Duck Taps the Puddle by the Gate - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Warm wood presses under Nell's legs.

She sits on the dry step.

Puddles dot the small yard.

Fine lines run along the grain.

A pale round mark stays.

A small cup rests on her lap.

Jam sits inside, lid on.

A pen rests by her knee.

A boot scrapes.

In the doorway, a grown-up stands.

The grown-up says, "The step is dry now."

A damp earthy smell stays by the wall.

Nell watches a small puddle.

It sits by her boot.

Sunlight and dry air thin it.

Grit shows under the water.

A roof drip plops nearby.

It plops.

Ripples spread, then smooth again.

Ripples fade.

Rain streaks stripe the low wall.

Warm air dries the dark lines.

Rough brick shows more red now.

A duck steps through the gap.

It stands in the big puddle.

Its beak taps the water.

The taps blur the thin edge.

Nell angles her head and stays still.

The small puddle shrinks again.

The edge draws back a little.

Wet stone shows a wide patch.

Almost gone, it leaves bare stone.

Nell watches a tiny trickle seep.

溫暖的木頭頂住 Nell 的腿。

她坐在乾燥的台階上。

小院裡佈滿小水窪。

細細的線條沿著木紋延伸。

一個淡淡的圓痕還在。

一個小杯子放在她腿上。

裡面有果醬，蓋子蓋著。

她膝旁放著一支筆。

一隻靴子在刮地。

門口有位大人站著。

大人說：「台階現在是乾的。」

牆邊留著潮濕土味。

Nell 看著一個小水窪。

它在她靴子旁邊。

陽光和乾燥的空氣讓它變薄。

水面下露出細砂。

屋簷的水滴在旁邊撲通落下。

它撲通落下。

漣漪擴開，然後又變平。

漣漪漸淡。

低矮的牆上有雨痕條紋。

溫暖的空氣把深色線條烘乾。

粗糙的磚面露出更多紅色。

一隻鴨子從柵門下的縫隙踏進來。

它站在大水窪裡。

它的喙敲著水面。

敲動讓細薄的邊緣變得模糊。

Nell 斜著頭，身子不動。

小水窪又在縮小。

邊緣又退了一些。

濕石頭露出一大片。

幾乎消失時，它留下裸露的石面。

Nell 看著一小股水滲出。