Puddle on the Floor, Box on the Shelf - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A tall shelf stood two steps from a narrow bench.

Near the door, a low mat lay before the shelf.

Josie held a box and looked up at the shelf.

She set a step stool on the dry tiles.

Fintan nodded and said, "It is okay. I can help."

Josie climbed one step on the stool.

She lifted the box toward the top.

Her elbow brushed a folded cloth on the shelf.

The cloth slid down and landed on a plant tray.

Water splashed from the tray and made a small puddle.

A cool draft slid along the floor.

The dropped cloth grew damp and stuck to the tile.

Josie stepped down and set the box on the bench.

Fintan took a towel from the basket.

He knelt and pressed the towel on the puddle.

As he pressed, a rubber frog under the towel squeaked.

Fintan wrung the towel into the tray.

He lifted the wet cloth and hung it on a peg.

Together they raised the box and set it on the shelf.

Josie slid the box a little and squared its edge.

一個高的層架在一張窄長凳前方兩步遠。

靠近門口，一塊低矮的地墊鋪在層架前面。

Josie 抱著一個箱子，抬頭看著層架。

她把一個小階梯放在乾的地磚上。

Fintan 點點頭說：「沒關係。我可以幫忙。」

Josie 踏上階梯的一階。

她把箱子抬向上方。

她的手肘碰到層架上一塊摺好的布。

那塊布滑下來，落在一個植物托盤上。

水從托盤濺出，形成一小灘水窪。

一陣涼風沿著地面滑過。

掉下來的布變得潮濕，黏在地磚上。

Josie 走下來，把箱子放在長凳上。

Fintan 從籃子裡拿出一條毛巾。

他跪下，把毛巾按在水窪上。

他按著的時候，毛巾底下的一隻橡膠青蛙發出吱聲。

Fintan 把毛巾擰進托盤裡。

他把濕布拿起來，掛在一個掛鉤上。

他們一起把箱子抬起，放到層架上。

Josie 把箱子微微推正，對齊盒子的邊。