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七百万的黄金，被抢了：但最可怕的，是身边的人
Seven Million in Gold, Robbed — But the Scariest Part Is Someone Close — A Beginner Story in Simple Chinese
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A true Hong Kong crime story told slowly: a man's gold is robbed at the airport — but how did the robbers know? An inside man (a 'mole') betrayed him. A simple, suspenseful story about trust.
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 12 key vocabulary words such as 钱、坏人、抢 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，
Today,
我们说一件，
we'll tell a
真的事。
true story.
一件，
A story
说钱的事。
about money.
很多很多的钱。
A lot of money.
有一个人，
There was a man,
他有，
and he had
很多很多的钱。
a lot of money.
别的人，
Other people
也想要，
also wanted
他的钱。
his money.
有一些坏人，
Some bad people
很想，
badly wanted
要他的钱。
his money.
于是，
So,
这些坏人，
these bad people
做了一件，
did
很坏的事。
a very bad thing.
他们，
They
把他的钱，
took his money
抢走了。
and robbed it away.
这件事，
This
听上去，
sounds
很简单。
very simple.
坏人抢钱，
Bad people rob money —
对不对？
right?
但是，
But
这件事，
this thing
一点也不简单。
is not simple at all.
它的里面，
Inside it,
有一个，
there is
让人害怕的，
a frightening
大问题。
big problem.
这个问题，
This problem,
我们，
we'll
慢慢说。
tell slowly.
好，
Okay,
现在开始。
let's begin.
这件事，
This thing
就发生在，
happened
我们身边。
right near us.
它发生在香港。
It happened in Hong Kong.
香港，
Hong Kong
是中国的，
is, in China,
一个大城市。
a big city.
有一个人，
There was a man
他坐飞机，
who took a plane
来到了香港。
and arrived in Hong Kong.
他的包里，
In his bag,
有很重要的东西。
there was something very important.
是什么呢？
What was it?
是黄金。
It was gold.
黄金，
Gold,
你知道的，
as you know,
很贵，很贵。
is very, very expensive.
他包里的黄金，
The gold in his bag
值很多很多钱。
was worth a great deal of money.
有多少钱呢？
How much?
有七百万。
Seven million.
这个人，
This man,
下了飞机，
after getting off the plane,
就去开他的车。
went to get his car.
但是，
But
他不知道，
he didn't know
有人，
that someone
已经在那里，
was already there,
等他了。
waiting for him.
那是三个坏人。
It was three bad men.
他们的脸，
Their faces
都被包了起来。
were all covered up.
你看不到，
You couldn't see
他们是谁。
who they were.
他们的手上，
In their hands,
还拿着刀。
they held knives.
这三个人，
These three
冲了上去，
rushed forward,
打这个人，
hit the man,
还用刀，
and with their knives,
伤了他。
wounded him.
然后，
Then,
他们抢走了，
they snatched away
那个包。
the bag.
包里的黄金，
The gold in the bag,
就这样，
just like that,
没有了。
was gone.
三个坏人，
The three bad men
上了一辆车，
got into a car,
很快，
and quickly,
就跑了。
drove off.
那么，
Now,
问题来了。
here's the question.
这个人，
This man
刚刚下飞机。
had just gotten off the plane.
那三个坏人，
How did those three bad men
怎么会知道：
know
他带着黄金？
he was carrying gold?
怎么会知道：
How did they know
他在哪里？
where he was?
你看，
You see,
这就是，
this is
我一开始说的，
the big problem
那个大问题。
I mentioned at the start.
一定有一个人，
There must be someone
他知道这件事。
who knew about this.
然后，
And then
他把这件事，
he
告诉了坏人。
told the bad people.
这个人，
This person,
我们叫他，
we call
"内鬼"。
a 'mole'.
内鬼，
A mole
就是你身边的人，
is someone close to you,
但他，
but
帮着坏人，
who helps the bad people
来害你。
harm you.
好消息是，
The good news is,
警察很快。
the police were fast.
不到一天，
In less than a day,
他们就，
they
抓住了，
caught
七个人。
seven people.
最后，
Finally,
我想问你：
I want to ask you:
你的东西，
your things
可以放好。
you can lock away.
但是，
But
你的秘密，
your secrets —
你会，
who
告诉谁呢？
will you tell?
HSK 1 考纲词. 一件，说钱的事 = a story about money. Repeated to anchor the opening.
有一些坏人，很想要他的钱 = some bad people badly wanted his money. 坏 = bad.
把他的钱，抢走了 = robbed his money away. The central crime.
HSK 3. 听上去很简单 = it sounds simple; 一点也不简单 = not simple at all.
有一个，让人害怕的，大问题 = a frightening big problem.
它发生在香港 = it happened in Hong Kong.
他的包里…是黄金 = in his bag was gold. 黄 = yellow, 金 = gold/metal.
他包里的黄金，值很多很多钱 = the gold in his bag was worth a lot of money.
他们的手上，还拿着刀 = in their hands they held knives.
还用刀，伤了他 = and with their knives, wounded him.
Glossed inline: 就是你身边的人，但他帮着坏人来害你 = someone close to you who helps the villains harm you.
警察很快，不到一天就抓住了七个人 = the police were fast — in under a day they caught seven.
* beyond level超纲词
把 + Object + Verb 走/好 (disposal)
Foregrounds what is done to the object.
把他的钱，抢走了。
你的东西，可以放好。
一点也不 + Adj (not at all)
Emphatic negation.
这件事，一点也不简单。
让人 + Adj (makes one feel...)
Describes the effect something has on people.
有一个，让人害怕的，大问题。
怎么会知道 ...？(how could they know...?)
A rhetorical question expressing the mystery.
那三个坏人，怎么会知道：他带着黄金？
一定有 ... (there must be...)
Expresses a confident inference.
一定有一个人，他知道这件事。
不到 + Time + 就 ... (in less than..., already...)
Stresses how quickly something happened.
不到一天，他们就，抓住了，七个人。
你会告诉谁呢？(whom would you tell?)
A reflective question for the close.
你的秘密，你会，告诉谁呢？