The Rolling Ball and the Wobbly Stool - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The chain on the garage door clicked in the breeze.

Arlo and Eli stepped inside with a short step stool.

They came to find a storage box on the shelf.

The air held a dry smell of cardboard and chalk.

Eli pointed toward a tall, dusty shelf and spoke.

"I can see the blue lid up there," he said.

Arlo set the stool under the shelf.

He tested it, and one leg rocked on the floor.

He prepared a fix with a small wooden block.

He slid the block under the short leg.

As Eli climbed the stool, a soccer ball rolled out.

It bumped the broom, and the broom handle tapped a tray.

Small screws skittered across the concrete and made quick ticks.

Arlo caught the ball and set it in a bucket.

He moved the broom flat so it could not slide.

Eli held the shelf and stayed still for balance.

With the block steadying the stool, Arlo climbed again.

He reached the storage box and pulled it toward him.

Together they lowered it and set it on the floor.

The loose screws rested near the tray in a thin line.

Eli clicked the lid shut and pushed the stool aside.

車庫門上的鍊條在微風裡發出喀答聲。

Arlo 和 Eli 拿著一張矮梯凳走進去。

他們來找架子上的一個收納箱。

空氣裡有紙箱和粉筆的乾燥氣味。

Eli 指向一個高高的、帶灰的架子，開口說話。

「我看得到上面的藍色蓋子。」他說。

Arlo 把梯凳放在架子下方。

他試了一下，有一條腳在地上晃動。

他拿來一塊小木塊，先做好調整。

他把木塊塞進較短的那一腳底下。

Eli 正踩上梯凳時，一顆足球滾了出來。

球撞到掃把，掃把的把手又敲到一個托盤。

幾顆小螺絲在水泥地上滑過，發出急促的滴答聲。

Arlo 抓住那顆球，放進一個桶子裡。

他把掃把平放好，這樣就不會滑動。

Eli 扶著架子，維持不動以保持平衡。

木塊穩住了梯凳，Arlo 又踩了上去。

他夠到那個收納箱，然後把它拉向自己。

他們一起把它放低，放到地上。

散落的螺絲停在托盤旁邊，排成一條細線。

Eli 把蓋子扣緊，然後把梯凳推到一旁。