Quick Birdhouse - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Late summer sun shone over the yard.

Warm light touched the wooden table.

Milo, a young engineer, checked his project.

He planned a birdhouse from light pine pieces.

He wanted the glue to dry.

The dinner bell would ring soon.

A sudden gust rushed across the yard and flipped the table.

Wood slid, nails scattered, and the roof panel fell off.

The roof panel rolled toward a shallow garden pond.

Milo sprang forward, but his foot bumped a paint can.

Blue paint splashed and spotted the short grass.

He grabbed a long stick that leaned against the shed wall.

The stick reached the panel and nudged it back to land.

Thin walls lacked resilience against water, yet the wood stayed solid.

Milo placed the roof, tapped the nails, and breathed out.

A chickadee fluttered near, slipped inside, and settled on the perch.

Milo stepped back and closed the garden gate.

晚夏的陽光照在院子上。

溫暖的光落在木桌上。米洛這位小小工程師檢查自己的作品。他打算用輕薄的松木片做一個鳥屋。他希望膠水在晚餐鐘響前乾透。突然，一陣強風吹過院子，把桌子掀翻。木片滑動、釘子四散，屋頂板掉了下來。

屋頂板一路滾向不深的花園池。米洛衝過去，但他的腳碰到一罐油漆。藍色油漆濺出，點點滴滴落在短草上。他抓起倚在工具屋牆邊的長棍。棍子碰到屋頂板，將它推回岸上。薄木板並不耐水，但依舊保持完整。米洛把屋頂放回，輕敲釘子固定，輕輕吐了口氣。一隻山雀飛來，鑽進鳥屋，停在小棲木上。米洛退後幾步，關上花園的門。