我哋 嘅 歌聲 we|possessive particle|singing nuestras canciones 私たちの歌 我哋慨歌声 Our singing

小娟 喺 課室 個 窗 望 出去 ，會 見 到 一 棵 老 榕樹 ，佢 樹幹 叉開 個 樣 ，好似 想 畀 個 大大 嘅 擁抱 我哋 噉 。 Xiaojun|in|classroom|the|window|looks|outside|will|see|to|a|(measure word for trees)|old|banyan tree|it|trunk|spreading|the|appearance|seems|wants|to give|a|big|possessive particle|hug|us|like that Xiao Juan looks out the window in the classroom and sees an old banyan tree. Its trunk branches out in a way that seems like it wants to give us a big hug. 喺 老 榕樹 嘅 樹蔭 下 ，就算 嗰 日 天氣 幾 熱 ，都 會 覺得 好 涼爽 。 at|old|banyan tree|possessive particle|shade|under|even if|that|day|weather|how|hot|all|will|feel|very|cool Under the shade of the old banyan tree, even if the weather is very hot that day, it still feels very cool.

但係 呢 棵 老 榕樹 好 百厭 ，每當 有 微風 吹 過 ，佢 一 粒粒 細小 嘅 果實 就 會 跌落 小娟 身上 ，有時 仲 會 有 雀仔 匿 喺 樹葉 之間 偷偷 哋 去 廁所 ——「啪 」一 聲 ，雀屎 就 滴 咗 落 小娟 個 頭 度 …… but|this|measure word for trees|old|banyan tree|very|annoying|whenever|has|breeze|blow|past|it|one|each|small|possessive particle|fruit|then|will|fall on|Xiao Juan|on her body|sometimes|also|will|has|little bird|hide|in|leaves|between|secretly|adverbial particle|go|toilet|bang|one|sound|bird droppings|then|drop|past tense marker|on|Xiao Juan|measure word for people|head|on But this old banyan tree is quite annoying. Whenever a gentle breeze blows, its tiny fruits will fall onto Xiao Juan. Sometimes, there are even little birds hiding among the leaves sneaking off to the bathroom — "pop" — and bird droppings land on Xiao Juan's head...

每 日 小息 嘅 時候 ，小娟 都 會 陪 阿樂 同 小明 跑 去 老榕樹 下面 休息 。 every|day|break|possessive particle|time|Xiaojun|all|will|accompany|Alex|and|Xiaoming|run|to|old banyan tree|under|rest Every day during the break, Xiaojun would accompany A Le and Xiaoming to run under the old banyan tree to rest. 小明 次次 都 跑 得 最 快 ，之後 仲 會 擺出 一 副 得戚 樣 。 Xiaoming|every time|all|run|particle indicating degree|fastest|fast|afterwards|still|will|put on|a|pair of|triumphant|expression Xiaoming always runs the fastest, and afterwards, he would strike a smug pose. 老榕樹 下面 唔單止 涼爽 ，有時 仲 會 有 蝴蝶 或者 蜜蜂 飛過 ，陪 大家 一齊 小息 。 old banyan tree|underneath|not only|cool|sometimes|also|will|have|butterfly|or|bee|fly by|accompany|everyone|together|short break Not only is it cool under the old banyan tree, but sometimes butterflies or bees would fly by, joining everyone for a break.

今日 ，小娟 竟然 跑 得 快 過 小明 ，但係 喺 佢哋 前面 嘅 老榕樹 下 ，好似 仲 有 其他 訪客 。 today|Xiaojun|unexpectedly|run|(adverbial particle)|||Xiaoming|but|at|they|in front|possessive particle|old banyan tree|under|seems|still|have|other|visitors Today, Xiaojun surprisingly ran faster than Xiaoming, but it seemed there were other visitors under the old banyan tree in front of them. 係 邊個 呢 ？ is|who|question particle Who is this?

喺 地下 有 一 隻 用 樹枝 同 樹葉 做成 嘅 「碗 」。 at|ground|there is|one|measure word for animals|using|branch|and|leaves|made|possessive particle|bowl On the ground, there is a 'bowl' made of branches and leaves. 你 睇 ！ you|look Look! 「碗 」入面 仲 有 隻 小 生物 ，眼仔 轆轆 噉 望住 大家 。 bowl|inside|still|has|a (measure word for animals)|small|creature|little eyes|round|like that|looking at|everyone Inside the 'bowl', there is a small creature, its eyes rolling as it looks at everyone.

