Wonders and Weapons · 能量与武器 · 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Simplified Mandarin · HSK 2

阿教授跟着尼摩船长。助手也跟着他们。他们来到潜水艇的下面。船长让他们看见神奇能量。船长说：“这能给我们电。” “因为有电，所以我们有光。” 潜水艇能去很远的地方。阿教授看着那道光。他觉得船长非常聪明。

这时候，捕鱼人在另一个房间。他和一只小海狮在一起。捕鱼人给小海狮一些食物。小海狮吃了食物，非常高兴。捕鱼人看着小海狮。他说：“你是我的好朋友。” “但是我想走，我要离开这里。” 他想带他的朋友一起走。

突然，潜水艇来到水面上。大家看见了一艘武器船。尼摩船长看着那艘武器船。他突然变得非常生气。船长说：“那些人都是坏人！” “他们想打我们，他们做坏事。” “因为他们是坏人，所以我很生气。”

尼摩船长开着潜水艇过去。他决定打那艘武器船。潜水艇撞上了那艘大船。船长想打死大船上的人。大船很快就沉入海里了。船长打死了很多人。阿教授看见了这一切。他觉得非常害怕。

语法 · Grammar

Cause and Effect with 因为... 所以...

因为 + [Cause], 所以 + [Effect]

Used to express cause and effect. 因为 introduces the reason, and 所以 introduces the result.

因为有电，所以我们有光。Because we have electricity, we have light.

因为他们是坏人，所以我很生气。Because they are bad men, I am very angry.

Continuous State with 着

Verb + 着

Adding the particle 着 after a verb indicates a continuous state or an ongoing action, similar to the '-ing' ending in English.

阿教授看着那道光。Professor Aronnax was looking at that beam of light.

尼摩船长开着潜水艇过去。Captain Nemo drove the submarine over.

练习二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.聪明

2.食物

3.突然

4.生气

5.决定

a.angry

b.smart

c.to decide

d.food

e.suddenly

1-b · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

译文 · Translation

Professor Aronnax followed Captain Nemo. The assistant also followed them. They came underneath the submarine. The captain let them see the magical energy. The captain said, "This can give us electricity. Because we have electricity, so we have light." The submarine could go to very distant places. Professor Aronnax looked at that beam of light. He felt that the captain was very smart.

At this time, the fisherman was in another room. He was together with a little sea lion. The fisherman gave the little sea lion some food. The little sea lion ate the food and was very happy. The fisherman looked at the little sea lion. He said, "You are my good friend. But I want to go, I want to leave here." He wanted to take his friend and leave together.

Suddenly, the submarine came to the surface of the water. Everyone saw a warship. Captain Nemo looked at that warship. He suddenly became very angry. The captain said, "Those people are all bad men! They want to attack us; they do bad things. Because they are bad men, therefore I am very angry."

Captain Nemo drove the submarine over. He decided to attack that warship. The submarine crashed into that big ship. The captain wanted to kill the people on the big ship. The big ship quickly sank into the sea. The captain killed many people. Professor Aronnax saw all of this. He felt very afraid.