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Simplfied Chinese
岛上
Traditional Chinese
島上
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
dǎoshàng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(dou2 seung6 )
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很久(hěnjiǔ)
很久以前(hěn jiǔ yǐ qián) langsyne
(zài) (located) at
一座( yī zuò)
(xiǎo) few
岛上(dǎoshàng)
住着( zhù)
一个(yī gè) a
(lǎo) very
国王(guó wáng) king

A long time ago, there lived an old king on a small island.

那个时候(nà ge shí hou) at that time
没有人(méi yǒu rén) nobody
(zài) (located) at
这个(zhè gè) this one
岛上(dǎoshàng)
生活(shēng huó) life

No one lived on the island at that time.

来自(lái zì) coming from
岛上(dǎoshàng)
(dedì) of
居民(jū mín) resident
(xiàng) always
我们( men) us
求助(qiú zhù) to seek help

The islanders are asking us for help.

幸存者(xìng cún zhě) survivor
(zài) (located) at
一个(yī gè) a
岛上(dǎoshàng)
(bèi) quilt
找到了(zhǎo dào le) to find
正因( zhèng yīn)
饥饿(jī è) famine
(pín) frequently
(lín) on the verge of
死亡(sǐ wáng) death

The survivors were found on an island, dying of starvation.

如果(rú guǒ) if
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
被困(bèikùn) to be trapped
(zài) (located) at
一个(yī gè) a
(huāng) scarce
岛上(dǎoshàng)
你会(nǐhuì)
想要(xiǎng yào) to fancy
随身带( suí shēn dài) to carry along with oneself
(zhù zhùzhuó) book
哪些(nǎ xiē) who?
(shū) book
来看(lái kàn) to come and see
?
If you were stranded on a desert island, what books would you want to have with you to read?

(zài) (located) at
这个(zhè gè) this one
岛上(dǎoshàng)
只有(zhǐ yǒu) only
一家(yī jiā) group
商店(shāng diàn) shop

There's only one store on the island.

你在(nǐzài)
岛上(dǎoshàng)
住了( zhù le)
多久(duō jiǔ) how long?

How long did you live on the island?

她们(tā men) they
(bèi) quilt
抛弃(pāo qì) to renounce
(zài) (located) at
一座( yī zuò)
(huāng) scarce
岛上(dǎoshàng)

They were marooned on a desert isle.

他们(tā men) they
(bèi) quilt
抛弃(pāo qì) to renounce
(zài) (located) at
一座( yī zuò)
(huāng) scarce
岛上(dǎoshàng)

They were marooned on a desert isle.

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