Blue Chalk and the Cool Slate Edge - 適合初級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Kellan stood at the small chalkboard on its stand.

The grandfather sat nearby with his own small chalkboard.

A dry wool smell from the felt eraser filled the air.

On the slate, he drew a house with a porch.

Far right, he drew the ocean with short blue strokes.

He lifted a blue chalk piece from the chalk tray.

He aimed the tip at the lower edge for a path.

The tip skated and left tiny broken dots on slate.

He tried again, and the chalk still slid and skipped.

He leaned close and touched the slate near the edge.

His fingertip met a cool, damp strip along the frame.

He held his warm palm there and counted to eight.

The grandfather shaped a curving figure on his chalkboard.

Kellan lifted the blue piece and pressed along that strip.

The chalk took, and the path ran under the porch.

He added a small block as a step before the door.

The blue stub shortened fast and slipped from his fingers.

It landed in the chalk tray with a light click.

A soft puff of chalk dust rose in the sunlit air.

A few motes drifted down to the smooth wooden table.

The grandfather said, "It is dry there now."

He picked up the blue stub and drew two short lines.

He set the blue stub back in the tray slot.

Kellan 站在低矮木座上的小黑板前。

祖父坐在一旁，用自己的小黑板畫圖。

毛氈板擦帶來的乾燥羊毛味瀰漫在空氣裡。

他在石板上畫了一間有門廊的房子。

右側，他用短短的藍色筆畫畫出海洋。

他從粉筆槽拿起一支藍色粉筆。

他把筆尖對準下緣，要畫一條小路。

筆尖滑過，只在石板上留下一些斷點。

他又試了一次，粉筆還是滑開、跳動。

他靠近，摸了摸靠近邊框的石板。

指尖碰到一條冰涼、微濕的帶狀區域。

他把溫熱的手掌貼上去，數到八。

祖父在自己的黑板上勾出一條彎曲的線條。

Kellan 拿起藍色粉筆，沿著那條帶狀處按下。

粉筆著色了，小路從門廊下方延伸過去。

他在門前加上一個小方塊，當作台階。

藍色筆桿很快變短，從他指間滑落。

它落進粉筆槽，發出一聲輕脆的喀噠。

一小團粉筆粉霧在陽光裡升起。

幾個粉塵微點漂下，落在光滑木桌上。

祖父說：「那裡現在乾了。」

他撿起藍色筆桿，又畫了兩筆短線。

他把藍色筆桿放回粉筆槽的凹槽裡。