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[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GMMU2S0/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00GMMU2S0&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》] by W.W. Jacobs is a graded reader designed for high-elementary learners of Chinese.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day Mr. Qian, an old friend of Mr. Zhang, comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. Mr. Qian tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw he was given that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment, Mr. Qian reluctantly gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate…
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== Chapter 1 ==
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* [[Modifying nouns with phrase + "de"]]
 
* [[Measure words for counting]]
 
* [[Measure words for counting]]
 
* [["All along" with "yizhi"]]
 
* [["All along" with "yizhi"]]
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* [[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]]
 
* [[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]]
 
* [[The "all" adverb]]
 
* [[The "all" adverb]]
* [[Verb reduplication with "yi"]]\r\n== Chapter 2 ==\r\n* [[Expressing duration with "le"]]
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* [[Verb reduplication with "yi"]]
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== Chapter 2 ==
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* [[Expressing duration with "le"]]
 
* [[Expressing experiences with "guo"]]
 
* [[Expressing experiences with "guo"]]
 
* [[Expressing lateness with "cai"]]
 
* [[Expressing lateness with "cai"]]
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* [[After a specific time]]
 
* [[After a specific time]]
 
* [[Expressing earliness with "jiu"]]
 
* [[Expressing earliness with "jiu"]]
* [["Already" with "yijing"]]\r\n== Chapter 3 ==\r\n* [[Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"]]
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* [["Already" with "yijing"]]
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== Chapter 3 ==
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* [[Complements with "dao," "gei" and "zai"]]
 
* [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"]]
 
* [["If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"]]
 
* [[Expressing permission]]
 
* [[Expressing permission]]
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* [["Then…" with "name"]]
 
* [["Then…" with "name"]]
 
* [[Emphasis with "jiu"]]
 
* [[Emphasis with "jiu"]]
* [[Negative commands with "bu yao"]]\r\n== Chapter 4 ==\r\n* [[Ordinal numbers with "di"]]
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* [[Negative commands with "bu yao"]]
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== Chapter 4 ==
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* [[Ordinal numbers with "di"]]
 
* [[Expressing "and also" with "hai"]]
 
* [[Expressing "and also" with "hai"]]
 
* [[A softer "but"]]
 
* [[A softer "but"]]
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* [[Using "ji" to mean "several"]]
 
* [[Using "ji" to mean "several"]]
 
* [[Counting money]]
 
* [[Counting money]]
* [["Not very" with "bu tai"]]\r\n== Chapter 5 ==\r\n* [[Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"]]
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* [["Not very" with "bu tai"]]
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== Chapter 5 ==
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* [[Modifying nouns with adjective + "de"]]
 
* [[Doing something more with "duo"]]
 
* [[Doing something more with "duo"]]
* [[Basic comparisons with "yiyang"]]\r\n== Chapter 6 ==\r\n* [["Had better" with "haishi"]]
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* [[Basic comparisons with "yiyang"]]
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== Chapter 6 ==
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* [["Had better" with "haishi"]]
 
* [[Measure words for counting]]
 
* [[Measure words for counting]]
 
* [[Using "xiang"]]
 
* [[Using "xiang"]]
 
* [[Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"]]
 
* [[Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"]]
* [[Asking why with "zenme"]]\r\n== Chapter 7 ==\r\n* [[Expressing duration (ongoing)]]
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* [[Asking why with "zenme"]]
* [["For" with "wei"]]\r\n== Chapter 8 ==\r\n* [[Expressing distance with "li"]]
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== Chapter 7 ==
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* [[Expressing duration (ongoing)]]
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* [["For" with "wei"]]
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== Chapter 8 ==
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* [[Expressing distance with "li"]]
 
* [["Never again" with "zai ye bu"]]
 
* [["Never again" with "zai ye bu"]]
* [["Never" with "conglai"]]\r\n== Chapter 9 ==\r\n
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* [["Never" with "conglai"]]
== Chapter 10 ==\r\n* [[Reduplication of adjectives]]
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== Chapter 9 ==
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== Chapter 10 ==
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* [[Reduplication of adjectives]]
 
* [["Just now" with "gangcai"]]
 
* [["Just now" with "gangcai"]]

Latest revision as of 07:33, 22 November 2018

The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》 by W.W. Jacobs is a graded reader designed for high-elementary learners of Chinese.

Publisher's description:

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day Mr. Qian, an old friend of Mr. Zhang, comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. Mr. Qian tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw he was given that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment, Mr. Qian reluctantly gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one’s fate…

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10