The Butter Pool- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

A yellow spoon rests on the counter. Harriet stands near the sink. She looks around the kitchen. A soft cube of butter slumps. Warm sunlight meets its side. A pale rim forms, beginning a shiny pool. A deeper value of yellow rings the butter. The air smells of soap. Harriet calls this the first change. Near the fruit, flour stands. It shapes a small tent. A gentle breeze lifts sugar grains. A wooden brush leans beside them. Harriet turns back to the butter. The pool spreads wider and brighter. A tap drip taps once. The kitchen stays quiet except the drip.

一把黃色的湯匙放在流理台上。哈麗特站在水槽旁。她環顧廚房。軟軟的奶油塊正往下塌。溫暖的陽光照在它的一側。奶油邊緣出現一圈亮亮的薄膜，開始形成閃亮的小池。更深的黃色在奶油周圍擴散。空氣帶著肥皂味。哈麗特把這看作第一個變化。在水果旁邊，麵粉堆立著。它形成一個小帳篷形。微風輕抬糖粒。一支木刷靠在旁邊。哈麗特再看奶油。那小池變得更寬、更亮。水龍頭滴答一聲。廚房除了這滴答聲外保持安靜。