「你 好 ！」 you|good "Hello!" 小娟 同 呢 位 新 朋友 打招呼 ，但 新 朋友 唔 應 佢 。 Xiao Juan|with|this|classifier for people|new|friend|greets|but|new|friend|not|respond|her Xiao Juan greets this new friend, but the new friend does not respond. 小明 問 ：「唔通 佢 係 年幼 嘅 翼龍 ？」 Xiaoming|asked|can't be|he|is|young|possessive particle|pterosaur Xiao Ming asks: "Could it be that he is a young pterosaur?" 小明 睇 《 侏羅紀 公園 》 嘅 時候 見 過 翼龍 ，喺 天空 飛 嚟 飛 去 好 威風 。 Xiaoming|watch|Jurassic|Park|possessive particle|when|saw|past tense marker|pterosaur|at|sky|fly|coming|fly|going|very|impressive Xiao Ming saw pterosaurs while watching "Jurassic Park", flying majestically in the sky.

「可能 真係 一 隻 小 恐龍 。」 possibly|really|one|measure word for animals|small|dinosaur "It might really be a little dinosaur." 小娟 都 噉樣 認為 。 Xiaojun|also|like this|thinks Xiao Juan thinks so too. 阿樂 就 話 ：「傻瓜 ，佢 係 一 隻 雀 BB 嚟 。」 Ah Lok|then|said|silly|he|is|one|measure word for animals|bird|baby|comes Ah Lok said: "Silly, it's a baby bird."

「冇 可能 ，雀仔 會 叫 㗎 嘛 ！ not|possible|bird|will|chirp|particle indicating certainty|particle indicating obviousness "Impossible, baby birds can chirp!" 白鴿 係 咕咕叫 、麻雀 吱吱叫 、烏鴉 呀呀叫 ，如果 佢 係 一 隻 雀仔 ，邊 可能 會 咁 靜 ？」 white dove|is|coo|sparrow|chirp|crow|caw|if|it|is|a|measure word for animals|baby bird|where|possible|would|so|quiet The white dove coos, the sparrow chirps, and the crow caws. If it were a little bird, how could it be so quiet? 小娟 唔 相信 。 Xiaojun|not|believe Xiao Juan doesn't believe it.

「知唔知 人 係 點樣 學識 用 語言 嚟 表達 自己 ？」 do you know|people|is|how|knowledge|using|language|to|express|themselves "Do you know how people learn to use language to express themselves?" 阿樂 問 。 Ah Lok|asked Ah Lok asked. 小娟 同 小明 都 搖頭 。 Xiao Juan|and|Xiao Ming|both|shake their heads Xiao Juan and Xiao Ming both shook their heads. 阿樂 解釋 ：「人類 係 有 人 教 先 識得 講嘢 ，而 雀仔 係 用 歌聲 去 表達 自己 嘅 ，話唔定 隻 雀仔 係 因為 冇 人 教 ，所以 先 未 識 叫 呢 ？」 Ah Lok|explained|humans|are|have|people|teach|first|able to|speak|and|little bird|is|using|song|to|express|itself|possessive particle|perhaps|measure word for animals|little bird|is|because|no|people|teach|so|first|not yet|able to|call|this Ah Lok explained: "Humans learn to speak because someone teaches them, while birds express themselves through song. Perhaps the bird doesn't know how to sing because no one taught it?"

小娟 聽 完 之後 好 擔心 ：「如果 佢 唔 識得 唱歌 表達 自己 ，就 唔 可以 同 同伴 溝通 ，噉 佢 會 好 孤獨 㗎 喎 ……」 Xiao Juan|listening|finished|after|very|worried|if|he|not|able to|sing|express|himself|then|not|able to|with|peers|communicate|then|he|will|very|lonely|particle|particle After hearing this, Xiao Juan was very worried: "If it can't sing to express itself, it won't be able to communicate with its companions, then it will be very lonely..."

