The Bride and the Beast · 安娜和怪物 · Frankenstein · Simplified Mandarin · HSK 1

亨利穿上好看的衣服。他想跟安娜结婚。可是，他听见坏事。王医生死了。怪物不在家。怪物跑出去了。

亨利想保护安娜。他叫安娜去房间里。他关上门。但是，怪物也在里面。怪物看见安娜。安娜很害怕。她大叫。她想跑出房间。亨利听见安娜大叫。他打开门。怪物跑走了。

大家都很生气。很多男人想找怪物。男人去山里找怪物。亨利也去山里找怪物。

山里很黑。亨利看不见大家。这里离家很远。突然，怪物来了。怪物抓住亨利的衣服。亨利大叫。怪物很大。怪物抓住他。怪物带他走了。

语法 · Grammar

Resultative Complement 见

Verb + 见

The character 见 is attached to verbs of perception like 听 (listen) and 看 (look) to indicate that the action produced a successful result: hearing or seeing.

可是，他听见坏事。But, he heard bad news.

怪物看见安娜。The monster saw Anna.

Expressing Distance with 离

Place A + 离 + Place B + 很 + Adjective

To express the distance between two places, use 离 (from). It is commonly followed by adjectives like 远 (far) or 近 (close).

这里离家很远。Here, it is very far from home.

练习二 · Matching

Match each Chinese word to its English meaning.

1.房间

2.生气

3.抓住

4.黑

5.听见

a.dark

b.room

c.to hear

d.to grab

e.angry

1-b · 2-e · 3-d · 4-a · 5-c

译文 · Translation

Henry put on handsome clothes. He wanted to marry Anna. But, he heard bad news. Dr. Wang died. The monster was not at home. The monster had run out.

Henry wanted to protect Anna. He told Anna to go into the room. He closed the door. But, the monster was also inside. The monster saw Anna. Anna was very afraid. She screamed. She wanted to run out of the room. Henry heard Anna scream. He opened the door. The monster ran away.

Everyone was very angry. Many men wanted to find the monster. The men went into the mountains to find the monster. Henry also went into the mountains to find the monster.

Inside the mountains, it was very dark. Henry could not see everyone. Here it was very far from home. Suddenly, the monster came. The monster grabbed Henry's clothes. Henry screamed. The monster was very big. The monster grabbed him. The monster took him away.