Rainbow Bridge: Dream of Red Mansions - abridged [Level 5 - 1500 Words]. ISBN: 9787513816458

Chinese Title: “彩虹桥”汉语分级读物：红楼梦（5级：1500词）
English Title: Rainbow Bridge Graded Chinese Reader: A Dream of Red Mansions - Abridged (Level 5 - 1500 words)
ISBN-10: 7-5138-1645-X, 751381645X
ISBN-13: 978-7-5138-1645-8, 9787513816458
Series: Rainbow Bridge Graded Chinese Reader (彩虹桥汉语分级读物)
Level: Level 5, 1500 Wörter (HSK 4, B1-B2)
Pages: 279
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 410g
Size: 146mm x 210mm
Language: simplified Chinese, partially pinyin, English
Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher: Sinolingua (华语教学出版社)

Due to its detailed descriptions of upper class life in 18th century Qing dynasty China, Dream of Red Mansions is one of China's four great classic novels (and probably the most famous one). Vividly narrating the rise and fall of aristocratic Jia family, this classic features an exceptionally large cast of major characters - such as Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai and Wang Xifeng - who are depicted in a a way that is at once vivid and cutting. Their stories of joy, sorrow, love, and hatred are universally known throughout China.

中国古代四大名著之一，讲述了富贵奢华的贾家由盛转衰的历程，是反映十八世纪上半叶中国贵族生活的百科全书式的巨著。全书塑造了贾宝玉、林黛玉、薛宝钗、王熙凤等众多形象生动、性格鲜明的人物，他们的悲欢离合、爱恨情仇故事在中国妇孺皆知。

Rainbow Bridge Level 5 with a vocabulary of 1500 words, equivalent to HSK 4 / B1-B2, new words do not make up more than 20% of the vocabulary. Suitable for teaching and self-study. Each volume in the Rainbow Bridge series includes an introduction to the main characters in Chinese and English, new words with English explanations and example sentences, and an English translation of the story, in addition exercises and a vocabulary list help users to better read and understand the story and improve their Chinese reading skills. The exercises are presented mainly as questions that have different forms of moderate difficulty (with answer keys to the exercises).

Contents 目录
一、宝玉的来历和贾府
二、林黛玉进贾府
三、薛宝钗和八字吉谶
四、王熙凤掌管宁国府
五、元妃省亲
六、宝玉黛玉共读《西厢记》
七、宝玉黛玉互诉衷情
八、金钏儿之死
九、宝玉挨打
十、刘姥姥进大观园
十一、鸳鸯誓死不嫁
十二、紫鹃试探宝玉
十三、尤三姐的故事
十四、尤二姐之死
十五、抄检大观园
十六、宝玉丢玉，黛玉吐血
十七、黛玉含恨，去世，宝玉昏沉成亲
十八、查抄贾府
十九、王熙凤的结局
二十、宝玉出家