我之前寫過一篇《還記得A puma at large嗎?(文末有彩蛋)》,提及了英語中動物媽媽和動物寶寶的表達區分。當時就有校友們給我提出要求,讓我還可以寫寫英語中各種動物的叫聲匯總。
在英語啟蒙階段(向英語機構偷師),我家老大特別喜歡一首動物叫的兒歌,跟著我又唱又跳。
歌詞是這樣的:
I'm a cat, meow, meow, meow.
我是貓,喵喵喵。
I'm a dog, woof, woof, woof.
我是狗,汪汪汪。
I'm a bear, I'm a mouse.
我是小熊,我是老鼠。
I'm a rabbit, jump jump jump.
我是小兔,跳跳跳。
老大向我提出:中國汪星人的叫聲是「汪汪」,而英國汪星人為什麼卻是像狼一樣「嗚夫嗚夫」地叫呢。由此可見,中文裡動物的叫聲和英文並不一一對應。
如何才能便於孩子記住英語中小動物的叫聲呢?我最推薦的方法就是唱英語歌或唱兒歌。
例如,提及蜜蜂的叫聲就有這樣一首兒歌。
Little bee, little bee, round, round, round.
小蜜蜂,小蜜蜂,轉轉轉 。
Little bee, little bee, sound, sound, sound.
小蜜蜂 ,小蜜蜂,發聲音 。
buzzzz~
所以,老大就在小蜜蜂邊飛邊舞中記住了小蜜蜂的聲音是buzz。
還有一首耳熟能詳的經典好歌Old MacDonald Had A Farm,基本囊括了大部分小動物的叫聲。這首歌旋律歡快活潑,聽一遍就可以讓孩子記住副歌部分「E-I-E-I-O 咿呀咿呀呦」。歌曲分成多段,但大多語句反覆出現,非常適合幼兒的年齡特點。
原曲很長,摘取主要循環部分如下:
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on that farm he had some cows, E-I-E-I-O.
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there.
Here a "moo", there a "moo"
Everywhere a "moo-moo".
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
奶牛Cow的叫聲為「moo-moo」,之後的歌詞分別代入:鴨子Duck的叫聲為「quack-quack」,小雞Chick的叫聲為「chick-chick」,小豬Pig的叫聲為「oink-oink」,小羊Sheep的叫聲為「baa-baa」,小馬Horse的叫聲為「neigh-neigh」。
其中,各種「雞」的叫聲還各不相同,公雞Cock, Rooster的叫聲為「cock-a-doodle-doo」,母雞Hen的叫聲為「cluck-cluck」,小雞Chick的叫聲就是歌曲中提到的「chick-chick」。
最後,再來介紹一首匯總了動物叫聲的歌曲,歌曲名就叫「The Animal Sounds Song 」。個人覺得,只要把這首歌學會,大路貨動物的叫聲應該就掌握齊全了。
The dog goes woof woof woof woof,
The cow goes moo moo moo moo,
The duck goes quack quack quack quack,
And the owl says to whit to whoooo,
The cat goes meow meow meow meow,
The bird goes tweet tweet tweet tweet,
The pig goes oink oink oink oink,
And the little mouse says squeak squeak squeak,
(Squeak squeak squeak)
These are the sounds that animals make,
These are the sounds that animals make,
The sheep goes baa baa baa baa,
The rabbit goes thump thump thump,
(兔子一般叫聲也是「squeak-squeak」)
And the people they say bla bla bla bla bla,
The snake goes hiss hiss hiss,
The chicken goes cluck cluck cluck cluck,
The frog goes ribbit ribbit ribbit,
The bees say buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz,
These are the sounds that animals make,
These are the sounds that animals make,
The elephent goes pawoooo,
The bear growls grrr grrr,
The lion roars raaaar,
These are the sounds that animals make,
These are the sounds that animals make,
These are the sounds that animals make,
These are the sounds that animals make.
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