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Revision as of 06:07, 13 November 2013
The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》 by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a graded reader designed for high-elementary learners of Chinese.
Publisher's description:
Li Ye grew up never knowing the love and affection of her parents. After an epidemic leaves her an orphan, Li Ye is sent off to live with her reclusive Uncle in his sprawling estate in Nanjing. She learns of a secret garden where no one has set foot in ten years. Li Ye finds the garden and slowly discovers the secrets of the manor. With the help of new friends, she brings the garden back to life, a decision that forever changes several lives.
Contents
Chapter 1
- "Not very" with "bu tai"
- "Zai" following verbs
- The "zui" superlative
- Pronoun "mei" for "every"
- Expressing "and" with "he"
- Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
- The "all" adverb
- "It seems" with "haoxiang"
- "Not at all"
- "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
- Causative verbs
- Result complements "dao" and "jian"
- Expressing ability or possibility
- "Both A and B" with "you"
- "Always" with "zongshi"
- At the time when
- Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"
- Special verbs with "hen"
- Referring to "all" using "suoyou"
- Expressing purpose with "weile"
- Expressing "as one likes" with "jiu"
- Continuation with "hai"
- Again in the past with "you"
- Explaining causes with "yinwei"
- "Would like to" with "xiang"
- Wanting to do something with "yao"
- "Before" in general
- Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"
- "Even more" with "geng"
- Change of state with "le"
- "Before" in general
- Comparing "gen" and "dui"
- Expressing "with" with "gen"
- Expressing lateness with "cai"
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- Expressing completion with "le"
- Expressing duration with "le"
- Sequencing past events with "houlai"
- Using "ji" to mean "several"
Chapter 2
- In the future in general
- Two words for "but"
- "Yinggai" for should
- Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
- Yes-no questions with "ma"
- Aspect particle "zhe"
- "Already" with "yijing"
- Expressing permission
- Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
- Before a specific time
- Negative commands with "bie"
Chapter 3
- Positive and negative potential complements
- Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
- Using "zai" with verbs
- Ordinal numbers with "di"
- "Just" with "gang"
- Expressing "a bit too"
- Verbing briefly
- Measure words to differentiate
- Verbs with "gei"
- Expressing a learned skill
- Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
- Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li"
- "De" (modal particle)
- Turning adjectives into adverbs
- "-wan" result complement
- Verb reduplication with "yi"
- Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
Chapter 4
- Expressing actions in progress
- Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
- Reduplication of adjectives
- Softening speech with "ba"
- "Not very" with "bu zenme"
- Expressing earliness with "jiu"
- "From… to…" with "cong… dao…"
- Adding emphasis with "jiushi"
- Indicating a number in excess
- Appearance with "kanqilai"
- Negative commands with "bu yao"
- "From… to…" with "cong… dao…"
- Direction complement
- Questions with "le ma"
- Result complement "-cuo"
Chapter 5
- Expressing "excessively" with "tai"
- "De" (modal particle)
- Two words for "but"
- Expressing "otherwise" with "yaobu"
- Asking why with "zenme"
