The Wild Man's Island · 树里的人 · Treasure Island · Simplified Mandarin · HSK 1

吉米在很多树里跑。树后面有一个人。这个人穿旧衣服。他是一个野人。这个野人是海盗吗？他是老本。

老本问：“ 你是好人吗？” 吉米说：“ 我是好人。” 老本说：“ 我有小船。” “我可以帮你。”

吉米回来了。他来到木房里。李医生和史船长在木房。谁在木房外面？是银先生！

大山和很多海盗来了。他们打木房。银先生也打人。海盗打史船长。史船长很疼。

海盗不打木房了。他们回大船去。吉米看大船。大船要打木房。史船长非常疼。

语法 · Grammar

Expressing location with 在

Subject + 在 + Place + (Verb)

The preposition 在 is used to indicate where someone is or where an action takes place. Unlike English, the location phrase in Chinese comes before the verb.

吉米在很多树里跑。Jimmy runs among the many trees.

Change of state with 了

Sentence + 了

When placed at the end of a sentence, the particle 了 can indicate a change in a situation, such as a new circumstance arising or an action stopping.

吉米回来了。Jimmy has come back.

海盗不打木房了。The pirates are no longer attacking the wooden house.

练习二 · Matching

Match each word to its meaning.

1.野人

2.衣服

3.船长

4.打

5.非常

a.to hit / attack

b.clothes

c.extremely

d.savage / wild man

e.captain

1-d · 2-b · 3-e · 4-a · 5-c

译文 · Translation

Jimmy runs among the many trees. Behind the trees, there is a person. This person is wearing old clothes. He is a savage. Is this savage a pirate? He is Old Ben.

Old Ben asks, "Are you a good person?" Jimmy says, "I am a good person." Old Ben says, "I have a small boat. I can help you."

Jimmy came back. He arrived inside the wooden house. Dr. Livesey and Captain Smollett are in the wooden house. Who is outside the wooden house? It's Mr. Silver!

Dashan and many pirates arrived. They attack the wooden house. Mr. Silver also attacks people. The pirates hit Captain Smollett. Captain Smollett is in a lot of pain.

The pirates stopped attacking the wooden house. They go back to the big ship. Jimmy looks at the big ship. The big ship is going to attack the wooden house. Captain Smollett is in extreme pain.