A Puppy Nose at the Stone Gap - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The creek smells clean and mossy. Tara kneels on warm sand. Grains press into her knees. A faint damp ring marks the patch. A cool feeling sits on her skin. The uncle stands by the stone pile. He lifts a hand in a small hello wave. Water runs softly.

She walks to the shaded tree. She looks through dappled light gaps. Leaves stir. A finished stack holds still there. Light spots move on the top. A mother bird perches on a low branch.

Light flickers across the small stones. The view blurs a little. She makes a small effort to hold still. Then she walks to a stone gap. Two big stones frame a thin space. She looks through the space at the creek. Wet pebbles shine. A damp halo darkens sand. A small puppy pokes through the space and sniffs.

溪水聞起來很乾淨，帶著青苔味。Tara 跪在溫暖的沙地上。細沙頂著她的膝蓋。這塊沙地上有一圈淡淡的濕痕。清涼的感覺貼在她的皮膚上。叔叔站在石堆旁。他抬起手，做一個打招呼的小揮手。水緩緩流著。

她走到樹蔭下。她透過斑駁的光縫看。樹葉微動。一座完成的石堆在那裡很穩。光點在頂上移動。一隻母鳥停在低枝上。

光在小石頭上閃爍。視線有一點模糊。她用一點努力讓身體不動。然後她走向一處石縫。兩塊大石留出一條細縫。她隔著這條空隙看向溪邊。濕潤的小石子發亮。一圈濕暈把沙地染暗。一隻小狗把鼻子探進這條空隙，嗅一嗅。