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爱泼斯坦案：模特经纪人和巴西女孩
The Epstein Case: A Modeling Agent and Brazilian Girls
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple news story with Xiaoming and Xiaohong about a fake job trick — inspired by the Epstein modelling-agent case.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 8 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 15 key vocabulary words such as 商店、漂亮、医院 and walks through 5 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
看今天的新闻。
Watch today's news.
我们看一个人。
We look at a person.
小红是一个学生。
Xiaohong is a student.
她今年十六岁。
She is sixteen years old this year.
她住在中国。
She lives in China.
她的家很小。
Her home is very small.
家里有爸爸。
In the home there is a dad.
家里有妈妈。
In the home there is a mom.
家里有一只猫。
In the home there is a cat.
猫是白色的。
The cat is white.
猫很小。
The cat is very small.
小红很爱她的家。
Xiaohong really loves her home.
小红不高兴。
Xiaohong is not happy.
她没有钱。
She has no money.
她想买很多东西。
She wants to buy many things.
她想买一本书。
She wants to buy a book.
她想买一个杯子。
She wants to buy a cup.
她想买新衣服。
She wants to buy new clothes.
衣服要很多钱。
Clothes cost a lot of money.
她也想买电脑。
She also wants to buy a computer.
电脑要很多钱。
A computer costs a lot of money.
小红没有工作。
Xiaohong does not have a job.
她想去工作。
She wants to go work.
她想在商店工作。
She wants to work in a store.
商店有苹果。
The store has apples.
商店有水。
The store has water.
商店有茶。
The store has tea.
小红想要钱。
Xiaohong wants money.
小红有一个朋友。
Xiaohong has a friend.
朋友叫小明。
The friend is called Xiaoming.
小明认识一个人。
Xiaoming knows a person.
这人叫王先生。
This person is called Mr. Wang.
王先生很有钱。
Mr. Wang is very rich.
他有大商店。
He has a big store.
他有很多车。
He has many cars.
今天天气很好。
Today the weather is very good.
上午十点。
At ten in the morning.
王先生来小红家。
Mr. Wang comes to Xiaohong's home.
王先生很高兴。
Mr. Wang is very happy.
他看见了小红。
He sees Xiaohong.
王先生看着小红。
Mr. Wang looks at Xiaohong.
他说小红很漂亮。
He says Xiaohong is very pretty.
他说小红很高。
He says Xiaohong is very tall.
他说小红很好。
He says Xiaohong is very good.
王先生想了想。
Mr. Wang thinks for a bit.
他喝了一杯茶。
He drinks a cup of tea.
他吃了一个苹果。
He eats an apple.
他对小红说话。
He speaks to Xiaohong.
他说他有工作。
He says he has a job.
他说工作很好。
He says the job is very good.
工作在北京。
The job is in Beijing.
北京很大。
Beijing is very big.
北京很漂亮。
Beijing is very pretty.
北京有大商店。
Beijing has large stores.
北京有大医院。
Beijing has large hospitals.
北京有大饭馆。
Beijing has large restaurants.
王先生说北京好。
Mr. Wang says Beijing is good.
饭馆的菜好吃。
The restaurant's food is delicious.
商店有漂亮衣服。
The store has pretty clothes.
北京有很多车。
Beijing has many cars.
有出租车。
There are taxis.
王先生说去北京。
Mr. Wang says to go to Beijing.
他说小红可以去。
He says Xiaohong can go.
小红可以坐飞机。
Xiaohong can take an airplane.
坐飞机去北京。
Take an airplane to go to Beijing.
飞机很快。
Airplanes are very fast.
飞机很大。
Airplanes are very big.
他说小红会很好。
He says Xiaohong will be very good.
他说小红会有钱。
He says Xiaohong will have money.
小红问多少钱？
Xiaohong asks how much money?
王先生说很多钱。
Mr. Wang says a lot of money.
一百块？
One hundred yuan?
先生说不是。
The mister says no.
