The Winged Terror · 黑女巫的飛猴 · The Wizard of Oz · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 1

天空很黑。很多飛猴在天空飛。猴子從天空來。猴子很快。飛猴打草人。草人沒有手。猴子抓多西。猴子也抓托托。

黑女巫有大房子。多西在大房子裡面。大房子裡面很黑。多西在大房子哭。她的時間不多。她想從大房子走。大門沒有開。

金人和大貓在外面。他們在外面找衣服。他們穿黑衣服。朋友想救多西。他們從外面來。朋友救多西！他們也救托托。

大家快跑。他們從裡面跑。這裡的人大叫！大房子有很多人。女巫的人想抓他們。朋友很少。女巫的人很多。大家快跑！

語法 · Grammar

Indicating Location with 在

Subject + 在 + Place + 方位詞 (裡面/外面)

To describe where someone or something is, use 在 followed by a location noun, often paired with a position word like 裡面 (inside) or 外面 (outside).

多西在大房子裡面。Dorothy is inside the big house.

金人和大貓在外面。The Tin Woodman and the big cat are outside.

Indicating Origin with 從

從 + Place + Verb

The preposition 從 (from) introduces the starting point of an action. It is placed before the verb.

猴子從天空來。The monkeys come from the sky.

他們從裡面跑。They run from the inside.

練習二 · Matching

Match each word to its English meaning.

1.房子

2.時間

3.衣服

4.朋友

5.找

a.friend

b.house

c.to look for

d.time

e.clothes

1-b · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

譯文 · Translation

The sky is very dark. Many flying monkeys are flying in the sky. The monkeys come from the sky. The monkeys are very fast. The flying monkeys hit the scarecrow. The scarecrow has no hands. The monkeys grab Dorothy. The monkeys also grab Toto.

The Wicked Witch has a big house. Dorothy is inside the big house. Inside the big house, it is very dark. Dorothy cries in the big house. She does not have much time. She wants to leave the big house. The main door is not open.

The Tin Woodman and the big cat are outside. They are looking for clothes outside. They wear black clothes. The friends want to save Dorothy. They come from outside. The friends save Dorothy! They also save Toto.

Everyone runs fast. They run from the inside. The people here shout loudly! The big house has many people. The witch's people want to grab them. The friends are very few. The witch's people are many. Everyone run fast!