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“给个面子”引爆众怒：韩红的一句话，为什么动摇了多年的信任？
'Give Us Face' Ignites Public Fury: Why Did One of Han Hong's Sentences Shake Years of Trust?
HSK 3 Chinese listening practice. Han Hong's 'give us face' remark at a film premiere sparked fierce online backlash and donation cancellations; her tearful apology, the foundation's audited financials (¥783M income), and a reflection on public trust and internet outrage.
This is an HSK 3-4 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 14 key vocabulary words such as 沸沸扬扬、慈善、基金会 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.
今天我们聊一件，这几天在中国网上吵得沸沸扬扬的事，主角是歌手韩红。
Today we'll talk about a matter that's been fiercely debated on the Chinese internet these days, centered on singer Han Hong.
在很多中国人心里，韩红一直是一个特别的存在。
In many Chinese people's hearts, Han Hong has always been someone special.
她不只是一个唱歌的明星，更被看作是"明星里的好人"。
She is not just a singing star, but is seen as 'the good person among celebrities'.
这些年，她坚持做慈善，而且是那种最实在的慈善。
Over the years, she has persisted in charity — the most down-to-earth kind.
她成立了自己的爱心基金会，不光捐钱，还常常亲自带队，把医生、药品和物资，送到最偏远的山区和牧区。
She founded her own charity foundation; not only donating money, but often leading teams in person to bring doctors, medicine and supplies to the most remote mountains and grasslands.
正因为她这么多年脚踏实地，无数普通网友，才会心甘情愿地，每个月给她的基金会捐上一笔钱。
It's precisely because of her years of down-to-earth work that countless ordinary netizens willingly donate to her foundation each month.
可以说，"信任"这两个字，是韩红最宝贵的东西。
You could say that 'trust' is Han Hong's most precious possession.
但最近，恰恰是这份信任，遇到了一次不小的冲击。
But recently, it was exactly this trust that took a considerable hit.
事情的起因，其实很小。
The cause of it all was actually very small.
前段时间，韩红去参加了一部电影的首映活动，她是这部电影的音乐制作人。
Some time ago, Han Hong attended a film's premiere; she was the film's music producer.
在现场，面对观众，她随口说了一句：北京有两千多万人，大家能不能给我们个面子，帮忙把首波票房冲一下。
At the scene, facing the audience, she said off the cuff: Beijing has over twenty million people — could you give us 'face' and help boost the opening box office?
问题就出在，"给个面子"这四个字上。
The problem lay in those words: 'give us face'.
这句话一传到网上，立刻就炸了锅。
The moment it spread online, it blew up.
很多网友很反感，他们的逻辑是：你一个住着别墅的明星，本该是你回馈社会，怎么反过来，用"面子"来绑架我们这些普通人，让大家掏钱去给你和你的明星朋友捧场？
Many netizens were repelled; their logic was: you, a villa-dwelling star, should be giving back to society — how can you turn it around and use 'face' to pressure us ordinary people into paying to prop up you and your celebrity friends?
在他们看来，这和韩红一直以来的公益形象，完全对不上。
In their eyes, this clashed completely with Han Hong's long-standing charitable image.
于是，一场巨大的舆论风波，就这样爆发了。
And so a huge storm of public opinion erupted.
最让人意外的是，风波很快烧到了她的基金会。
Most unexpectedly, the storm quickly spread to her foundation.
一些原本长期给基金会月捐的网友，一怒之下，纷纷取消了捐款。
Some netizens who had long made monthly donations, in their anger, cancelled them one after another.
甚至一度还传出消息，说韩红要退出公益圈。
There was even, for a time, word that Han Hong would quit the charity world.
面对铺天盖地的批评，韩红最终公开道歉。
Facing overwhelming criticism, Han Hong finally apologized publicly.
她说自己那句话，思虑不周、措辞失当，给大家添了堵。
She said her words had been ill-considered and poorly phrased, and had upset people.
据说她写下这段道歉时，已经泣不成声。
It's said that as she wrote the apology, she was weeping too hard to speak.
她承诺，今后一定谨言慎行、踏实做事。
She promised to speak and act cautiously, and work steadily, from now on.
