The Dead Man's Chest · 死人的木箱 · Treasure Island · Traditional Mandarin · HSK 3

吉姆的家有一家海邊旅館。這家旅館總是很安靜。有一天，來了一個老船員。他叫彭斯。彭斯帶了一個大木箱。他看起來病得很重。他每天都喝很多酒。彭斯越來越害怕。因為他在躲避壞人。他總是看著窗外的海。

一天早上，旅館來了一個盲人。他的臉看起來很可怕。這個盲人也是一個海盜。盲人突然走到彭斯面前。他給了彭斯一張紙。紙上畫了一個黑點。彭斯看到這個黑點。他的臉色變得非常白。他變得非常害怕。彭斯突然倒在地上。他沒有再站起來。吉姆發現彭斯死了。這個黑點帶來了死亡。

彭斯的死亡讓吉姆很緊張。吉姆馬上跑去樓上。他走到彭斯的房間。吉姆打開了那個大木箱。箱子裡有很多舊衣服。然後吉姆拿出一本書。吉姆發現裡面有一張地圖。這是一張舊的藏寶圖。圖上畫了一個紅色的叉。

吉姆趕快跑出旅館。他覺得這裡很不安全。他去見李醫生。李醫生看了那張藏寶圖。他看了非常久。醫生覺得地圖非常重要。他知道上面有海盜的錢。他決定買一艘大船。他決定要去尋找黃金。他說：「我們要出發！」

李醫生笑得很開心。但是吉姆越來越不安。因為那些海盜還在外面。其他的壞船員隨時會來。這些人比彭斯更可怕。他們也想要這張圖。他們為了黃金會殺人。吉姆不知道出發後會怎樣。

語法 · Grammar

The Structure 越來越 (More and More)

Subject + 越來越 + Adjective / Psychological Verb

The phrase 越來越 is used to indicate that a state or degree is increasing or progressing over time, equivalent to 'more and more' in English.

彭斯越來越害怕。Bones became more and more afraid.

但是吉姆越來越不安。But Jim became more and more uneasy.

Degree Complements with 得

Verb + 得 + Adverb + Adjective

The structural particle 得 (de) connects a verb to a complement that describes the degree or result of the action, explaining how the action was performed or what state it led to.

他看起來病得很重。He looked seriously ill.

李醫生笑得很開心。Dr. Livesey smiled very happily.

練習二 · Matching

Match each Chinese word to its English meaning.

1.海盜

2.死亡

3.緊張

4.黃金

5.船員

a.nervous

b.sailor

c.pirate

d.gold

e.death

1-c · 2-e · 3-a · 4-d · 5-b

譯文 · Translation

Jim's family has a seaside inn. This inn is always very quiet. One day, an old sailor arrived. His name was Bones. Bones brought a large wooden chest. He looked seriously ill. He drank a lot of alcohol every day. Bones became more and more afraid. Because he was hiding from bad people. He always looked at the sea outside the window.

One morning, a blind man came to the inn. His face looked very scary. This blind man was also a pirate. The blind man suddenly walked up to Bones. He gave Bones a piece of paper. A black spot was drawn on the paper. Bones saw this black spot. His face turned extremely pale. He became very afraid. Bones suddenly fell to the ground. He never stood up again. Jim discovered that Bones was dead. This black spot brought death.

Bones's death made Jim very nervous. Jim immediately ran upstairs. He walked to Bones's room. Jim opened that large wooden chest. Inside the chest were many old clothes. Then Jim took out a book. Jim discovered there was a map inside. This was an old treasure map. A red cross was drawn on the map.

Jim quickly ran out of the inn. He felt it was very unsafe here. He went to see Dr. Livesey. Dr. Livesey looked at that treasure map. He looked at it for a very long time. The doctor felt the map was very important. He knew there was pirate money on it. He decided to buy a large ship. He decided to go search for gold. He said, "We must set off!"

Dr. Livesey smiled very happily. But Jim became more and more uneasy. Because those pirates were still outside. The other bad sailors could arrive at any time. These people were more frightening than Bones. They also wanted this map. They would kill for gold. Jim did not know what would happen after they set off.