Leaf Lands on the Jacket by the Door - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A fresh dry leaf drifts down. It turns in the air. The grandmother sits on the porch step. A small mug steams beside her. A soft jacket rests by the door. A warm apple smell rises from the cup.

Cruz stands on the lawn, near the pile. This place is safe. Raking is a small task for later. He kneels on the cool grass. His knees press the short blades. Old leaves lie low inside the soft pile. Fingertip rake lines still press the lawn.

He watches the leaf drop. Steam lifts. It crosses his view. He shifts left, closer to the fence. The leaf lands on the jacket. Not the pile. "The cup is warm," the grandmother says.

Cruz sets his hands on his knees. He faces the wide tree again. Another dry leaf turns slowly. It reaches the soft pile. He watches another leaf settle.

一片乾燥的新葉飄下來。它在空中轉著。外婆坐在門廊的台階上。她身旁的小杯子冒著蒸氣。一件柔軟的外套放在門邊。杯子裡飄出溫熱的蘋果香。

Cruz 站在草地上，靠近那堆落葉。這個地方很安全。把葉子耙一耙是待會兒的小工作。他跪在涼涼的草上。膝蓋壓著短短的草尖。舊葉躺在鬆軟的葉堆裡面。草地上還留著指尖寬的耙痕。

他看著那片葉子下落。蒸氣升起。它掠過他的視線。他向左挪一點，靠近矮欄。那片葉子落在外套上。不是葉堆。「杯子很溫熱，」外婆說。

Cruz 把手放在膝上。他又面向那棵大樹。另一片乾葉慢慢旋轉。它降到鬆軟的葉堆上。他再看一片葉子安靜地落定。