A Page Hides the Paint Curl - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Morning warms the back garden.

Esme sits on the bench. Her legs rest on warm wood. Esme watches a peeling curl. Peeling paint lifts on the arm. Old flakes lie in the gaps. A musty scent rises at the knothole. Beyond the fence, a water tower stands.

The older sibling reads on the step. A small hand fan hums near. Soft air blows. The fan's air moves across the arm. Book pages blow up and down. Pages flip.

A white page flips higher suddenly. It blocks Esme's view of the curl. Esme tilts her head a little.

The page lowers and stays still. The paint curl lifts with a click. Its rough edge shows a fresh line. The knothole edge stays dark. The tower stays quiet beyond the fence. The lifted curl holds its bent edge.

早晨溫暖著後院花園。

Esme 坐在長椅上。她的腿靠在溫熱的木板上。Esme 看著一片翹起的漆。長椅扶手上的漆正微微翹起。舊漆片躺在板縫裡。柵欄的小節孔飄來霉土味。柵欄外面有一座水塔。

年長的兄姊在台階上讀書。一把小手持風扇在旁嗡嗡作響。柔和的風在吹。風扇的風掠過扶手。書頁上下吹動。書頁翻動。

一頁白紙忽然翻得更高。它擋住 Esme 看那片漆捲。Esme 稍微歪一歪頭。

那一頁慢慢落下不動。那片漆捲喀一聲抬起。粗糙的邊緣露出一條新線。節孔的邊緣依舊發黑。那座水塔靜靜立在柵欄外。抬起的漆捲維持著彎曲的邊。