Raindrop Races, Balloon Waits- 適合初學者的英語短篇故事

Wet paint smell floats near Reese. A cracked chalk line rests under glass. Grey light fills the quiet room. Rain taps. Old crayon chips scatter on the desk. Raindrops race down the tall window. One clear drop slides past the chalk mark. Reese tilts slightly and tracks the drop. Beside that glass, a bright paint stroke dries. Birch says, “I eat pancake.” Crumbs rest; a small ant eats them. Balloon trembles. A half-blown balloon waits on his chair. Thin rubber shakes as trapped air pushes. The neck quivers; it almost lets air fly. Wet paint smell slowly softens around Reese.

濕漉漉的油漆味在里斯附近飄散。玻璃下有一道碎裂的粉筆痕。灰亮的光線充滿安靜的教室。雨聲滴答。舊蠟筆碎片散落在桌上。雨滴沿著高窗快速往下跑。清亮的水珠滑過粉筆痕。里斯微微側頭，追著那滴水。玻璃旁，一筆鮮亮的顏料正乾。伯奇說：「我吃鬆餅。」碎屑靜靜停著，一隻小螞蟻啃著它們。氣球輕顫。半充氣的氣球等在他的椅子上。薄薄的橡膠在被困的空氣推動下發抖。氣球的頸部抖動，幾乎要讓空氣飛出。濕漉漉的油漆味在里斯周圍慢慢變淡。