The Petal Turns in Stella’s Hand - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Blossom scent reaches Stella; the grandfather sits nearby.

A wooden bench holds a basket.

Steam rises from a small cup.

He says, "The tea is warm."

Stella stands under the low branch.

She opens her hand to the air.

She steps past the lower branch.

Petal clusters line the smooth wood.

A clear gap shows a blue patch.

She moves to the lawn edge.

Her knees press soft grass.

Pink petals layer along the border.

Dew sits cool on one blade.

A small dog pads along the path.

She heads back the same way.

At the lawn edge, one old petal is pale.

By the branch, fine pollen dust marks the bark.

She stops under the drifting petals.

She waits.

A small puff lifts a falling petal.

It turns past her open palm.

Stella practices holding very still.

She tilts her wrist a little.

Now its tip touches her thumb line.

花香飄到 Stella；祖父坐在旁邊。

一張木長椅放著一個籃子。

一小杯裡冒著蒸氣。

他說：「茶是溫的。」

Stella 站在低枝下。

她把手心向上打開。

她走過低枝。

花簇排在光滑的樹皮上。

一個清楚的小空隙露出一塊藍天。

她走到草坪邊。

她的膝蓋貼著柔軟的草。

粉紅花瓣沿著邊緣成層。

露珠涼涼地停在一根草葉上。

一隻小狗在小徑上走過。

她沿著同一條路回去。

在草坪邊，一片舊花瓣較淡。

回到樹枝旁，細細的花粉印在樹皮上。

她停在飄落的花瓣下。

她等著。

一小股氣流托起一片下落的花瓣。

它從她打開的手心旁轉過去。

Stella 練習把手完全不動。

她把手腕微微一偏。

現在它的尖端碰到她大拇指的掌紋。