Lesson 11 / 24
为什么
Why
阅读 Reading
wān弯wān弯de的yuè月liàng亮
the curved moon
wān弯wān弯de的yuè月liàng亮xiǎo小xiǎo小de的chuán船，
The curved moon is a little boat,
xiǎo小xiǎo小de的chuán船ér儿liǎng两tóu头jiān尖。
The little boat is pointed at both ends.
wǒ我zuò坐zài在chuán船shàng上tái抬tóu头kàn看，
Sitting in the boat I look up,
zhǐ只kàn看jiàn见shǎn闪shǎn闪de的xīng星xīng星lán蓝lán蓝de的tiān天
I only see the twinkling stars and the blue sky
wān弯wān弯de的yuè月liàng亮xiǎo小xiǎo小de的chuán船，
The curved moon is a little boat,
xiǎo小xiǎo小de的chuán船ér儿liǎng两tóu头jiān尖。
The little boat is pointed at both ends.
wǒ我zuò坐zài在chuán船shàng上wǎng往xià下kàn看，
Sitting in the boat I look down,
zhǐ只kàn看jiàn见yuán圆yuán圆de的dì地qiú球bù不tíng停dì地zhuǎn转
I only see the round Earth turning and turning
shēng生xué学（Characters)
Characters
wān弯chuán船
zhǐ只wǎng往qiú球tíng停
词语 Words
xīng星xīng星
star
tái抬tóu头
to raise one's head
dì地qiú球
the Earth
zhōng中
xià夏tiān天shí时，dōng冬tiān天zài在
in summer, where is winter
lǐ里？
dōng冬tiān天shí时，xià夏tiān天zài在nǎ哪lǐ里？
In winter, where is summer?
tiān天liàng亮shí时，hēi黑yè夜zài在nǎ哪lǐ里？
When day breaks, where is the night?
tiān天hēi黑shí时，guāng光míng明zài在nǎ哪lǐ里？
When night falls, where is the light?
wèi为shén什me么hé河shuǐ水huì会liú流dòng动？
Why does river water flow?
wèi为shén什me么hú湖shuǐ水yòu又bù不liú流？
And why does lake water not flow?
wèi为shén什me么niǎo鸟ér儿bù不zài在shuǐ水zhōng中fēi飞？
Why do birds not fly in the water?
wèi为shén什me么yú鱼ér儿bù不zài在tiān天shàng上yóu游？
Why do fish not swim in the sky?
wèi为shén什me么？wèi为shén什me么？
Why? Why?
dà大rén人dōu都zhè这me么shuō说：
the grown-ups all say:
“nǐ你zhǎng长dà大le了huì会míng明bái白
"You will understand when you grow up
kě可shì是wǒ我tiān天tiān天dōu都zài在xīn心lǐ里xiǎng想
but every day I think about it
生字 Characters
shí时yè夜guāng光hé河
liú流dòng动
hú湖fēi飞yóu游zhǎng长xiǎng想
词语 Words
xià夏tiān天
summer
dōng冬tiān天
winter
guāng光míng明
bright; light
dà大rén人
grown-up; adult
zhè这me么
so; like this
nǎ哪lǐ里
where
jù句shì士Semtenee
Sentences
wèi为shén什me么hé河shuǐ水huì会liú流dòng动？
Why does river water flow?
课堂练习 Exercises in Class
miáo描miáo描，xiě写yī一xiě写Leam to wite）
shí时
yè夜
guāng光
dú读dú读
shí时jiān间xiǎo小shí时liǎng两gè个xiǎo小shí时
qī七gè个xiǎo小shí时
hēi黑yè夜
yè夜lǐ里yè夜jiān间
guāng光míng明
bright; light
guāng光liàng亮yuè月guāng光
yáng阳guāng光
xīng星guāng光
liàng亮guāng光shí时guāng光
xiǎo小hé河
hé河shuǐ水
hé河liú流
liú流shuǐ水
liú流xià下lái来
liú流xīng星
liú流dòng动
dòng动huà画dòng动nǎo脑dòng动shǒu手dòng动bǐ笔
zǒu走dòng动
dòng动zuò作
diàn电dòng动wán玩jù具
hú湖shuǐ水shui氵
hú湖miàn面
yóu游lái来yóu游qù去
fēi飞lái来fēi飞qù去fēi飞dé得gāo高
fēi飞dé得yuǎn远
fēi飞shàng上tiān天
fēi飞xià下lái来
zhǎng长dà大zhǎng长gāo高
xiǎng想jiā家
xiǎng想bà爸bà爸hé和mā妈mā妈
xiǎng想yé爷yé爷hé和nǎi奶nǎi奶
pī批zhǎn展xiě写zhì智huàn换wpandandsubstitute
wèi为shén什me么
wèi为shén什me么bù不qù去
wèi为shén什me么xué学zhōng中wén文
nǐ你wèi为shén什me么bù不qù去gōng公yuán园？
nǐ你wèi为shén什me么xué学zhōng中wén文？
hé河shuǐ水wèi为shén什me么huì会liú流dòng动？
xué学huà画huà画ér儿
qù去xué学xiào校
xué学chàng唱gē歌
jiě姐jiě姐
mā妈mā妈
shōu收shí拾fáng房jiān间
duì对huà话（Dialogue）
yún云yún云：liàng亮liàng亮，shén什me么zài在shuǐ水lǐ里yóu游？
liàng亮liàng亮：xiǎo小yú鱼。
yún云yún云：hái还yǒu有shén什me么huì会zài在shuǐ水lǐ里yóu游？
liàng亮liàng亮：xiǎo小gǒu狗yě也huì会yóu游yǒng泳
yún云yún云：xiǎo小niǎo鸟huì会bú不huì会yóu游yǒng泳？
liàng亮liàng亮：xiǎo小niǎo鸟bú不huì会yóu游yǒng泳
yún云yún云：wèi为shén什me么xiǎo小yú鱼hé和xiǎo小gǒu狗bú不huì会fēi飞？
liàng亮liàng亮：wǒ我yě也bù不míng明bái白。
yún云yún云：nà那wǒ我men们míng明tiān天yì一qǐ起qù去wèn问lǎo老shī师ba吧
xiǎng想yī一xiǎng想，shuō说yī一shuō说（Think and answer heFalowing questient）
（1）yú鱼ér儿huì会zài在nǎ哪lǐ里yóu游？niǎo鸟ér儿huì会zài在nǎ哪lǐ里fēi飞？
（2）wǒ我men们zài在nǎ哪lǐ里xué学zhōng中wén文？
阅读 Reading
xiǎo小hào好qí奇
wǒ我jiā家xiǎo小dì弟dì弟，
My little brother at home,
wài外hào号“xiǎo小hào好qí奇””
nicknamed "Little Curious"
rén人xiǎo小huà话ér儿duō多，
a small person with a lot to say,
ài爱wèn问guài怪wèn问tí题：
loves asking odd questions:
