January 3

Teaching Chinese


Paul的爸爸送給Paul一件上衣,上面有三個中文字。
Paul’s father gave Paul a shirt with three Chinese characters on it.
Paul說這三個字念Wall Eye Knee。就是I Love You 。
Paul said these three words read Wall Eye Knee. Which meant “ I Love You.”
可是,中中說:「不對!不對!應該念:「 我 愛 你。」
But, Zhongzhong said: “No! No! You should read: “I love you.”
大家說 :「哇!中中會中文,真了不起。」
Everyone said: “Wow! Zhongzhong can speak Chinese, really amazing.”
老師要中中教大家中文。中中就教他們:日、月、山、人、女,
The teacher wants Zhongzhong to teach everyone Chinese. Zhongzhong taught them: sun, moon, mountains, people, women,
中中又教他們:兒、馬、鳥、魚。
Zhongzhong also taught them: children, horses, birds, and fish.
大家說:「Ah! Easy!Easy!」
Everyone said: “Ah! Easy! Easy!”
中中又把兩個字合起來,變成另外一個字。
Zhongzhong combined the two characters to form another character.
Paul說:「Ah! Magic! Magic!」
Paul said: “Ah! Magic! Magic!”
大家都說:「學中文太好玩了。」
Everyone said, “Learning Chinese is so much fun.”
大家都想學中文。 Everyone wants to learn Chinese.
中中告訴大家:「學中文,四個聲調很重要。」
Zhongzhong told everyone: “To learn Chinese, the four tones are very important.”
中中要大家跟他念:
Zhongzhong asks everyone to repeat after him carefully:
媽媽騎馬,馬慢媽媽罵馬。
Mom rides a horse, and the horse is slow. Mom scolds the horse
大家很用心地念,可是念來念去,還是念得亂七八糟。
Everyone read it very carefully, but after reading it over and over again, it was still a mess.
校長看見大家都叫中中Mom! Mom! Mom!…嚇了一大跳,不知道發生了什麼事?
The principal was shocked when he saw everyone calling Zhongzhong Mom! Mom! Mom!… What happened?

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January 1

New Year Rhyme

一斤花生 兩斤棗,好運 經常 跟你跑。One pound of peanuts two pounds of dates, Good luck often runs with you.

三斤蘋果 四斤梨,吉祥 和你 不分離。Three pounds of apples four pounds of pears, Luck and you don’t separate.

五斤桔子 六斤蕉,財源滾滾 進腰包。Five pounds of oranges and six pounds of banana, Money rolls into your pockets.

七斤葡萄 八斤橙,願你 心想 事就成Seven pounds of grapes and eight pounds of oranges, May all your wishes come true.

九斤芒果 十斤瓜,願你 天天 樂開花。Nine pounds of mangoes and ten pounds of melons, Wish your happiness blooms every day. Continue reading

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January 1

Mother

媽媽 您是一棵 大樹,Mom, you are a big tree

我是樹上的小毛蟲I am the caterpillar on the tree.

我每天吃樹上的葉子I eat the leaves on the tree every day.

媽媽沒有怨言,Mother holds no grudges.

媽媽您這一棵大樹,Mother you are a grand tree.

還是不停的長出新葉子,Still is constantly growing new leaves,

使我成長使我茁壯,Letting me mature and become stronger

媽媽我們感恩您Mother we are grateful. Continue reading

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