General Chinese

小猴子下山 (Xiǎo hóuzi xiàshān) A Little Monkey  

Key Learning Points (Preview):

高兴 (gāoxìng): adj. happy

可爱 (kěài): adj. lovely

Yǒu yì tiān, yì zhī xiǎo hóuzi xiàshān qù wán.
有 一 天，一 只 小    猴子   下山      去 玩。

One day, a little monkey went down a mountain to play.

Tā zǒu dào yí piàn yùmǐ  dì lǐ,  kànjian yùmǐ  jié de yòu dà yòu duō, fēicháng gāoxìng.
它 走    到   一 片   玉米 地里，看见    玉米 结 得 又   大 又    多， 非常     高兴。

He was very happy when he came to a corn field and saw many big corns.

Tā jiù bāile yí  gè, kángzhe wǎngqián zǒu.
它 就 掰了一 个，扛着          往前      走。

He picked one and went ahead.

Xiǎo hóuzi zǒu dào yì kē táoshù xià, kànjian yòu dà  yòu hóng de táozi, fēicháng gāoxìng.
小      猴子 走   到 一棵    桃树   下,    看见    又  大    又     红    的 桃子，非常       高兴。

Then the little monkey came to a peach tree and saw the big red peaches. He was very happy.

Tā jiù rēngle yùmǐ qù zhāi táozi.
它 就 扔了   玉米 去 摘   桃子。

He threw the corn and picked the peaches.

Xiǎo hóuzi pěngzhe jǐ  gè táozi,   zǒu dào yí piàn guā dì  lǐ.
小     猴子     捧着    几 个 桃子，走   到 一 片    瓜   地里。

The little monkey came to a melon field carrying the peaches.

Tā kànjian yòu dà yòu yuán de  xīgua, fēicháng gāoxìng, jiù rēngle táozi qù zhāi xīgua.
它    看见    又   大  又    圆    的   西瓜，非常       高兴，   就 扔了   桃子 去  摘    西瓜。

When he saw a big round watermelon, he was very happy. Then he threw away the peaches and picked the watermelon.

Xiǎo hóuzi bàozhe yí gè dà xīgua wǎng huí zǒu.
小     猴子     抱着   一个 大  西瓜    往    回  走。

The little monkey went back holding a big watermelon.

Tā kànjian yì zhī xiǎo tù bèng beng tiào tiao de,  zhēn kěài.
它    看见    一只  小   兔   蹦     蹦    跳    跳  的，真    可爱。

He saw a lovely little rabbit hopping around.

Tā fēicháng gāoxìng, jiù rēngle xīgua qù zhuī xiǎo tù.
它   非常         高兴，  就   扔了  西瓜  去   追   小   兔。

He was very happy. Then he threw away the watermelon and chased the little rabbit.

Xiǎo tù pǎojìn línzi,   bú jiàn le.
小    兔   跑进  林子，不 见 了。

But the little rabbit ran into the woods and disappeared.

Xiǎo hóuzi zhǐhǎo kōng zhe shǒu huíjiā qù le.
小     猴子    只好    空     着    手   回家  去 了。

The little monkey went back empty-handed.

Key Learning Points:

高兴 (gāoxìng): adj. happy

Example:

    Tài gāoxìng le,  wǒ bàba xià zhōu yào dài wǒ qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu.
A: 太      高兴   了，我 爸爸  下  周    要   带   我  去    中国      旅游。

     I’m so happy. My father will take me to travel to China next week.

    Tài hǎo le,   jìde gěi wǒ dài lǐwù a.
B: 太   好  了，记得 给 我 带 礼物啊。

    Great! Remember to bring me a gift.

可爱 (kěài): adj. lovely

Example:

    Nǐmen jiā nà zhī xiǎogǒu tài  kěài le.
A: 你们    家 那 只   小狗    太 可爱了。

    Your little dog is so lovely.

    Nà dāngrán le,   tā shì māma tèyì sònggěi wǒ de shēngrì lǐwù ne.
B: 那    当然     了，它是    妈妈  特意  送给    我  的    生日   礼物呢。

    Of course. It is a special birthday gift from my mother.

Kids Chinese Vocabulary:

玉米 (yùmǐ): n. corn

桃子 (táozi): n. peach

西瓜(xīgua): n. watermelon

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