Jar Cap Stops a Rolling Shell - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The felt tray lies under the sunny window. Yorick lays one palm on the smooth wood. The felt rim brushes his wrist. Light pools. A faded damp ring sits near his elbow.

He lifts a fan shell. Its ridges show amazing lines. Shells gleam. A small notebook lies open with a pencil across. A simple boat sketch rests on the page. On the low shelf, a small lamp stands. A thin wire runs along the edge. A light salt smell hangs in the room.

Yorick moves to the felt squares. He lifts a tiny round shell. It rolls toward the gap. It almost slips through. He sets the jar cap at the rim. The shell taps the cap and stops.

The round ones line a neat row. The fan shell lies beside them. The older sibling sits on the cushion. A basket of shells rests beside them. One shell lies in their palm. "This one is tiny," they say. Yorick and the older sibling talk softly. Two shells click on the felt.

毛氈托盤放在窗前的桌面上，陽光正照著。Yorick 把一隻手掌放在光滑的木面上。毛氈邊緣輕輕碰到他的手腕。光聚成一小片。他的手肘旁邊有一圈淡淡的水痕。

他拿起一片扇形貝。它的肋紋排出驚人的細線。貝殼微微發亮。一本小筆記本攤開著，上一支鉛筆橫放著。頁面上有一幅簡單的船的素描。低矮的層架上有一盞小燈。一條細電線沿著邊緣延伸著。室內飄著淡淡的鹽味。

Yorick 移到毛氈方格前。他拿起一枚小小的圓形貝。它朝縫隙滾去。它幾乎要滑進去。他把罐子的蓋子放在邊緣。貝殼碰到蓋子就停住。

圓形的貝殼排成整齊一列。扇形貝放在它們旁邊。年長的兄弟姊妹坐在靠墊上。身旁放著一個裝貝殼的籃子。他們的手心托著一枚貝殼。他們說：「這一顆好小。」Yorick 和這位兄弟姊妹小聲說話。兩枚貝殼在毛氈上輕輕碰響。