「活用形容詞，人生變繽紛！」- Adjective Song from Grammaropolis: Paint the Way

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I love spring!
我愛春天!
It's so bright and lively
春天是如此明亮又生氣蓬勃
The only seasons I love as much are summer, fall, and winter
我唯一同樣喜歡的季節是夏天、秋天還有冬天
Life is so wonderful being an adjective
當一個形容詞的生活是如此美好
Look at those nouns having a picnic
看看那些在野餐的名詞們
Let's describe them
我們來形容他們吧

Tina's kind
Tina 很友善
Reggie's sweet
Reggie 很貼心
Cake's delish
蛋糕好好吃
Skunk's odiferous
臭鼬臭臭的
Nancy's divine
Nancy 人超好
Nelson's neat
Nelson 也很讚
Trees are tall
樹很高
I am small but vociferous
我很小但很吵鬧
If her dress is quite ugly, but you know she tries
如果她的洋裝滿醜的，但你知道她很努力穿搭了
Use the art of the adjective to get you by
用形容詞的藝術讓你順利過關
Say, "Your dress is so interesting!"
說：「妳的洋裝好有意思啊!」
She replies, "You're so wise!"
她回答：「你好聰明喔!」

The adjective will fill my palette plenty
形容詞會讓我的調色盤變豐富
Which one?
哪一個？
What kind?
哪一種？
How much?
有多少？
Describe how many
形容一下有幾個
The words you think
你想的字
The thoughts you say
你說的想法
Should never let your day go grey
永遠不該讓你的一天變黑白
The world of words will help you paint the way
單字的世界會幫你彩繪大道

But it isn't just nouns
但不只是名詞
There are pronouns I've found who need adjectives
我還找到需要形容詞的代名詞
They take the place of a noun
他們取代名詞
And then they come around
然後他們來拜訪
Where the magic lives
這就是奇妙的地方
Like that flower
像是那朵花
It's gorgeous!
「它」好美!
Your grandma
你的奶奶
She's wise
「她」很有智慧。
Hey, skunk!
嘿臭鼬!
You are putrid and make stinky skies
「你」好臭，還製造臭臭的天空
Yes, pronouns live like nouns
沒錯，代名詞過得像名詞一樣
But in disguise
但有偽裝
So let's modify and describe!
所以讓我們修飾還有形容吧!

Let's skip!
我們快一點吧!

Adjectives can be demonstrative
形容詞可以是指示詞
That car
「那台」車
Those diamonds
「那些」鑽石
They can be possessive
它們可以是所有格
My sandwich
「我的」三明治
Her smile
「她的」微笑
They can be comparative
它們可以是比較級
Yellower than a lemon
比一顆檸檬「更黃」
Even taller than a baby
甚至比一個寶寶「還高」
Or superlative
或是最高級
The yellowest lemon
「最黃的」檸檬
The tallest non-baby
「最高的」非寶寶
You can use all of those to describe things
你可以用那全部來形容事物
A blue sky
一片藍天
The bluer sky
更藍的天空
The bluest sky
最藍的天空
That sky
那片天空
My sky
我的天空
Ooh, my, my!
噢我的天、我的天!

Now, the articles are baby adjectives
現在，定冠詞們是形容詞寶寶
They are my little ones
他們是我的小北鼻們
They're so cute!
他們真可愛!
They're the "a," "the," and "an"
他們是「a」、「the」還有「an」
Aren't they cute?
他們是不是很可愛啊？
They say, "Waaa!"
他們說：「哇哇哇!」
Well, they're sometimes fun
嗯，他們有時候滿逗的
That is gross
那很噁心耶
They're an itch
他們是一個癢癢
Or the sky
或這天空
Or a blackberry pie
或一個黑莓派
Or the craziest, singingest, wordiest guy
或最瘋狂、最會唱歌、最多話的傢伙
Yes, an adjective raises your thoughts oh so high!
沒錯，一個形容詞讓你的想法變得很亢奮!
So let's play in a higher key!
所以讓我們用更高的音調來演奏吧!
Fly and describe!
飆高高形容!