一千块？
One thousand yuan?
先生说不是。
The mister says no.
是一万块。
It is ten thousand yuan.
小红听了很高兴。
Xiaohong is very happy hearing this.
一万块很多。
Ten thousand yuan is a lot.
她想去北京。
She wants to go to Beijing.
她想去大商店。
She wants to go to the big store.
她想做这个工作。
She wants to do this job.
她想买漂亮衣服。
She wants to buy pretty clothes.
她想买新电脑。
She wants to buy a new computer.
她想买很多书。
She wants to buy many books.
她想买很多水果。
She wants to buy a lot of fruit.
小红去问妈妈。
Xiaohong goes to ask mom.
妈妈现在在做饭。
Mom is cooking a meal right now.
妈妈在做米饭。
Mom is making rice.
妈妈在做菜。
Mom is cooking dishes.
小红对妈妈说话。
Xiaohong speaks to mom.
小红说想去北京。
Xiaohong says she wants to go to Beijing.
小红说有工作。
Xiaohong says there is a job.
小红说先生很好。
Xiaohong says the mister is very good.
妈妈听了不高兴。
Mom is not happy hearing this.
妈妈看了王先生。
Mom looks at Mr. Wang.
妈妈不喜欢他。
Mom does not like him.
妈妈想他不好。
Mom thinks he is not good.
妈妈说不行。
Mom says no way.
小红不能去。
Xiaohong cannot go.
北京太远了。
Beijing is too far.
王先生是坏人。
Mr. Wang is a bad person.
他不是好朋友。
He is not a good friend.
他没有好工作。
He does not have a good job.
小红不认识他。
Xiaohong does not know him.
小红不能去北京。
Xiaohong cannot go to Beijing.
妈妈说小红小。
Mom says Xiaohong is small.
小红是学生。
Xiaohong is a student.
小红要学习。
Xiaohong needs to study.
小红要写字。
Xiaohong needs to write characters.
小红要读中文。
Xiaohong needs to read Chinese.
小红不能去工作。
Xiaohong cannot go to work.
小红听妈妈的话。
Xiaohong listens to mom's words.
小红没有去北京。
Xiaohong did not go to Beijing.
小红留在家里。
Xiaohong stays at home.
王先生走了。
Mr. Wang left.
王先生很不高兴。
Mr. Wang is very unhappy.
他坐出租车走了。
He took a taxi and left.
他去了北京。
He went to Beijing.
他带了别人去。
He took other people to go.
那些人去了北京。
Those people went to Beijing.
她们去了大商店。
They went to the big store.
她们没有好工作。
They do not have good jobs.
王先生没有工作。
Mr. Wang does not have a job.
王先生不给钱。
Mr. Wang does not give money.
他不给她们钱。
He does not give them money.
他不买新衣服。
He does not buy new clothes.
他在北京做坏事。
He does bad things in Beijing.
他是一个坏人。
He is a bad person.
那些人很不高兴。
Those people are very unhappy.
她们没有钱。
They have no money.
她们想回家。
They want to go home.
她们不能回。
They cannot return.
王先生不让走。
Mr. Wang does not let them leave.
她们在家里。
They are in a house.
她们想妈妈。
They miss their moms.
她们想爸爸。
They miss their dads.
她们打电话。
They make phone calls.
打电话给妈妈。
Make phone calls to mom.
妈妈们不高兴。
The moms are not happy.
妈妈们去找人。
The moms go to find people.
小红看电视。
Xiaohong watches TV.
小红看见了新闻。
Xiaohong sees the news.
新闻里有王先生。
In the news there is Mr. Wang.
王先生在电视上。
Mr. Wang is on TV.
大家都说他不好。
Everyone says he is not good.
他做了很多坏事。
He did many bad things.
小红看了电视。
Xiaohong watched the TV.
小红很高兴。
Xiaohong is very happy.
小红谢谢妈妈。
Xiaohong thanks mom.
