Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,One fell off and bumped his head,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,One fell off and bumped his head,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"Uh, uh, ah, uh, ah, uh, ah, ah!Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,One fell off and bumped his head,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,One fell off and bumped his head,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"Uh, uh, ah, uh, ah, uh, ah, ah!One little monkey jumping on the bed,He fell off and bumped his head,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"No little monkeys jumping on the bed,None fell off and bumped his head,"Put those monkeys back in bed!"Uh, uh, ah, uh, ah, uh, ah, ah!这又是一首典型的英语儿歌,从五开始不断减少,直到没有,然后来一个“意料之外、情理之中”的结尾,皆大欢喜。这其实是在教孩子利用自己的五根手指数数。有时我们会看到,一些版本是教孩子用两只手、总共10根手指数数,这时歌曲的名字就会变成Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed,十只小猴子在床上跳来跳去,反正这歌也好唱,每节就改一下第一个词,不费事。 整首歌曲用的是过去时,这是介绍一般过去时的好材料。另外,每节最后的祈使句和名词词组性质的No more monkeys jumping on the bed,也值得跟孩子介绍一下。 从音韵结构(rhyme scheme)角度来说,这首歌用的是独韵,全部押韵/-ed/,这样唱起来也比较简单明快。
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