於是 ，小娟 、小明 同 阿樂 實行 「救救 雀仔 行動 」，決心 要 教識 呢 隻 雀仔 唱歌 。 then|Xiaojun|Xiaoming|and|Alex|implement|save|little bird|action|determined|to|teach|this|measure word for animals|little bird|sing So, Xiao Juan, Xiao Ming, and Ah Lok initiated the "Save the Bird Campaign," determined to teach this bird how to sing. 佢哋 用 棉花 同 紙盒 造 咗 一 張 床 ，然後 裝 住 隻 雀 仔 去 學 唱歌 嘅 地方 —音樂 中心 。 They|used|cotton|and|cardboard|made|past tense marker|one|measure word for flat objects|bed|then|put|in|measure word for animals|bird|young|to go|learn|singing|possessive particle|place|music|center They made a bed using cotton and a cardboard box, and then took the little bird to a place to learn singing — the music center.

「 呼 、 呼 …… 」 有人 喺 度 吹 長笛 ， 然後 係 小號 、 鋼琴 、 小提琴 、 結他 …… 佢 哋 帶 雀 仔 去 上 唔 同 嘅 音樂堂 ， 每 次 都 問 ： 「 雀 仔 雀 仔 ， 呢 把 係 咪 你 嘅 歌聲 呀 ？ 」 "Hoo, hoo..." Someone was playing the flute, and then there were the trumpet, piano, violin, guitar... They took the little bird to different music classes, and each time they asked: "Little bird, is this your singing voice?"

但係 ，雀仔 依然 好 安靜 ，粒聲 唔出 噉 望住 大家 。 but|little bird|still|very|quiet|a sound|not coming out|like that|looking at|everyone But the little bird remained very quiet, just looking at everyone without making a sound. 小娟 好 失望 ，但 仍然 堅持 同 雀仔 講 ：「唔使 擔心 ，我哋 一定 會 幫 你 。」 Xiao Juan|very|disappointed|but|still|insisted|with|little bird|said|no need to|worry|we|definitely|will|help|you Xiao Juan was very disappointed, but still insisted on telling the little bird: "Don't worry, we will definitely help you."

佢哋 又 叫 又 唱 ，仲 用 媽媽 部 電話 播放 唔同 鈴聲 ，每 次 都 問 ：「雀仔 雀仔 ，呢 把 係咪 你 嘅 歌聲 呀 ？」 they|again|shout|again|sing|also|use|mom|measure word for machines|phone|play|different|ringtones|every|time|all|ask|little bird|little bird|this|measure word for things|is it|your|possessive particle|singing|question particle They were calling and singing, and even used mom's phone to play different ringtones, asking each time: "Little bird, is this your song?" 雀仔 依然 好 安靜 。 sparrow|still|very|quiet The little bird remained very quiet.

「咕 ……」小明 個 肚 餓 到 打鼓 。 gurgling|Xiaoming|possessive particle|stomach|hungry|to the point of|rumbling "Goo..." Xiao Ming's stomach was growling. 原來 佢哋 為咗 雀仔 ，連 午餐 都 唔記得 食 。 it turns out|they|for|the little bird|even|lunch|also|forgot to|eat It turns out they forgot to eat lunch for the little bird. 但 係 佢 哋 都 繼續 行動 ： 「 雀 仔 雀 仔 ， 呢 把 係 咪 你 嘅 歌聲 呀 ？ 」 But they continued to act: "Little bird, little bird, is this your song?" 雀仔 依然 好 安靜 。 sparrow|still|very|quiet The little bird remained very quiet.

「叮噹 、叮噹 ！」 ding dong|ding dong "Ding dong, ding dong!" 唔通 雀仔 嘅 歌聲 係 門鐘 聲 ？ could it be|little bird|possessive particle|singing|is|doorbell|sound Could it be that the little bird's song is the sound of a doorbell? 佢哋 周圍 㩒鐘 ，但 雀仔 依然 好 安靜 。 they|around|making noise|but|little bird|still|very|quiet They are ringing the bell all around, but the little birds are still very quiet.

唔通 ，「救救 雀仔 行動 」要 宣告 失敗 ？ can't be|save|little bird|action|should|declare|failure Could it be that the 'Save the Little Birds Campaign' has to declare failure? 小明 好 灰心 噉 問 ：「我哋 仲 可以 點 做 ？」 Xiaoming|very|discouraged|then|asked|we|still|can|how|do Xiao Ming asked sadly, 'What else can we do?'

