A Second Bird on the Glass - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A soft hush comes from the folded cloth. It sits on the counter.

Nora rests her elbows on the smooth sill. The glass is cool and flat. Faint hand prints sit there. Her breath makes new fog. Toast smells warm behind her. Bird cards line the sill. They make a small list.

She leans toward the feeder. A small bird steps on. The wood tips a little. It lifts one seed. Steam lifts from a small cup. A warm air current rises. "Tea is here," the grandmother says. She sets the cup down.

Fog spreads across her view. She slides left to a clear arc. She puts one ear near the glass. A tiny chirp reaches her. On the glass, a second bird stands. It is the first bird's reflection. On the branch, another bird turns. A small knot holds the rope. It makes the connection to the branch.

She watches. Dust drifts in the light. The fog thins by the old prints. On the counter, the folded cloth lies flatter. One last fold loosens.

摺好的布發出輕輕的一聲。它放在流理台上。

Nora把手肘靠在光滑的窗台上。玻璃又涼又平。上面留著淡淡的手印。她的呼吸在上面起了霧。她身後有溫熱的吐司香。鳥類小卡排在窗台上。它們排成一張小清單。

她朝餵鳥器傾身。一隻小鳥踏上去。木頭微微一斜。它叼起一粒種子。小杯子裡升起蒸氣。一股溫暖的氣流往上走。「茶在這裡。」外婆說。她把杯子放下。

霧擴開了她的視線。她身體往左移到一小塊清晰處。她把一隻耳朵靠近玻璃。一聲細小的啁啾傳來。在玻璃上，出現第二隻小鳥。那是第一隻小鳥的倒影。樹枝上，另一隻小鳥轉頭。一個小結固定著繩子。它把繩子連到樹枝上。

她看著。塵埃在光裡飄動。霧在舊手印旁變薄。流理台上，摺好的布更平了。最後一個摺痕鬆開。