當一個家庭迎來新生嬰兒，所有注意力都集中喺「寶寶」身上。有冇諗過，家中較大嘅小朋友心入面會點諗？🥲
這首《The First Tooth》就由「哥哥／姊姊」角度出發，幽默又真實地講出「被比較」時細路哥嘅小委屈與渴望被重視的聲音💬❤️
📖 詩歌原文
Through the house what busy joy,
Just because the infant boy
Has a tiny tooth to show!
I have got a double row,
All as white, and all as small;
Yet no one cares for mine at all.He can say but half a word,
Yet that single sound’s preferred
To all the words that I can say
In the longest summer day.He cannot walk, yet if he put
With mimic motion out his foot,
As if he thought he were advancing,
It’s prized more than my best dancing.
💬 詞彙學習 Vocabulary & Meaning
| 詞語 | 中文意思 | 發音 | 英文例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| infant | 嬰兒 | /ˈɪn.fənt/ | The infant has just grown his first tooth. |
| tiny | 微細的 | /ˈtaɪ.ni/ | A tiny tooth made everyone excited. |
| double row | 兩排（牙齒） | /ˈdʌb.əl rəʊ/ | I already have a double row of teeth! |
| preferred | 較受喜愛的 | /prɪˈfɜːd/ | His baby sounds are preferred by everyone. |
| mimic | 模仿 | /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ | The baby makes mimic walking motions. |
| advancing | 前進 | /ədˈvɑːns.ɪŋ/ | He’s not really walking, just pretending to advance. |
| prized | 被珍惜的 | /praɪzd/ | The baby’s tiny steps are more prized than my dancing. |
🧠 詩歌重點解析
👧 詩中主角係一位哥哥或姊姊，佢有完整排白牙、識講完整句子、識跳舞……
但，大人偏偏最愛寶寶啱啱生出嘅一粒牙、講出半個音節、舉腳裝行路。
👉 這種「被忽略的小委屈」講得幽默又有畫面，小朋友聽完可能會笑，但更重要係：引導佢哋講出自己心入面嘅感覺。
✨ 情緒 + 英文練習建議
🎭 活動一：表情朗誦（Tone Practice）
- 教小朋友用唔同語氣讀出詩中句子，例如：
- “Yet no one cares for mine at all.” 👉 加強語氣表達「不滿＋委屈」
- “It’s prized more than my best dancing.” 👉 用搞笑誇張語調讀出！
📝 活動二：我的心聲寫作練習
- “Sometimes I feel left out when…”
- “I wish grown-ups would notice when I…”
👂 活動三：家庭對話訓練
家長可以問： -「你有冇試過覺得爸媽好似淨係睇住細佬／妹？」
-「你覺得咩時候你都值得被讚賞？」💖
🌟 小總結：詩歌讓孩子學會說出感受 🗣️✨
《The First Tooth》並唔係要怪責寶寶搶風頭，而係教我哋：
🎯 每一個小朋友都渴望被看見
🎯 詩歌可以幫助孩子用幽默、節奏、美感去講出心聲
🎯 家長亦可以透過閱讀詩，學識「聽見唔講出口嘅情緒」