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恒大许家印：伦敦最贵的房子，没有人住
Evergrande's Xu Jiayin: London's Priciest House Sits Empty
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 4 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 10 key vocabulary words such as 钱、买、认识 and walks through 3 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.
今天，我们说一个房子。
Today, let's talk about a house.
这个房子，在伦敦。
This house is in London.
这个房子，很大很大。
This house is very, very big.
这个房子，要很多很多钱。
This house costs a lot, a lot of money.
在伦敦，这个房子要的钱，最多。
In London, this house costs the most money.
可是，没有人住在里面。
But no one lives in it.
房子里，一个人都没有。
Inside the house, there's no one at all.
我们来说一说。
Let's talk about it.
我们说一个人。
Let's talk about a person.
他有很多很多钱。
He has a lot, a lot of money.
他叫许家印。
His name is Xu Jiayin.
许家印，是最有钱的人。
Xu Jiayin was the richest person.
很多人都认识他。
Many people knew him.
很多人都想认识他。
Many people wanted to know him.
他有一个很大的公司。
He had a very big company.
这个公司，叫恒大。
This company is called Evergrande.
恒大很大很大。
Evergrande was very, very big.
很多很多人，在恒大工作。
Many, many people worked at Evergrande.
恒大是做房子的。
Evergrande built houses.
恒大做房子，也卖房子。
Evergrande built houses and sold houses.
他做了很多很多房子。
He built many, many houses.
所以，他有了很多钱。
So he made a lot of money.
他买了伦敦的这个房子。
He bought this house in London.
这个房子很大很大。
This house is very, very big.
房子里，东西很多很多。
Inside the house, there are many, many things.
房子里，可以住很多很多人。
Many, many people could live inside.
一家人住在里面，很好。
A family living inside would be wonderful.
很多人都想有这个大房子。
Many people would love to have this big house.
可是现在，没有人住。
But now, no one lives there.
这个大房子，没有人住。
This big house — no one lives in it.
因为恒大有了大问题。
Because Evergrande ran into big trouble.
恒大有很多很多债。
Evergrande had a lot, a lot of debt.
债，是要还的钱。
Debt is money that must be paid back.
恒大还不了很多债。
Evergrande couldn't pay back its huge debt.
所以，许家印也有了大问题。
So Xu Jiayin also ran into big trouble.
现在，这个房子是谁的？
Now, whose house is it?
房子上，写的是丁玉梅的名字。
On the house, the name written is Ding Yumei.
丁玉梅是谁？
Who is Ding Yumei?
她是许家印的家人。
She was Xu Jiayin's family.
可是现在，他们不是一家人了。
But now, they're no longer family.
丁玉梅想卖这个房子。
Ding Yumei wants to sell this house.
可是，她不能卖。
But she can't sell it.
因为有人说：现在不可以卖。
Because someone says: right now it can't be sold.
恒大也想要这个房子。
Evergrande also wants this house.
可是恒大也不可以。
But Evergrande can't have it either.
所以，这个房子，没有人买。
So no one buys this house.
也没有人住。
And no one lives in it.
房子里，没有人。
Inside the house, there's no one.
一年，两年，三年。
One year, two years, three years.
房子里，都没有人。
All that time, no one is inside.
可是，房子外面，有一个人。
But outside the house, there's a person.
这个人，住在房子外面。
This person lives outside the house.
他不是有钱人。
He is not a rich man.
他没有大房子。
He has no big house.
他今天在这里，明天也在这里。
He's here today, and here tomorrow too.
他住在这里，很多天了。
He has lived here for many days.
他住在这里，三年了。
He has lived here for three years.
房子里，没有人。
Inside the house, no one.
房子外面，有一个人。
Outside the house, one person.
你看，这个房子很大很大。
Look, this house is very, very big.
房子里，一个人都没有。
Inside, there's no one at all.
房子外面，一个人住了三年。
Outside, one person has lived for three years.
这个房子，要的钱最多。
This house costs the most money.
可是，房子里没有人。
But inside, there's no one.
一个人，住在房子的外面。
One person lives outside the house.
好，今天我们说了这个房子。
Okay, today we talked about this house.
一个很大的房子，没有人住。
A very big house, with no one living in it.
一个很贵的房子，是空的。
A very expensive house, standing empty.
HSK 1. money. 他有很多钱 = he has a lot of money.
HSK 1. to buy. 他买了这个房子 = he bought this house.
HSK 1. to know / recognize. 很多人都认识他 = many people knew him.
HSK 1. to live / stay. 没有人住 = no one lives there.
HSK 1. home / family. 一家人住在里面 = a family living inside.
HSK 1. to want. 丁玉梅想卖这个房子 = Ding Yumei wants to sell.
The whole story. 伦敦最贵的房子 = London’s most expensive house.
A company. 一个很大的公司，叫恒大 = a big company called Evergrande.
Debt. 恒大有很多很多债 = Evergrande had a lot of debt.
To sell. 恒大做房子，也卖房子 = Evergrande builds and sells houses.
* beyond level超纲词
也
"Also / too" — adds another action or item.
恒大做房子，也卖房子。
也没有人住。
不能 / 不可以 + 动词
"Cannot" — expresses inability or a ban.
可是，她不能卖。
现在不可以卖。