A Lift for a Turtle- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事
幫烏龜一把| 英語/中文 雙語朗讀
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English 原文
A small turtle rolls over.
Its shell sinks into sand.
The desert is quiet.
The sun is warm.
Wide dunes stretch in every direction.
A young elephant walks near.
The elephant sees the turtle moving.
Sand slips around the shell.
The turtle waves short legs.
The elephant lowers its trunk.
It pushes the sandy shell.
The shell does not move.
The elephant lifts one foot.
Soft sand gives no grip.
A sudden wind passes by.
Fine grains hit the trunk.
The elephant blinks and steps back.
New sand piles under the turtle.
The elephant kneels beside the turtle.
It slips both tusks under.
Slowly it lifts the shell.
The turtle tips and lands upright.
Dust rises, then falls away.
The turtle crawls toward shade.
The vast desert stays quiet.
繁體中文 翻訳
一隻小烏龜翻了過去。
它的殼陷進沙裡。
沙漠很安靜。
太陽很溫暖。
寬廣的沙丘向四周延伸。
一隻年輕的大象走近。
那頭大象看見烏龜在動。
沙子在龜殼周圍滑動。
烏龜揮動短短的腳。
大象放低牠的長鼻。
牠推那個滿沙的龜殼。
龜殼沒有動。
大象抬起一隻腳。
鬆軟的沙子沒有抓力。
突然的風吹過。
細沙打在長鼻上。
大象眨眼並後退一步。
新的沙子堆在烏龜下面。
大象跪在烏龜旁邊。
牠把兩隻象牙滑到殼下。
牠慢慢抬起龜殼。
烏龜傾斜並立正。
塵土升起，然後落下。
烏龜爬向陰影。
廣闊的沙漠保持安靜。
文脈の中の語彙
- vast
廣大的
“The vast desert stretches endlessly under the sun.”
廣大的沙漠在陽光下無盡延展。
- desert
沙漠
“The desert is a vast and dry place.”
沙漠是一個廣大而乾燥的地方。
- stretch
伸展
“The road stretches for miles across the desert.”
這條路在沙漠中延伸幾英里。
- quiet
安靜的
“The night was quiet, with only the sound of the wind.”
夜晚很安靜，只有風的聲音。
- elephant
大象
“An elephant is one of the largest land animals.”
大象是地球上最大的陸生動物之一。
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