Dīdā dīdā, xià xiǎoyǔ le.
滴答 滴答，下 小雨 了。
Drip, drip, it’s raining.
Zhǒngzi shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào fāyá.
种子 说， 下吧 下吧，我 要 发芽。
The seeds say: “Please rain, please rain I want to sprout.”
Líshù shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào kāihuā.
梨树 说， 下吧 下吧，我 要 开花。
The pear says: “Please rain, please rain. I want to bloom.”
Màimiáo shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào zhǎngdà.
麦苗 说， 下吧 下吧，我 要 长大。
The wheat seedlings say: “Please rain, please rain. I want to grow up.”
Xiǎo péngyǒu shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào zhòngguā.
小 朋友 说， 下吧 下吧，我 要 种瓜。
The children say: “Please rain, please rain. I want to plant melons.
Dīdā dīdā, xià xiǎoyǔ le.
滴答 滴答，下 小雨 了。
Drip, drip, it’s raining.
Vocabulary:
Chūnyǔ guì rú yóu!
春雨 贵 如 油！
Spring rain is as precious as oil!
2、发芽(fāyá) v. sprout
Xiǎocǎo fāyá le.
小草 发芽 了。
The grass sprouts.
3、梨树(líshù) n. pear tree
Nǎinai jiā yuànzi lǐ yǒu yìkē líshù!
奶奶 家 院子 里 有 一棵 梨树。
IThere is a pear tree in my grandmother’s yard.
4、开花(kāihuā) v. bloom
Méihuā zài dōngtiān kāihuā.
梅花 在 冬天 开花。
The plum blossoms bloom in winter.
Exercises
1. There is a saying in Chinese that “ _____ 贵如油(guì rú yóu).”
A. 春风(chūnfēng)
B. 春雨(chūnyǔ)
C. 春雪(chūnxuě)
2. In the spring, the grass _____ and the flowers ____.
A. 开花(kāihuā); 发芽(fāyá)
B. 发芽(fāyá); 开花(kāihuā)
C. 开花(kāihuā); 开花(kāihuā)