The Power Within · 我要回家 · The Wizard of Oz · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 1

多西看見奧茲。奧茲是一個老人。多西很不開心。

奧茲給草人好東西。奧茲給金人好東西。奧茲給大貓好東西。草人說：「謝謝奧茲。」

奧茲要回去。現在奧茲飛了。多西沒有飛。多西沒有回去。托托也沒有回去。

草人看多西。「你想回去嗎？」多西看紅鞋。「紅鞋能幫我嗎？」多西說：「謝謝紅鞋。」現在我要回去。

早上多西醒了。多西看見爸爸。多西看見媽媽。媽媽問：「你醒了嗎？」

多西說：「我醒了。」「這是一個夢嗎？」媽媽說：「是夢。」「這是一個好夢。」

「爸爸好！」「謝謝媽媽！」多西說：「我愛爸爸。」「我也愛媽媽。」我愛家。家很好。

語法 · Grammar

Change of State with 了

Statement + 了

The particle 了 (le) placed at the end of a sentence can indicate a change of state or a new situation that has just occurred. In this story, it shows that an action was completed and brought about a new reality (like waking up or flying away).

現在奧茲飛了。Now Oz has flown away.

早上多西醒了。In the morning, Dorothy woke up.

Past Negation with 沒有

Subject + 沒有 + Verb

To say that someone did not do something in the past, you must use 沒有 (méiyǒu) before the verb, rather than 不 (bù).

多西沒有飛。Dorothy did not fly.

多西沒有回去。Dorothy did not go back.

練習二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.看見

2.開心

3.幫

4.夢

5.現在

a.dream

b.to see

c.now

d.happy

e.to help

1-b · 2-d · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

譯文 · Translation

Dorothy sees Oz. Oz is an old man. Dorothy is very unhappy.

Oz gives the scarecrow good things. Oz gives the tin man good things. Oz gives the big cat good things. The scarecrow says, "Thank you, Oz."

Oz wants to go back. Now Oz has flown away. Dorothy did not fly. Dorothy did not go back. Toto also did not go back.

The scarecrow looks at Dorothy. "Do you want to go back?" Dorothy looks at the red shoes. "Can the red shoes help me?" Dorothy says, "Thank you, red shoes." Now I want to go back.

In the morning, Dorothy woke up. Dorothy sees Dad. Dorothy sees Mom. Mom asks, "Are you awake?"

Dorothy says, "I am awake." "Is this a dream?" Mom says, "It is a dream." "This is a good dream."

"Hello, Dad!" "Thank you, Mom!" Dorothy says, "I love Dad." "I also love Mom." I love home. Home is very good.