This is the American name for a little children's singing game. Kids hold hands, walk or skip in a circle, sing, and then all fall down.

This is the American name這是美國的說法 for a little children's singing game指一種小孩玩的唱歌遊戲。Kids hold hands小孩手牽手, walk or skip in a circle圍成一圈走或跳, sing一邊唱歌, and then all fall down最後全部倒下。

The song goes something like: Ring-around-the-rosy, pocket full of posy, ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

The song goes something like歌詞大概是這樣: 'Ring-around-the-rosy, pocket full of posy, ashes, ashes, we all fall down'（意思大致是：圍著玫瑰轉呀轉，口袋裝滿小花束，灰燼呀灰燼，我們都倒下）。

In Britain the same kind of game is Ring a ring o' roses, and they often sneeze (atishoo) before they fall.

In Britain在英國, the same kind of game is同樣的遊戲叫 'Ring a ring o' roses', and they often sneeze (atishoo)而且他們常常會打噴嚏（atishoo） before they fall再倒下。

Though actually, a lot of grown-ups like to say the song is about the plague — a rosy rash, flowers to hide the smell, then falling down for death. Many scholars think that story came later, and that it was just a dancing game; we do not know for sure.

Though actually不過其實, a lot of grown-ups like to say很多大人喜歡說 the song is about the plague這首歌講的是黑死病 — a rosy rash玫瑰色的疹子, flowers to hide the smell拿花來蓋住臭味, then falling down for death然後倒下代表死亡。Many scholars think很多學者認為 that story came later這個說法是後來才有的, and that it was just a dancing game這其實原本只是個跳舞遊戲; we do not know for sure我們並不能確定。

You will see the name with hyphens in some books and as separate words in others. It is playground language, not classroom-formal.

You will see the name你會看到這個名字 with hyphens in some books在有些書裡是用連字號寫的 and as separate words in others在有些書裡則是分開寫的。It is playground language這是操場上用的話, not classroom-formal不是課堂正式用語。