昨天夜里， 谁从草地上走过？ 丢了那么多的珍珠。 今天早上， 谁在草丛中看着我？ 还打湿了我的衣裤。 太阳升高了， 谁收走了珍珠？ 留下了湿湿的气息， 湿湿的泥土。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 夜里 | yè li | during the night; at night; nighttime |
| 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shui2] |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4] |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 走过 | zǒu guò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 丢 | dīu | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop; tear |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草[cao3]; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] |
| 丛 | cōng | cluster; collection of books |
| 中看 | zhōng kàn | pleasant to the eye; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4] |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 打 | dá | (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 湿 | shi | wet; moist; damp |
| 衣 | yī | clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 |
| 裤 | kǔ | trousers; pants |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]) |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | to raise; to ascend |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form… |
| 留下 | líu xià | to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go |
| 气息 | qì xī | breath; smell; odor; flavor |
| 泥 | nī | mud; paste |
| 土 | Tǔ | surname Tu; Tu ethnic group |
Last night, Who walked up from the meadow? [They] lost so many pearls. This morning, Who was watching me from the underbrush? [They] made damp my trousers. The sun is high, who left with the pearls? [They] left behind them dewy breath, and wet soil.