Lesson 27 The Shrimp 第27课 虾 Do you like shrimps? They are very nice to eat at tea-time along with bread and butter. Next time you have shrimps for tea, you must look at them well before you eat them. 小朋友, 你喜欢吃虾吗? 在下午茶的...
The very young flowers of the buttercup are called buds. On the outside of each bud we see five little green leaves. These keep the bud safe from the cold and from the rain. 毛茛的花, 在很小的时候, 叫做花蕾。每一个花蕾的外面, 我...
Lesson 26 Picking Buttercups 第26课 摘毛茛 You all like to gather the yellow flowers called buttercups. The flowers are pretty, but there are other partsof the plant which you should look at. Let us dig up the whole plant with a big knife, and t...
The herring lays its eggs on the rocks at the bottom of the sea. The eggs are then called spawn. In a few weeks a little herring comes out of each egg. Many other fishes eat the spawn, or the sea would soon be full ofherrings. 鲱鱼在海底的礁石上...
Lesson 25 The Herring 第25课 鲱鱼 Herrings are a kind of fish that live in the sea. They like salt water. Indeed if they are put into fresh water, they soon die. Now the gold-fish which we read about the other day likes fresh water, and it would...
These pods are picked when they are large and full. 豌豆荚长大、长饱满之后, 人们就采下来, The peas are taken out, and boiled for us to eat. 把豌豆剥出来煮着吃。 Let us look at the curious flower of the pea-plant. 咱们再看...
第24课 嫩豌豆 Let us go to a seed-shop and buy a few garden peas. 咱们去种子商店买点儿豌豆吧！ Here they are, looking like a handful of little grey balls. 瞧, 放在手里像一把灰色的小球。 We will soak a few of them in w...
Lesson 23 The Periwinkle 第23课 滨螺 A boy with a basket is walking down the street. 街上有个孩子挎着篮子走过来, He is shouting out, Winks, winks, periwinks! 一边走一边吆喝：滨螺！滨螺！卖滨螺啦！ Let us buy a few...
Lesson22 An ear of wheat 第22课 一棵麦穗 I am sure that you have all had some bread to eat today. How many of you know what bread is made of? The baker makes it of flour mixed with water, and some yeast, and a little salt. These things mixed to...
Lesson21 A piece of slate 第21课 一块石板 Look at your slate, and see what it is made of. It is a very thin, smooth, grey stone. The pencil with which you write upon it is also a piece of soft slate. 小朋友, 看看你自己写字用的石板...
