Striped Ball and Charcoal Line on the Bridge - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

The small dog trotted onto the wooden bridge beside Faye and Trent.

Faye held the short leash, and Trent pulled a red wagon behind him.

A striped ball and a short stick of charcoal lay inside the wagon.

"I hear the stream under us," Faye said, and Trent rested his palm on the smooth railing.

Cool shade touched their arms, and the boards rasped dry under the dog's pads.

The middle of the span arched a little, and the rail felt steady.

The striped ball sat near the wagon's edge, so the dog bumped it once.

The ball rolled onto the deck and curved under gravity along the gentle arch.

It tapped a wagon wheel with a soft tock, and the wheel spun once.

A clean curve showed on the dusty rim where the ball rubbed.

The dog pressed a paw to stop it; the rubber felt sticky and cool.

He nudged from another angle, and the ball slid along a thin board groove.

An empty strip of deck near Trent's shoe made an invitation of open space.

At that same moment, Trent gave the handle a small pull on the wagon.

The stick of charcoal tipped out, rolled slowly, and drew a faint gray line.

"It drew on the wood," Trent said, and his eyes opened wide.

"It did," Faye said, with her hand still on the rail.

A narrow gray mark stayed across the plank near Trent's shoe.

The dog held one paw above it, and the wagon touched the rail.

小狗跟在 Faye 和 Trent 身旁小跑著走上木橋。

Faye 握著短短的牽繩，Trent 拉著一台紅色小拖車。

小拖車裡放著一顆條紋球和一截木炭條。

「我聽到下面的溪水在流，」Faye 說，Trent 把手掌放在光滑的扶手上。

涼蔭碰在他們手臂上，木板在狗掌下發出乾澀的摩擦聲。

橋身在中央微微拱起，欄杆摸起來很穩固。

條紋球靠在小拖車邊緣，小狗用鼻子頂了一下。

球滾到橋面上，順著微弧的中段在地心引力下慢慢轉彎。

它輕輕碰到一個車輪，發出一聲「嗒」，車輪轉了一下。

球擦過帶灰的輪緣，邊上出現一小道乾淨的弧線。

小狗用爪子按住它；橡膠摸起來黏黏而又涼。

它換個角度再推，球沿著細窄的板縫滑行。

Trent 鞋邊留著一條空出的橋面，像一個邀請一樣的空位。

同一時間，Trent 輕輕往前拉了拉把手。

那截木炭條從小拖車邊上傾出，慢慢滾動，邊滾邊畫出一條淡灰線。

「它在木頭上畫出線了，」Trent 說，他的眼睛睜得很大。

「嗯，」Faye 說，手還放在欄杆上。

一條細灰痕停在 Trent 鞋旁的木板上。

小狗抬著一隻爪子停在痕上方，小拖車輕輕碰著欄杆。