Coin Glints in the Park Puddle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cora's palm rests on the cool bench arm.

Wood lines press under her skin.

Tiny dew beads dot the grain.

Dew shines.

Older paw prints sit pale here.

A fresh dark print still holds damp.

Under the bench, leaves lie.

The small brown beech leaf has a curly edge.

Light glints.

She walks toward the path and fountain.

Fresh-cut grass scent sits on the lawn.

Chains creak.

A duck circles on the still pond.

A sparrow hops near a stepping stone.

She leans toward the drinking fountain.

A drip lands in the puddle.

A short pause holds the next drop.

She stands quietly and keeps still.

Now a drop falls and makes a ring.

"I hear the drip," Cora says.

The sparrow gives a small wing wiggle.

She turns back the same way.

By the puddle, a small coin flashes under the water.

"I see a coin," Cora says.

On the bench side, bark holds a thin scratch.

The small green acorn sits near the roots.

Light slides over it and stops.

The sparrow lifts and flits into the hedge gap.

Cora 的手掌放在涼涼的長椅扶手上。

木紋壓在她皮膚下。

小露珠點在紋理上。

露珠發亮。

舊的爪印在這裡顯得淡淡的。

新的深色爪印還帶著濕氣。

長椅下躺著幾片葉子。

那片小小棕色山毛櫸葉有捲曲的邊。

光一閃。

她走向小徑和飲水台。

草坪上有新割草的味道。

鐵鍊吱呀作響。

一隻鴨在靜靜的池面上繞圈。

一隻麻雀在踏石旁跳動。

她身子向飲水台傾過去。

一滴水落進水窪。

下一滴停了一小會兒。

她安靜站著，一動不動。

現在一滴落下，畫出一圈紋。

「我聽到滴水聲。」Cora 說。

那隻麻雀輕輕抖了抖翅膀。

她沿著原路折返。

在水窪旁，小硬幣在水下閃了一下光。

「我看到一枚硬幣。」Cora 說。

到長椅這邊，樹皮上帶著一道細痕。

一顆小小的綠色橡實坐在樹根旁。

光掠過它就停住。

那隻麻雀起身，掠進樹籬的缺口。