Snail Slides Under the Gate - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A drip falls on the big puddle.

Ripples spread.

Ben stands on wet paving.

His hands rest by his coat.

He watches a small snail move.

He follows it across one stone.

The father kneels on the dry step.

He wipes a flat stone clean.

A small plant sits by the wall.

A drop rests on a plant leaf.

A damp earth smell rises here.

Ben bends near the square stones.

Grit lines the thin gaps.

His boot soles sink a little.

A pale shoe print dries lighter.

A fresh print stays dark beside.

Mud bubbles pop.

The snail heads toward the wall.

A small snow person statue sits.

Drops cling on its stone hat.

It passes the statue's base.

Past the gate, a car tire shows.

A thin trickle runs to the grate.

The trickle crosses his path.

Ben steps to the mud edge.

His boots press and sink a little.

He keeps the snail in view.

"I wipe this stone," the father says.

"It goes by the gate," Ben says.

Ben stops by the wall.

The snail slides under the gate gap.

一滴水落在大水窪上。

漣漪擴開。

Ben 站在濕的石板上。

他的手垂在外套旁。

他看著一隻小蝸牛移動。

他跟著它過一塊石板。

父親跪在乾的台階上。

他把一塊平石擦乾淨。

牆邊有一盆小植物。

一滴水停在葉子上。

這裡有潮土的氣味。

Ben 在方石旁彎下身。

細砂排在縫裡。

他的靴底稍微下沉。

一個淡色鞋印正在變乾變淺。

旁邊新的鞋印還是深色。

泥泡輕輕破開。

蝸牛朝著牆邊前進。

一座小小的雪人雕像在那裡。

水珠黏在它的石帽上。

它經過雕像的底座。

門外露出一個汽車輪胎。

一條細流往排水格流去。

細流橫在他面前。

Ben 跨到泥地邊。

他的靴子一壓就微微下陷。

他把蝸牛留在視線裡。

「我把這塊石頭擦一擦，」父親說。

「它到門邊了，」Ben 說。

Ben 停在牆旁。

蝸牛滑進門縫。