UNIT 1 You Can Write Poetry
第一單元 你可以寫詩
Lesson 5: That's a Funny Limerick!
第5課：一首有趣的五行打油詩！
THINK ABOUT IT!
想一想！
Think of a funny saying in Chinese.
想一句漢語的俏皮話。
What is it? Do you like to tell jokes?
是什么？你喜歡講笑話嗎？
Tell a funny joke in Chinese.
用漢語講一個有趣的笑話。
Say it again in English.
用英語再講一遍。
Is it also funny in English?
用英語講還搞笑嗎？
Will someone please help me fill in the blanks in my limerick?
有人愿意幫我填五行打油詩嗎？
Yes,I'd love to.
是的，我愿意。
Thanks,Brian.
謝謝，布萊恩。
No,don't let him.
不要，不要讓他幫你！
I want to help you,Jenny!
我想幫你，珍妮！
(She laughs.)
（她笑了。）
You and Brian can both help me.
你和布萊恩都可以幫我。
What's the first word you need?
你需要的第一個詞是什么？
I need a word that describes age.
我需要一個形容年齡的詞。
How about "old"?
“老”這個詞怎么樣？
(She writes the word in the blank.)
（她把這個單詞填進空里。）
Great.
很棒。
Now I need either a size or a feeling.
現在我需要一個表示尺碼或表示感覺的詞。
Huge and beautiful!
巨大的，漂亮的！
She didn't ask for both a size and a feeling.
她不是說表示尺碼和感覺的兩個詞都要，
Choose just one of them.
選其中的一個就好。
Huge,then.The next two blanks are both motion words.
巨大的。下面的兩個空是表示動作的詞，
You can each give me one.
你們可以一人給我一個。
Slowly!Quickly!
緩慢地!迅速地!
Now,there's just one more blank.
現在，還有一個空。
I need a word that describes weight.
我需要一個形容體重的詞。
Sunny!Short!Thirsty!Famous!
陽光的，短的，渴的，著名的!
(He laughs.)
（他笑了。）
Those aren't descriptions for weight!
那不是形容體重的！
Jenny needs a word like "heavy" or "light."
珍妮需要一個像“重的”或“輕的”的詞。
Let's choose "heavy."
那我們選“重的”吧！
(She fills in the last blank.)
（她填好了最后一個空。）
Shall I learn my poem by heart,and then say it to you?
我能用背下這首詩后，再說給你們聽聽嗎？
(He laughs.)
（他笑了。）
No.Just read it!
不要，就讀出來吧！
I once saw a very old cat,
曾經，我見到一只老貓，
That was wearing a huge yellow hat.
戴著一頂大大的黃色的帽子。
I jumped really slowly,
我緩慢地跳著，
And then I said quickly,
然后，我迅速地說：
"Don't you think you look heavy in that?"
“你不覺得你戴著它看起來很肥嗎？”
Did we do this right?
我們這樣做對嗎？
It sounds wrong!
聽起來好像錯了！
Don't worry,Danny.
別擔心，丹尼。
It's okay!It's funny!
很好！挺有意思！
LET'S DO IT!
做一做！
Look up "limerick" in a dictionary.
在字典里查“limerick”。
What pattern does it follow?
它是什么樣的格式？
How many lines are there?
有多少行？
Which lines rhyme?
那些行押韻？
Then look in the library or on the internet to find more limericks.
然后在圖書館或網上找出更多的打油詩。
You can learn some by heart or try your best to write one yourself.
你可以背幾首，或者盡自己最大的努力寫一首。