The Middle Leaf and the Sparrow - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Willa sits by the bench.

A small pile of leaves lies.

Are they the same?

Not yet.

Willa says.

The grandmother knits on the bench.

Cut grass smells near the path.

Willa’s knees press the wood.

Fine lines cross the seat.

A pale ring dries there.

A dark paw print stays damp.

She lifts a red leaf.

She sets it on the left.

"I make a line," Willa says.

She picks a yellow leaf.

It is smooth.

She puts it in the middle.

The fountain tube drips nearby.

Clear water rings the flat stone.

She takes a green leaf.

Small spots dot the skin.

She lays it to the right.

It slides on a wet patch.

Willa moves the line higher.

She nudges a pebble as a stop.

A crumpled paper cup rests by the leg.

Blue lines on it form a river.

It crinkles when her hand brushes it.

On the bench arm, a page shows a dream.

A sparrow hops in and taps the cup rim.

Willa 坐在長椅旁。

一小堆樹葉躺著。

它們一樣嗎？

還沒有。

Willa 說。

祖母坐在長椅上打毛線。

小徑旁飄著割下草的味道。

Willa 的膝蓋壓在木頭上。

細細的紋路橫過座面。

一圈淡色的痕正在變乾。

一個深色的爪印還是濕的。

她拿起一片紅葉。

她把它放在左邊。

「我排一條線。」Willa 說。

她挑起一片黃葉。

它很平滑。

她把它放在中間。

旁邊的飲水台管子在滴水。

清澈的水在平石上畫出小圈。

她拿一片綠葉。

小斑點佈在表面。

她把它放在右邊。

它在濕的區塊上滑動。

Willa 把這條線移高一點。

她推來一顆小石子當擋。

一個揉皺的紙杯靠在椅腳邊。

杯身上的藍線形成一條河流。

她手一擦過，它就喀啦作響。

在長椅扶手上，有一頁翻開，畫著一個夢。

一隻麻雀跳來，輕敲紙杯的邊緣。