The Bride and the Beast · 新娘與怪物 · Frankenstein · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 2

亨利和莉莎要結婚了。但是他們聽到壞消息。華醫生死了。怪物跑了。因為怪物很可怕，所以他們不能結婚。

亨利說：「我要保護妳。」他讓莉莎進房間。他鎖上了門。亨利想藏好莉莎。但是，怪物在裡面！怪物早就藏在那裡。莉莎大叫了一聲。亨利聽到了聲音。他馬上打開門。莉莎正在地上哭。怪物發出可怕的聲音。怪物從房間跑出去了。

村民知道了這些事。村民都很生氣。亨利也非常生氣。大家拿著火把。大家要去找怪物。他們從村子出發了。他們去了山裡。山裡面非常黑。大家正在到處找怪物。

亨利正在一個人走。突然，怪物來了！亨利大叫：「走開！」他想丟火把打怪物。但是怪物抓住了他。亨利丟了火把。他用力打怪物。但是怪物比亨利大。怪物也比亨利高。怪物又抓起亨利。怪物帶他走進黑夜。

語法 · Grammar

Action in Progress with 正在

Subject + 正在 + Verb + (Object)

The word 正在 (zhèngzài) is placed before a verb to show that an action is currently in progress. It is similar to the English '-ing' ending. You can also use just 正 or just 在 for a similar effect.

莉莎正在地上哭。Lisa is crying on the floor.

大家正在到處找怪物。Everyone is looking everywhere for the monster.

Comparisons with 比

A + 比 + B + Adjective

To say that 'A is more [adjective] than B', use the preposition 比 (bǐ). This pattern directly compares two nouns.

但是怪物比亨利大。But the monster is bigger than Henry.

怪物也比亨利高。The monster is also taller than Henry.

練習二 · Matching

Match each Chinese vocabulary word to its English meaning.

1.聲音

2.火把

3.用力

4.怪物

5.保護

a.with all one's strength

b.to protect

c.sound

d.monster

e.torch

1-c · 2-e · 3-a · 4-d · 5-b

譯文 · Translation

Henry and Lisa were going to get married. But they heard bad news. Dr. Hua died. The monster escaped. Because the monster was very scary, they couldn't get married.

Henry said, "I will protect you." He had Lisa go into the room. He locked the door. Henry wanted to hide Lisa well. But, the monster was inside! The monster had hidden there long ago. Lisa let out a loud scream. Henry heard the sound. He immediately opened the door. Lisa was crying on the floor. The monster let out a terrible sound. The monster ran out of the room.

The villagers found out about these things. The villagers were all very angry. Henry was also very angry. Everyone took torches. Everyone was going to look for the monster. They set out from the village. They went into the mountains. Inside the mountains it was very dark. Everyone was looking everywhere for the monster.

Henry was walking alone. Suddenly, the monster came! Henry shouted: "Go away!" He wanted to throw the torch to hit the monster. But the monster grabbed him. Henry dropped the torch. He hit the monster with all his strength. But the monster was bigger than Henry. The monster was also taller than Henry. The monster grabbed Henry again. The monster took him into the dark night.