Balloons And Bulls · 热气球和牛 · Around the World in 80 Days · Simplified Mandarin · HSK 1

山上有很多雪。很多雪掉下来。火车坏了。天气很不好。福格不喜欢雪。福格想走。福格买热气球。热气球很大。福格在热气球上。巴图也在热气球上。热气球在天上飞。他们飞上高山。高山的天气很冷。风很大。热气球飞下山。他们在西班牙。西班牙有很多牛。这里有大牛。大牛看见巴图。大牛很不高兴。巴图很小。大牛跑。巴图也跑。巴图跳上跳下。大牛不跑了。巴图很安全。巴图买去埃及的船票。福格看手表。他们没有很多时间。比赛很难。

语法 · Grammar

Change of State with 了

Sentence / Phrase + 了

When placed at the end of a sentence, the particle 了 can indicate a change of state or a new situation. It shows that something is different now than it was before.

火车坏了。The train broke down (it wasn't broken before).

大牛不跑了。The big bull stopped running (it is no longer running).

Directional Verbs

Verb + Direction (上 / 下 / 来)

Verbs of motion are often followed by directional words like 上 (up) or 下 (down) to specify the path of the action. Adding 来 (to come) indicates motion towards the speaker or a focal point.

很多雪掉下来。A lot of snow falls down.

他们飞上高山。They fly up the high mountain.

练习二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.安全

2.时间

3.掉下来

4.天气

5.高兴

a.weather

b.happy

c.safe

d.time

e.to fall down

1-c · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-b

译文 · Translation

There is a lot of snow on the mountain. A lot of snow falls down. The train broke down. The weather is very bad. Fogg does not like snow. Fogg wants to leave. Fogg buys a hot air balloon. The hot air balloon is very big. Fogg is in the hot air balloon. Batu is also in the hot air balloon. The hot air balloon flies in the sky. They fly over the high mountains. The weather on the high mountain is very cold. The wind is very strong. The hot air balloon flies down the mountain. They are in Spain. Spain has a lot of bulls. There are big bulls here. The big bull sees Batu. The big bull is very unhappy. Batu is very small. The big bull runs. Batu also runs. Batu jumps up and down. The big bull stops running. Batu is very safe. Batu buys a boat ticket to Egypt. Fogg looks at his watch. They do not have a lot of time. The competition is very difficult.