A Bubble Pops by the Stone Bowl - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Arlo sits on a flat stone. What taps the bowl? Grass and earth smell close.

His knees rest on the cool stone. Tiny pits roughen one flat plane. A thin snail trail shines on a pale ring. A small pebble fits the ring.

He looks through the wide fence gap. Ripples circle in the stone bowl. Water moves. A feather lands on his sleeve. Fine dust settles on his knee. A plane crosses high. Shade passes. Its shade slides on his arm. A grown-up kneels at the rail. A clean restaurant apron rests at their waist. A thin novel sits on Arlo's thigh.

The metal bucket behind them leans. Water trickles to the path. It joins a small puddle by his shoe. A bubble rides the trickle along. It pops. "It ripples near the edge," the grown-up says. Arlo blinks and holds still. The bubble mark stays on his skin.

Arlo 坐在一塊平坦的石頭上。是什麼在敲那個盆？草和土的氣味貼近鼻尖。

他的膝蓋靠在涼涼的石頭上。細小的坑點讓這個平面變得粗糙。一條細細的蝸牛痕在淡淡的圈上發亮。一顆小卵石正好貼合在圈裡。

他從寬寬的柵欄縫往裡看。石盆裡圈圈波紋擴開。水在動。一根羽毛落在他的袖子上。細灰停在他的膝上。一架飛機從高空掠過。影子掠過他的手臂。一位大人跪在欄杆邊。一件乾淨的餐廳圍裙繫在他們腰上。一本薄薄的小說放在 Arlo 的大腿上。

他們身後的金屬水桶傾著。水往小路上淌去。它在他鞋旁匯成一小灘。一個泡泡順著涓流前行。它噗地破掉。「邊上也在起波紋，」大人說。Arlo 眨眨眼，保持不動。那個泡泡的圓痕留在他的皮膚上。