wèi为shén什me么niǎo鸟ér儿huì会zài在tiān天shàng上fēi飞？
Why can birds fly in the sky?
wèi为shén什me么yú鱼ér儿shuǐ水lǐ里néng能hū呼xī吸？
Why can fish breathe in the water?
wèi为shén什me么tài太yáng阳cóng从dōng东zǒu走dào到xī西？
Why does the sun travel from east to west?
wèi为shén什me么hé河shuǐ水cóng从gāo高liú流dào到dī低？
Why does river water run from high ground to low?
wǒ我shuō说：“xiǎo小hào好qí奇ya呀，bié别zháo着jí急，
I said, "Little Curious, don't be in such a hurry,
yào要xiǎng想míng明bái白wèi为shén什me么，
if you want to know why,
jīn今hòu后hái还yào要duō多xué学xí习。
and from now on I must study more.
shēng生xué学（Characters)
Characters
dì弟guài怪
néng能
cóng从dī低jí急
词语 Words
dì弟di弟
younger brother
wèn问tí题
question; problem
hū呼xī吸
to breathe
zháo着jí急
anxious; worried
zhōng中e
测验 Quiz — 21 questions
做完这些题就算学完这一课。 Finish these to complete the lesson.
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时 Choose the pinyin
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夜 Choose the pinyin
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光 Choose the pinyin
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河 Choose the pinyin
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流 Choose the pinyin
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动 Choose the pinyin
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hú Choose the character
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fēi Choose the character
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yóu Choose the character
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zhǎng Choose the character
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时（shí） What does it mean?
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夜（yè） What does it mean?
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光（guāng） What does it mean?
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河（hé） What does it mean?
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流（liú） What does it mean?
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动（dòng） What does it mean?
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夏天＿，冬天在 Which character belongs in the blank?
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冬天＿，夏天在哪里？ Which character belongs in the blank?
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天亮时，黑＿在哪里？ Which character belongs in the blank?
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天黑时，＿明在哪里？ Which character belongs in the blank?
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为什么河水会＿动？ Which character belongs in the blank?
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把汉字和拼音连起来 Match each character to its pinyin
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Listen and choose the character you hear
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Listen and choose the character you hear
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Listen and choose the character you hear
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Listen and choose the character you hear
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生字卡片 Flashcards for this lesson's characters
时 shí
old variant of 時|时[shi2]夜 yè
variant of 夜[ye4]光 guāng
light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely河 hé
river; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way流 liú
to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread动 dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace湖 hú
lake飞 fēi
to fly游 yóu
to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]长 zhǎng
chief; head; elder
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