小白船 (xiǎo bái chuán) The Small White Ship

Lán lán de tiānkōng yínhé lǐ,
蓝    蓝 的     天空     银河 里,
In the blue sky of the galaxy,

Yǒu zhī xiǎo bái chuán.
有   只    小   白   船。
There is a small white ship.

Chuán shàng yǒu kē guìhuā shù,
船           上     有   棵   桂花   树,
With a sweet-scented tree,

Bái tù zài yóuwán.
白   兔 在    游玩。
A rabbit is playing.

Jiǎngr jiǎngr kàn bú jiàn,
桨儿    桨儿  看   不  见,
We cannot see the oars,

Chuán shàng yě méi fān.
船           上   也   没  帆。
And there are no sails on the ship.

Piāoya piāoya piāo xiàng xīfāng.
飘呀       飘呀    飘    向    西方。
The ship floats to the west.,

Dùguò nà tiáo yínhé shuǐ,
渡过     那  条    银河   水,
And it goes across the galaxy,

Zǒuxiàng cǎiyún guó.
走向          彩云     国。
Heading through a cloud.

Zǒuguò nàgè cǎiyún guó,
走过       那个   彩云    国,
After going through the cloud,

Zài xiàng nǎr qù?
再    向   哪儿 去?
Where to next?

Zài nà yáoyuǎn de dìfāng
在  那     遥远    的  地方,
In that distant place,

Shǎnzhe jīnguāng.
闪着         金光。
Splashed in golden light.

Chénxīng shì dēngtǎ,
晨星         是     灯塔,
The star is a lighthouse,

Zhào ya zhào de liàng.
照      呀  照   的   亮。
Lighting up the way.

Vocabulary
1. 桨儿(jiǎngr) n. oars

Chuán shàng yǒu liǎnggè jiǎngr.
船         上      有     两个   桨儿。
There are two oars on the boat.

2. 遥远的(yáoyuǎn de) adj. distant

Wǒ zhù zài yígè yáoyuǎn de xiāngcūn.
我   住   在 一个   遥远    的    乡村。
I live in a distant village.

3. 灯塔(dēngtǎ) n. lighthouse
Kàn, qiánfāng yǒu yígè dēngtǎ.
看,   前方     有   一个  灯塔。
Look, there is a lighthouse up ahead.

Exercises

1. The earth and the sun are part of our _____.
A. 黄河(huánghé)
B. 银河(yínhé)
C. 小河(xiǎohé)
2. We can use ____ to push the boat forward in the water.
A. 桨儿(jiǎngr)
B. 帆(fān)
C. 灯(dēng)
3. The opposite of “遥远的(yáoyuǎn de)” is ____.
A. 附近的 (fùjìn de)

B. 远处的 (yuǎnchù de)
C. 旁边的 (pángbiān de)
4. What is shown in the picture?

灯塔(dēngtǎ)

A. 房子(fángzi)
B. 屋子(wūzi)
C. 灯塔(dēngtǎ)


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