Three Leaves Sorted, Then a Bird Lands - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A leaf drifts; the grandmother sits on the step.

She is within arm's reach.

Nina kneels, palm on soft pile, older leaves beneath.

A small mug stands upright on the step.

A faint cider smell hangs by the wood.

Small gusts excite a light rustle at the fence.

Nina lifts a red leaf and looks.

She sets it near the step.

She lifts a gold one and looks.

She lays it by the red one.

She picks a brown one next.

A small routine forms: pick, look, place.

Dry leaves rasp softly.

She draws the small rake along the lawn.

A stray leaf clings to the grass.

It does not slide in.

Two fingers lift the leaf up.

A few tines hold old bits.

The grandmother says, "I see your row."

Now the row sits long and neat.

Red, gold, brown line the porch edge.

The mug stays upright beside the jacket.

A bird lands on the fence; wing tips flutter.

一片葉子飄下；祖母坐在台階上。

她就在伸手可及的地方。

Nina跪著，手掌貼在柔軟的葉堆上，下面是較扁的舊葉。

一個小馬克杯直立在台階上。

淡淡的蘋果酒香停在木頭旁。

小陣風在籬笆那邊激起輕微的沙沙聲。

Nina拿起一片紅葉看一看。

她把它放在台階邊。

她再拿一片金色的葉子看一看。

她把它放在紅葉旁邊。

她又挑一片棕色的葉子。

一個小小的例行節奏出現：拿、看、放。

乾葉輕輕沙沙作響。

她把小耙子沿著草地拖過去。

一片零散的葉子黏在草上。

它就是不進來。

兩根手指把那片葉子提起來。

幾根齒上還夾著舊的碎屑。

祖母說：「我看到你的直排了。」

現在這一排又長又整齊。

紅、金、棕排在門廊邊。

馬克杯直立在外套旁邊。

一隻鳥落在籬笆上；翅尖微微振動。