LESSON 4

THE LITTLE STAR

小星星

1

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

　How I wonder what you are,

　Up above the world so high,

　Like a diamond in the sky!

2

When the blazing sun is set,

　And the grass with dew is wet,

　Then you show your little light;

　Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

3

Then, if I were in the dark,

　I would thank you for your spark.

　I could not see which way to go,

　If you did not twinkle so.

4

And when I am sound asleep,

　Oft^[1] you through my window peep;

　For you never shut your eye,

　Till the sun is in the sky.

【中文阅读】

1

一闪一闪小星星，

我想知道你是谁，

挂在天上那么高，

好似钻石满天空。

2

夕阳西下夜来到，

露水湿润青青草。

你便发出微弱光，

一闪一闪照夜空。

3

当我身处黑暗中，

感谢发出光闪烁。

没有你的闪闪亮

无人给我指方向。

4

当我夜间香甜睡，

窗外有你时偷窥。

从未闭上亮眼睛，

直到旭日再升起。

注释

[1]　oft，常用于英语古诗中，“常常，再三”之意。