Leaf Slides Under the Log - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A yellow leaf spins past.

Juno follows along the bank.

Damp earth smells rich by the bank.

She crouches on a flat rock.

Her palms press gritty stone.

A pale drying ring rims the rock.

Fine soil shifts near her boot.

The ankle-deep stream stays safe.

The father sits on the rock.

Water pours into a small cup.

A tomato half rests in a box.

"A tiny ring dries here," he says.

Juno browses pebbles at the edge.

A small mushroom stands by mossy roots.

She keeps her hands above the fronds.

The leaf slows in a still pool.

It sits between two wet rocks.

Ripples fade. It rests.

A drip lands from a low leaf.

The circle widens and nudges the leaf.

Juno steps toward the fallen log.

Bark feels dry and a bit dusty.

A beetle clicks across the top.

The leaf slides free and floats on.

It moves past ferns toward the log.

Juno watches from the log's side.

On the far bank, a fern nods.

The leaf tilts, finds the gap.

Juno stands still by the log.

It slides under and drifts.

一片黃色的葉子旋著過去。

Juno 沿著河岸跟著走。

岸邊有濕土的味道。

她蹲在一塊平石上。

她的手掌壓著粗糙的石面。

一圈淡淡的乾痕在石上。

細細的土在她鞋邊移動。

小溪只到腳踝，很安全。

爸爸坐在石頭上。

他把水倒進一個小杯子。

一半番茄放在盒子裡。

他說：「這裡有一圈小小的乾痕。」

Juno 在岸邊慢慢看石子。

一朵小菇在長滿青苔的樹根旁。

她把手停在蕨葉上方。

那片葉子在小水窪裡慢下來。

它卡在兩塊濕石之間。

漣漪退去。它不動。

一滴水從低的葉子上落下。

圓圈擴開，推了那片葉子。

Juno 走向倒下的樹幹。

樹皮乾乾的，還有一點粉屑。

一隻甲蟲在上面喀喀走過。

那片葉子脫開，繼續漂著。

它經過蕨葉，往原木那邊去。

Juno 在樹幹旁邊看著。

對岸的一片蕨葉點了一下。

葉子一歪，找到縫隙。

Juno 站在樹幹旁不動。

它鑽到原木下方，漂走。