McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7
Sue and Mary will stand by the cage, and the bird will sing.
苏和玛丽将站在笼子旁，鸟儿会唱歌。
There are birds in the tree by the pond.
池塘旁的树上有鸟儿。
Can you see them?
你能看到它们吗？
Yes; there are five of them in a nest.
是的；它们有五只在一个巢里。
Tom will not rob a bird's nest.
汤姆不会掏鸟巢。
He is too kind to do so.
他太善良了，不会那样做。
Nell will feed the ducks.
内尔会喂鸭子。
Sue has a new dress.
苏有一件新裙子。
What bird is this?
这是什么鸟？
It is an owl.
这是一只猫头鹰。
What big eyes it has!
它的眼睛真大！
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
是的，但它白天看不清楚。
The owl can see best at night.
猫头鹰在夜晚视力最好。
Nat Pond has a pet owl.
纳特·庞德有一只宠物猫头鹰。
The day is hot.
今天天气很热。
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
奶牛们在大树的阴凉处。
They feed on the new grass.
它们吃新长的草。
Our cows do not run off.
我们的奶牛不会跑掉。
At night they come to the barn.
夜晚它们回到谷仓。
The sun will soon set.
太阳快要落山了。
The cows are on their way to the barn.
奶牛们正在回谷仓的路上。
One old cow has a bell on her neck.
一头老奶牛脖子上挂着一个铃铛。
She sees our dog, but she will not run.
她看见了我们的狗，但她不会跑。
Our dog is kind to the cows.
我们的狗对奶牛很温和。
Vocabulary
- 和
- hé — And; together with; in harmony
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; going to do something
- 站
- zhàn — To stand; to be in an upright position
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; indicating location or existence
- 笼子
- lóngzi — A cage; an enclosure for animals or birds
- 旁
- páng — Beside; next to; alongside something
- 鸟儿
- niǎor — Birds; a affectionate term for small birds
- 会
- huì — Can; to be able to; to know how
- 唱歌
- chànggē — To sing a song; to perform singing
- 池塘
- chítáng — A pond; a small body of still water
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or description
- 树上
- shùshàng — On the tree; up in the tree
- 有
- yǒu — To have; there is; there are
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 能
- néng — Can; to be capable of doing something
- 看到
- kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something
- 它们
- tāmen — They; them; referring to non-human things
- 吗
- ma — Question particle used at sentence end
- 是的
- shìde — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response
- 五只
- wǔ zhī — Five (animals or birds); a count of five
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single unit of something
- 巢里
- cháo lǐ — Inside a nest; within the bird's nest
- 不会
- bù huì — Cannot; does not know how to do
- 掏
- tāo — To reach into and take out; to rifle through
- 鸟巢
- niǎocháo — A bird's nest; a nest built by birds
- 他
- tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- 太
- tài — Too; excessively; extremely in degree
- 善良
- shànliáng — Kind-hearted; good-natured; benevolent in character
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 那样
- nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such a manner
- 做
- zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action
- 喂
- wèi — To feed; to give food to animals
- 鸭子
- yāzi — A duck; a common water bird
- 一件
- yī jiàn — One piece; a single item of clothing
- 新
- xīn — New; fresh; recently made or obtained
- 裙子
- qúnzi — A skirt or dress; women's lower garment
- 这
- zhè — This; referring to something nearby or present
- 是
- shì — Is; am; are; to be; affirmative verb
- 什么
- shénme — What; which thing; asking for identification
- 鸟
- niǎo — A bird; a feathered flying animal
- 一只
- yī zhī — One (animal or bird); a single creature
- 猫头鹰
- māotóuyīng — An owl; a nocturnal bird of prey
- 它
- tā — It; referring to a non-human thing or animal
- 眼睛
- yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- 真
- zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely; used for emphasis
- 大
- dà — Big; large; great in size or degree
- 但
- dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception
- 白天
- báitiān — Daytime; during the day; daylight hours
- 看
- kàn — To look; to see; to watch something
- 不清楚
- bù qīngchǔ — Not clearly; unable to see or understand well
- 夜晚
- yèwǎn — Night; nighttime; the evening hours
- 视力
- shìlì — Eyesight; visual acuity; ability to see clearly
- 最好
- zuìhǎo — Best; the highest quality; most favorable
- 宠物
- chǒngwù — A pet; a domesticated animal kept for companionship
- 今天
- jīntiān — Today; this current day
- 天气
- tiānqì — Weather; atmospheric conditions outside
- 很
- hěn — Very; quite; to a great degree
- 热
- rè — Hot; warm; high in temperature
- 奶牛们
- nǎiniúmen — Cows; dairy cattle; plural form of cow
- 大树
- dàshù — A big tree; a large tree
- 阴凉处
- yīnliángchù — A shady spot; a cool shaded area
- 吃
- chī — To eat; to consume food
- 新长
- xīn zhǎng — Newly grown; recently sprouted fresh growth
- 草
- cǎo — Grass; plants; vegetation growing on ground
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 奶牛
- nǎiniú — A dairy cow; a milk-producing cattle
- 跑掉
- pǎodiào — To run away; to escape by running
- 回到
- huídào — To return to; to go back to a place
- 谷仓
- gǔcāng — A barn; a storage building on a farm
- 太阳
- tàiyáng — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- 快要
- kuàiyào — About to; soon; on the verge of happening
- 落山
- luòshān — To set behind the mountains; sun going down
- 正在
- zhèngzài — Currently; in the process of doing something now
- 回
- huí — To return; to go back to a place
- 路上
- lùshàng — On the road; on the way; during a journey
- 一头
- yī tóu — One (large animal); a single large animal
- 老
- lǎo — Old; aged; elderly; having existed long
- 脖子
- bózi — Neck; the part connecting head and body
- 上
- shàng — On; above; upper; on top of something
- 挂着
- guàzhe — Hanging; wearing; suspended from something
- 铃铛
- língdāng — A small bell; a jingling bell ornament
- 她
- tā — She; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- 看见
- kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something
- 狗
- gǒu — A dog; a domesticated canine animal
- 跑
- pǎo — To run; to move quickly on foot
- 对
- duì — Correct; right; facing toward; in response
- 温和
- wēnhé — Gentle; mild; calm and kind in manner
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