Footbridge Stream from a Sideways Bottle Nozzle - 適合中級的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

Tobin and Faye stepped onto the small wooden footbridge over the slow creek.

The railings stood high beside him, and the deck carried each step with a soft knock.

He slid his palm along the rail; the wood felt warm where sunlight lay across it.

Near the bank, the sun had scorched a small patch of grass pale.

Cool shade pooled at the center, and water tapped under the boards.

At the midpoint, a small metal plate on a post showed a raised fish.

Its shape looked mythical to Tobin, so he traced the edge with one finger.

Faye stood close, her hand resting on the bag that bumped lightly at her hip.

He lifted his bottle, where a flip nozzle sat sideways above a novelty turtle sticker.

He squeezed gently, and a thin stream shot left, dotting his sleeve and the rail.

He pulled back with wide eyes; cold spots spread through the cloth and darkened it.

He turned the nozzle toward his mouth and tried again, taking a smaller sip.

Drops clung to the wood, then slid to a crack and fell into the light below.

The creek showed branching lines across the stones as the ring on the surface widened.

They walked on toward the far bank, and three dark dots clung near the post.

Tobin 和 Faye 走上小木人行橋，橋下是一條緩慢的小溪。

欄杆在他身旁立得很高，橋面隨著每一步發出輕輕的敲聲。

他把手掌滑過欄杆；有陽光的地方，木頭摸起來溫溫的。

靠近河岸的地方，有一小塊草地被太陽曬得發白。

橋中央較陰涼，板下傳來細細的水聲。

走到正中間，柱子上有一塊小金屬板，上面壓出一條魚。

那個形狀看起來像神話裡的生物，Tobin 便用一根手指沿著邊緣描過。

Faye 就在旁邊站著，手放在碰著髖部的袋子上。

他把水壺拿起來，翻蓋的噴嘴歪向一邊，在一張新奇造型的烏龜貼紙上方。

他輕輕一擠，細細的一股水往左射出，點在他的袖子和欄杆上。

他睜大眼把手往回一收；冷涼的斑點滲進衣料，顏色變深。

他把噴嘴轉向嘴邊，再試一次，只抿了一小口。

幾滴水黏在木頭上，接著滑向一道細縫，落進下方的亮光裡。

溪水在石頭上鋪開像分枝的光紋，水面上的圓圈慢慢變大。

他們往對岸走去，柱子旁邊留下了三個深色小點。