Intermediate - Sheep, Wolves, and Fruit: a Riddle (C0418)
草原上来了一群羊。猜一种水果——草莓。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le yī qún yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng shuǐguǒ ——cǎoméi 。
A flock of sheep came to a field. Guess the fruit. (strawberry)
草原上又来了一群狼。猜一种水果——杨梅。
cǎoyuán shàng yòu lái le yī qún láng 。cāi yīzhǒng shuǐguǒ ——yángméi 。
Then a pack of wolves came to the field. Guess the fruit. (red bayberry)
草原上来了一群狼,没吃羊。猜一种海洋生物——虾。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le yī qún láng ,méi chī yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù ——xiā 。
A pack of wolves came to the field, but they didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (shrimp)
草原上来了狼,羊惊叫,狼还是没吃羊。猜一种海洋生物——龙虾。
cǎoyuán shàng lái le láng ,yáng jīngjiào ,láng hái shì méi chī yáng 。cāi yīzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù ——lóngxiā 。
The wolves came to the field, the sheep bleated in fear; the wolves still didn’t eat the sheep. Guess the marine animal. (lobster)
Vocabulary
草原 | cǎoyuán | field |
一群 | yīqún | a flock of |
羊 | yáng | sheep |
猜 | cāi | to guess |
一种 | yīzhǒng | a type of |
水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
草莓 | cǎoméi | strawberry |
狼 | láng | wolf |
杨梅 | yángméi | red bayberry |
海洋生物 | hǎiyáng shēngwù | marine animal |
虾 | xiā | shrimp |
惊叫 | jīngjiào | to bleat in fear |
龙虾 | lóngxiā | lobster |
谜语 | míyǔ | riddle |
谜底 | mídǐ | answer to a riddle |
同音词 | tóngyīncí | homonym |
多汁 | duōzhī | juicy |
转弯 | zhuǎnwān | turn around |
至少 | zhìshǎo | at least |
多一倍 | duōyībèi | to be double |