The Rolling Pencil and the Glass Circle - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A clear circle sits on the foggy glass.

Vivian kneels on the soft cushion.

Her hand rests on the wooden sill.

Fine dust lines the wood.

An old finger trail still lies there.

An opening sits by the curtain.

The sofa stands beyond it.

The mother turns a page.

Pages turn softly.

A red cover lies on her book.

A cup of tea steams by her.

A small sound ticks from the kettle.

Vivian lifts the dry cloth.

She wipes the glass in a circle.

"Here is the cloth," the mother says.

Vivian leans in close.

She makes one dot inside.

Soft rain taps.

Mist covers the glass again.

Her dot fades at the edge.

Two drops outside run together.

The short pencil taps, then rolls.

It moves along the sill.

It stops at a dried water halo.

Vivian blinks at the stop.

"It stops there," she says.

Vivian wipes a smaller circle.

She draws two eyes and a line.

The face sits inside the clear circle.

A warm tea scent rises from the cup.

The clear circle slowly mists over.

一個清亮的圓圈貼在起霧的玻璃上。

Vivian 跪在柔軟的坐墊上。

她的手放在木質窗台上。

細細的灰塵排成一線。

一條舊的手指痕還在那裡。

窗簾旁有一個開口。

沙發就在那之後。

媽媽翻動一頁。

頁面輕輕作響。

她的書上有一個紅色封面。

她身旁放著一杯熱茶。

水壺發出輕小的滴答聲。

Vivian 拿起乾布。

她把玻璃擦成一個圓。

「給你布，」媽媽說。

Vivian 身子靠近。

她在裡面點下一個點。

細雨輕輕敲打。

霧又覆上玻璃。

她的點在邊緣變淡。

外面的兩滴水合在一起。

短鉛筆輕敲，然後滾動。

它沿著窗台前進。

它停在一個乾掉的水痕圈旁。

Vivian 眨了一下眼。

「它停在那裡，」她說。

Vivian 擦出一個更小的圓。

她畫上兩個眼睛和一條線。

這張臉就在清亮的圓圈裡。

茶香從杯子升起。

清亮的圓圈慢慢再度起霧。