The Giant Squid · 大乌贼之战 · 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Simplified Mandarin · HSK 4

海面上的军舰不停地向潜水艇开炮。尼莫船长不想被那些炮火打中。他立刻把潜水艇开进深海里。只要潜得够深，军舰就打不到他们。可是未知深海里的水压非常大。潜水艇被水压挤出可怕的声音。教授和助手都觉得非常害怕。他们害怕潜水艇会被水压弄坏。大家只能安静地坐在房间里等着。

突然，一只巨大的大乌贼游了过来。这是一只非常可怕的海底大野兽。大乌贼用长长的触手把潜水艇抓起来。船长发现潜水艇已经不能动了。他马上决定让潜水艇浮出水面。这时海面上刮着大风，还下着大雨。这是一场非常危险的大风暴。虽然外面很危险，但是他们没有选择。大乌贼跟着他们一起从海里浮出来。

潜水艇的门一打开，船员就冲出去。他们在大风雨中跟大乌贼打仗。大家勇敢地把武器拿出来。可是大乌贼的力量实在太大了。尼莫船长不小心被大乌贼抓住了。船长大声地喊着：“ 快点来救命！” 就在这时，尼德从下面冲出来。他拿着锋利的鱼叉跑过去救船长。他勇敢地把鱼叉刺进大乌贼的身体。大乌贼痛得放开了受伤的船长。尼德马上把船长安全地拉过去。

回到潜水艇以后，大家都松了一口气。船长深深地被勇敢的尼德感动了。他没想到这个人会跑出来保护他。这件事让船长的想法完全改变了。船长感动地看着尼德和教授。他说：“谢谢你今天保护了我。”“我决定不再恨这个地上的世界了。”“只要大家愿意，就能有真正的和平。” 船长现在想要找寻真正的和平。他告诉教授，他已经准备好了。他不但决定放弃战争，而且要分享秘密。他要把自己的秘密告诉全人类。

语法 · Grammar

The Passive Voice with 被 (bèi)

Receiver + 被 + (Doer) + Verb + Complement/Result

The particle 被 (bèi) is used to construct passive sentences, indicating that the subject is the receiver of an action. In HSK 4, it is frequently used to describe adverse or unexpected events, such as being hit, grabbed, or broken.

尼莫船长不想被那些炮火打中。Captain Nemo did not want to be hit by that artillery fire.

尼莫船长不小心被大乌贼抓住了。Captain Nemo was accidentally grabbed by the giant squid.

Sufficient Conditions with 只要... 就... (zhǐyào... jiù...)

只要 + Condition, 就 + Result

This structure translates to 'as long as... then...'. It introduces a sufficient condition: if the first part (the condition) is met, the second part (the result) will naturally or definitely happen.

只要潜得够深，军舰就打不到他们。As long as they dived deep enough, the warships could not hit them.

只要大家愿意，就能有真正的和平。As long as everyone is willing, there can be true peace.

练习二 · Matching

Match each word from the story to its English meaning.

1.危险

2.保护

3.感动

4.改变

5.真正

a.to change

b.dangerous

c.true / real

d.to protect

e.to be moved

1-b · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

译文 · Translation

The warships on the surface of the sea continuously fired at the submarine. Captain Nemo did not want to be hit by that artillery fire. He immediately drove the submarine into the deep sea. As long as they dived deep enough, the warships could not hit them. However, the water pressure in the unknown deep sea was extremely high. The submarine was squeezed by the water pressure, making terrifying sounds. Both the professor and the assistant felt very afraid. They were afraid the submarine would be broken by the water pressure. Everyone could only sit quietly in the room and wait.

Suddenly, a giant squid swam over. This was a very terrifying underwater beast. The giant squid grabbed the submarine with its long tentacles. The captain discovered that the submarine could no longer move. He immediately decided to let the submarine surface. At this time, a strong wind was blowing on the sea, and heavy rain was falling. This was a very dangerous major storm. Although it was very dangerous outside, they had no choice. The giant squid floated up from the sea together with them.

As soon as the submarine's door opened, the crew rushed out. They fought a battle with the giant squid in the strong wind and rain. Everyone bravely took out their weapons. But the giant squid's strength was truly too great. Captain Nemo was accidentally grabbed by the giant squid. The captain shouted loudly, "Hurry up and save me!" Just then, Ned rushed out from below. He ran over holding a sharp harpoon to save the captain. He bravely stabbed the harpoon into the giant squid's body. The giant squid, in pain, let go of the injured captain. Ned immediately pulled the captain over safely.

After returning to the submarine, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The captain was deeply moved by the brave Ned. He did not expect that this person would run out to protect him. This incident completely changed the captain's way of thinking. The captain looked at Ned and the professor with emotion. He said, "Thank you for protecting me today." "I have decided to no longer hate this world on the ground." "As long as everyone is willing, there can be true peace." The captain now wants to seek true peace. He told the professor that he was already prepared. He not only decided to give up war, but also wanted to share his secret. He wants to tell his secret to all of humanity.