Fountain Spray Rings the Bell on the Small Stage - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Short bursts of water hissed into the stone basin.

Between the jets, drops fell in even beats.

A small stage stood beyond the fountain in the villa.

Lucia held a painted cloth for their puppet table.

Fletcher carried two short ropes for the cloth.

They watched the pattern and counted one full cycle.

The jets rose high, splashed, and then went silent.

After a pause, the jets rose again and fell.

Cool shade from pine branches lay across the tiles.

"It stops, then starts," Lucia said.

"We can go when the spray pauses," Fletcher said.

The space went quiet for a moment.

Fletcher stepped on the dry stones.

Lucia followed and spread the cloth on the stage.

The air had a salty quality near the basin.

The jets started again and threw mist at the edge.

The cloth corner dipped and stuck to the wood.

Spray hit a pine cone near the rail and moved it.

The cone rolled, tapped a small bell, and it rang.

Lucia tied the wet corner to a loop on the table.

短短的水柱嘶嘶射進石盆。

水柱之間，水滴以規律的節奏落下。

噴泉後面有一座小舞台，在別墅裡。

Lucia拿著一塊彩繪布，要蓋在他們的布偶桌上。

Fletcher拿著兩條短繩，要綁住那塊布。

他們觀察這個規律，並數完一個完整循環。

水柱升高、濺落，然後安靜下來。

停一下之後，水柱又升起又落下。

松樹枝投下的涼蔭覆在地磚上。

Lucia說：「它停一下，又再開始。」

Fletcher說：「噴霧停下時，我們就可以過去。」

場地安靜了一下。

Fletcher踩在乾的石塊上。

Lucia跟上去，把布攤在舞台上。

石盆旁的空氣帶著鹹味。

水柱又啟動，往邊緣拋出水霧。

布的角垂下來，黏在木板上。

水花打到欄邊的一顆松果，讓它動了起來。

松果滾動，輕碰一只小鈴鐺，鈴聲響起。

Lucia把濕的布角繫在桌邊的環上。