A Sherlock Holmes favorite adapted into a Chinese context
To be honest, to the best of my recollection, I haven’t read any Sherlock Holmes stories, but I have watched a number of episodes of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” starring Jeremy Brett on PBS.
A classic American short story adapted to a Chinese context
“The Ransom of Red Chief” 《红猴的价格》is Mandarin Companion’s adaptation of one of O. Henry’s most famous short stories. I remember reading this story in junior high school and even seeing a movie adaptation of this story. So, it is no surprise that Mandarin Companion took this well known story for one of their graded readers.
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Level 2 Graded Reader
At the time of this article, Chinese Breeze has four levels of graded readers. Level 1 assumes a knowledge of 300 base words, level 2 500 base words, level 3 750 base words, and level 4 1,100 base words.