Author: Xiao Ya and British and American friends
Falling Leaves
defoliation
Maple maple tree
Child: Mom, there are so many leaves on the ground.
Baby: Mom, there are a lot of leaves on the ground.
Mom: Yes, that's because fall is here.
Mom: Yeah, it's because autumn is coming.
Child: Wow! Look at this strange red leaf!
Baby: Wow! Look at this strange autumn leaf!
Mom: That's a maple leaf.
Mom: It's a maple leaf.
Doesn't it look like a star?
Doesn't look like a star?
A star has five points,
Stars have five horns,
and this maple leaf also has five points.
This maple leaf also has five horns.
However, the number of points can be just 3
However, the number of angles can be only 3,
or as many as 7.
Or as many as 7.
Child: I see.
Baby: Got it.
I'll use it as a bookmark -
I'm going to bookmark it.
I really like the red color.
I love this red.
Ginkgo Ginkgo
Child: Ooh, what's this yellow leaf called?
Baby: Well, what's the name of this yellow leaf?
It looks like a fan.
It looks like a fan.
Mom: That's a ginkgo leaf.
Mom: This is a ginkgo biloba leaf.
Child: Oh, the yummy nut's leaf?
Baby: Oh, the leaves of a delicious fruit?
Mom: Yes, but remember not to eat too many ginkgo nuts,
Mom: Yes, but remember that you can't eat too much ginkgo biloba,
because they are a type of medicine, too.
Because it is also a medicine.
Adults can eat no more than 10 per day,
Adults can not eat more than 10 per day,
and children should eat even less.
Children should eat less.
Poplar poplar tree
Child: Mom, I found some big leaves!
Baby: Mom, I found a lot of big leaves!
Mom: I see them, too!
Mom: I saw it too!
They're poplar leaves.
Those are poplar leaves.
We had a fun game to play with poplar leaves when I was little.
When I was a kid, I had a fun game that was played with poplar leaves.
Child: Oh, can you play that game with me, Mommy?
Baby: Oh, can you play this game with me, Mom?
Mom: Sure, it's called a leaf stem fight.
Mom: Of course, it's called uprooting.
Let's each pick a leaf with a thick and tough stem,
Let's each pick a leaf with thick and tough roots,
pull off the leaf,
Pluck the leaves,
and keep the stem.
Keep the roots.
When you play,
When playing,
hold the two ends of the stem
Holding the ends of the root,
and cross yours with mine,
Cross yours with mine,
then pull as hard as you can.
Then pull hard.
Child: Mom, your stem broke.
Baby: Mom, your roots are broken.
Mom: Yes, you win!
Mom: Yes, you win!
Child: That was fun!
Baby: It's fun!
I'll find you another stem,
I'll find you another root,
and let's play again.
Let's play again.
Elm Elm
Mom: Look at this oval leaf with jagged edges and a pointed tip.
Mom: Look at this oval, jagged, pointed leaf.
This is an elm tree leaf.
It's an elm leaf.
This tree is extra special -
This tree is very special,
in the past when food was scarce,
In the past, when there was a shortage of food,
some people would eat elm leaves to satisfy their hunger.
Some people fill their stomachs with elm leaves.
Child: Wow! I want to try one!
Baby: Wow! I'm going to taste one!
Mom: No, we don't want to eat it raw,
Mom: No, we can't eat it raw.
and even the cooked ones wouldn't taste good.
And even if it is cooked, it is not very tasty.
Evergreen Trees Evergreen
Child: Mommy, why are some trees' leaves still green
Baby: Mom, why are some trees with green leaves?
and don't change color?
What about not changing color?
Mom: That's because they are special trees called evergreen trees,
Mom: Because those are very special trees, called evergreen trees.
such as pine trees and cypress.
For example, pine trees and cypress trees.
Can you guess why they got that name?
Can you guess how their names came to be?
Child: Because their leaves stay green all year round.
Baby: Because their leaves are green all year round.
Mom: Exactly!
Mom: That's right!
Fortunately, we have evergreen trees -
Fortunately, we still have evergreen trees.
otherwise we wouldn't have any bit of green in winter.
Otherwise we wouldn't have any green at all in winter.
Autumn related parent-child English, please see:
In autumn you need to speak English with your baby, harvest, discoloration of leaves, falling leaves, keeping warm...
For winter related parent-child English, please see:
Simple English to tell children about hibernation, turtles, bears and frogs, who digs holes, who does not breathe, who gives birth to babies
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