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HSK 3 · Chapter 2 · 760 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-2

温酒斩华雄

Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools

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三sān兄弟xiōngdì带dài着zhe他们tāmen的de人rén，打dǎ了le很hěn多次duōcì黄巾军huángjīnjūn。过guò了le几jǐ年nián，黄巾军huángjīnjūn没有méiyǒu了le，可是kěshì一个yígè更gèng坏huài的de人rén来lái了le。他tā叫jiào董卓dǒngzhuó。

董卓dǒngzhuó带dài着zhe很hěn多duō人rén进jìn了le都城dūchéng，想xiǎng让ràng谁shéi做zuò皇帝huángdì，就jiù让ràng谁shéi做zuò皇帝huángdì。他tā还hái杀shā了le很hěn多duō人rén，大家dàjiā都dōu非常fēicháng怕pà他tā。这时候zhèshíhou，一个yígè叫jiào曹操cáocāo的de人rén给gěi很hěn多duō大人物dàrénwù写信xiěxìn：“我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ去qù打dǎ董卓dǒngzhuó吧ba！”很hěn快kuài，十八shíbā个gè大人物dàrénwù带dài着zhe自己zìjǐ的de人rén来lái了le，大家dàjiā都dōu听tīng袁绍yuánshào的de。刘备liúbèi三sān兄弟xiōngdì也yě跟着gēnzhe一个yígè老lǎo同学tóngxué来lái了le。大家dàjiā都dōu不bú认识rènshi刘备liúbèi，他tā只能zhǐnéng坐zuò在zài最zuì后面hòumiàn。关羽guānyǔ和hé张飞zhāngfēi站zhàn在zài他tā后面hòumiàn。

董卓dǒngzhuó那边nàbiān来lái了le一个yígè大将dàjiàng，叫jiào华雄。华雄又yòu高gāo又yòu大dà，非常fēicháng厉害lìhai。一yí个gè人rén出去chūqù打dǎ他tā，没méi打dǎ几jǐ下xià，就jiù被bèi华雄杀shā了le。又yòu一yí个gè人rén出去chūqù，也yě被bèi华雄杀shā了le。大家dàjiā你nǐ看看kànkan我wǒ，我wǒ看看kànkan你nǐ，谁shéi也yě不bù说话shuōhuà了le。

袁绍yuánshào说shuō：“可惜kěxī我wǒ的de两liǎng个gè大将dàjiàng颜良、文丑没有méiyǒu来lái！如果rúguǒ有yǒu一个yígè在zài这里zhèlǐ，我们wǒmen还hái怕pà什么shénme华雄！”

他tā还hái没méi说shuō完wán，就jiù有人yǒurén大声dàshēng说shuō：“我wǒ去qù！我wǒ去qù把bǎ华雄的de头tóu带dài回来huílai！”大家dàjiā一yí看kàn，这zhè个gè人rén个子gèzi很hěn高gāo，脸liǎn是shì红色hóngsè的de，胡子húzi很hěn长cháng。袁绍yuánshào问wèn：“他tā是shì谁shéi？”有人yǒurén说shuō：“他tā是shì刘备liúbèi的de二èr弟dì，叫jiào关羽guānyǔ。”袁绍yuánshào又yòu问wèn：“他tā现在xiànzài做zuò什么shénme？”“他tā在zài刘备liúbèi那里nàlǐ当dāng马mǎ弓手gōngshǒu。”马mǎ弓手gōngshǒu，就是jiùshì骑qí着zhe马mǎ射箭shèjiàn的de小兵xiǎobīng。

袁绍yuánshào的de弟弟dìdi袁术yuánshù听tīng了le，马上mǎshàng大dà叫jiào：“你nǐ是shì说shuō我们wǒmen这里zhèlǐ没有méiyǒu大将dàjiàng吗ma？一个yígè小兵xiǎobīng，也yě敢gǎn这么zhème说shuō！快kuài把bǎ他tā打dǎ出去chūqu！”

