◆ 攥、滚、堆、插等动作如何表达?
◆ 圆柱形、球形、大小不一的物体,英文怎么说?
◆ 西方的小朋友比我们多了一个游戏——雪天使
孩子:妈妈,雪停了。
Child: Snow has stopped snowing.
咱们能堆雪人吗?
Can we build a snowman?
妈妈:能啊,但是一定要穿暖和点儿。
Mom: Yes, but be sure to dress warmly.
孩子:好啊,我去拿胡萝卜当雪人的鼻子。
Child: Okay, I'll grab a carrot for the snowman's nose.
妈妈:咱们在花园里找石头当他的眼睛,
Mom: We'll find stones in the garden for his eyes,
树枝当他的胳膊。
and branches for his arms.
孩子:我去柜子里找帽子和围巾。
Child: I'll look in the closet for a hat and scarf.
咱们需要的东西都找到了。
We have everything we need.
咱们走吧!
Let's go!
嗯,我怎么开始堆雪人呢?
How do I start building the snowman?
妈妈:用手把雪攥一个小球。
Mom: First, squeeze some snow in your hands to form a small ball.
孩子:是这样吗?
Child: Is this right?
妈妈:很好。
Mom: Very good.
现在,咱们在雪里滚,做一个更大的球。
Now, let's roll that ball in the snow to make a bigger one.
得一直转这个球。
Make sure to keep rotating the ball.
要不然你就做成圆柱形而不是球形了。
Otherwise, you'll get a cylinder instead of a sphere.
(Cylinder读作 [ˈsilindər],Sphere读作 [sfir]。)
孩子:雪球这么快就变大了。
Child: The snowball grows so quickly.
妈妈:咱们需要做三个雪球:一个小的,一个中的,一个大的。
Mom: We need to make three snowballs: a small one, a medium one, and a large one.
你做得很棒。
You're doing a great job.
孩子:我觉得我做好了。
Child: I think I'm done.
妈妈:现在咱们做雪人的脸。
Mom: Now let's make the snowman's face.
孩子:我用两块石头当他的眼睛,一根胡萝卜当他的鼻子,
Child: I'll use two stones for his eyes, a carrot for his nose,
三根树枝当他的笑脸。
and three sticks for his smile.
妈妈:现在你可以帮我把雪球摞上了,然后给雪人装扮一下。
Mom: Now you can help me stack the snowballs and then finish dressing the snowman.
大雪球在底下,中的在中间,小的是头。