A Dust Mote Disappears; A Thread Wiggles - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
灰塵消失，線頭在動 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
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English 原文
A thin light strip lies on the floor.
Vita kneels on a soft cushion.
Her knees press the weave close.
A faint oval sits by her knee.
Fine dust motes wiggle in the strip.
Vita leans forward and follows one.
It drifts near the tent flap.
The grandmother sits on the stool.
A small mug rests by her hand.
“I am right here,” she says.
Warm tea smells near the flap.
Vita reaches to pick the mote.
It lifts and slides up.
She hopes it lands on her palm.
It is small.
It fades.
Something wiggles by the cushion seam.
A short thread waves in the lamp glow.
Vita pinches near the seam.
She picks the short thread free.
Now Vita realizes it is thread.
She sits very still.
Under her knee, the fold-line deepens.
繁體中文 翻訳
一條細薄的光帶躺在地上。
Vita跪在一個柔軟的坐墊上。
她的膝蓋貼緊織紋。
她膝旁有一個淡淡的橢圓印。
細小灰塵在光帶裡擺動。
Vita身子前傾，跟著一粒走。
它飄到帳篷門簾附近。
祖母坐在小凳上。
她手邊放著一只小馬克杯。
她說：「我就在這裡。」
門簾邊有溫熱茶香。
Vita伸手要捏住那粒灰塵。
它往上輕輕滑開。
她希望它落在手心。
它很小。
它漸漸消失。
坐墊縫邊有東西晃動。
短短一根線在燈光裡搖擺。
Vita在縫邊捏住。
她把這根短線拎起來。
現在Vita意識到那是線。
她坐得很安靜。
她膝下的摺痕加深。
文脈の中の語彙
- hope
希望某件事發生，帶有期待的心情
“She hopes the mote lands on her palm.”
她希望那粒塵埃落在她的手心。
- pick
用手指夾起、摘取或撿起小東西
“Vita picks the short thread gently.”
Vita 輕輕地夾起那條短線。
- realize
突然明白、意識到某件事的真相
“Vita realizes it is thread now.”
Vita 現在明白那是線。
- wiggle
小幅度、快速地擺動或蠕動
“A short thread wiggles by the seam.”
一條短線在縫邊旁晃動。
- short
短的；長度不長
“The short thread is near her knee.”
那條短線在她的膝旁。
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