Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀,看 呀 看 花灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵, 看 的 什么 灯?
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de lǐyú dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀,看 的 鲤鱼 灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January, and we appreciate the carp lanterns,
Lǐyú zhuàn ya zhuàn, tiào ya tiào lóngmén, dōngdōng qiāng.
鲤鱼 转 呀 转, 跳 呀 跳 龙门, 咚咚 锵。
The carps roll and jump the dragon gate, dong, dongdong, qiang.
Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀,看 呀 看 花灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵, 看 的 什么 灯?
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de shīzi dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀,看 的 狮子 灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January, and we appreciate the lunar lion,
Shīzi yáo yì yáo, zhēn ya zhēn wēifēng, dōngdōng qiāng.
狮子 摇 一 摇,真 呀 真 威风, 咚咚 锵。
The lions shake and they are so majestic, dongdong, qiang.
Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀,看 呀 看 花灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵, 看 的 什么 灯?
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de méihuā dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀,看 的 梅花 灯,
We appreciate the lanterns in lunar January, and we appreciate the lunar winter,
Méihuā diǎn diǎn tóu, bào ya bào xǐchūn, dōngdōng qiāng.
梅花 点 点 头,报 呀 报 喜春, 咚咚 锵。
The winter-sweet nod and announce the spring good new, dongdong qiang.
Vocabulary:
Hǎo piàoliang de huādēng a!
好 漂亮 的 花灯 啊!
The lantern is so beautiful!
Zhè tiáo hé lǐ yǒu hěnduō lǐyú.
这 条 河 里 有 很多 鲤鱼。
There are many carps in this river.
Wǒ shì zhēngyuè chūshēng de!
我 是 正月 出生 的!
I was born in lunar January!
Nǐ jiàn guò lǐyú tiào lóngmén ma?
你 见 过 鲤鱼 跳 龙门 吗?
Have you ever seen the carps jump the dragon gate?
Tiān ān mén guǎngchǎng de jūnrén shūshu zhēn wēifēng ā!
天 安 门 广场 的 军人 叔叔 真 威风 啊!
The soldier in Tiananmen Square are so majestic!
Exercises
1. We often ___ in the New Year.
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A. 花灯(huādēng)
B. 烟花(yān huā)
C. 电灯(diàn dēng)
2. What’s this in the picture?
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A. 龙虾(lóngxiā)
B. 鲤鱼(lǐyú)
C. 金鱼(jīnyú)
3. The Spring Festival of China is on the day of ____初一(chūyī).
A. 腊月(làyuè)
B. 二月(èryuè)
C. 正月(zhēngyuè)
4. In China, there is a famous fable named “鲤鱼跳(lǐyú tiào).
A. 龙门(lóng mén)
B. 大门(dàmén)
C. 家门(jiāmén)
5. What’s the meaning of “威风(wēifēng)?”
A. strict
B. majestic
C. kind