Yarn Stalls at a Green Button - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

What slows the thin thread?

Darla sits on the soft cushion.

Her knees press the wool weave.

A small dent holds under her.

Old wool fluff clings to the spool rim.

The grandmother sits in the chair.

Needles click in slow taps.

She holds a small wooden spool.

A neat ring forms at the center.

She turns the spool very slowly.

The yarn ball turns at her side.

The grandmother stirs her tea once.

A soft alfalfa note rises from the tea.

The grandmother says, "Soft yarn today."

Fine wool rests on the spool edge.

By the yarn ball, more fine fluff sits.

The long thread moves in air.

It rubs a seam in the cushion.

The line stalls.

A small surprise sits on the cushion.

A green button rests under the line.

Darla lifts the thread over it.

The button stays on the cloth.

She turns the spool again.

A new ring grows at the center.

Steam thins.

On the knitting bag folds, the same soft fluff spreads.

是什麼讓細線慢下來？

達拉坐在柔軟的坐墊上。

她的膝蓋貼著羊毛編織面。

她下面留著一個小小的凹痕。

舊的羊毛絨沾在線軸邊緣。

外婆坐在椅子上。

針發出慢慢的喀嗒聲。

她握著一個小木線軸。

中心出現一圈整齊的環。

她很慢地轉動線軸。

她身旁的毛線球也在轉。

外婆把她的茶攪一下。

茶裡升起淡淡的苜蓿氣味。

外婆說：「今天的毛線很柔軟。」

細細的羊毛絨落在線軸邊。

毛線球旁也有更多細絨。

長長的線在空氣中移動。

它擦過坐墊的一道縫。

線停住了。

坐墊上有一個小驚喜。

線下方躺著一顆綠色鈕扣。

達拉把線抬過去。

鈕扣仍留在布面上。

她又轉動線軸。

中心又長出一圈新環。

蒸氣變淡。

在編織袋的摺痕上，同樣的細絨慢慢擴開。