As I was going to St Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks.
Each sack had seven cats.
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives:
How many were there going to St Ives?
在去圣艾维斯的路上,
我遇见一个男人,他有七个太太。
每个太太有七个布袋。
每个布袋有七只大猫,
每只大猫有七只小猫。
小猫,大猫,布袋,太太:
到底有多少人和猫要去圣艾维斯呢?
大家要注意的词汇:
wive [waɪv]:妻子
sack [sæk]:布袋
cat [kæt]:猫