When a Drip Misses the Puddle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A damp, earthy smell rises. Leaf bits sit by the wall. Idelle sits on the dry wooden step. Her back rests on the rough brick wall. A thin brown smear stays on the step. Her mouth stays slightly open.

She watches the roof edge. A round drip grows and drops. It taps the big puddle. Ripples spread. Fast rings form. A soft plop echoes near the fence.

She watches for the next circle. A yellow leaf spins across it. The circle breaks and fades. Her eyes angle to a small side puddle. A water strider skates there. Its balance is a wonder.

A grown-up walks to the doorway. They scrape a muddy boot on the step. Grit clicks. A new drip slides off the roof. It lands on the leaf bits. The damp, earthy smell lifts again.

潮濕、帶土味的氣味升起。牆邊堆著葉屑。Idelle 坐在乾燥的木階上。她的背靠在粗糙的磚牆上。一道淡褐色的污痕留在階面。她的嘴巴微微張開。

她看著屋簷邊。圓圓的水滴長大後落下。它拍到大的水窪。漣漪擴散。圈圈很快成形。一道輕輕的啵聲在籬笆旁回響。

她等著下一個圈圈。一片黃色的葉子旋過去。那個圈圈斷開又淡去。她把視線轉向牆邊的小水窪。水面上有隻水黽在滑行。它的平衡真是奇妙。

一位大人走到門口。他們把沾泥的靴子在階上刮一刮。細砂發出喀聲。新的水滴從屋簷滑下。它落在那些葉屑上。那股潮濕、帶土味的氣味又升起來。