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The Death of a Top Beauty Executive: What Killed Him Was a 'Get-Beautiful' Injection

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A 56-year-old beauty-company executive died after a cosmetic filler injection slipped into a blood vessel and blocked his lungs. The story, the rare-but-real risk, and how to stay safe — told in easy Chinese. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 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 为什么、公司、问题 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.

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原文

Read the complete story in Chinese. Reveal pinyin and English only when you need them.

今天
我们一件
有点难过
""有关
一个男人
今年五十六
他在一家
非常有名
公司
工作
什么公司
就是化妆公司
比如
面霜
还有香水
公司
非常
非常有名
过的很多东西
可能
都是
这个男人
公司
做了二十五年
他是一位
很大领导
可以
他是这个世界上
""
之一
他的工作
就是大家
变得更美
但是
就在今年
突然
去世
那个时候
大家不知道
他是因为什么
一直这个星期
原因
公布出来
这个原因
很多
都很吃惊
原来
他是因为
一针
去世
什么
一种
我们一般
"美容"
这种
可以
去掉一些皱纹
看起来年轻
现在
很多
都会
听起来
一件
平常
安全小事
但是
就在打针时候
那个
进去东西
不小心
他的血管
然后
跟着
一路
跑到
他的
这样
堵住
很快
觉得
不上
没过多久
走了
离开时候
他的爱人
就在他的身边
听到这里
可能有点
但是
我要说清楚
这种
绝大部分时候
都是安全
美国
每年
都有五百
这样注射
真的非常
这样
非常
意外
可是
提醒我们
手术
一针
也不是
百分之百
没有风险
所以
如果也想
这样
一定
正规地方
专业医生
最后
我想一个问题
为了
我们愿意
付出很多
但是
""
"安全"中间
心里线
哪里
English transcript reference

Today,

we'll tell

a rather sad story.

It's about 'getting beautiful'.

There was a man,

fifty-six this year.

He worked at a

very famous

beauty company.

That's where he worked.

What is a beauty company?

A company that makes cosmetics.

For example,

face cream,

and perfume.

This company

is very big,

very famous.

Many things you've used

might

be theirs.

This man,

at this company,

worked for twenty-five years.

He was a

senior leader.

You could say

he was, in the world,

one of the people who understood 'beauty' best.

One of them.

His job

was to help everyone

become more beautiful.

But

this very year,

he suddenly

passed away.

At that time,

no one knew

why

he had gone.

Not until this week

was the reason

finally made public.

And this reason

left many people

stunned.

It turned out

he died

because of an injection

he had gotten.

What injection?

It was a kind of

injection that makes you beautiful.

We usually

call it a 'beauty injection'.

This injection,

given in the face,

can

remove some wrinkles,

making a person

look younger.

These days,

many people

get them.

It sounds

like

a very ordinary,

very safe little thing.

But

just as he was being injected,

the

material injected

accidentally

slipped into

one of his blood vessels.

Then,

following the blood,

it traveled all the way,

and reached

his lungs.

And just like that,

it blocked

his lungs.

He soon

felt

he couldn't breathe.

Before long,

he was gone.

When he left,

his loved one

was right beside him.

Hearing this,

you might be a little scared.

But

let me be clear:

getting this injection,

the vast majority of the time,

is safe.

In the United States,

every year

there are over five million

such injections.

Those that go wrong

are truly very few.

A case like his

is a very rare

accident.

But

this case

also reminds us:

even the smallest procedure,

the smallest injection,

is not

one hundred percent

without risk.

So,

if you too want

to get such an injection,

be sure

to go to a proper place,

and find a professional doctor.

Finally,

I want to ask you a question:

to become beautiful,

we're willing

to give up a lot.

But

between 'getting beautiful'

and 'staying safe',

the line in your heart —

where

would you draw it?

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Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
wèishénmewhy

HSK 1-2. why.

gōngsīcompany

HSK 1-2. company.

wèntíproblem / question

HSK 1-2. problem / question.

dìfangplace

HSK 1-2. place.

juédeto feel / to think

HSK 1-2. to feel / to think.

líkāito leave

HSK 1-2. to leave.

qīngchǔclear

HSK 1-2. clear.

biàn měito become beautiful

它和变美有关 = it's about getting beautiful. The theme.

měizhuāngbeauty / cosmetics

他在一家,非常有名的,美妆公司,工作 = he worked at a famous cosmetics company.

huàzhuāngpǐncosmetics; makeup

就是做化妆品的公司 = a company that makes cosmetics.

miànshuāngface cream

擦脸的面霜,还有香水 = face cream, and perfume.

lǐngdǎoleader; executive

他是一位,很大的领导 = he was a senior leader.

qùshìto pass away

他突然,去世了 = he suddenly passed away. A respectful word for death.

gōngbùto announce publicly

原因,才被公布出来 = the reason was finally made public.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

什么是 X?就是 ... (what is X? it's...)

Self-Q&A used to gloss a term.

什么是美妆公司?就是做化妆品的公司。

一直到 ... ,才 ... (not until..., only then...)

Marks a long-delayed event.

一直到这个星期,原因,才被公布出来。

原来 ... (it turns out that...)

Marks a realization differing from before.

原来,他是因为,打了一针,去世的。

跟着 X,Verb (following X, ...)

Describes movement along with something.

它跟着血,一路跑,跑到了,他的肺里。

再 + Adj + 的 + Noun,也 ... (even the most Adj N still...)

Concessive: no matter how Adj.

再小的手术,再小的一针,也不是,百分之百,没有风险。

一定要 + Verb (be sure to)

Strong advice / imperative.

一定要,去正规的地方,找专业的医生。

你心里的那条线,会画在哪里?(where would you draw your line?)

A reflective metaphor-question for the close.

你心里的那条线,会画在,哪里呢?

Proper Nouns

专有名词
美容针měiróng zhēncosmetic injection (filler)美国Měiguóthe United States

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