The Box Taps Her Ankle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Poppy sits still; a brown leaf brushes her arm.

Her knees press the bench edge.

The wood is warm and smooth.

A faint sticky ring marks the arm.

Steam warms the tip of her nose.

Steam floats.

Sunlit wood smells near the crates.

"It is sweet today," the grandfather says.

Bright fruit rests in the open crate.

A small wooden box sits under the bench.

She lifts the cup a little.

A drop shines on the rim.

The tip of a leaf taps her nose.

She waits calmly, hands still and close.

The leaf slides off to the bench.

She sips a small mouthful.

A crate touches down beside her shoe.

Its corner taps the box side.

The box nudges her ankle and scrapes.

Inside, a chestnut rolls.

It clicks.

She sips the apple juice again.

Poppy 靜靜坐好；一片棕色葉子擦過她的手臂。

她的膝蓋頂著長椅邊。

木頭溫熱而且平滑。

扶手上有一圈淡淡黏痕。

蒸氣溫熱她鼻尖。

蒸氣飄起。

木箱旁，晒著陽光的木頭有木香。

「今天很甜喔，」祖父說。

明亮的果子放在打開的木箱裡。

長椅下放著一個小木盒。

她把杯子稍微抬起。

杯緣上有一滴在發亮。

一片葉子的尖端輕點她的鼻子。

她平靜地等待，雙手貼近不動。

那片葉子滑到長椅上。

她啜一小口。

一個木箱在她鞋邊落下。

它的角輕碰小木盒側邊。

小木盒頂到她的腳踝並且摩擦。

盒裡有一顆栗子滾動。

啪地一聲。

她又啜一口蘋果汁。