by Eliza Lee Follen

1) posy ['p??z?] n. 小花束

2) pink [p??k] n. 香石竹（相信同學(xué)們都知道pink有“粉紅色”的意思，但在這首詩里指的是一種花）

3) mignonette [,m?nj?'net] n. 木樨草

4) tulip ['tju?l?p] n. 郁金香

5) sweet pea [pi?] 香豌豆

6) morning glory ['gl??r?] 牽?；?/p>

7) violet ['va??l?t] n. 紫羅蘭

8) marigold ['m?r?g?uld] n. 萬壽菊

9) aster ['?st?] n. 紫菀屬植物

10) lady-bird ['le?d?b??d] n. 瓢蟲

In little Annie’s garden

Grew all sorts of1)posies;

There were2)pinks, and3)mignonette,And4)tulips, and roses.

5)Sweet peas, and6)morning glories,A bed of7)violets blue,

And8)marigolds, and9)asters,

In Annie’s garden grew.

There the bees went for honey,

And the humming-birds too;

And there the pretty butter flies

And the10)lady-birds flew.

And there among her flowers,

Every bright and pleasant day,

In her own pretty garden

Little Annie went to play.

詩情話意

本詩作者伊麗莎·李·福倫（1787～1860）是美國詩人和童書作家，她的作品在美國可謂家喻戶曉，很適合用作英語兒童文學(xué)的入門材料。

這首小詩風(fēng)格簡約清新，朗朗上口，適合朗誦。詩人熱情洋溢地描寫了春天里花園的景象。讓我們一起來看看安妮花園里哪些花草和昆蟲是大家見過的吧。