The Pencil That Taps Vivian's Ankle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

She sits still; creaks rise; curtain brushes her arm.

Vivian rests on the window cushion.

The fabric folds leave a line.

Rain taps on the glass.

Her palm rests on the sill.

Her palm rests on the dry sill's pale ring.

Fine dust lines the edge.

A faint dusty smell sits by the frame.

The toy castle stands by stones.

She looks through a clear circle.

Fog creeps over the circle again.

She holds her breath.

The circle stays clear one moment.

A loose fiber lifts to her cheek.

It tickles and falls back down.

A short pencil rolls and taps her ankle.

It slows and rests by her shoe.

A small plate sits by the chair.

A piece of cheese rests on it.

"I hear the drip," says the grandmother.

A tiny drop grows at the corner.

It falls on her wrist and slides.

Vivian watches one more drop slide.

她坐著不動；椅子發出輕響；窗簾擦過她的手臂。

Vivian 坐在窗邊的坐墊上。

布料的摺痕留下一條線。

雨滴在玻璃上輕敲。

她的手掌放在窗台上。

她的手掌按著乾燥窗台上淡淡的圓痕。

細灰沿著邊緣排成一線。

窗框旁有一股淡淡的灰塵味。

玩具城堡立在小石子旁。

她透過一個清晰的小圓圈看。

霧氣又爬回那個圓圈。

她屏住呼吸。

那個圓圈有一會兒保持清晰。

一根鬆鬆的纖維飄到她的臉頰。

它輕輕發癢又落回去。

一支短鉛筆滾動並敲到她的腳踝。

它慢下來，停在她的鞋旁。

椅子旁放著一個小盤子。

盤子上放著一塊起司。

祖母說：「我聽到滴答聲。」

角落裡長出一顆小水滴。

它落在她的手腕上，滑了下來。

Vivian 再看一滴滑下來。