
海边来了一条大死鱼
A Dead Whale at Era Beach Closes Four Sydney Beaches Inside Royal National Park
HSK 2 Chinese listening practice. A big dead whale at Era Beach in Sydney closes four beaches inside Royal National Park, including Garie.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 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 18 key vocabulary words such as 新闻、重、动物 and walks through 7 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.
HSK 4 but very common. 一个新闻 = one news story. 这个新闻告诉我们什么 = what does this news tell us?
HSK 3. 二十五吨重 = 25 tons heavy. 越来越重 = heavier and heavier. Opposite is 轻 (light).
HSK 3. 海里最大的动物 = the biggest animal in the sea. Whales are 动物, not 鱼.
HSK 3. 一个很大的城市 = a very big city. 悉尼是澳大利亚一个很大的城市.
HSK 3. 国家公园 = national park. The whale is at the edge of one.
HSK 2. 两个问题 = two problems. 解决问题 = solve a problem.
HSK 4. 下水会有危险 = going in the water would be dangerous. Opposite of 安全 (safe).
HSK 2. 不能游泳 = cannot swim. Both verb and noun.
HSK 3. 工作人员 = staff member (literally 'working person'). Both verb and noun.
HSK 4. 大自然 = nature. 自然的事 = a natural event. Neilly's whole point: this is 自然 in action.
Beyond. 鲸 (whale) + 鱼 (fish). Glossed inline: 鲸鱼是海里最大的动物.
Beyond. 鲨 (shark) + 鱼 (fish). 大白鲨 = great white shark, 公牛鲨 = bull shark.
Beyond. 抹香 (a type of fragrance) + 鲸 (whale) — named for the waxy substance in its head. Glossed inline: 抹香鲸是鲸鱼里很大的一种.
Beyond HSK 2. 海 (sea) + 滩 (shore). Four 海滩 are closed in the story.
Beyond HSK 2. 冲 (rush) + 浪 (wave). 不要冲浪 = don't surf. Common at Australian beaches.
HSK 6. The episode mentions but doesn't lean hard on it. 死的鲸鱼会有细菌 = a dead whale has bacteria.
HSK 4-5. 处理这种东西 = handle things like this. The professional verb for dealing with something properly.
HSK 5. 好 (much) + 奇 (strange/curious). 因为好奇 = out of curiosity. The episode warns against being TOO 好奇.
* beyond level超纲词
X 是 ...,Y 是 ...
Listing structure for 'A is X, B is Y'. Used here to introduce parallel ideas (one thing, then another).
第一个问题是:鲨鱼来了。
第二个问题是:鲸鱼会臭。
其实它不是鱼,是动物。
因为 ... 所以 ...
Cause-effect connector. Either half can be omitted, but the textbook form uses both.
所以鲨鱼闻到味道,就都来了。
鲸鱼太大,所以它特别臭。
因为那条死鲸鱼。
把 + Object + Verb + Result
Disposal construction. Frontloads the object so the verb can carry a result/disposal.
海水把它送到了海边。
他们想把鲸鱼运走。
他们打算先把鲸鱼推回海里。
X 越来越 + Adj
'More and more X.' Describes a state that keeps changing in one direction.
气越来越多。
鲸鱼的肚子越来越大。
不只是 ... + 也 / 还 ...
'Not only ... also ...' Used to add a parallel point.
不只是一个海滩关了。
不只是不能下水,岸上也要离远一点。
Verb + 来 / 走 (directional complement)
Adding 来 or 走 after a verb tells you the direction. 来 = toward speaker, 走 = away.
海水把它送到了海边。
他们想把鲸鱼运走。
现在它躺在海边的石头上。
对 X 来说
Topicalizer: 'For X, ...' or 'From X's perspective, ...'.
对自己不好。
对鲸鱼也不好。
对鲨鱼也不好。