A Beetle Clicks in the Bank Hole - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Water hisses over pebbles.

Sylvie stands by the fallen log.

Her boots press a flat rock.

Grit presses against the rubber.

Beside it, old boot prints soften.

She looks through the gap under the log.

Cool shadow lies under the log.

A drip lands in a still pool.

Rings spread in clear circles.

Rings spread.

The aunt sits on the log.

A small camera rests in her hands.

A folded cloth rests on the log.

"The water is clear here," she says.

The rings hide small stones.

She waits.

Sylvie walks to another opening.

She stands at a damp space between roots.

A small plant grows at the rim.

Its thin stem leans over the hole.

A leaf holds rain in small drops.

Cool air brushes her cheek.

Inside the bank hole, thin clay lines shine.

A pale ring dries on the wall.

Her hands hang still beside her.

She watches the dark space.

A tiny beetle clicks into the hole.

小水流在小石上發出嘶嘶聲。

Sylvie 站在倒下的樹幹旁。

她的靴子壓在一塊平石上。

砂粒頂住橡膠鞋底。

在石頭旁，舊鞋印正在變軟。

她看向樹幹下的縫隙。

陰影在樹幹下方鋪開。

一滴水落進一個靜小水潭。

清晰的圓圈一圈圈擴散。

一圈又一圈。

阿姨坐在樹幹上。

一台小相機放在她手中。

一條折好的布放在樹幹上。

「這裡的水很清澈。」她說。

水圈遮住了小石頭。

她停住不動。

Sylvie 走向另一個開口。

她站在兩條根之間的潮濕空隙旁。

一株小植物在邊緣生長。

細細的莖伸到洞口上方。

一片葉子托著細小的雨滴。

涼涼的空氣輕碰她的臉頰。

在河岸的洞裡，細細的黏土線發亮。

牆上有一圈正在變乾的淡痕。

她的雙手垂在身側不動。

她看著那片黑暗空間。

一隻小甲蟲喀喀地鑽進洞裡。