Snowfall has covered the ground. Are you ready to go together with your family and friends to make a snowman? Read the lyrics of the song 堆雪人 Making a Snowman after listening to the audios.
Key Learning Points (Preview):
雪花 (xuěhuā): n. snowflake
笑 (xiào): v. to smile
Běifēng chuī, piāo xuěhuā,
北风 吹， 飘 雪花，
The north wind is blowing and the snowflakes are falling.
wǒ hé dìdi xuědì shuǎ.
我 和 弟弟雪地 耍。
My younger brother and I are playing in the snow.
Duī gè xuěrén pàng yòu dà,
堆 个 雪人 胖 又 大，
We are making a big plump snowman.
tàiyáng bù chū hāhā xiào,
太阳 不 出 哈哈 笑，
The snowman is smiling when the sun doesn’t shine.
tàiyáng chūlái tā kū le.
太阳 出来 它 哭了。
But he is crying as soon as the sun comes out.
Key Learning Points:
雪花 (xuěhuā): n. snowflake
Example:
Xiàxuě le! Nǐ kàn, hǎo piàoliang de xuěhuā ya.
A: 下雪了！ 你看， 好 漂亮 的 雪花 呀。
It’s snowing. Look, how beautiful the snowflakes are!
Shì a, tài měi le.
B: 是啊，太美了。
Yes, they are so beautiful.
笑 (xiào): v. to smile
Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā kāixīn de xiào le.
听到 这个 好 消息，他 开心 地 笑 了。
After hearing the good news, he smiled happily.
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It is 哭.
Maybe sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry over something. When this happens, you can say 哭笑不得 to express this feeling in Chinese.
What about the Chinese character for “to cry”?