A Sailor Went to Sea 水手去出海 - 英语儿歌听唱跳202133(总第82期)
(歌词翻译:武太白)
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见深深见底海海海。
A seahorse!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
海马!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见海马遨游在那海海海。
A jellyfish!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was a jellyfish swimming and a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
海蜇!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见海蜇海马遨游在那海海海。
A turtle!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was a turtle swimming, and a jellyfish swimming, and a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
海龟!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见海龟海蜇海马遨游在那海海海。
An octopus!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was an octopus swimming, and a turtle swimming, and a jellyfish swimming, and a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
章鱼!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见章鱼海龟海蜇海马遨游在那海海海。
A baby shark!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was a baby shark swimming, and an octopus swimming, and a turtle swimming, and a jellyfish swimming, and a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
幼鲨!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见幼鲨章鱼海龟海蜇海马遨游在那海海海。
A blue whale!
A sailor went to sea sea sea
to see what she could see see see.
But all that she could see see see
was a blue whale swimming, and a baby shark swimming, and an octopus swimming, and a turtle swimming, and a jellyfish swimming, and a seahorse swimming in the sea sea sea.
蓝鲸!
章鱼!
水手去出海海海
要把眼界开开开
但她眼界开开开
只见蓝鲸幼鲨章鱼海龟海蜇海马遨游在那海海海。
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a sailor went to sea
to see what she could see.
But all that she could see
was ...
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