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东野圭吾走了：他写的书，很多人都爱看
Keigo Higashino Has Died; So Many People Love the Books He Wrote
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A simple beginner Chinese listening story remembering Keigo Higashino, the Japanese author who wrote over a hundred books people stayed up all night to read, and whose new book still comes out in August. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 1 minute. 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 8 key vocabulary words such as 知道、写、书 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.
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English transcript reference
A lot of people know Keigo Higashino.
He was Japanese.
He was very good at writing books.
Over many, many years, he wrote more than a hundred books.
His books are wonderful.
Many people would rather not sleep at night, just to read his books.
Everyone loved reading what he wrote.
This month, he got sick and passed away.
When he passed, he was sixty-eight.
Many people who heard the news miss him deeply.
In August, he has a new book.
A lot of people want to read this new book.
He is gone now.
But so many people still have the books he wrote.
Thank you, Keigo Higashino.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇很多人都知道他 = a lot of people know him.
他很会写书 = he was very good at writing books.
一百多本书 = more than a hundred books.
看他的书 = read his books.
大家都很喜欢看他写的东西 = everyone loved reading what he wrote.
都很想他 = miss him deeply; 想看这本新书 = want to read this new book.
一本新书 = a new book.
晚上不想睡觉 = would rather not sleep at night.
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法很会 + verb
很会 + verb = "is very good at (doing something)".
他很会写书。
一百多本书
本 is the measure word for books: 一百多本书 = more than a hundred books.
很多很多年，他写了一百多本书。
不想……，也要……
也要 = "still want to / insist on", even against what one doesn't feel like.
很多人晚上不想睡觉，也要看他的书。
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