A Drop of Sap Shifts the Stone Stack by the Trail - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

We stopped at the small stone stack beside the trail and took off our packs.

On many walks, we added one more stone, then checked it from both sides.

Warm air touched our arms, and the stream below clicked softly over small pebbles.

Hartley set a paper bag from a noodle delivery near his shoes and knelt.

A wooden sign about a cultural history walk stood by the path, brown and simple.

My cap showed a small red dinghy, and the brim tapped my ear as I bent.

I picked a flat stone that fit my palm and felt cool underneath.

I held it above the stack, tested the tilt, and lowered it a breath.

The top wobbled once, so I shifted the edge until two flats met cleanly.

A grain of sand stuck to my thumb and drew a pale line on the surface.

Then my fingertip felt sticky; a drop of pine sap began to liquefy in the sun.

The new stone clung to my skin for a beat and tugged the stack sideways.

I kept my toes clear and pulled my hands back while the wobble passed.

Hartley’s knee rested near mine, and he waited as the stones settled again.

I turned the stone a finger’s width to miss the sap and eased it down.

This time it touched with a small tick, then stayed still without a sway.

An amber smear remained on the side, and my thumb carried its sweet smell.

The sign, the bag, and the red dinghy on my cap stayed by the path.

A bead of sap shone between the stones, and a grain of sand gleamed on my thumb.

我們在步道旁的小石堆前停下，卸下背包。

我們常常經過時會再放上一顆石頭，接著從兩側看看是否穩當。

溫暖的空氣貼著手臂，斜下方的小溪沿著卵石輕輕叮咚。

Hartley 把一個外送麵食的紙袋放在鞋邊，然後跪下。

一塊介紹文化歷史步行的木牌立在路邊，樸素的棕色。

我的帽子上繡著一艘小紅小艇，我一彎身，帽舌就輕輕碰到耳朵。

我拿起一塊貼手的扁平石頭，底面帶著清涼。

我把它懸在石堆上方，試了傾角，又輕輕往下移。

最上面晃了一下，我就挪了挪邊緣，直到兩個平面貼合。

一粒沙子黏在我的拇指上，在表面劃出一道淡痕。

這時指尖變得黏黏的；一滴松脂在陽光下開始變得像液體一樣。

新石頭在我皮膚上黏了一下，把石堆微微扯向一邊。

我把腳趾讓開，等晃動過去時把手收回。

Hartley 的膝蓋靠近我，他等著石頭再次安定。

我把石頭轉開一指寬，避開那滴松脂，再輕輕放下。

這一次它發出輕輕一聲，隨後不再晃動。

側面留下琥珀色的一抹痕，我的拇指帶著它甜甜的氣味。

木牌、紙袋和我帽子上的紅色小艇都在路邊。

兩塊石頭之間有一顆松脂珠在發亮，我拇指上有一粒沙也在發光。