Petals Bend the Feeding Ring at the Pond - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

I stood with Ben at the stone rail of the garden pond.

Cool stone pressed my palms, and a low splash from the fountain filled the air.

A rusted metal sign stood near the corner, its letters soft with age.

Behind us, a short stairwell dropped to a lower path lined with shade.

Below the green surface, bright fish drifted in slow loops that crossed and parted.

Ben held a paper cup of food within reach, and I took it.

I let one pellet fall; it landed, and soft rings ran out from the spot.

Shapes under the surface began to condense, and small mouths broke the water.

The first circle faded while I kept my hands still and waited beside Ben.

Along the far side, a trail of pink petals drifted, pushed by a faint breeze.

The fountain's push turned them slowly, and they slid toward our rail in a loose line.

When the water calmed, I lifted the cup again and let a second pellet drop.

It fell into a clear patch, but the petal line reached it at the same time.

The new rings hit the petals, and the ribbon bent and folded around the spot.

The pellet drifted under the edge, and the circle slid sideways along the moving band.

Mouths rose, not in the center, but from a gap that opened near the rail.

Water touched our fingers with cool dots, and my shoulders loosened as I held the cup.

Fish kept working there, and the petals carried tiny crumbs while they drifted on.

That small spot turned into a quick banquet for them, bright backs tilting up.

I felt Ben's sleeve brush my arm, and he stayed close without a word.

We waited again until the water smoothed, and the circles emptied from the surface.

Under the green, their paths still crossed and parted, and the petal line kept traveling.

A last petal spun once near the stone, then slid past the shadow of the cup.

我和 Ben 站在花園池塘的石欄旁。

冷石貼著我的手掌，池中噴泉的低低水聲充滿空氣。

角落旁立著一塊生鏽的金屬牌，字跡因年代而變得模糊。

我們身後有一段短短的樓梯間，往下通向較低的一條陰涼小徑。

綠色水面下，亮眼的魚慢慢繞圈，路徑交會又分開。

Ben 把裝著飼料的紙杯拿在我拿得到的地方，我就接了過來。

我放下一顆飼料球；它落在水面上，柔和的圈紋從那一點擴開。

水面下的身影開始聚攏，小小的嘴冒出水面。

第一圈慢慢淡去，我把手保持不動，安靜地在 Ben 身旁等著。

遠邊有一列粉色花瓣在漂移，被輕微的風推著走。

噴泉的水流慢慢改變它們的方向，它們鬆散成一列往我們這邊滑來。

水面安定後，我又抬起紙杯，讓第二顆飼料球落下。

它落在一塊清澈的空處，但花瓣的隊列也正好抵達那裡。

新的圈紋撞上花瓣，那條帶子一樣的花瓣彎起、摺向那一點。

飼料球鑽到邊緣下方，圈紋順著正在移動的帶子側向滑走。

魚嘴不是在中央冒出，而是從欄邊剛形成的一道空隙冒上來。

冷涼的水點碰到我們的手指，我握著紙杯，肩膀也鬆了些。

魚繼續在那裡忙著，花瓣邊漂邊帶走細小的碎屑。

那個小小的水點瞬間變成牠們的宴席，亮亮的背鰭齊齊朝上翻起。

我感到 Ben 的袖子輕輕擦過我的手臂，他沉默地待在旁邊。

我們又等了一會兒，直到水面變得平順，圈紋從水面上退盡。

綠色水面下，它們的路徑仍然交會又分離，而那條花瓣帶繼續前行。

最後一片花瓣在石邊旋了一下，然後從杯影旁滑過。