The Quiet Paw Prints- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

What makes that small ring? Nadine stands by the sink. She looks along the counter. The room is bright. A jar holds field peas. A white ring circles the jar. A grown-up stretches for a bowl. Steam floats above a cup. The fog hides the ring briefly. Near the cup, flour dust glitters.

Small cat prints dot the dust. Nadine steps closer, but stays back. Beside the prints, a love heart rests. Its sugar shell reflects the light. A faint white smear curves nearby. She counts three white traces now. Water from the tap drips once. The spoon on the shelf vibrates. Another plink echoes through the kitchen.

「那個小圈是什麼？」 娜汀站在水槽旁。 她順著流理台看。 房間很明亮。 一個罐子裝著田豌豆。 白色圈痕圍著罐子。 一位大人伸手拿碗。 熱氣在杯子上升。 霧氣暫時遮住圈痕。 杯子旁，麵粉灰閃閃發亮。

細小貓腳印點著粉塵。 娜汀靠近一步但停住。 印旁放著一顆愛心糖。 它的糖衣反射光線。 一道淡白塗痕彎在旁邊。 她現在數到三個痕跡。 水龍頭滴下一滴水。 架上的湯匙微微震動。 又一聲清脆「滴噠」迴盪廚房。