What Made the Marks?- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

Plop, a drip hits water. York stands beside the stream. His younger brother Wade watches. The air smells like damp earth. He sees a wet boot print. The print holds a tiny flower. Soft light dances across water. A few steps away, wet scratches cross wood. The scratches sit like a pair. Near the roots lies wet bark dust. The dust gathers in a bunch. Each mark shines orange in sun. Every trace glitters with fresh wetness. Water from leaves keeps falling softly. A low branch blocks York's view. He bends and peeks under. Ripples carry tiny twigs beyond them. A water strider skims away downstream.

噗通，一滴水落入溪面。約克站在溪邊。他的小弟韋德注視著。空氣帶著濕土氣味。他看到一個濕靴印。靴印托著一朵細小花。柔和光線在水面跳動。再走幾步，潮濕刮痕穿過木頭。這些刮痕像一雙線條。樹根旁有濕樹皮粉。粉末聚成一小團。每個痕跡在陽光中呈橙色。每條痕跡都閃著新鮮濕光。樹葉上的水持續輕輕落下。低枝擋住約克視線。他彎身從下方偷看。漣漪把小樹枝帶向遠處。一隻水黽滑離下游。