Crate Bump Starts the Old Recorder - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Rough wood scraped Mabel's palms as she slid a crate.

She wanted room to sweep the floor.

Tobias held a broom and watched the gap.

Cool air touched their wrists from an open vent.

The crate's corner met a raised seam between two boards.

A small jolt tipped a leaning plank toward the bench.

A soft puff of dust rose from the boards.

The plank struck a tin and sent it rolling.

The tin reached the bench edge and bumped a recorder.

Its rim pressed a big square play button.

A thin hiss came, then quick bird notes played.

"Hear that? It still works," Mabel said.

Tobias blinked and set the plank flat on the floor.

He slid the crate back and stopped the tin.

"I did not know there was a tape," Tobias said.

The reels inside turned, and clear tape kept winding.

粗糙的木頭刮著 Mabel 的手掌，她推著一個木箱。

她想要空出地方來掃地。

Tobias 拿著掃把，盯著那道空隙。

涼風從開著的通風口拂過他們的手腕。

木箱的一角撞上兩塊地板間隆起的接縫。

一個小震動把靠在工作台邊的木板傾倒。

細細的灰塵從地板上揚起一團。

木板撞到一個鐵罐，讓它滾了起來。

鐵罐滾到工作台邊，碰到一台錄音機。

它的邊緣壓到一顆方形的播放鍵。

細微的噪音響起，接著傳出幾聲快速鳥鳴。

「你聽到了嗎？它還能用。」Mabel 說。

Tobias 眨了眨眼，把那塊木板平放在地上。

他把木箱滑回去，擋住那個鐵罐。

「我不知道這裡有錄音帶。」Tobias 說。

裡面的捲盤在轉動，透明的帶子還在捲動。