Puppy at the Gate and a Puddle Bubble - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cool stone in the back garden presses my knees. Damp earth smells rich. The morning light is pale.

A drop falls into the puddle. A baby bubble rises and pops. Rings spread out. The ring reaches the stone edge. The edge is drying now.

Lena sits on the step with a picture. A page lifts in the breeze. "I draw the fence post," she says. Her pencil makes a soft scratch. She tilts the book.

A small puppy sniffs the space under the gate. Its tag makes a soft clink. It sniffs again. A whisker twitches. The nose leaves a foggy dot on the wood.

Light falls on the cool stone under my knees. A thin pale stripe edges across it.

後院的涼石貼著我的膝蓋。潮濕的泥土味道很濃。早晨的光很淡。

一滴水落進水窪。一個小小的泡泡升起又啪地破掉。圓圈向外擴開。圓圈碰到石邊。邊緣現在在變乾。

Lena坐在階梯上，拿著一張畫。微風把一頁紙掀起來。「我在畫圍籬的柱子。」她說。她的鉛筆發出輕輕的刷刷聲。她把本子稍微傾斜。

一隻小狗在門底下的空隙嗅來嗅去。它的牌子發出輕輕的叮聲。它又聞一下。牠的鬍鬚動了一下。鼻尖在木頭上留下一點霧霧的印子。

光落在我膝下那塊涼石上。一條淡淡的細線慢慢掠過它。