A Tide of Tears · 眼淚海 · Alice in Wonderland · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 4

愛麗絲非常想找到白兔先生。愛麗絲在玻璃桌子上看到了一個奇怪的瓶子。她大膽地把瓶子裡的水喝了下去。她的身體立刻變大了！愛麗絲變得像大樹一樣高。可是她不小心把鑰匙留在了高高的桌子上。愛麗絲因為小門太小，所以根本出不去。

愛麗絲非常難過。她開始大哭起來。愛麗絲哭得非常厲害。她的眼淚一直掉在地上。這些眼淚變成了一個巨大的眼淚海。

愛麗絲後來又找到了一塊神奇的蛋糕。愛麗絲馬上把蛋糕吃得乾乾淨淨。愛麗絲這次變得非常小。她不小心掉進了水裡。很深的眼淚差一點把愛麗絲淹死了。愛麗絲趕快在水裡努力游泳。她游進了一個空瓶子裡。愛麗絲坐在瓶子裡，順利穿過了小門的鑰匙孔。

眼淚海把愛麗絲帶到了一個海灘上。愛麗絲在海灘上看到了很多奇怪的動物。這些動物們剛才都在眼淚海裡游泳。動物們差點被水淹死。他們的身上都非常濕。動物們為了讓身體變乾，開始在海灘上跑來跑去。這場比賽不但沒有意義，而且讓大家都覺得很累。動物們不但一直瘋狂轉圈，而且完全沒有停下來。

愛麗絲這個時候又看到了白兔先生。白兔先生正著急地往外跑。愛麗絲不想跟動物們一起跑了。她離開了這群奇怪的動物。白兔先生跑進了一片很黑的森林裡。愛麗絲現在完全是一個人。愛麗絲勇敢地走進了那片森林。她不知道森林裡有什麼危險的東西。可是她必須找到白兔先生。

生詞 · New Words

大膽boldlydaring or courageous她大膽地把瓶子裡的水喝了下去。HSK 4

根本at allsimply; used in negative sentences for emphasis愛麗絲因為小門太小，所以根本出不去。HSK 4

淹死to drown動物們差點被水淹死。HSK 4

順利smoothlysuccessfully愛麗絲坐在瓶子裡，順利穿過了小門的鑰匙孔。HSK 4

意義meaningsignificance這場比賽不但沒有意義，而且讓大家都覺得很累。HSK 4

瘋狂franticallycrazy; wild動物們不但一直瘋狂轉圈，而且完全沒有停下來。HSK 4

勇敢bravelybrave愛麗絲勇敢地走進了那片森林。HSK 4

必須musthave to可是她必須找到白兔先生。HSK 3

語法 · Grammar

The 把 (bǎ) Sentence

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Result/Direction Complement

The 把 structure is used to emphasize how an action affects a specific object. In these sentences, the object is brought forward, followed by a verb and a complement showing the result of the action (like moving an object, changing its state, or consuming it entirely).

她大膽地把瓶子裡的水喝了下去。She boldly drank the water in the bottle down.

可是她不小心把鑰匙留在了高高的桌子上。But she accidentally left the key on the tall table.

Not only... but also... with 不但...而且...

不但 + [Clause 1]，而且 + [Clause 2]

This pattern connects two related clauses, expressing that not only is the first part true, but also the second part is true. It emphasizes an escalation or an additional point.

這場比賽不但沒有意義，而且讓大家都覺得很累。This race not only had no meaning, but also made everyone feel very tired.

動物們不但一直瘋狂轉圈，而且完全沒有停下來。The animals not only kept running in crazy circles, but also completely did not stop.

練習二 · Matching

Match each Chinese word to its English meaning.

1.瘋狂

2.必須

3.勇敢

4.奇怪

5.鑰匙

a.strange

b.frantically / crazy

c.key

d.must / have to

e.bravely

1-b · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

譯文 · Translation

Alice really wanted to find Mr. White Rabbit. Alice saw a strange bottle on a glass table. She boldly drank the water in the bottle down. Her body immediately grew big! Alice became as tall as a large tree. But she accidentally left the key on the tall table. Because the small door was too small, Alice couldn't get out at all.

Alice was very sad. She started to cry loudly. Alice cried very fiercely. Her tears kept falling on the ground. These tears turned into a huge sea of tears.

Alice later found another piece of magic cake. Alice immediately ate the cake completely clean. Alice became very small this time. She accidentally fell into the water. The very deep tears almost drowned Alice. Alice hurriedly swam hard in the water. She swam into an empty bottle. Alice sat in the bottle and smoothly went through the small door's keyhole.

The sea of tears brought Alice to a beach. Alice saw many strange animals on the beach. These animals were all swimming in the sea of tears just now. The animals almost drowned. Their bodies were all very wet. In order to get their bodies dry, the animals started running back and forth on the beach. This race not only had no meaning, but also made everyone feel very tired. The animals not only kept running in crazy circles, but also completely did not stop.

At this time, Alice saw Mr. White Rabbit again. Mr. White Rabbit was running outward anxiously. Alice did not want to run with the animals anymore. She left this group of strange animals. Mr. White Rabbit ran into a very dark forest. Alice was now completely alone. Alice bravely walked into that forest. She didn't know what dangerous things were in the forest. But she had to find Mr. White Rabbit.