Leaf Lands on the Sand Cylinder - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Today, a warm earth smell comes from damp sand.

Hector kneels at the low border.

His arm rests on the warm wood.

A small folded jacket pads his knee.

A soft creak comes from the swings.

A small sparrow hops along the border.

A damp ring marks dry sand by the bucket.

An older cylinder shows a rough rim.

He looks at the fresh sand cylinder.

His eyes browse the row today.

The first tall one is the leader.

At the tools tray, the can tilts.

A thin drip darkens a dry patch.

A leaf drifts down, gently.

It lands on the cylinder top.

His head angles to the side.

The grandfather smooths the jacket edge.

"Here is your jacket, Hector," he says.

The earth smell near the patch rises again.

今天，濕沙飄出淡淡土味。

Hector 在低矮木邊旁跪著。

他的手臂靠在溫暖的木面上。

一件摺好的小外套墊著他的膝蓋。

盪鞦韆那邊傳來輕輕的嘎吱聲。

一隻小麻雀在木邊上跳著。

桶旁的乾沙上留著一圈濕痕。

舊的沙柱邊緣有點鬆碎。

他看著新立好的沙柱。

他的眼睛今天在一列沙柱間瀏覽。

最前面那個高一些的像領隊。

在工具盤那邊，小水壺微微一歪。

一滴細水把一塊乾沙染暗。

一片葉子慢慢飄下，輕輕地。

它落在沙柱的平頂上。

他的頭往側邊一歪。

祖父把外套邊緣撫平。

他說：「Hector，外套在這裡。」

那塊暗處的土味又飄起來。