Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 骄傲的大公鸡(Jiāoào de Dà Gōngjī) The Big Proud Rooster

Wŏ shì yìzhī dà gōngjī,
我   是 一只  大 公鸡,
I’m a big rooster,

Wō wō wō,
喔   喔  喔,
Cock-a-doodle-doo,

Dài jīnguān,
戴    金冠,
I wear a gold crown,

Chuān huāyī.
穿         花衣。
And bright-colored clothes.

Zhǐyào wŏ wō wō wō jiào yìshēng,
只要     我  喔 喔 喔   叫   一声,
If I shout out cock-a-doodle-doo,

Rén rén dōu zăoqǐ.
人    人    都   早起。
Everyone will hear me.

Qǐlái kàn wŏde huā yīshang,
起来  看   我的    花    衣裳,
They get up to see my bright-colored clothes,

Chuānde duō měi lì.
穿得          多  美 丽。
To see how beautifully I wear them.

Wŏ shì yìzhī dà gōngjī,
我    是 一只  大  公鸡,
I’m a big rooster,

Wō wō wō,
喔   喔   喔,
Cock-a-doodle-doo,

Duō wēifeng,
多      威风,
I’m so majestic,

Duō shénqì,
多       神气,
I’m so lively,

Zhǐyào wŏ wō wō wō jiào yìshēng,
只要     我   喔  喔  喔  叫    一声,
If I shout out cock-a-doodle-doo,

Tàiyáng yě zăoqǐ.
太阳      也 早起。
The sun will come out early.

Tàiyáng chūlái nuănyángyáng,
太阳        出来      暖洋洋,
The sun will appear, nice and warm,

Gōngkè shǔ dìyī.
功课        数 第一。
And the children will study well.

Vocabulary:
1、骄傲的(jiāoào de) adj. pround

Mèimei shì yígè jiāoào de xiăoháir.
妹妹      是 一个 骄傲   的 小孩儿。
My younger sister is a proud child!


2、花衣裳(huā yīshang) n. bright-colored clothes

Jiějie de huā yīshang zhēn piàoliang!
姐姐 的   花   衣裳      真      漂亮!
My elder sister’s bright-colored clothes are so beautiful!


3、神气(shénqì) adj. lively

Tom jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn shénqì.
Tom 今天    看  起来  很   神气。
Tom looks lively today.


4、暖洋洋(nuănyángyáng) adj. warm

Jīntiān de tiānqì nuănyángyáng de.
今天    的  天气        暖洋洋       的。
The weather today is wonderfully warm.


5、功课(gōngkè) n. homework

Gōngkè zhōngyú zuò wán la!
功课           终于   做    完 啦!
I finally finished my homework!

Exercises
1. How do you say “proud” in Chinese?
A. 骄傲的(jiāoào de)
B. 神气的(shénqì de)
C. 精神的(jīngshen de)
2. “花衣裳(huā yīshang)” refers to _____.
A. clothes made from flowers
B. all kinds of clothes
C. bright-colored clothes
3. The sunshine today is bright and we feel “ ____.”
A. 冷冰冰的(lěngbīngbīng de)
B. 暖洋洋的(nuănyángyáng de)
C. 阴森森的(yīnsēnsēn de)
4. After school, our parents usually make us finish our ___ first.
A. 家务(jiāwù)
B. 功课(gōngkè)
C. 运动(yùndòng)

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