妈妈是对的。
Mom is right.
妈妈爱小红。
Mom loves Xiaohong.
妈妈不让小红去。
Mom does not let Xiaohong go.
小红现在很好。
Xiaohong is very good now.
小红在家里。
Xiaohong is at home.
家里很好。
Home is very good.
小红今天在家。
Xiaohong is at home today.
小红在家做饭。
Xiaohong cooks at home.
小红吃米饭。
Xiaohong eats rice.
小红吃苹果。
Xiaohong eats an apple.
小红喝水。
Xiaohong drinks water.
小红喝茶。
Xiaohong drinks tea.
小红看书。
Xiaohong reads a book.
小红看电影。
Xiaohong watches a movie.
小红打电话。
Xiaohong makes a phone call.
小红睡觉。
Xiaohong sleeps.
小红起床。
Xiaohong wakes up.
小红没有去北京。
Xiaohong did not go to Beijing.
小红没见坏人。
Xiaohong did not meet bad people.
小红是好学生。
Xiaohong is a good student.
她现在在学校。
She is at school now.
她在学校学习。
She studies at school.
她学习中文。
She studies Chinese.
她学习写字。
She studies writing characters.
她有很多好朋友。
She has many good friends.
她们一起看书。
They read books together.
她们一起喝茶。
They drink tea together.
她们不去远地方。
They do not go to far places.
她们不认识坏人。
They do not know bad people.
这个说的是什么？
What is this talking about?
说的是一个新闻。
It is talking about a piece of news.
新闻里有坏人。
In the news there is a bad person.
坏人叫爱泼斯坦。
The bad person is called Epstein.
他有一个朋友。
He has a friend.
朋友去找人。
The friend goes to find people.
朋友找漂亮女孩。
The friend looks for pretty girls.
他说有好工作。
He says there are good jobs.
他说可以做模特。
He says they can be models.
他说可以去美国。
He says they can go to America.
女孩去了美国。
The girls went to America.
她们没有好工作。
They do not have good jobs.
他们做很多坏事。
They do many bad things.
他们是不好的人。
They are not good people.
女孩很不高兴。
The girls are very unhappy.
女孩不能回家。
The girls cannot go home.
我们看这个新闻。
We watch this news.
我们不听坏人的。
We do not listen to bad people.
我们要听妈妈的。
We must listen to mom.
A common noun for a place of business. Measure word is 家 (jiā) or 个 (gè).
An adjective used to describe people, clothes, or places.
A common place noun. Measure word is 家 (jiā).
A common transportation noun. Measure word is 辆 (liàng).
Used with the verb 坐 (zuò) meaning 'to take an airplane'. Measure word is 架 (jià).
A general term for clothing. Measure word is 件 (jiàn).
A core verb for students, often followed by subjects like 中文 (Chinese).
Used with the verb 看 (kàn) 'to watch'. Measure word is 台 (tái).
An adjective used to describe something or someone that is not good. Used here in '坏人' (bad person).
Used with the verb 看 (kàn) 'to watch'. Measure word is 部 (bù).
Refers to news broadcasts or articles. Exceeds absolute beginner lists but is very common.
Refers to a fashion model. This is an advanced vocabulary word.
A pronoun referring to people other than oneself.
A verb indicating staying in a place, e.g., '留在家里' (stay at home).
A compound noun made of 'bad' and 'thing/matter'.
* beyond level超纲词
Used to express existence, meaning 'there is/are' in a specific place.
家里有爸爸。
商店有苹果。
北京有大商店。
An auxiliary verb indicating a desire or intention to do something ('want to').
她想买很多东西。
她想去工作。
The particle '了' follows a verb to indicate that an action has been completed.
他看见了小红。
他喝了一杯茶。
王先生走了。
The preposition '对' introduces the target of an action, meaning 'to' or 'towards'.
他对小红说话。
小红对妈妈说话。
A common structure used to express 'too [adjective]' or to show an extreme degree.
北京太远了。