Lesson 11　What a Bird Taught　第11课　一只小鸟教会我

twit-twee

bough（bow）

twit-twit

topmost lock

spray mate

closely rosy

answer

Why do you come to my apple tree，

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee！

That was all he would say.

Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet！

That was all he would say.

Why on the topmost bough do you get，

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee！twit-twit-twit！

That was all he would say.

Where is your mate?come, answer me，

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit！twit-twit-twee！

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary

你为什么来到我的苹果树下，

你这只小灰鸟？

傻子—傻子，傻子—傻子，

傻子—傻子—自作多情的人！

那就是他要说的。

你为什么锁住你玫瑰色的脚，

如此紧紧地抓住小树枝？

傻子—傻子，傻子—傻子—叽喳！

那就是他想说的。

你为什么站在最高的树枝上，

你这只小灰鸟？

傻子—傻子—叽喳！

傻子—傻子—傻子！

那就是他想说的。

你的伴侣在哪里？来吧，回答我，

你这只小灰鸟？

傻子—傻子—傻子！

傻子—傻子—叽喳！

那就是他想说的。

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