A Strip of Sunlight Crosses the Cellar Shelf - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Glynis held the basket, and we opened the square door to the cellar.

Cool air touched my face, and an apple smell floated near the stone steps.

A bare bulb clicked on, and I perched on the bottom step to look.

Dust lay in soft rings on the shelf where jars had once rested.

Near the hatch, a floorboard above showed a thin gap beside the frame.

Through it, a narrow strip of sunlight drew a line across the far wall.

I reached for a light jar and lifted it, and cold glass met my palm.

I set it back, and a small click tapped the wood under the dust.

Next, I drew one finger through the grey layer, and a bright path showed.

I tried a new spot and made a second path, wider and a little curved.

I rubbed a tin lid with my sleeve, and a clean circle slowly appeared.

Glynis watched from the stool and held the basket steady on her knees.

The strip of sunlight moved, and its line slid over the shelf I touched.

It passed through a green glass jar, and a glowing patch reached the floor.

Color pooled near my shoes and then climbed the step like water from a bottle.

The wall held faint pencil dates, and the new light made them easy to see.

We began to ascend, and the patch slid off the floor and onto the stone.

One step gave a soft tick, and the bulb hummed above our heads.

Glynis 提著籃子，我們打開通往地窖的方形門。

涼意貼著我的臉，一股蘋果的氣味在石階旁飄著。

一顆裸露的燈泡亮起，我在最下面一階邊緣坐著看。

灰塵在架子上成了柔軟的圓圈，玻璃罐曾經就放在那裡。

靠近地板門的地方，上面的地板木板在門框旁留著細縫。

透過那裡，一道狹長的陽光在遠處的牆上劃出一線。

我拿起一個輕的玻璃罐，冰涼的玻璃貼著我的手心。

我把它放回去，一聲小小的喀噠輕敲著灰下的木頭。

接著，我用一根手指在灰層上劃過，一條明亮的線就出現了。

我換個位置，又劃出第二條線，更寬，還帶一點弧度。

我用袖子擦拭一個錫製瓶蓋，一個乾淨的圓慢慢浮現。

Glynis 坐在凳子上看著，籃子安穩地放在她的膝上。

那道陽光移動了，它的線滑過我摸過的架子那一層。

它穿過一個綠色玻璃罐，一塊發亮的綠影落在地上。

顏色在我鞋邊聚成一灘，然後像瓶裡倒出的水一樣往台階上爬。

牆上留著淡淡的鉛筆日期，新來的光線讓它們變得清楚。

我們開始往上走，那塊綠影從地上滑走，滑到石面上。

有一階發出輕輕的一聲喀嗒，而燈泡在我們頭頂微微嗡鳴。