Fish Swim Under the Log - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cool grit sits under Bea's boots. She stands on the flat rock. She lowers her head. A gap lies under a fallen log. Her soles press the rough stone. A pale dry ring rims the edge. Bright water glare hides small shapes. She lowers more. Shade from the log crosses the pool. Two tiny fish swim in place. A thin silver scale clings to a mossy root. Wet earth smells rich.

Bea walks to a damp space between two roots. She keeps her hands near her sides. She looks in. Slow drips feed a round pool there. Dry bark dust lines the root. A puppy print holds its shape in the mud. Across the stream, Birch crouches. An open notebook rests by a knee. Birch says, "I see them now." Bea leans closer to the opening and keeps still. A small beetle clicks on the log. A water strider skates into the little pool.

冰涼的細沙在 Bea 的鞋底下。她站在平坦的石頭上。她把頭降低。倒木下有一道縫。她的鞋底壓著粗糙的石面。一圈乾淡的水痕在邊緣。明亮的水面反光遮住小形狀。她再降低一點。原木的陰影越過小水潭。兩條小魚停著游動。一片薄薄的銀色魚鱗黏在長滿青苔的樹根上。濕土有濃厚的氣味。

Bea 走到兩條樹根間的潮濕空隙。她把手放在身側。她向裡看。緩慢的滴水注入一個圓圓的小水窪。乾燥的樹皮粉覆在樹根上。一個小狗的腳印在泥裡保持形狀。溪對岸，Birch 蹲著。一本文打開的筆記本靠在膝旁。Birch 說：「我現在看到了。」Bea 更靠近開口並保持不動。一隻小甲蟲在原木上發出喀喀聲。一隻水黽滑進這個小水池。