The Glue Circle on the Plate - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A red paper heart sits on the base paper. Two older pieces lie flat in one corner. The grandmother stands at the glue zone. Neve leans at the table edge. Hands stay still. Fine lines run in the wood. A dried glue ring rests there.

A salty smell drifts from the open window.

Neve walks by the pieces pile. A strip tears slowly from a sheet. The white inner edge shows. She goes on to the glue zone. The grandmother spreads glue on a piece. Glue dries clear. She says, "It is sticky here." A small bead sits on the stick tip.

Neve reaches the base paper again. The small ceramic bowl blocks her view. It is heavy. It does not slide. Neve shifts to the other side. She turns back along the table path.

Back at the glue zone, a small spill sits. A pale glue circle marks the plate. At the pieces pile, white dust dots the edge. The torn line shows softer fibers.

Neve returns to the base paper edge. Her hands rest on the wood. The red heart piece settles. She leans again and watches it settle.

一張紅色的紙愛心放在底紙上。兩張較早貼好的小片平貼在一角。外婆站在黏膠區。Neve靠在桌邊。雙手保持不動。木頭上有細細的紋路。那裡有一圈乾掉的膠痕。

一股鹹鹹的氣味從開著的窗邊飄進來。

Neve走到紙片堆旁。一條紙帶正慢慢從紙上撕開。露出白色的內層邊。她再走向黏膠區。外婆在一片紙背面抹膠。膠漸漸變透明。她說：「這裡黏黏的。」膠棒尖端頂著一小滴。

Neve又回到底紙前。小陶碗擋住了她的視線。它很重。它不滑動。Neve挪到另一側。她沿著桌邊折回去。

回到黏膠區，有一小灘溢出的膠。盤子上有一圈淡淡的膠圈。在紙片堆旁，邊緣點著白色紙屑。撕痕露出較軟的纖維。

Neve回到底紙邊。她的手放在木面上。那張紅色愛心慢慢貼平。她又靠近一些，看著它繼續貼平。