Ten Little Boy Scouts

 One little Boy Scout¹ beating a tat-too;

A little comrade heard the call—then there were two.

 

Two little Boy Scouts² climbing up a tree;

Along came another one—then there were three.

 

Three little Boy Scouts standing³ by the door;

Running out they met a Scout—then there were four.

 

Four little Boy Scouts in the water dive;

Another one swam up to them—then there were five.

 

Five little Boy Scouts doing lots of tricks;

Their captain called out, "Shoulder arms!"—then there were six.

 

Six little Boy Scouts looking up to heaven;

An airship brought another down—then there were seven.

 

Seven little Boy Scouts got to school quite late;

They found a scholar in the room—then there were eight.

 

Eight little Boy Scouts dressed up very fine;

They caught a little ragged⁵ one—then there were nine.

 

Nine little Boy Scouts chased a speckled hen;

They bumped into another Scout—then there were ten.

 

Ten little Boy Scouts yelling "Hip⁴, hurrah⁶!"

This is all there is to tell—these are all there are!

1 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

2 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

5 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

6 hurrah   

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

参考例句：

• We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
• The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。