Module 4 Colourful life

Unit 7 Poems

Reading

My dad
我的爸爸
He comes home, has a shower,
回到家，洗个澡，
And eats dinner, every day.
吃晚餐，每一天。
Now he's sitting in his favourite chair
现在坐在爱椅上，
Too tired to laugh or play.
累得无力笑与玩。
He reads his book or newspaper
他读他的书或报，
To learn what's new today.
看看今天有啥新闻。
Soon he'll go to bed.
不久他就要去睡觉，
He's a boring man, my dad.
我爸是个无聊的人。
Then I see him working,
接着看看他的工作，
On the building site.
在那片建筑工地群。
He's high up in the clouds
他爬得高耸入云端，
Higher than a kite.
比风筝高啊，高入云。
He's walking on a narrow piece of wood
他走在窄窄的木板上，
Not worried about the height,
那么高，他竟不担心。
Not afraid, not afraid like me.
不怕，不怕，不像我，
He's a superman, my dad.
我爸爸他是个超人。
The old newspaper seller
卖报老人
He's sitting at the newspaper stand
他守着他的书报摊，
Near the bus stop,
就靠近一个公交站，
And he's smiling.
他那微笑着的脸，很温暖。
The sun is shining.
太阳炙烤着大地，
It's very hot.
天气热得招人烦，
But he's smiling.
但他还是微笑着，很灿烂。
A bus stops, and the people rush out.
车进站，人鱼贯，
They're hurrying to work.
忙忙碌碌每一天。
They don't have much time to smile.
他们不会给你笑，没时间。
They take their papers quickly,
他们快速取了报，
And put down some money.
然后放下一些钱。
But he's a patient man,
但他是位耐心的人，
And he's still smiling.
依旧保持着笑脸。
A crowd of people,
一群人，
All very busy, with tired faces,
都很忙，脸上挂满疲倦，
And just one smile.
只是就他一个人，笑容依然。
Is there just one smile in this city?
满城仅得一人笑？
Or will you make it two?
或许你能把笑传。
Let's make a million smiles!
让我们大家都笑起来，笑满人间！