January 3

Writing is Useful

寫字很有用Writing is useful

毛蟲用樹葉寫信給螞蟻，A caterpillar used a leaf, wrote a letter to an ant

咬了三個洞，表示我想你。He bites three holes in the leaf, meaning ‘I miss you”

螞蟻收到信，看著半點鐘。The ant received the letter and looked at it for half an hour.

也咬了三個洞，表示看不懂。He also bit three holes, expressing that he did not understand.

Indicating I do not understand.

毛蟲和螞蟻商量大事情，Caterpillars and ants discuss this important thing,

快快學寫字，寫字很有用。Hurry up and learn how to write, because writing is of great use

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January 3

Stand on tall peak

連綿的青山 百里長呀 Rolling green mountains  Hundreds of miles long

郎在崗上等紅妝呀喂 Man stands atop the mountain   waiting for friendship

青青的山嶺 穿雲霄呀 Luscious green mountains  passing through the clouds

站著一個有情郎呀喂 Friend looks up and sees a committed man

我站在高崗上遠處望 I stand on tall peaks and look into the distance

那一片綠波海茫茫 Seeing the ripples of the majestic ocean

你站在高崗上向下望 You stand on the mountain looking down

是誰在對你 聲聲唱 Who is singing to you from below

連綿的青山 百里長呀 Rolling green mountains  Hundreds of miles long

巍巍聳起   像屏障呀喂 Sharp peak like barriers

青青的山嶺 穿雲霄呀 Luscious green mountains  passing through the clouds

白雲片片   天蒼蒼呀喂 White clouds  and Clear blue skies

我站在高崗上遠處望 I stand on tall peaks and look into the distance

那一片綠波海茫茫 Seeing the ripples of the majestic ocean

你站在高崗上向下望 You stand on the mountain looking down

是誰在對你聲聲唱 Who is singing to you from below

 連綿的青山 百里長呀 Rolling green mountains  Hundreds of miles long

郎情妹意 配成雙呀喂 Friendships formed upon mutual grounds

青青的山嶺 穿雲霄呀 Luscious green mountains  passing through the clouds

我倆相愛在高崗 在高崗 Our spirit lives on top of the mountaintops  Continue reading

Category: Song
January 2

Wang Xiao-Mao Reads a Newspaper

王小毛看報紙 Wang Xiao-Mao Reads a Newspaper

有一天，王小毛拿起一張中文報紙，One day, Wang Xiaomao picked up a Chinese newspaper,

他看見許多“一”字，He saw many “one” character,

又看見許多“二”字，He also saw many “two” characters,

還看見許多“三”字，Then he also saw many “three” characters,

忽然王小毛看見河川的「川」字，Suddenly Wang Xiao-Mao saw the word “Chuan” in the phrase Hechuan，
他想了半天說道：He thought for a long while and said:

奇怪，這個「三」字，怎麼站起來了？ How strange! How come the character “three” stood up?

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December 12

To Ascend the Quan-Que Tower

登鸛鵲樓   王之渙
To Ascend the Quan-Que Tower (The Tower of Crane and Sparrow)

白日依山盡，
The sun is disappearing behind the mountain,

黃河入海流，
The Yellow River is flowing towards the ocean,

欲窮千里目，
If one desires to view the thousand-mile vista,

更上一層樓。
One needs to climb another story up the pagoda.

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September 1

The Moon is watching you

月亮在看你  The Moon is watching you

四周黑漆漆，沒人看見你，Surrounded by darkness，No one can see you。
不要偷偷偷做壞事，以為沒關係，Don’t secretly do bad things，Thinking it’s okay
風兒輕輕吹，時時提醒你，The wind gently blows，Constantly reminding you
還有月亮在看你，月亮在看你。A bright moon always watches you，The Moon is watching you Continue reading

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