July 2

Mirror

我看你,你也看我。
When I look at you, you look at me too.
我笑你也笑,
When I smile, you smile too.
我哭你也哭。
When I cry, you cry too
我走了,你也不見了。
When I leave, You disappear too Continue reading

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July 1

Little Mouth

小嘴巴,小嘴巴,Little mouth , Little mouth.

哭一哭,像喇叭,When you cry, you sound like a trumpet.

笑一笑,像朵花儿。When you smile you look like a flower.

小嘴巴,小嘴巴,Little mouth , Little mouth.

叫一叫,像小鸭,When you yell, you sound like a little duck.

唱一唱,像青蛙。When you yell, you sound like a little duck. Continue reading

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June 15

My Hand Got Stuck

我的手拿不出來了 My hand got stuck
有一天,小小看見桌子上有一大瓶花生米。
One day, Xiao-xiao saw a big jar of peanuts on the table.
小小嘴巴里的口水都快流出來了,他爬上桌子。
It made Xiao-Xiao’s mouth water. He climbed up to the table.
他把一隻手伸進瓶子里,抓了一大把花生米。
He put one hand inside the jar and grabbed a handful of peanuts.
哎呀! 小小的手拿不出來了! 他急得大哭大叫。
Oh-no! Xiao-xiao’s hand got stuck inside the jar! He started crying and screaming.
媽媽走過來說:少拿一點兒花生米,試試看!。
Mom walked over and said, Try and let go of some peanuts.
小小的手拿出來了,花生米也拿出來了。
Xiao-xiao pulled his hand out of the jar, and he was able to get some peanuts.
小小開心地笑了,他吃到了花生米,
Xiao-xiao laughed happily,He had some peanuts to eat.
也明白了一件事兒。
and also learned something.
小朋友! 想想看! 他明白了什麼?
Kids, think about this story. What did Xiao-Xiao learn?

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June 4

The Eyebrows Moved

舌眉毛搬家The Eyebrows Moved
有一天眼睛、耳朵、鼻子、嘴巴、舌頭、牙齒
One day, the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, tongue, teeth,
和雙手在談天。 and the hands were chatting.
舌頭說: 「眉毛最沒有用,The eyebrows are of no use.
他為什麼住在我們的上面? Why do they sit on top of us?
眉毛! 你搬家!」 眉毛搬到眼睛下面,
Eyebrows, you should move! Said the tongue. So the eyebrows moved under the eyes.
眼睛大叫:「不好看! 搬家! 搬家! 」
“This doesn’t look good”, the eyes shouted. “Move! Move!”
眉毛搬到耳朵下面,So the eyebrows moved under the ears.
耳朵大叫: 「不好看! 搬家! 搬家! 」
“This doesn’t look good”, the ears shouted. “Move! Move!”
眉毛搬到鼻子下面,So the eyebrows moved under the nose.
鼻子大叫: 「不好看! 搬家! 搬家! 」
“This doesn’t look good”, the nose shouted. “Move! Move!”
眉毛搬到嘴巴下面,So the eyebrows moved under the mouth.
嘴巴大叫: 「不好看! 搬家! 搬家! 」
“This doesn’t look good”, the mouth shouted. “Move! Move!”
汗水正好流進眼睛里,Some sweat dripped down into the eyes.
眼睛大叫: 「好痛! 我看不見(le了)(le)(了)! 」
“Ouch! I can’t see anything! The eyes shouted.
好心的眉毛說:「我來保護你!」
I will protect you! The nice eyebrows said.
眉毛又搬回原來的地方了。
Then they moved back to where they were originally.

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