Dew Develops on the Hedge by the Step - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

One cricket chirp pulses from the grass.

Rosa sits on the smooth step.

Her knees press the wood.

Fine grain lines run under her knees.

The grandmother sits close beside.

Warm lamp light makes a rectangle.

It lies across the step.

A small mug sits on the shawl.

Steam lifts.

A faint scuff lines the step edge.

Rosa leans toward the light edge.

She watches the light border.

Then she turns to the hedge.

They watch the hedge top.

A faint city hum sits under the chorus.

The wide chorus holds across grass.

Stars hold.

The lamp light does not reach the grass.

Outside looks extra dark to watch.

Rosa angles her face away.

She looks toward the hedge again.

Dew beads develop on the hedge.

Tiny drops sit and shine.

She turns toward the step again.

A pale damp ring marks the wood.

The grain shows the round line.

"I hear it too," the grandmother says.

One chirp rises from beyond the hedge again.

一聲蟋蟀的啾叫從草叢傳來。

Rosa 坐在光滑的門階上。

她的膝蓋貼著木頭。

細細的木紋在膝蓋下延伸。

外婆就坐在她身旁。

溫暖的燈光形成一個長方形。

它鋪在門階上。

一只小杯子放在披肩上。

蒸氣往上升。

門階邊緣有一道淡淡的磨痕。

Rosa 身子微微傾向光邊。

她看著那道光的邊界。

然後她轉向矮籬。

她們看著籬笆頂。

一股微弱的城市低鳴壓在合唱聲底下。

寬闊的蟲鳴橫越整片草地。

星星不動。

燈光照不到草地。

外頭看起來更暗，難以看清。

Rosa 把臉偏開。

她又看向籬笆。

露珠在籬笆上生成。

小小的水珠停著發亮。

她又轉回門階。

木面上有一圈淡淡的濕痕。

木紋襯出那道圓線。

「我也聽見了。」外婆說。

又有一聲啾叫自籬笆那邊升起。