The Jacket Slips on the Border - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事,含中譯與發音
木邊上的外套滑了一下 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀






Story Content
English Original
Soft swing chains creak nearby.
Oona kneels very still. Oona is still. She kneels by the low wooden border. Her knee rests on a folded jacket. The top is smooth wood. Pale old scuff lines stay there.
Warm light sits on her shoulder. Light warms. A thin earth smell rises. A thermos sits heavy on the wooden park bench. A fresh sand-cylinder stands near her. A small curve rims its top.
The jacket shifts on the wood. Her knee slides a little. The grandfather sets the jacket crosswise. It settles very quietly. "All set," the grandfather says quietly.
A single tree leaf drifts down. It lands lengthwise on her hair. It turns clockwise, then stays. A tiny dry grain slides off the rim. It taps her shoe and stops. A dry grain sits on her shoe.
繁體中文 Translation
近處的鞦韆鏈條輕輕作響。
Oona 靜靜跪著不動。Oona 很安靜。她跪在低矮的木邊旁。她的膝蓋壓在一件摺好的外套上。上面是平滑的木頭面。淡淡舊擦痕留在那裡。
溫暖的光落在她的肩膀上。光線在發熱。一股淡淡土味升起。一個保溫瓶沉沉地放在木製長椅上。一個新的砂柱立在她旁邊。它的頂邊帶著小小的弧。
外套在木頭上微微移動。她的膝蓋滑了一下。祖父把外套橫著放好。它很安靜地貼平。「好了,」祖父輕聲說。
一片樹葉慢慢飄下。它沿著長邊落在她的頭髮上。它順時針轉一下,然後停住。一粒乾砂從邊緣滑下。它輕點她的鞋,就停住。一粒乾砂安靜地待在她的鞋上。
Vocabulary in Context
- shoulder
肩膀;連接脖子與手臂的身體部位。
“Soft light is on her shoulder.”
柔和的光落在她的肩上。
- quietly
安靜地;幾乎沒有聲音地。
“The jacket sits quietly on the wood.”
外套安安靜靜地放在木頭上。
- curve
彎曲的線或邊;不是直線的形狀。
“A small curve is on the sand rim.”
沙柱的邊緣上有一道小弧線。
- wise
後綴「-wise」表示「…方向地/…方式地」,如 clockwise(順時針地)、lengthwise(沿長邊地)、crosswise(交叉地)。
“The jacket is crosswise on the wood.”
外套橫著放在木頭上。
- heavy
沉重的;有很大的重量,難以搬動或移動。
“The thermos is heavy on the bench.”
保溫瓶在長椅上很沉。
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