English vs Chinese中文英文‧‧‧

孟田本來就會一些英文單字，但從未說過完整的句子。來這裡才一個月，孟田竟然會拿起奶奶的鞋子，對她說「You wan dis?」(Do you want this? 你要這個嗎？)也會問「Wha you doin?」(What are you doing?你在做什麼？)
她的中文也在進步。很愛問「媽媽，你在做什麼？」。被處罰，哭完之後說「我好可憐，哭哭」。要吃晚飯了，她叫爺爺「不要看書了，來吃飯！」。
Fiona knew a few English words before we came to Canada, but she never said any whole sentences. Only one month after being here, she picked up Grandma's shoes when Grandma was leaving, and said, "You wan dis? (Do you want these?)" She can also ask,"Wha you doin?" (What are you doing?) Kids are amazing! Her Chinese is improving too. She loves to ask me,"Mommy, ni zai zuo she me?" (what are you doing?) This is her favorite sentence now. She can ask me three times in one minute. And one evening before dinner, she shouted to Grandpa (in Chinese),"Stop reading, come to eat dinner!"

孟田喜歡抱著熊熊(或狗狗、貓頭鷹、企鵝、兔兔)坐在爸爸小時候的椅子上看書。她會說「熊熊(或狗狗、貓頭鷹、企鵝、兔兔)跟我ㄧ起看書。」
Fiona is enjoying reading with her bear in Gareth's old little chair.


這裡圖書館系統很棒(有機會以後再介紹)。我們很喜歡去借書、雜誌、CD、甚至是DVD。我們船運的東西抵達前，幫孟田借了好多書和DVD。她現在最喜歡看Maisy的DVD了(一隻很可愛的老鼠，照片中孟田在看的就是Maisy的書)，還會唱主題曲呢！"Maisy, Maisy, Maisy Maisy Mouse!"還有一隻英國小狗叫做Kipper，她也很喜歡。Kipper和Wibbly Pig是同一個作者。
The library system in Calgary is awesome. We love going there. We can borrow books, magazines, music CDs and DVDs. Fiona's favorite DVD so far is "Maisy." She can even sing along the theme song now: "Maisy, Maisy, Maisy Maisy Mouse!"


通常我在廚房忙的時候，孟田一定是樓上樓下、廚房臥室跑來跑去。她突然安靜了一會兒，去她房間一看，原來找到新的玩法了。不知道這是不是讓她想起還在媽媽肚子裡的感覺。
Fiona usually runs upstairs and downstairs, and in and out of rooms when I'm busy in the kitchen. Today she was quiet for a while. Then I found her in the pouch of the portable cot. I wonder if this reminded her when she was still in my belly.