Steam on the Side Table Thins - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

In the sitting room, steam lifts; the grandparent knits.

Stella sits on a soft cushion.

Her knees rest and her toes press.

Tiny loops line the cushion's wool.

An oval dent already sits under her hip.

Needles click.

A row grows.

The tea cools.

Cool air slips from the open window.

In the bowl, a blue button rests.

An orange snippet coils beside it.

A cloth tie from the knitting bag trails.

On the small spool, soft windings sit.

Silver tips slide through soft loops.

The grandparent says, "It is very smooth."

Stella leans and watches the yarn ball.

The long thread drifts onto Stella's shoulder.

Her eyes turn to the needles.

She looks back to the side table.

The steam there is thinner now.

A smaller curl of steam thins at the rim.

在起居室裡，蒸氣往上升起；長輩正在打毛線。

Stella 坐在柔軟的坐墊上。

她的膝蓋放著，腳尖輕輕頂住。

細小的圈圈排在坐墊的羊毛織紋上。

她臀部下方已有一個橢圓小凹痕。

編針喀噠作響。

一排針目慢慢長起來。

茶在變涼。

涼爽空氣從打開的窗戶滑入。

碗裡有一顆藍色鈕扣。

旁邊蜷著一段橘色線頭。

編織袋的一條布綁帶垂著。

小線軸上，柔軟的繞線一層層貼著。

銀色針尖滑過柔軟圈目。

長輩說：「它很順。」

Stella 微微前傾，注視那顆毛線球。

長線飄到 Stella 的肩膀上。

她的視線轉向那對編針。

她又看向邊桌。

那裡的蒸氣現在更細了。

更細的一縷蒸氣在杯緣變薄。