Hi! My name is Huan Jing. I am a fierce warrior. I also know magic and spells. My job is to protect humanity. This is the story of the time I defeated a monster named Disaster.

A long time ago, I had a very wise teacher named Fei zhang Fang. I called him Master Fei. He knew a ton about magic, and I learned so much from him. Every day I would go to him, begging to be taught something new.

One day, Master Fei had a vision. He told me that a monster named Disaster was coming on the ninth day of the ninth month. It was going to destroy the village if we didn’t do anything.

?【南京大學、南京師范大學、蘇州大學考研專業課資料，點擊關注】

“Huan Jing,” Master Fei said, “you will have to fight  Disaster.”

“Me?” I asked, surprised. I had never fought a monster by myself before!

“Master, what if I am not strong enough? The village will be destroyed!

Why can’t you fight it?”

Master Fei replied, “I believe in you. I know you can do it. You are strong enough. I have been teaching you every day for many years, haven’t I?

You are ready. I’m getting too old to fight monsters. So, it has to be you.”

I sighed. Master was right. He had been teaching me many things for a long time. “Okay, Master,” I said. “What do I do?”

“Take these,” he replied. He gave me a bottle of wine. The wine was made from flowers called chrysanthemums. He also gave me a bag of leaves. They were from a plant that is used for medicine. “The villagers must drink the wine and hold the leaves. Disaster hates the smell. This will give you a chance to defeat him!”

I went to every house in the village. I told everyone to climb up the mountain. They needed to get to a high place to escape Disaster. Then, I gave them some wine to drink and some leaves to hold.

We all waited on the mountain. Suddenly, we heard a rumble in the distance. It was Disaster! He came into the village and began to tear apart the buildings. But nobody was there! Disaster looked around, confused. That’s when he saw us on the mountain!

The moment he saw us, his mouth opened wide. The loudest roar I have ever heard came booming out. ROAARRR!! But then he stopped and sniffed. He could smell the wine and the leaves. He made a disgusted face, and he froze where he was, stunned.

“WHAT IS THAT SMELL?!” he roared.

That was my chance! I ran at him as fast as I could. As I ran, my legs started to feel like they were floating. Huh? Oh! Of course! Master Fei was helping me with his magic! I floated up to Disaster, and I hit him with my sword three times. Disaster fell over, dead!

The villagers saw that I had won. They were overjoyed. The village was now safe! “Huan Jing! Huan Jing! Huan Jing!” they cheered.

So, that’s my story. I’m so proud that I defeated Disaster. People still celebrate that day every year. On the ninth day of the ninth month, people climb mountains. They also drink chrysanthemum wine. All to celebrate the day Disaster lost and the people were saved.

The EndQuestion:?Have you ever done something you thought you weren’t able to do?

核心詞匯

fierce adj. 兇猛的，好斗的

warrior n. 戰士，勇士

spell n. 魔法

humanity n. 人性，［總稱］人

defeat v. 擊敗，戰勝

disaster n. 災難master n. 大師，主人，長官

vision n. 眼力，看法，幻想sigh v. 嘆氣，嘆息

chrysanthemum n. 菊，菊花

rumble n. 隆隆聲，轆轆聲

distance n. 距離，遙遠

tear apart 撕開，撕裂

confused adj. 困惑的

wide adv. 充分地，張得（或開得）很大地

roar n. 吼聲，怒號，轟鳴

boom out 發出低沉有回響的聲音，發出隆隆聲（或嗡嗡聲）

sniff v. （吸著氣）嗅，聞

disgusted adj. 厭惡的，憎惡的，憤慨的

freeze (froze) v. （因恐懼等而）呆住，不動

stun v. 使震驚，使發愣，使目瞪口呆

float v. 浮，漂，漂浮，飄然走動

overjoyed adj. 萬分高興的，大喜的

He knew a ton about magic. 他精通魔法。

ton 本義為一噸，a ton of 引申為很多。

Every day I would go to him, begging to be taught something new. 每天我都會去找師傅，求他教我一些新東西。begging 為現在分詞作伴隨狀語，表示同時發生。

be taught 表示被教。

I had never fought a monster by myself before! 我之前從未打過怪物。

had+過去分詞為過去完成時，表示過去的過去發生的事情。

I have been teaching you every day for many years, haven’t I?很多年來，我一直每天都教你，不是么？have been doing 為現在完成進行時，表示過去到現在一直在做的事。

haven’t I 為句尾的反義疑問句，表反問。

I’m getting too old to fight monsters. 我正變得越來越年歲大了，不能再打怪物了。

get 此處為變得的意思。

too…to…表示太……而不能……

以下翻譯來自百度翻譯：你好我叫黃靜。我是一個勇猛的戰士。我還懂魔法和咒語。我的工作是保護人類。這是我打敗一個叫災難的怪物的故事。很久以前，我有一位非常聰明的老師，名叫費章芳。我叫他費師傅。他對魔法了如指掌，我從他身上學到了很多。每天我都會去找他，請求他教我一些新東西。有一天，費大師有了一個幻覺。他告訴我，一個名叫災難的怪物將在九月份的第九天到來。如果我們什么都不做，它會毀掉這個村莊。“歡靜，”費大師說，“你必須與災難作斗爭。”“我？”我驚訝地問。我從來沒有獨自與怪物戰斗過！“師父，如果我不夠強壯怎么辦？村莊將被摧毀！你為什么不能反抗？”費大師回答道：“我相信你。我知道你能做到。你足夠強壯。多年來我每天都在教你，不是嗎？你準備好了。我太老了，不能和怪物戰斗了。所以，一定是你。”我嘆了口氣。師父是對的。很長一段時間以來，他一直在教我很多東西。”“好的，主人，”我說我該怎么辦？”“拿著這些，”他回答。他給了我一瓶酒。這種酒是用菊花制成的。他還給了我一袋樹葉。它們來自一種藥用植物。”村民們必須喝葡萄酒，拿著樹葉。禍不單行。這將給你一個擊敗他的機會！”我去了村里的每家每戶。我告訴大家爬上那座山。他們需要到高處躲避災難。然后，我給了他們一些酒喝，一些樹葉拿著。我們都在山上等著。突然，我們聽到遠處傳來隆隆聲。這是一場災難！他走進村子，開始拆毀建筑物。但是沒有人在那里！災難環顧四周，困惑不解。那是他在山上看到我們的時候！他一看到我們，就張大了嘴。我聽到過的最響亮的吼聲是隆隆的。Roaarr！！但后來他停下來聞了聞。他能聞到酒和樹葉的味道。他做了一張惡心的臉，呆在原地，目瞪口呆。“那是什么味道？！”他咆哮著。那是我的機會！我盡可能快地向他跑去。當我跑的時候，我的腿開始感覺像漂浮著一樣。嗯？哦當然費大師在用他的魔法幫助我！我漂浮到災難中，用我的劍打了他三次。災難降臨了，死了！村民們看到我贏了。他們欣喜若狂。村子現在安全了！”歡靜！歡靜！歡靜！”他們歡呼起來。這就是我的故事。我很自豪我戰勝了災難。人們仍然每年慶祝這一天。在九月的第九天，人們爬山。他們也喝菊花酒。所有這些都是為了慶祝災難失去和人民得救的那一天。