Domino Line in the Shade Tips Early - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

"This corner is smooth."

Everett set a board on the patio table. Cool shade filled the patio corner. Farrah placed a row of domino pieces along it. They wanted the line to fall from start to end. One piece slid on the smooth board and leaned. Everett opened a small tube of glue. He pressed a tiny dot under the wobbly piece. They waited, then set the next pieces in place.

That corner piece was crucial for the curve. Everett stepped back to see the whole track. His heel touched the table leg and shook the board. Three domino pieces tipped and knocked the next ones. The fall spread across the curve toward the center. Farrah bent fast and slid her hand between pieces. Her palm caught a falling piece and blocked the line. Several pieces lay flat, and many still stood. Everett lifted his head and looked at the row. He counted three gaps and set those pieces up again. He moved back carefully from the table leg. He tapped the first piece with one finger. The row fell across the board and down the edge. The last piece clicked against the board and stopped.

「這個角落很光滑。」

艾弗瑞特把一塊板子放在露台桌上。涼爽的陰影鋪滿了露台的一角。法拉沿著板子排了一列骨牌。他們想讓整列從頭到尾依序倒下。有一塊在光滑的板上滑動，歪了一下。艾弗瑞特打開一小條膠水。他在那塊不穩的骨牌底下點了一小滴。他們等一下，然後把下一些骨牌擺好。

那個轉角的骨牌很關鍵。艾弗瑞特退後一步，看整條路線。他的腳跟碰到桌腳，板子晃了一下。三塊骨牌傾倒，推倒了後面的。倒動沿著轉彎往中間擴散。法拉迅速彎下，把手滑進骨牌之間。她的手掌接住一塊正在倒的骨牌，擋住了隊列。幾塊已經倒平，還有很多直立著。艾弗瑞特抬起頭，看看那一列。他數到三個空位，又把那些骨牌立起來。他小心地把腳移離桌腳。他用一根手指輕點第一塊。整列沿著板面倒過去，滑到邊緣。最後一塊碰到板子發出喀一聲，然後停下。