绿野仙踪 · 第一章（下） · 2,000-WORD LEVEL · HSK 3–4
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Chinese, Chapter 1 (Part 2): The Cyclone (龙卷风)
The cyclone is here. Aunt Em climbs down into the cellar, Toto hides under the bed, and before Dorothy can follow, the little house spins and rises into the sky with her inside.
In this video Min, a Chinese teacher on Good Talk, reads the second half of chapter 1 aloud, explains it sentence by sentence and goes over it at the end. The notes below list the words worth learning and the grammar in each paragraph.
STUDY NOTES · 学习笔记
Words and grammar, paragraph by paragraph
每一段列出要记的词语和语法点。“认识就行”的词，读故事的时候知道意思就可以，不用记。
For each paragraph: words worth learning, and grammar points. Words under “认识就行” only need to be understood, not memorized.
（“一”和“不”的拼音标的是变调以后的声调。Tones for 一 and 不 are marked as actually spoken.）
人名和地名 Names
| 中文 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 桃乐丝 | Táolèsī | Dorothy |
| 托托 | Tuōtuō | Toto（桃乐丝的小狗 her dog） |
| 亨利叔叔 | Hēnglì shūshu | Uncle Henry |
| 爱姆婶婶 | Àimǔ shěnshen | Aunt Em |
| 堪萨斯州 | Kānsàsī Zhōu | Kansas |
11–15 亨利叔叔突然站了起来……“快跑到洞里去！”
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | tūrán | suddenly |
| 喊 | hǎn | to shout |
| 活儿 | huór | work, a job（口语 spoken） |
| 危险 | wēixiǎn | danger |
| 大叫 | dà jiào | to scream, to yell |
认识就行：棚子 péngzi（shed）
语法
- 向……跑去 to run towards …
他就向放牛和马的棚子跑去。 - 看了一眼，就…… one look, and …
她看了一眼，就知道危险已经很近了。
16 托托从桃乐丝怀里跳了出去……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 怀里 | huái li | in one's arms |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump |
| 底下 | dǐxia | under, beneath |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly, hurry |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab, to catch |
| 一下子 | yíxiàzi | all at once |
| 顺着 | shùnzhe | along |
| 爬 | pá | to climb, to crawl |
语法
- 形容词 + 极了 extremely …
婶婶害怕极了。
17 桃乐丝终于抓住了托托……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 终于 | zhōngyú | finally, at last |
| 正要 | zhèng yào | to be just about to |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake, to rock |
| 特别 | tèbié | especially, very |
| 厉害 | lìhai | severe, fierce |
语法
- 刚……就…… just … when …
她刚走到房间中间，风就大叫了一声。 - 正要 + 动词 be just about to …
桃乐丝终于抓住了托托，正要跟着婶婶下去。
18–19 接着，一件奇怪的事情发生了……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 接着 | jiēzhe | then, next |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen |
| 转 | zhuàn | to spin, to turn around |
| 圈 | quān | circle, round |
| 升 | shēng | to rise |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the air |
| 气球 | qìqiú | balloon |
语法
- 好像…… as if …
桃乐丝觉得自己好像坐在一个气球里。
20 北风和南风正好在房子这里遇到了……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just, happen to |
| 遇到 | yùdào | to meet |
| 一般 | yìbān | usually, generally |
| 空气 | kōngqì | air |
| 推 | tuī | to push |
| 带 | dài | to carry, to take |
| 羽毛 | yǔmáo | feather |
| 轻松 | qīngsōng | easy, relaxed |
语法
- 越 + 动词 + 越…… the more …, the more …
可是周围的风很大，把房子越推越高。 - 被 (passive) by
房子就在那儿，被风带着走了很远很远。 - 就像……一样 just like …
风带着它，就像你拿着一根羽毛一样轻松。
21 天很黑，风在房子周围可怕地叫着……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 可怕 | kěpà | terrible, frightening |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to find, to notice |
| 挺……的 | tǐng … de | quite（口语 spoken） |
| 稳 | wěn | steady |
| 歪 | wāi | tilted, crooked |
| 轻轻地 | qīngqīng de | gently |
| 婴儿 | yīng'ér | baby |
认识就行：摇篮 yáolán（cradle）
语法
- 挺……的 quite …
房子飞得还挺稳的。 - 好像……一样 as if …, just like …
以后她就觉得房子在轻轻地摇着，好像婴儿在摇篮里一样。
22 托托可不喜欢这样……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet, calm |
| 大声 | dàshēng | loudly |
语法
- 动词 + 来 + 动词 + 去 to do something back and forth
它在房间里跑来跑去。 - 一会儿……一会儿…… now …, now …
一会儿在这儿，一会儿在那儿。 - 可（不喜欢） adds emphasis: really not
托托可不喜欢这样。
23 有一次，托托离地板上那个开着的门太近了……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 离 | lí | (distance) from |
| 掉 | diào | to fall, to drop |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think (wrongly) |
| 露出来 | lù chūlai | to stick out, to show |
| 拉 | lā | to pull |
| 关上 | guānshang | to close |
| 出事 | chūshì | to have an accident |
认识就行：托住 tuōzhù（to hold up from below）
语法
- 以为 to think (and it turns out to be wrong)
桃乐丝一开始以为再也见不到它了。 - 原来 so it turns out that …
原来，下面的风很大，把托托托住了。 - 动词 + 不 + 下去 cannot (go down)
它掉不下去。
24 一个小时又一个小时过去了……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 孤单 | gūdān | lonely |
| 响 | xiǎng | loud |
语法
- 一个……又一个…… one … after another
一个小时又一个小时过去了。 - 不那么……了 not so … anymore
桃乐丝慢慢地不那么害怕了。 - ……得……，都…… so … that even …
风在她周围叫得那么响，她的耳朵都快听不见了。
25 一开始，她担心……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 担心 | dānxīn | to worry |
| 摔死 | shuāisǐ | to fall to one's death |
| 于是 | yúshì | so, therefore |
| 决定 | juédìng | to decide |
| 安安静静 | ān'ān jìngjìng | very quietly, calmly |
语法
- 什么……也没…… nothing at all …
什么坏事也没有发生。 - AABB（安安静静） repeating a two-character word makes it more vivid
26 最后，她爬过摇来摇去的地板……
| 词语 | 拼音 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 最后 | zuìhòu | finally, in the end |
| 躺 | tǎng | to lie down |
| 闭上 | bìshang | to close (eyes) |
| 睡着 | shuìzháo | to fall asleep |
语法
- 虽然……还…… although … still …
虽然房子还在摇，风还在叫，桃乐丝很快就闭上眼睛，睡着了。
绿野仙踪 第一册（第 1–10 章）
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900), illustrated by W. W. Denslow (1900); both in the public domain. Chinese retelling and study notes by Min.