Swan Glides Over the Snow-Covered Hedge - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A warm tea smell rises. It comes from a small ceramic cup. The cup sits on the wooden step. Inez stands by the grandmother. It is morning. Inez holds a warm mittened palm out.

She walks past the small ceramic cup. A slice of fruit floats inside. She goes on to the porch rail. Her mitten rests on the wood. Fine lines show a pale brown color. A damp ring dries on the step. She reaches the edge and looks across. Snow moves down over the yard.

She turns and walks back along it. A white swan glides above the house. Inez stands close, afraid, her mitten on the coat. “I see it,” the grandmother says.

At the snow-covered hedge, a dust line rests. Near the step, a damp ring stays. She stands by the grandmother again. Steam rises. The swan lifts and slides past the snow-covered hedge.

一股溫熱的茶香升起。香味來自一只小陶杯。那只杯子放在木階上。Inez 站在外婆身旁。現在是早晨。Inez 伸出一隻戴著暖手套的手掌。

她走過那只小陶杯。杯裡浮著一片水果。她走到欄杆邊。她的手套靠在木頭上。細細的紋路帶著淡棕的顏色。木階上有一圈濕痕正在變乾。她走到邊緣向外看。雪在院子上方慢慢降下。

她沿著同一路回走。一隻白天鵝從屋頂上方滑過。Inez 貼近站好，帶著害怕，手套碰著外婆的外套。外婆說：「我看見了。」

在覆雪的綠籬邊，一條細灰塵線靜著。靠近木階，一圈濕痕還在。她又回到外婆身旁。蒸氣升起。那隻天鵝抬高身子，掠過覆雪的綠籬滑走。