Cloth Lifts, Toy Goat Appears - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A soft cloth sits folded at the table edge.

Rows of dumplings stand on the tray.

Zinnia rests her hands on the wood.

Fine flour roughens her fingertips.

A pale smudge stays in the grain.

The grandmother sings a small tune.

Her voice is low by the bowl.

A soft pepper smell sits here.

She lifts one corner of the cloth.

A small hard bump rests under it.

She peeks in.

A toy goat touches the wood.

A tiny clean line cuts the flour dust.

She lowers the cloth to cover it.

Zinnia lifts the top small bowl.

It clings to a dry ring.

She slides her fingers under the rim.

The bowl rises with a soft click.

A pale circle marks the wood.

She sets the bowl back down.

Beside the bowls, a small dish holds sauce.

Her small wooden spoon dives into it.

She says, "This one is ready."

Zinnia lifts the tiny dish of water.

A wet ring shines on the wood.

She places the dish back.

The soft cloth covers the toy goat again.

一條柔軟的布疊好，放在桌邊。

一排水餃直立在托盤上。

Zinnia 把雙手放在木桌上。

細麵粉粗粗地沾在她指尖。

木紋裡留著一圈淡淡的痕。

外婆唱著一小段旋律。

她的聲音在大碗邊很低。

這裡有淡淡的胡椒味。

她掀起布的一角。

下面頂著一個小硬凸起。

她往裡看。

一隻玩具山羊碰著木面。

麵粉上多了一條乾淨細線。

她把布再放回去蓋好。

Zinnia 拿起最上面的碗。

它黏在一圈乾痕上。

她把手指滑到碗緣下。

碗發出輕輕一聲後抬起。

木面上留著一個淡圓圈。

她把碗放回原位。

在碗旁邊，有一小碟醬汁。

她的小木湯匙往裡一潛。

她說：「這一個好了。」

Zinnia 拿起那小碟清水。

木面上亮著一圈水痕。

她把小碟放回去。

那條柔軟的布再度蓋住玩具山羊。