曹操cáocāo说shuō：“别bié生气shēngqì。这zhè个gè人rén敢gǎn这么zhème说shuō，就jiù一定yídìng不bù简单jiǎndān。让ràng他tā去qù试试shìshi吧ba，不行bùxíng再说zàishuō。”袁绍yuánshào说shuō：“让ràng一个yígè马mǎ弓手gōngshǒu出去chūqù，华雄会huì笑xiào我们wǒmen的de。”曹操cáocāo说shuō：“他tā看起来kànqilai不bú像xiàng小兵xiǎobīng，华雄怎么zěnme会huì知道zhīdào呢ne？”关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“如果rúguǒ我wǒ输shū了le，就jiù把bǎ我wǒ的de头tóu拿ná去qù！”

曹操cáocāo让ràng人rén倒dào了le一yì杯bēi热rè酒jiǔ，送sòng到dào关羽guānyǔ面前miànqián：“喝hē了le再zài去qù吧ba！”关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“酒jiǔ先xiān放fàng在zài这里zhèlǐ，我wǒ去qù一下yíxià就jiù回来huílái。”他tā拿起náqǐ大刀dàdāo，跳tiào上马shàngmǎ，就jiù出去chūqù了le。

很hěn快kuài，外面wàimiàn的de鼓声gǔshēng越来越yuèláiyuè大dà，喊声hǎnshēng也yě越来越yuèláiyuè大dà，好像hǎoxiàng天tiān要yào掉diào下来xiàlái一样yíyàng。大家dàjiā都dōu很hěn害怕hàipà，正zhèng想xiǎng叫jiào人rén出去chūqù看看kànkan，关羽guānyǔ已经yǐjīng回来huílái了le！他tā把bǎ华雄的de头tóu往wǎng地上dìshang一yì扔rēng。那nà酒jiǔ，还是háishi热rè的de。

张飞zhāngfēi在zài后面hòumiàn大dà叫jiào：“我wǒ二哥èrgē杀shā了le华雄！现在xiànzài不bù打dǎ过去guòqu，把bǎ董卓dǒngzhuó抓zhuā来lái，还hái等děng什么shénme时候shíhou！”袁术yuánshù又yòu生气shēngqì了le：“我们wǒmen这些zhèxiē大人物dàrénwù都dōu没méi说话shuōhuà，你nǐ在zài这里zhèlǐ大dà叫jiào什么shénme！出去chūqù！”曹操cáocāo说shuō：“谁shéi做得好zuòdehǎo，我们wǒmen都dōu应该yīnggāi谢谢xièxie他tā，不要búyào看kàn他tā是shì大人物dàrénwù还是háishi小兵xiǎobīng。”可是kěshì袁术yuánshù还是háishi很hěn生气shēngqì。曹操cáocāo就jiù让ràng三sān兄弟xiōngdì先xiān回去huíqù了le。那天nàtiān晚上wǎnshang，他tā又yòu让ràng人rén偷偷tōutōu给gěi三sān兄弟xiōngdì送sòng去qù了le酒jiǔ和hé肉ròu。

华雄死sǐ了le，董卓dǒngzhuó又yòu急jí又yòu生气shēngqì。可是kěshì他tā身边shēnbiān还有háiyǒu一yí个gè人rén，比bǐ华雄还hái要yào厉害lìhai。这zhè个gè人rén叫jiào吕布lǚbù。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
可是kěshìbut; however
更gèngeven more; more
带dàito bring; to take; to carry
怕pàto fear; to be afraid of
只能zhǐnéngcan only; have no choice but to
又yòuagain (it already happened again); and also
如果rúguǒif
脸liǎnface
马mǎhorse
骑qíto ride (a horse, bike, etc.)
马上mǎshàngright away; immediately
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be mad

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 3 · Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 可是 and 更 in sentences of their own.

  1. Warm-up 5 min

    Write 温酒斩华雄 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools”.

