Shells Line Up by the Spoon Shadow - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A low picnic table stood four steps from the sandbox.

A paper cup held a little water near the center.

Small shells lay beside it in a loose pile.

Cool air moved under the tabletop and brushed Fiona's knees.

Patches of light and leaf-shadow crossed the boards in stripes.

Wind moved the tree, and the bright patch slid away.

The light returned, then dimmed again as branches shifted.

Fiona set the shells in a line on the damp wood.

The surface felt slippery, and one shell began to wobble.

It rolled and tapped the cup; a little water spilled.

Fiona decided to use the bright time to make a guide.

She stood a spoon upright; a straight shadow fell across the table.

She pushed each shell until it touched the dark stripe.

Shade returned, and the stripe softened, but the row stayed.

She began to count, touching every shell with one finger.

"Ten in this row," Fiona said, her mouth close to them.

She slid the last shell into place.

一張矮矮的野餐桌離沙坑四步遠。

桌面中央放著一個紙杯，裡面有一點水。

旁邊散放著幾個小貝殼。

涼涼的空氣從桌下流過，輕擦過 Fiona 的膝蓋。

光斑和葉影在木板上來回成條紋移動。

風推動樹枝，明亮的光斑滑走了。

光又照回來，枝條一動又再變暗。

Fiona 把貝殼排成一列，放在微濕的木面上。

表面有點滑，一個貝殼開始搖晃。

它滾動去碰了一下紙杯；少許水灑出來。

Fiona 決定在明亮時做一條參考線。

她把一支湯匙立起來；一條筆直的影子落在桌上。

她把每個貝殼推到碰到那條暗線為止。

陰影回來了，暗線變淡了，但那一列還在。

她開始數，一個手指碰一下每個貝殼。

「這一列有十個，」Fiona 輕聲說，嘴靠得很近。

她把最後一個貝殼滑到位子上。