我和我的朋友My Friend and I

我姓言, 我叫言立明, My last name is Yen, my name is Yen Li-Ming

大家都叫我明明。and everyone calls me Ming-Ming.

我是中文學校一年級的學生，我喜歡我的學校。I am a first grade student at the Chinese school, and I like my school.

這位是林友友，大家都叫他友友，他是我的好朋友。That is Lin You-You, everyone calls him You-You, and he is my good friend.

那位是江禾中, 大家都叫他中中，他也是我的好朋友。 That is Jiang He-Zhong, everyone calls him Zhong-Zhong, and he is also my good friend.
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什麼是朋友？What is a Friend?

朋友就是——-你喜歡的人，也是喜歡你的人。A friend is—- Someone you like, who also likes you.

有的朋友是男孩兒 Some friends are boys,

有的朋友是女孩兒 Some are girls.

朋友也可能是—-一隻貓 一隻狗 或是一隻小老鼠A friend can also be—– A cat，A  dog,   Or a little mouse

學校里有許多同學There are lots of classmates at school

有時候，你也許覺得：「我沒有朋友！ 」Sometimes, you may feel : I don’t have a single friend

別急！ 別急！ 慢慢來！Don’t be anxious! Don’t worry! Take it easy!

你一定會交到許多好朋友。You will make lots of good friends in no time.

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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。
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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

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?