Dragon Boat to the Dry Patch at the Splash Pad - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Cool wet tiles pressed under Ivan's bare feet.

Short jets sprayed, then they paused, then they sprayed.

A cool mist touched the skin on his cheeks.

A small wooden dragon boat sat in his hands.

A paper sail rose from the deck by an elastic.

An onyx bead held the knot near the bow.

A service cart rattled past the splash pad fence.

The water stopped again and left a dry path.

Xyla said, "It looks clear now."

Ivan bent and placed the boat on the tiles.

He looped the elastic around a small metal bolt.

The jets came on and pushed the boat forward.

The stretched band turned it toward the round center patch.

Then the spray stopped, and the boat slid to rest.

"There it goes," Xyla said softly.

A small ring of water lapped the dry center.

His backpack held an art assignment in a clear folder.

Ivan lifted the dragon boat and shook off the drops.

He set it on the warm tile near his bag.

濕涼的地磚貼在 Ivan 的赤腳下。

噴頭噴出短短的水柱，然後停住，再次噴出。

一陣涼霧碰到他的臉頰皮膚。

一艘小木製龍舟放在他的手上。

甲板上立著一張紙帆，旁邊套著一條橡皮筋。

船頭附近有一顆黑瑪瑙珠扣住繩結。

一輛園方的服務推車在戲水區柵欄旁嘎啦地過去。

水又停了，地上留下一條乾的路。

Xyla 說：「現在看起來乾了。」

Ivan 彎下身，把船放在地磚上。

他把那條橡皮筋套在一顆小金屬螺栓上。

噴頭又開了，把小船往前推。

拉緊的橡皮筋把小船轉向中間那塊圓形區。

接著水停了，小船滑動一下便停住。

Xyla 輕聲說：「它過去了。」

一小圈水在乾的中心邊緣輕拍。

他的背包裡有一份美術作業，裝在透明資料夾裡。

Ivan 拿起龍舟，甩掉上面的水滴。

他把它放在包包旁邊溫熱的地磚上。