Pencil Rolls, Then Stops Before the Ring - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
鉛筆滾到圓圈前停住 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
Story Content
English Original
The curtain edge sways once.
Keira sits on the seat.
Her knees rest on the cushion.
Her arm rests on dry wood.
Dust glows along the sill edge.
Rain taps.
A pale ring circles the spot.
The father sketches at the desk.
Pages turn.
A soft rubber smell hangs near the eraser.
Two drops run down the glass.
One drop stalls at a clear circle.
Keira leans closer to watch.
The parent hums and sings low.
"The rain taps today," he says.
A colored pencil rests near stones.
It slowly rolls toward the ring.
It stalls on a dust line.
It stops before the circle.
Keira holds still and listens.
At the frame, a sticker curls.
A bead grows in the corner.
The clear circle closes in slowly.
A chair near the desk creaks.
繁體中文 Translation
窗簾邊緣晃一次。
Keira 坐在窗邊座位上。
她的膝蓋頂在坐墊上。
她的手臂靠在乾燥的木頭上。
窗台邊緣的灰塵微亮。
雨在輕敲。
一圈淡淡的痕環著那個位置。
爸爸在牆邊的桌前素描。
紙頁翻動。
橡皮的淡淡氣味停在旁邊。
兩滴雨沿著玻璃往下跑。
一滴在清亮的圓邊停一下。
Keira 身子靠近一些看。
家長低低地哼著、唱著。
他說：「今天的雨在輕敲。」
一支彩色鉛筆靠在小石旁。
它慢慢朝那圈滾過去。
它卡在一道灰線上。
它在圓前面停住。
Keira 保持不動地聽著。
窗框那邊，一張貼紙捲起邊角。
角落裡一顆小水珠變大。
清亮的圓慢慢收回。
桌旁的椅子發出一聲吱呀。
Vocabulary in Context
- arm
手臂；從肩膀到手的部位。
“Her arm is on the dry wood.”
她的手臂放在乾燥的木頭上。
- sing
唱歌；用聲音唱出旋律。
“He sings low near the desk.”
他在書桌旁低聲唱歌。
- parent
父母之一；爸爸或媽媽。
“The parent sings low at the desk.”
那位家長在書桌前低聲唱歌。
- run
快速移動；（液體）沿著表面流下。在故事中指雨滴往下流。
“Small drops run down the window glass.”
小水滴沿著窗玻璃往下流。
- stall
（短暫）停住、卡住，不再前進或流動。在故事中指雨滴遇到透明圓圈或灰塵線時停住。
“A drop stalls at the clear circle.”
一滴水在透明的圓圈邊停住。
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