与此同时，她的基金会也正面回应了外界的种种质疑。
At the same time, her foundation directly answered the various doubts raised.
他们公布了去年的财务数据：全年收入七亿多，支出近三亿，账目都经过审计，公开可查。
They released last year's financials: over 700 million yuan in income, nearly 300 million in spending, all audited and open to inspection.
基金会也明确表示，韩红并没有退出公益。
The foundation also stated clearly that Han Hong had not withdrawn from charity.
说到这里，我想和你多聊一句。
Speaking of this, I want to say one more thing to you.
一句话，真的能抹掉一个人多年的努力吗？
Can one sentence really erase a person's years of effort?
表面上看，是韩红说错了话。
On the surface, Han Hong simply misspoke.
但往深了想，大家之所以反应这么激烈，恰恰是因为，他们曾经把她放得太高了。
But dig deeper: people reacted so fiercely precisely because they had once placed her so high.
我们总喜欢把一个好人，供成一个"完美的圣人"。
We always like to enshrine a good person as a 'perfect saint'.
可一旦他露出一点普通人的毛病，我们的失望，就会加倍反弹。
But the moment they show a single ordinary flaw, our disappointment rebounds twofold.
这，或许才是这场风波背后，更值得琢磨的地方。
This, perhaps, is what's most worth pondering behind the whole affair.
最后，我想留给你两个问题。
Finally, I want to leave you two questions.
第一，我们是不是对"好人"，太苛刻了？
First, are we too harsh on 'good people'?
我们能不能允许，一个好人，也会犯错？
Can we allow a good person to make mistakes too?
第二，当我们在网上，愤怒地敲下每一句话时，我们究竟是在追求公平，还是只是在发泄情绪？
Second, when we angrily type out each sentence online, are we really seeking fairness, or just venting emotion?
这两个问题，没有标准答案，但是值得我们认真想一想。
These two questions have no standard answer, but they're worth thinking about seriously.
在中国网上吵得沸沸扬扬的事 = a matter fiercely abuzz on the Chinese internet.
她坚持做慈善 = she persists in charity.
她成立了自己的爱心基金会 = she founded her own charity foundation.
把医生、药品和物资，送到最偏远的山区 = bringing doctors, medicine and supplies to remote areas.
正因为她这么多年脚踏实地 = precisely because of her years of down-to-earth work.
无数普通网友，才会心甘情愿地…捐钱 = countless netizens willingly donate.
你一个住着别墅的明星 = you, a villa-dwelling star.
用面子来绑架我们这些普通人 = using 'face' to coerce us ordinary people.
一场巨大的舆论风波 = a huge storm of public opinion.
长期给基金会月捐的网友 = netizens who made monthly donations.
她写下这段道歉时，已经泣不成声 = as she wrote the apology, she wept too hard to speak.
账目都经过审计，公开可查 = the accounts are audited and open to inspection.
供成一个完美的圣人 = enshrined as a perfect saint.
我们是不是对好人，太苛刻了 = are we too harsh on good people?
* beyond level超纲词
不只是 X，更 ... (not just X, but even more...)
Escalates beyond the obvious.
她不只是一个唱歌的明星，更被看作是明星里的好人。
正因为 ... ，才 ... (precisely because..., only then...)
Marks a strong causal link.
正因为她这么多年脚踏实地，无数普通网友，才会心甘情愿地捐钱。
恰恰是 ... (it is precisely...)
Emphatic identification, often ironic.
恰恰是这份信任，遇到了一次不小的冲击。
问题就出在 ... 上 (the problem lies exactly in...)
Pinpoints the crux.
问题就出在，给个面子这四个字上。
之所以 ... ，恰恰是因为 ... (the reason ... is precisely that...)
Explicitly frames a cause.
大家之所以反应这么激烈，恰恰是因为，他们曾经把她放得太高了。
一旦 ... ，就 ... (once..., then...)
An irreversible trigger.
可一旦他露出一点普通人的毛病，我们的失望，就会加倍反弹。
这两个问题，没有标准答案，但是值得 ... 想一想
The channel's reflective close.
这两个问题，没有标准答案，但是值得我们认真想一想。