The Water Cup Hides the Corner - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cool wood meets Flora’s forearms.

Her body leans over paper.

Her toes rest on the floor.

The grandmother paints at her side.

The soft brush lies flat.

A wet patch spreads slowly.

"The blue is bright," the grandmother says.

Pale bread flour dots her sleeve.

A damp paper smell hangs here.

Flora slides along the edge.

She seeks a dry corner.

First, she peeks at the paint box.

Small pans sit smooth and flat.

A drop grows on the brush tip.

Next, she glances toward the water cup.

It sits on a folded cloth.

The rim and cloth block her view.

Flora lowers and kneels on the floor.

Her head tilts under the rim.

The dry corner comes into sight.

She eases back the same path.

By the cup, a dark ring rests.

At the box, soft fibres line the rim.

They match the lid edge.

Flora returns to her first spot.

Now the same wood warms under her forearms.

冰涼的木頭貼著Flora的前臂。

她的身體伏在紙上。

她的腳尖踩在地板上。

外婆在她身旁作畫。

柔軟的筆平放著。

一片溼色慢慢擴開。

「這藍色很亮，」外婆說。

她袖子上點著淡淡的麵包麵粉。

這裡飄著溼紙的味道。

Flora沿著邊緣滑過去。

她要尋找一個乾角。

先看看顏料盒。

小顏料盤平整地排著。

筆尖上一滴水珠長大。

接著她朝洗筆杯望去。

杯子放在摺好的布上。

杯緣和布擋住了視線。

Flora往下蹲到地板上。

她把頭伸到杯緣下。

那個乾角進入視線。

她沿著原路輕輕退回。

在杯旁，一圈深色沉著。

在盒邊，柔細纖維排在緣上。

它們對上了盒蓋的紙板邊。

Flora回到起初的位置。

同一塊木頭現在在她前臂下變暖。