Stepping Stone Surprise on the Path - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音
小路踏石的小驚喜 | 英文/中文 雙語朗讀
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English 原文
Leaves crunch on the path.
Pia stands by the father.
The father writes in a small notebook.
A smooth chestnut sits on the page corner.
Sweet apple smell drifts by the tree.
"Leaves make soft shade," the father says.
A small orchard stands by the path.
Pia walks along the gravel.
She reaches a flat stepping stone.
The middle looks dark and wet.
She places her foot on the dry edge.
Her steps improve.
She goes on.
Her heels bounce once.
Small tap.
She stands near the low apple tree.
She looks up at apples within reach.
She holds still under the branch.
She heads back the same way.
Her palm rests on the trunk.
The bark is warm and ridged.
A worn smooth patch sits by her thumb.
She moves on toward the stepping stone.
On the path, a pale scuff line shows.
She spots the flat speckled chestnut.
Pia claps once, excited.
She returns to the father on the gravel.
The pencil scratches softly.
繁體中文 翻訳
小路上的落葉發出喀嚓聲。
Pia 站在爸爸身旁。
爸爸在小筆記本上寫字。
一顆光滑的栗子壓在頁角。
樹邊飄著甜甜的蘋果香。
「葉子做出柔和的陰影。」爸爸說。
一座小果園就在小路旁。
Pia 沿著碎石路前行。
她走到一塊平整的踏石前。
中間看起來又黑又濕。
她把腳踩在乾的邊緣上。
她的步伐有改善。
她繼續走。
她的腳跟彈一下。
輕輕一聲。
她站在低矮的蘋果樹旁。
她抬頭看得到得著的蘋果。
她在樹枝下安靜站好。
她照原路往回走。
她的手掌貼在樹幹上。
樹皮溫熱而且有細紋。
她拇指旁有一塊磨平的光滑處。
她往踏石那邊移動。
在小路上，一條淡淡的刮痕顯現著。
她看見那顆扁而有斑點的栗子。
Pia 拍一下手，顯得興奮。
她回到碎石上的爸爸身邊。
鉛筆在紙上沙沙作響。
文脈の中の語彙
- excited
興奮的；因為好事而開心激動的感覺
“Pia is excited by the chestnut.”
Pia 因為那顆栗子而很興奮。
- trunk
樹幹（樹的主要粗幹部分）
“Her hand is on the tree trunk.”
她的手放在樹幹上。
- improve
改善；變得更好
“Her steps improve on the stone.”
她在石頭上走得更穩了。
- bounce
彈跳；輕輕跳動一下
“Her heels bounce on the stone.”
她的腳跟在石頭上輕輕一彈。
- middle
中間；中央部分
“The middle is dark and wet.”
中間看起來又黑又濕。
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