The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》

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.

Chapter 1

• "Not very" with "bu tai"
• "Zai" following verbs
• The "zui" superlative
• Pronoun "mei" for "every"
• Expressing "and" with "he"
• The "all" adverb
• "It seems" with "haoxiang"
• "Not at all"
• "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
• Causative verbs
• Hui, neng, and keyi
• "Both A and B" with "you"
• "Always" with "zongshi"
• At the time when
• 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"
• 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"
• Negative commands with "bie"

Chapter 3

• Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"
• Ordinal numbers with "di"
• "Just" with "gang"
• Expressing "a bit too"
• Verbing briefly
• Measure words to differentiate
• Verbs with "gei"
• Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"
• 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"