A mén a qián yìkē pútao shù,
阿 门 阿 前 一棵 葡萄 树，
There is a grape tree in front of the door,
a nèn a nènlǜ de gāng fāyá.
阿 嫩 阿 嫩绿 地 刚 发芽。
germinating just now in tender green buds.
Wōniú bēizhe nà zhòngzhòng de ké ya,
蜗牛 背着 那 重重 的 壳 呀，
The snail with the heavy shell,
yíbù yíbù de wǎng shàng pá.
一步 一步 地 往 上 爬。
is climbing up the tree step by step.
A shù a shàng liǎngzhī huánglí’niǎo,
阿 树 阿 上 两只 黄鹂 鸟，
There are two orioles in the tree,
a xǐ a xǐ hāha zài xiào tā.
阿 喜 阿 喜 哈哈 在 笑 他。
laughing at the snail.
Pútao chéngshú hái zǎode hěn na.
葡萄 成熟 还 早得 很 哪。
It needs to wait a long time till the grapes become ripe.
Xiànzài shànglái gànshénme?
现在 上来 干什么？
Why are you coming up right now?
A huáng a huáng nǐ ya búyào xiào,
阿 黄 阿 黄 你 呀 不要 笑，
You birds, don’t laugh at me,
děng wǒ pá shàng tā jiù chéngshú liao.
等 我 爬 上 它 就 成熟 了。
the grapes will become ripe when I climb to the top.
Vocabulary
1. 葡萄 noun pútao grape
Nǐ xǐhuan chī pútao ma?
你 喜欢 吃 葡萄 吗？
Do you like to eat grapes?
2. 蜗牛 noun wōniú snail
Shù shàng yǒu hěnduō wōniú!
树 上 有 很多 蜗牛！
There are many snails in the tree!
3. 黄鹂鸟 noun huánglí’niǎo oriole
Huánglí’niǎo de jiàoshēng hěn hǎotīng!
黄鹂 鸟 的 叫声 很 好听！
The singing of the orioles is very beautiful!
Exercises
1. Which of the following foods is a fruit?
A. 葡萄(pútao)
B. 茄子(qiézi)
C. 辣椒(làjiāo)
2. Please pick out the right animal according to these three words: fly, sweet voice, yellow.
A. 蜗牛(wōniú)
B. 黄鹂鸟(huánglí’niǎo)
C. 葡萄(pútao)
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