The Bendy Lid and the Kitchen Timer Dial - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A quiet tick came from the kitchen clock.

Zeke set a bowl on the counter and waited.

He can carry it, and a carrot rests inside.

He wanted to wind the small kitchen timer dial.

A clear lid covered the dial on a tin.

He pulled at the edge, but it stayed down.

The cutting board felt slightly damp under his palm.

He pressed the lid and watched the surface bow in.

It was not glass; it bent with a soft creak.

He slid two fingers under it and held it aside.

With his thumb, he began to wind the dial.

He let the lid go, and it sprang back.

Its rim bumped a board where a red magnet arrow hung.

The arrow slid down and nudged a hanging spoon.

The spoon swung once and tapped a metal tray.

Warm air from the oven brushed the side of his arm.

"Ten minutes is fine," Zeke said, facing the bowl.

He lifted the carrot and grated it over the batter.

He turned the handle and mixed.

廚房時鐘發出輕輕的滴答聲。

Zeke把一個碗放在檯面上，然後站著等。

他可以提著它，裡面放著一根胡蘿蔔。

他想轉動小廚房計時器的刻度盤。

一個透明蓋子蓋在金屬盒上的刻度盤上。

他拉了拉邊緣，但它還是壓著不動。

砧板在他手掌下帶著一點濕氣。

他按住蓋子，看到表面往內彎。

那不是玻璃；它彎下去時發出輕微的嘎吱聲。

他把兩根手指伸到下面，往旁邊撐住。

他用拇指開始轉動刻度盤。

他放開蓋子，它立刻彈回去。

邊緣碰到一塊板子，板上掛著一個紅色磁鐵箭頭。

箭頭滑了下來，頂到一把吊著的湯匙。

湯匙晃了一下，輕輕敲到一個金屬托盤。

烤箱吹出的暖空氣拂過他的手臂側邊。

「十分鐘就好。」Zeke面向碗說。

他拿起胡蘿蔔，在麵糊上擦成細絲。

他轉動把手，攪拌起來。