January 6

The Missing Donkey

少了一頭驢 The Missing Donkey

小小趕著十頭驢,他一邊走,一邊數:Xiao-xiao was driving a herd of donkeys.  While walking, he counted them:

一二三四五六七八九十。“On, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten.”

小小走累了,他騎上一頭驢。小小數Xiao-xiao was too tired to walk, so he got on one of the donkeys and counted again,

一二三四五六七八九—-One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine—-
哎呀!不好了!少了一頭驢。“Oh-no! A donkey is missing.”

小小急得跳下來,他又數:Xiao-xiao panicked and jumped off the donkey.  He then counted again:

一二三四五六七八九 十。嗯!沒錯!Hmm,  It’s correct, he said.

小小騎上驢,他再數:Xiao-xiao got on the donkey’s back again.  He counted one last time.

二三四五六七八九—One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine—-

哎呀!怎麽又少了一頭?“Oh-no! A donkey is missing again.”

這是怎麽一回事兒?What on earth is going on?

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January 4

There are ten different types of fruit on one tree

一棵樹上十樣果
There are ten different types of fruit on one tree.
一二三四五六七八九十1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10,
一棵樹上十樣果,你說稀奇不稀奇?
There are ten different types of fruit on one tree, is this amazing or not?
蘋果、香蕉、葡萄、桔子、番茄、
Apple, banana, grapes, orange, tomato
桃子、杏子、木瓜、李子、梨。
Peach, apricot, papaya, plum, pear.  Continue reading

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January 2

Go up the mounatin

一二三四五,上山找老虎,1 2 3 4 5, go up to the mountain to find the tiger.

老虎找不到,看見小松鼠。Cannot find the tiger, but saw little squirrels. 

松鼠有幾隻?一二三四五。How many squirrels are there?  1 2 3 4 5.

找找看 A closer look;to find      找到了 Found     找到了嗎?To find it?    找不到嗎?Cannot find it? 沒找到Not found   

沒有找到Not found 找不到Not found 找不到你Cannot find you 找不到他嗎?Cannot find him?   他們沒找到我們 They could not find us. Continue reading

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