The Edge of the Mire · 泥地 · The Hound of the Baskervilles · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 1

有很多大霧。天很冷。

華生和亨利去老房子。老房子很大。老房子很冷。

巴裡在老房子裡。巴裡不愛說話。晚上，巴裡不睡覺。巴裡去老房子後面。巴裡在做什麼？華生沒有看見。

這天，華生認識傑克。亨利認識傑克。傑克住在野地。

傑克說：「不能去泥地。」

傑克說：「泥地很大。」

傑克說：「去泥地會死。」

華生和亨利認識貝麗。貝麗很漂亮。亨利很高興。亨利喜歡貝麗。貝麗很喜歡亨利。

晚上，天很冷。有很多大霧。華生在老房子裡。華生不睡覺。華生在聽。

野地有一個東西。華生聽見這個東西。這東西叫了。那是大黑狗！大黑狗在叫！華生很冷。華生不說話。

練習二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.大霧

2.睡覺

3.認識

4.聽見

5.老房子

a.to hear

b.thick fog

c.old house

d.to meet / to know

e.to sleep

1-b · 2-e · 3-d · 4-a · 5-c

譯文 · Translation

There is a lot of thick fog. The weather is very cold.

Watson and Henry go to the old house. The old house is very big. The old house is very cold.

Barry is in the old house. Barry does not like to talk. At night, Barry does not sleep. Barry goes behind the old house. What is Barry doing? Watson did not see.

This day, Watson meets Jack. Henry meets Jack. Jack lives in the wild.

Jack says, "You cannot go to the bog."

Jack says, "The bog is very big."

Jack says, "If you go to the bog, you will die."

Watson and Henry meet Beryl. Beryl is very pretty. Henry is very happy. Henry likes Beryl. Beryl likes Henry very much.

At night, the weather is very cold. There is a lot of thick fog. Watson is in the old house. Watson does not sleep. Watson is listening.

There is a thing in the wild. Watson hears this thing. This thing howled. That is a big black dog! The big black dog is barking! Watson is very cold. Watson does not speak.