Acorn Cap Sticks at the Stream Edge - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Damp earth smells rich by the stream.

Water runs over pebbles.

Yasmin's knees press damp mud.

Soft moss rubs her palm.

An older boot print sits beside.

A smooth pebble rests by her knee.

She dips a forked stick in a still pool.

Rings spread, and a small swirl turns.

A drip from a leaf lands right there.

The new rings cross the first.

Tiny rings meet.

She sets an acorn cap on the water.

It drifts, then stops at clay.

Wet clay bonds to the cap.

She nudges it with the stick.

It moves with a slight wobble.

On the flat rock, the father speaks.

"The cup sits here," he says.

Yasmin taps the fallen log, away from the gap.

Dry bark dust lifts in the light.

Dust hangs.

A hollow knock comes back.

An insect clicks and pauses.

She taps the water again.

溪邊的泥土帶著濃濃的潮味。

水流過卵石。

Yasmin 的膝蓋貼在濕泥上。

柔軟的苔蘚擦著她的手心。

旁邊有個較舊的鞋印。

她膝邊放著一顆光滑的卵石。

她把一根分叉的樹枝伸進小靜潭。

圈圈散開，一個小小的漩渦轉著。

一滴葉上的水正好落在那裡。

新的圈紋和先前的圈紋相交。

小小的圈相碰。

她把一個橡實帽放到水面上。

它漂著，然後在黏土邊停下。

濕黏土黏住了帽子。

她用樹枝輕推一下。

它晃一晃地動起來。

平坦的石頭上，爸爸開口說話。

他說：「杯子放在這裡。」

Yasmin 輕敲倒木，避開木下的縫隙。

乾燥的樹皮粉在光裡揚起。

粉塵停住。

空空的敲擊聲回來。

一隻昆蟲喀喀兩下又停住。

她又輕敲一下水面。