Queen Rhaenyra and the Hightower Lies
雷妮拉女王與海塔家族的謊言
Introduction
Queen Rhaenyra is now on the throne. She has many problems with money and politics. The Hightower family lied to her.
雷妮拉女王現在登基了。她在金錢與政治方面面臨許多問題。海塔家族欺騙了她。
Main Body
Prince Daemon thought he caught Prince Daeron. But the man was not Daeron. It was a fake person. The real Prince Daeron is still with the Hightowers.
戴蒙王子以為他抓住了戴倫王子。但那個人並非戴倫,而是一個冒牌貨。真正的戴倫王子仍然在海塔家族那裡。
The Queen has no money. Tyland Lannister took the gold. There is not enough food. The High Septon does not say she is the real Queen because he did not see King Aegon's body.
女王現在沒有錢。泰蘭·蘭尼斯特拿走了金幣。食物也不足。最高祭司不承認她是真正的女王,因為他沒有看到艾格子國王的屍體。
Rhaenyra and Lord Corlys are angry. She did not help his sons. Also, Rhaenyra is sad and sees her dead son. She is now mean to the rich people.
雷妮拉與科理斯大人很憤怒。她沒有幫助他的兒子們。此外,雷妮拉很悲傷,並看到了死去的兒子。她現在對富人很刻薄。
Lord Ormund took a town called Tumbleton. He puts normal people in front of his army. This stops the dragons from attacking.
奧蒙大人佔領了一個名為騰布頓的小鎮。他將平民安置在軍隊前方,以阻止巨龍攻擊。
Conclusion
The land is not safe. The Hightowers are still strong. The Queen has no money and her friends are unhappy.
這片土地並不安全。海塔家族依然強大。女王沒有錢,她的朋友們也感到不快。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 The Power of 'NOT'
In this story, we see how to change a sentence from Yes to No. This is the fastest way to describe problems in English.
The Pattern:
Subject + does not / is not + Action/Description
Examples from the text:
- The man was not Daeron. → (He was a fake)
- The Queen has no money. → (Same as: She does not have money)
- The High Septon does not say... → (He stays silent)
🎭 Describing Feelings
To move to A2, you need to connect a person to an emotion. Look at how the text does this simply:
Person → is → Feeling
- Rhaenyra and Corlys angry
- Rhaenyra sad
- Rhaenyra mean
Quick Tip: Use "angry" when someone wants to fight, and "sad" when someone wants to cry.