪皮。

下面是深色、微濕的雪。

她把踏墊上的雪揉掉。

踏墊上露出一塊平滑區。

屋簷下飄起淡淡的水氣味。

她把踏墊一角輕輕掀起。

邊緣有點黏住。

她用手套摩擦邊緣。

那角鬆開，向上彎著。

祖母說：「種子就在石頭上。」

Delia 輕哼一聲。

走廊裡傳來小小的回音。

一隻小鳥快步衝向那塊石頭。

Delia 在門口保持不動。

她把踏墊一角放回並壓平。

石頭旁的雪上，多了一點細小腳印。