Cloth Shade and the Melting Drop - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Pia peers at a heart ice cube. It sits on the smooth ceramic tray. The grandfather stands beside her.

An earthy wet-clay smell rests by the soft moss. Fingertips press warm wood. Tiny beads shine along the tray rim. A pale morning ring rests on the wood.

On the windowsill, a folded cloth sits. A tiny wheel in blue paint marks a corner. A tiny salty grain sits on a napkin.

She watches for a drip to reach the basin. Bright window light lands on the tray. The thin ring is hard to see. Pia tilts left. The glare stays. The grandfather lowers a soft cloth onto the wood. A soft shade rests across the tray. He says, "Here it comes."

A small drop slides into the basin. Two rings grow side by side, a small competition. Pia leans again and watches the ring grow.

Pia 盯著一顆愛心形冰塊。它放在光滑的陶瓷淺盤上。外公站在她身旁。

柔軟的苔蘚旁有股潮濕泥土味。指尖貼著溫暖的木頭。小小水珠在盤緣閃著光。木面上留著一圈淡淡的晨間水痕。

窗台上放著一條摺好的布。一個藍色油漆的小車輪圖樣在角落留下記號。紙巾上有一小粒鹽巴。

她等著一滴水進到小盆裡。明亮的窗光落在淺盤上。那道細圈不容易看清。Pia 把頭往左歪。眩光還在。外公把一塊柔軟的布放低到木面上。柔和的陰影鋪在淺盤上。他說：「要到了。」

一小滴滑進小盆裡。兩道水圈並排擴開，一場小小的比賽。Pia 又俯身，看那圈慢慢擴大。