Finding a Dresser Drawer by the Crates - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A brown leaf spirals onto the path.

Sweet apple smell rises here.

Maeve steps from the bench.

She walks to the low tree.

Her palm rests on warm bark.

The knotted trunk is rough.

A sticky ring on the bark stays.

A small bird hops high above.

She moves on to the crates.

A soft cloth lines one open crate.

The tall rim blocks her view inside.

She shifts to the right.

Now she sees inside.

The cloth sits there.

A dresser drawer stands beside the stack.

It has a round knob.

The uncle rubs an apple in the grass.

He says, "A small bird hops up there."

Maeve heads back the same way.

By the crates, her knees press gravel.

Her fingers rest on the warm rim.

A pale rub mark circles the plank.

A small metal connection sits under the knob.

She continues to the tree.

Dry leaves rustle at her feet.

A damp patch waits under the roots.

Maeve is happy; her grin opens wide.

At the bench, steam from the cup melts smaller.

The small bird lifts and darts into leaves.

一片棕色的葉子在小徑上旋落。

這裡有甜甜的蘋果香。

Maeve 從長椅起身。

她走向那棵矮樹。

她的手掌貼在溫暖的樹皮上。

打結的樹幹很粗糙。

樹皮上留著一圈黏痕。

一隻小鳥在高處跳動。

她再走到木箱那邊。

一塊軟布鋪在打開的木箱裡。

高高的箱邊擋住她往裡看的視線。

她把身體往右一靠。

現在她看見裡面。

那塊布在裡面。

箱堆旁邊立著一個梳妝台抽屜。

上面有一個圓圓的把手。

叔叔在草地上擦一顆蘋果。

他說：「上面有一隻小鳥在跳。」

Maeve 原路折返。

到了木箱旁，她的膝蓋壓在礫石上。

她的手指按在溫熱的箱緣。

一圈淡淡的磨痕繞著木板。

把手下方有一個小小的金屬連接件。

她繼續走到樹下。

乾葉在腳邊沙沙作響。

樹根旁有一小塊濕土。

Maeve 很開心；她的笑張開了。

在長椅那邊，杯上的蒸氣慢慢融化變小。

那隻小鳥一振身，鑽進高高的葉間。