「我哋 不如 試 下 帶 佢 去 揾 Miss C han 。」 we|might as well|try|a little|take|him|go|find||| 'Why don't we try taking them to find Miss Chan.' 小娟 提議 。 Xiaojun|suggested Xiao Juan suggested. 於是 佢哋 帶 住 最後 一 絲 希望 去 教員室 揾 生物 老師 M iss Chan。 so|they|bring|with|last|a|thread|hope|to|teacher's room|find|biology|teacher|Miss|Chan| So they took their last thread of hope to the staff room to find the biology teacher, Miss Chan.

「你哋 發生 咩 事 ？ you (plural)|happen|what|thing "What happened to you?" 做咩 咁 唔開心 噉 嘅 ？」 why|so|unhappy|like this|question particle "Why do you look so unhappy?" Miss C han 關心 噉 問 。 |||cares|like this|asked Miss C is concerned and asks.

小娟 答 ：「我哋 揾 到 隻 雀仔 ，但係 雀仔 揾 唔 到 自己 嘅 歌聲 ……」 Xiao Juan|replied|we|found|the|measure word for animals|little bird|but|little bird|found|not|able to find|itself|possessive particle|singing voice Xiao Juan replies: "We found the little bird, but the little bird can't find its own voice..."

小明 好 唔開心 噉 講 ：「明明 我哋 已經 周圍 都 揾 過 晒 ——」 Xiaoming|very|unhappy|like that|said|clearly|we|already|everywhere|all|find|past participle marker|completely Xiao Ming speaks unhappily: "Clearly we have already searched everywhere..."

「但係 佢 都 仲係 粒聲唔出 ……」阿樂 都 忍唔住 大喊 。 but|he|also|still|can't make a sound|Ah Lok|also|couldn't help|shouted loudly "But it still can't make a sound..." Ah Lok can't help but shout.

M iss C han同 大家 講 ：「你哋 有 噉 嘅 心 ，又 已經 盡 晒 力 去 幫 隻 雀仔 ，已經 好 好 㗎 喇 。 Miss|is|Chan||everyone|said|you all|have|such|possessive particle|heart|already|already|exhausted|all|effort|to|help|measure word for animals|little bird|already|very|good|particle indicating affirmation|particle indicating completed action Miss Chan said to everyone: "You all have such a heart, and you have already done your best to help the little bird, that's really great." 而且 雀仔 佢 仲 有 你哋 ，係咪 ？ and|little bird|he|still|has|you all|right And the little bird still has you all, right? 你哋 唔會 因為 佢 唔識 唱歌 而 離開 佢 ，係咪 ？」 you (plural)|will not|because|he|does not know|singing|and|leave|him|right You won't leave it just because it can't sing, right?" 大家 都 大力 點頭 ：「當然 唔會 ！」 everyone|all|vigorously|nodded|of course|won't Everyone nodded vigorously: "Of course we won't!"

「好 ！ good "Good!" 我哋 一於 畀 啲 耐性 陪 隻 雀仔 啦 ！」 we|definitely|give|some|patience|accompany|measure word for animals|little bird|sentence-final particle "Let's be patient and accompany the little bird!" 小明 問 Miss C han 要 咗 個 麪包 ，準備 喺 長期 作戰 之前 食 啲 嘢 墊 肚 。 Xiaoming|asked||||to take|past tense marker|measure word|bread|prepared|at|long-term|combat|before|eat|some|food|to fill|stomach Xiao Ming asked Miss C for the bread, preparing to eat something to fill his stomach before the long-term operation.

而 未 餓 嘅 小娟 就 同 雀 仔 講 ： 「 嗱 雀 仔 雀 仔 ， 你 打開 耳仔 ， 如果 聽到 有 你 鍾 意 嘅 聲音 ， 你 就 將 佢 變成 你 嘅 歌聲 ， 我 哋 會 同 你 一齊 唱 ， 好 冇 ？ 」 And the not-hungry Xiao Juan said to the little bird: "Hey little bird, if you hear a sound you like, you can turn it into your song, and we will sing along with you, okay?" 「嘶 ——」 hissing sound "Sss —— "

「吱吱 ！」 squeak "Chirp chirp!" 雀仔 望 住 小明 啱啱 撕開 嘅 麪包袋 點頭 。 sparrow|look|at|Xiaoming|just|opened|possessive particle|bread bag|nodded The little bird looked at the bread bag that Xiaoming had just torn open and nodded.