A Fan Shifts the Stone Row - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A faint dusty smell comes from the frame.

Noemi kneels on the cushion. Arms press dry wood; dust lines a pale ring.

The father sits at the desk. A closed laptop and a pencil rest. He says, "That line looks straight." She lifts three small stones. She places small, then medium, then large. Through the foggy glass, a dark tree trunk stands. A wet porch pillar stands beside the trunk. A kettle ticks in the room.

A small fan hums on the desk. Air moves the curtain edge. The edge brushes a stone. The stone slides out of line. Noemi tucks the edge under the dry cloth. She nudges each stone back.

Now the row sits straight by the ring. A juice box, unopened, rests by her knee. The pillar and the trunk line with the row. A drop taps on the glass.

從窗框飄來一股淡淡的灰塵味。

Noemi 跪在坐墊上。手臂頂著乾乾的木窗台；灰塵沿著一圈淡痕排著。

爸爸坐在牆邊的書桌前。合起來的筆電和一支鉛筆放著。他說：「那一列看起來很直。」她拿起三顆小石頭。她先放小的，再放中的，最後放大的。隔著霧霧的玻璃，一根深色樹幹立著。濕漉漉的門廊柱子在樹幹旁邊。房間裡，水壺發出滴答聲。

書桌上的小電風扇低聲運轉。氣流推動窗簾邊緣。邊緣碰到一顆石頭。那顆石頭離開了直線。Noemi 把窗簾邊塞在乾布下面。她把每一顆石頭推回去。

現在這一列在淡痕旁邊端端正正。她膝蓋旁放著一盒未開的果汁。柱子和樹幹與這一列對齊。一滴雨點敲在玻璃上。