  2. Key words 10 min

    Teach 可是 (kěshì, but; however), 更 (gèng, even more; more), 带 (dài, to bring; to take; to carry), 怕 (pà, to fear; to be afraid of), 只能 (zhǐnéng, can only; have no choice but to), 又 (yòu, again (it already happened again); and also). Say each one, the class says it back, then ask for its meaning with the word covered. The rest are in the handout’s table.

  3. Listen 10 min

    Play it read aloud from mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-2: once with the text face down, once reading along. Students tap any word there for its meaning.

  4. Read and check 10 min

    Students read it alone, then tell a partner in two sentences of Chinese what it says.

  5. Use it 10 min

    In pairs, each student writes two sentences of their own, one with 可是 and one with 更, and reads one to the class.

Homework. Students read it again at home and Review its words. Put it in a free class (mandarinthewild.com/teachers/class) and you see who read it.

English (for the teacher)

The three brothers and their men fought the Yellow Turbans many times. A few years later the Yellow Turbans were gone, but someone worse had come. His name was Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo marched into the capital with a great many men and made whoever he liked emperor. He killed a great many people too, and everyone was terrified of him. Then a man called Cao Cao wrote to many of the great lords: "Let's fight Dong Zhuo together!" Soon eighteen lords had come with their own men, and they all took their orders from Yuan Shao. The three brothers came too, following an old schoolmate of Liu Bei's. Nobody knew who Liu Bei was, so he had to sit right at the back. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood behind him.

From Dong Zhuo's side came a great general called Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong was tall and huge, and terribly strong. One man rode out to fight him and, after only a few blows, was killed by Hua Xiong. Another rode out, and Hua Xiong killed him too. Everyone looked at everyone else, and nobody said a word.

Yuan Shao said: "What a pity my two great generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, aren't here! If either of them were here, why would we fear Hua Xiong!"

Before he had even finished, someone said loudly: "I'll go! I'll go and bring back Hua Xiong's head!" Everyone looked: the man was very tall, with a red face and a long beard. Yuan Shao asked: "Who is he?" Someone said: "He's Liu Bei's second brother, Guan Yu." Yuan Shao asked again: "And what is he now?" "He's a mounted archer under Liu Bei." A mounted archer was a common soldier who shot arrows from horseback.

Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu heard this and shouted at once: "Are you saying we have no great generals here? A common soldier, and he dares to talk like that! Throw him out!"

Cao Cao said: "Don't be angry. If this man dares to say so, there must be something to him. Let him try, and if it doesn't work, we'll talk then." Yuan Shao said: "If we send out a mounted archer, Hua Xiong will laugh at us." Cao Cao said: "He doesn't look like a common soldier. How would Hua Xiong know?" Guan Yu said: "If I lose, you can have my head!"

Cao Cao had a cup of hot wine poured and brought to Guan Yu: "Drink this before you go!" Guan Yu said: "Leave the wine here. I'll be right back." He picked up his great blade, leapt onto his horse, and rode out.

Soon the drums outside grew louder and louder, and the shouting grew louder and louder, as if the sky were falling. Everyone was frightened, and they were just about to send someone out to look when Guan Yu was already back! He threw Hua Xiong's head down on the ground. And the wine was still warm.

Zhang Fei shouted from the back: "My second brother has killed Hua Xiong! If we don't charge in now and grab Dong Zhuo, what are we waiting for!" Yuan Shu was angry again: "None of us great lords has said a word, so what are you shouting about? Get out!" Cao Cao said: "Whoever does well, we should all thank him, whether he's a great lord or a common soldier." But Yuan Shu was still furious. So Cao Cao sent the three brothers back to their camp for now. That night he also secretly sent the three brothers wine and meat.

Hua Xiong was dead, and Dong Zhuo was anxious and furious. But at his side there was one more man, even more fearsome than Hua Xiong. His name was Lü Bu.