小學生雙語晨讀 269 SING A SONG Of SIX PENCE 唱支六便士的歌

DAY 269

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Pick a partner and practice passing, perhaps you'll play professionally.

SING A SONG Of SIX PENCE 唱支六便士的歌

Sing a song of six pence, 唱支六便士的歌，

A pocket full of grain. 麥粒兒一滿袋。

Four and twenty black birds 二十四只烏鴉

baked in a pie. 烤焰餅里擺。

When the pie was opened 當那餡餅一切開，

the birds began to sing. 鳥兒就唱起來。

Was't that a dainty dish to set 這不是一盤國王

before the king? 用的豐盛好菜嗎?

The king was in his counting house, 那國王正在賬房，

Counting out his money. 把他的財寶算。

The queen was in the palace, 王后的皇宮里，

Eating bread and honey. 吃那面包加蜜糖。

The maid was in the garden, 女傭在花園里，

Hanging out the clothes. 把那衣裳晾。

Down flew a black birds, 飛下一只烏鴉，

And pecked off her nose. 啄去她的鼻梁。

文選可分為三部分：
第一部分的韻腳為/i?/，需重讀sing/si?/和king/ki?/。
第二部分的韻腳為/'?ni/，需重讀money/'m?ni/和honey/h?ni/。
第三部分的韻腳為/z/，需重讀clothes/kl?uðz/和nose/nauz/。