Jar Sticker Lifts Beside the Steaming Lid - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cleo rests her forearms on smooth wood. Fine flour lines the grain. Flour drifts. A pale ring stays by her elbow. Her weight sits at the table edge. Warm dough air reaches her nose. The grandmother holds a wrapper on her palm.

The small wooden rolling pin taps. A quiet drum comes from the wood. Pepper hangs in the air. The deep bowl waits with a smear. "One more fold," the grandmother says.

Cleo stands at arm's length from the pot. She tilts her head toward the lid. A thin curl of steam slips out. Steam slips. The glass jar near it fogs. Clear spots melt and open, then blur. A small sticker on the jar lifts. Its top edge turns soft. Cleo leans left a little.

Rows of dumplings stand on the tray. One rim shows tiny fingerprints. The fog thins near the gap. The lifted sticker corner curls higher.

Cleo 把前臂放在光滑的木桌上。細麵粉沿著木紋排開。細粉輕輕飄動。她肘邊留著一圈淡痕。身體靠在桌邊。溫熱的麵香碰到她的鼻子。奶奶把一張皮放在手心。

小木擀麵杖輕輕敲著。木頭上有輕輕的鼓聲。胡椒味在空氣裡。深碗邊緣留著一條抹痕。奶奶說：「再捏一條。」

Cleo 與鍋子保持一臂遠。她把頭偏向鍋蓋。一縷蒸氣從縫裡溜出。蒸氣溜走。旁邊的玻璃罐起霧。清亮的小洞融開又糊住。罐上的小貼紙翹起一角。上邊緣變得柔軟。Cleo 微微往左傾。

托盤上排著餃子。一條邊緣帶著指紋。霧氣在空隙處變淡。翹起的貼紙角更往上捲。