Sliding Timer and Ringing Bell on a Shelf - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

"The small bell hangs by the shelf."

Lyle padded across the rug and hopped onto the table. Cool tile pressed his pads before his jump. Papers shifted under his paws on the smooth wood. Lyle lifted one paw and spread his toes. One sheet held a sketch of lightning and a plan. It slid toward the edge and bent a corner.

The bent corner nudged a loose pencil near the rim. The pencil rolled and tapped a small timer device. The device rested on a thin book at the edge. The book tilted slightly, and the device began to slide. It bumped the bell cord, and the brass bell gave one chime. The sheet dropped and fluttered down beside Lyle's tail.

Rafael stepped in and set a hand under the device. He pressed it against a heavy book and held it there. The rolling pencil tapped the bookend and stopped by his shoe. The bell swung on its cord, and a soft ring faded. The timer wheel inside kept turning under his steady palm.

「小鈴鐺掛在架子旁邊。」

Lyle踩著地毯走過去，然後跳上桌子。起跳前，冰涼的磁磚貼著他的腳墊。光滑的木面上，紙張在他的爪下移動。Lyle抬起一隻爪子，張開腳趾。有一張紙上有一道閃電的素描和一份設計圖。它滑向邊緣，折起了一個角。

折起的角頂到邊緣附近的一支鬆動鉛筆。鉛筆滾動，碰了一下小型計時器裝置。裝置放在邊緣的一本薄書上。薄書微微傾斜，裝置開始滑動。它撞到鈴繩，黃銅鈴響了一聲。紙張掉下來，在Lyle的尾巴旁飄落。

Rafael伸手過來，把手放在裝置下方。他把它推向一本厚書，抵住不動。滾動的鉛筆碰到書擋，在他的鞋邊停住。鈴在繩上擺動，輕微的聲音漸弱。他穩定的手掌下，裡面的計時輪還在轉動。