Opening the Panel Under the Slide - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A small clang came from the playground slide ladder.

Harris stopped, and Astrid looked under the platform.

Their teacher, Darla, held a sleepy puppy on a leash.

A red ball waited behind a long wooden plank.

Harris reached in and pulled at the plank.

The plank did not move at all.

A thick beam ran under the steps near it.

Cool shade lay under the steps and platform.

Astrid crouched and listened near the plank.

"I hear a tiny click," she said.

Harris tapped the wood with one knuckle.

One spot sounded higher than the rest.

He slid a finger along that spot and paused.

A thin seam caught his nail on the edge.

He pressed there and the wood shifted sideways.

The small panel slid open, and the ball dropped.

It rolled onto the steps, then down the slide.

At the bottom, it bumped a metal bucket.

Chalk sticks tumbled out and clicked on the ground.

Darla held the leash tight near her hand.

The puppy sniffed the chalk, then sneezed twice.

Chalk dust felt dry on Harris's fingers.

He slid the small panel closed again.

The ball rolled in a circle near Astrid's shoe.

Astrid stopped it with her heel.

遊樂場溜滑梯的梯子傳來一聲輕響。

Harris 停下來，Astrid 往平台下方看。

他們的老師 Darla 牽著一隻打瞌睡的小狗。

一顆紅球卡在一塊長木板後面。

Harris 伸手進去拉那塊木板。

木板完全不動。

在旁邊的階梯下方有一根粗木梁。

階梯和平台下方很陰涼。

Astrid 蹲下，在木板旁邊聽。

她說：「我聽到一個細小的喀聲。」

Harris 用指關節輕敲那塊木頭。

有一處聲音比較尖。

他用手指在那處滑過，然後停下來。

一道細縫在邊緣勾住了他的指甲。

他在那裡一按，木頭往旁邊移動。

小面板滑開了，紅球掉了下來。

它滾上階梯，又一路滾下溜滑梯。

到了底部，它撞到一個金屬桶。

粉筆條滾出來，在地上發出喀喀聲。

Darla 把牽繩在手邊握緊。

小狗聞了聞粉筆，接著連打兩個噴嚏。

粉筆粉在 Harris 的手指上乾乾的。

他把那塊小面板再滑回去關上。

球在 Astrid 的鞋旁轉了一圈。

Astrid 用腳跟把球踩住。