Nolan Spots a Toy Shark Under the Bench - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Damp earth fills Nolan's nose by the bench.

Jonas sits on the back step with a pad. "I draw this plant," he says. A leaf spins down.

Nolan walks toward the gate gap. He passes a puddle on the stone path. A clear trail lines one stone; it is slick. He shifts to the side. A thin dry rim has room for his foot.

He goes past a low branch. A small green bud sits there. Nolan leans on the fence post. Smooth wood meets his arm. Peeling paint flakes rest on the grain.

He comes back the same way. At the branch, fine yellow dust rims the bud. It already sits there.

By the puddle, the bench casts shade. Under it, a small toy shark sits. Nolan stops near the step. Jonas turns a page. A blue fin gleams under the bench.

長椅旁，潮濕泥土的味道進入諾蘭的鼻子。

約納斯坐在後院的臺階上，放著一本畫本。他說：「我在畫這株植物。」一片葉子旋轉著落下。

諾蘭走向大門下的小縫。他經過石道上的一灘水。一條清亮的痕跡沿著一塊石頭，表面很滑。他往旁邊挪開。乾的薄邊留出一點空間給他的腳。

他走過一根低低的枝條。上面有一顆小綠芽苞。諾蘭靠在柵欄柱上。光滑的木頭貼著他的手臂。剝落的漆片停在木紋上。

他沿著原路回來。到那根枝條時，細細的黃色粉在芽苞邊緣成圈。它本來就在那裡。

在水灘旁，長椅投下陰影。陰影下有一條小玩具鯊魚。諾蘭停在臺階邊。約納斯翻過一頁。長椅底下，一片藍色魚鰭微微發亮。