A Bubble Pops by the Soup Pot - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
湯鍋旁的泡泡破掉了 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
Story Content
English Original
A drip taps a cup in the suds.
Cleo stands at the sink.
Soap smells sweet by the sink.
The father stirs soup at the stove.
He says, "It bubbles."
A soap bubble slips up.
Cleo watches and follows it.
It moves across the sunbeam.
Her hands rest on the counter.
The wood is smooth under her palms.
A sticky circle lies by her wrist.
Its rim is dry and pale.
The bubble drifts to the board.
Flour dust glows around the spoon.
Cleo steps along the counter edge.
Her left hand sticks a little.
She peels it free and shifts.
The father is a parent and hums.
Steam rises from the covered pot.
The bubble meets warm steam and pops.
Cleo stops near the stove.
She stands still.
Very still.
Only the lid rattles softly.
A light plastic cup clicks on the counter.
繁體中文 Translation
滴水在泡沫裡敲著一只杯子。
Cleo 站在水槽前。
水槽邊飄著甜甜的肥皂味。
爸爸在爐子上攪湯。
他說：「它在冒泡。」
一個肥皂泡往上飄。
Cleo 看著它，跟在後面。
它穿過陽光帶移動。
她的雙手靠在檯面上。
木頭在她手掌下很光滑。
她手腕旁邊有一個黏黏的圓圈。
圓圈的邊緣乾而淡。
泡泡飄到砧板那裡。
湯匙周圍的麵粉塵在發亮。
Cleo 沿著檯面邊走。
她的左手有一點黏住。
她把手剝開，換個位置。
爸爸是家長，也哼歌。
蓋著的鍋上冒著蒸氣。
泡泡遇到暖蒸氣就破掉。
Cleo 停在爐子旁。
她站著不動。
很安靜。
只有鍋蓋輕輕在響。
一只輕的塑膠杯在檯面上發出喀噠聲。
Vocabulary in Context
- click
發出喀噠聲、輕脆的碰擊聲
“The cup clicks on the counter.”
那個杯子在流理台上發出喀噠聲。
- across
橫過、穿過（從一側到另一側）
“The bubble floats across the sunbeam.”
那顆泡泡漂過那道日光。
- parent
父母之一（父親或母親）
“Her father is a parent here.”
她的爸爸在這裡是位家長。
- under
在……之下；接觸或被覆蓋在下方
“The counter is firm under her palms.”
她的手掌下方是結實的流理台。
- circle
圓形；沒有角的圓圈
“A pale circle is near her wrist.”
她手腕旁邊有個淺色的圓。
Recommended Reading
Cup Splashes, Bowl Catches the Drip
Cup Pushes the Paddle on the Counter
The Tap Turns and the Cup Fills
Soap Bubble Popping in the Kitchen
Soap Bubble Pops Above the Sink
Peach Pit Bumps the Cup Pillar
Bowl Bumps Jar in the Kitchen
The Gliding Card
Flour Speck Lands on the Sugar Spoon
The Cup Spins on the Counter
Soap Bubble at the Wet Counter
