卷发公司的案子 Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League

by John Pasden (Editor)

Mandarin Companion creates books you can read! This series offers Chinese learners enjoyable and interesting reading materials to accelerate language learning. Each book uses characters, words, and grammar that a learner is most likely to know at each level based on in-depth analysis of textbooks, education programs, and natural Chinese language. Every story is written in a style that is easy for a learner to understand and enjoyable to read.

Level 1 is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a middle-elementary level of Chinese. Most students will be able to approach this book after one to two years of traditional formal study. This story is written using approximately 300 characters and contains approximately 400 elementary words.

Mr. Xie was recently hired by the Curly Haired Company. For a significant weekly allowance, he was required to sit in an office and copy articles from a book, in the meantime his assistant looked after his shop. He had answered an advertisement in the paper and although hundreds of people applied, he was the only one selected because of his very curly hair. When the company unexpectedly closed, Mr. Xie visited Gao Ming (Sherlock Holmes) with this strange story. Gao Ming is certain something is not right, but will he solve the mystery in time?

Genres: China, Fiction

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy to understand, meaningful story. thanks to author who made chinese language is a fun language to be learnt

[Callum D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great job! Making Chinese learning comfortable and more importantly fun!

Suitable for HSK 2.5+ IMO.

[Andyfred · Rating 4 out of 5]

sherlock holmes solves a case in Shanghai, China.

I recommend this book to anyone trying to improve their Mandarin in a fun way and to the ones who feel stuck during the process of improving their Mandarin. This book encouraged and inspired me.

[Finlay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and simple translation of the story. Good practice material for reading speed.

[Darryl Bullock · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the “A Scandal in Bohemia” better than “The Red-Headed League” because of one character Irene Alder. She outsmarted Sherlock Holmes who couldn’t keep up with her: “And that was how a great scandal threatened to affect the Kingdom of Bohemia, how the best plans of Mr. Sherlock Holmes were beaten by a woman’s wit (262page).” The Scandal in Bohemia was a story that kept me engaged as i enjoyed the plot.
The Red-Headed League contains a rich description of Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr. did an excellent job playing Sherlock on the big screen.

“Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to conceive. In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction against the poetic and contemplation mood which occasionally predominated in him (278 page).”

Love the language the rich descriptions of the characters that fill the stories of Sherlock Holmes, it was very interesting. I recommend The Scandal in Bohemia before this short story because of Irene Alder, but good to read both stories.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite only being able to use 300 unique Chinese characters, Mandarin Companion did it again! Somehow they were able to capture bits of Sherlock's personality and actually made the final showdown between Sherlock and the bad guys a bit exciting. My favorite thing is that it's Sherlock in Shanghai during the Republican era. If you like watching Republican era detective dramas like I do, then this might end up being one of your favorite reads at this level. I know it's among my favorites!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great graded reader from Mandarin Companion. Because there's a little more action in this book, it seems to me that the reading provides more practice in directions and prepositions and transition words. My mind had to work a little harder to picture what was going on based on what I was reading. It was a good challenge.

[Tasnim Tahmid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mind-blowing as always! A unique concept and Holmes' brilliance....nothing more to say.

[John Osborne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably my favorite of the Mandarin Companion readers that I have read so far. The story kept me engaged throughout.

[Dana Gadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read and interesting plot , with enough pages to read without burning out love it 💖

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun way to try and improve my reading ability 🤠 can’t wait to read more!

[nico · Rating 3 out of 5]

piola pero malo para leer a las 8 de la mañana con sueño

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story! It was fun to read and helped me learn new vocabulary and grammar in a very natural way!

[Haifa Busamra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my first Story read fully in Chinese. It was easy to read and practice memorizing the Chinese characters
这是我读的第一篇完整的中文故事。我很开心。

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

another good chinese reader for elementary level. Reading these has improved my reading fluency and enjoyment.

[Ruthanne Bowers · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 2nd Chinese book to read!.