Square of Light on Katia's Knee - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Katia smells salt in the air.

She sits on dry sand.

Her knee rests on the towel.

Small squares cover the cloth.

A pale damp ring still marks it.

Out by the water, foam slides back.

Foam pops.

Pebbles glisten.

A gull calls once.

Katia speaks, "Foam runs back."

The lifeguard scans the foam line slowly.

Near the rocks, a crab stops.

It sits on a slick rock.

A driftwood log rests in dry sand.

A dark burn mark crosses it.

Sand drifts between boardwalk gaps.

A thin sun beam slips through.

A small square of light appears.

It lies on her knee.

Katia looks down at the shape.

By her knee, salt air and seaweed smells mix.

Katia 聞到空氣裡的鹽味。

她坐在乾沙上。

她的膝蓋靠在毛巾上。

小小的方格佈滿布面。

一圈淡淡的濕痕還留在上面。

水邊那裡，泡沫往回滑。

泡沫噗一聲破。

小石子發亮。

一隻海鷗叫了一聲。

Katia 開口說：「泡沫退回去。」

救生員慢慢看著泡沫的線。

岩石旁邊，一隻螃蟹停住。

牠待在一塊滑的石頭上。

一段漂流木躺在乾沙裡。

上面有一道深色的燒痕。

細沙飄進木棧道的縫裡。

一縷細陽光穿過來。

一小塊方形的光出現了。

那塊光落在她的膝上。

Katia 低頭看著那個形狀。

她膝邊，鹹味和海藻味混在一起。