A Puddle Ring Appears When the Door Opens - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A thin puddle sits by the fountain. Three flat stones form a small bridge. Kellan stands on the first stone, knees loose. The grandmother sits on the wooden bench, needles clicking.

Cut grass smells sharp in the air. Kellan’s heels rest on the flat stone. Fine scratches cross the top. A pale water ring circles the dry center.

He watches the drip fall. Sun glare hides the small ring. He tilts his head a little. A brown restroom door swings open near the path. A rectangle of shade slides over the puddle.

The new ring is clear now. Another drop swells under the spout, about to fall. "I hear the drip," the grandmother says. This small bridge is important today. A sparrow pecks by the stones. It lifts over the hedge.

飲水臺旁有一灘薄薄的水。三塊平石排在一起，像一座小橋。Kellan 站在第一塊石頭上，膝蓋放鬆。那位奶奶坐在木椅上，針在手中嗒嗒作響。

空氣裡有割草的味道。Kellan 的腳跟停在平石上。細細的刮痕橫過石面。一圈淡淡的水痕圍住乾燥的中心。

他看著水滴落下。陽光反光遮住了小水圈。他把頭微微側一點。小路旁的一扇棕色廁所門打開。一塊長方形的陰影滑到水灘上。

新的水圈現在很清楚。另一滴水在嘴下鼓起，正要落下。奶奶說：「我聽到水滴聲。」這座小橋今天很重要。一隻麻雀在石頭邊啄一下。牠掠過綠籬飛走了。