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 3

Clock

鬧鐘 Alarm Clock

我的身體裏, 有個小鬧鐘,There is a little alarm clock inside my body.

沒有長針和短針,There are no long hands or short hands,

也不會發出滴答聲,And it will not cause a tick-tocking sound,

可是它會咕嚕咕嚕咕嚕叫, 告訴我吃飯的時間。But it will make a gu-lu gu-lu sound, It tells me when to eat a meal. 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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January 1

Frisbee

大飛盤，小飛盤，Big Frisbee, little Frisbee；
擲來擲去真好玩，throwing  the Frisbee everywhere is so much fun.
好像許多太空船。The Frisbees look like flying saucers.
紙飛盤，布飛盤，飛來飛去會轉彎，Paper Frisbee’s, cloth Frisbee’s are flying and turning in the sky.
小狗追得團團轉。Little dogs chasing around and around in circles. Continue reading

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