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小宝宝去中国看病
Mongolian Baby Shaba Goes to Shanghai's Renji Hospital
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story — Mongolian baby Shaba, the family's trip to Shanghai's Renji Hospital, and the kind doctors.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 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 16 key vocabulary words such as 医院、医生、身体 and walks through 6 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.
下面讲一个关于小宝宝的故事。
Next, I will tell a story about a little baby.
这个故事是真的。
This story is true.
故事里有一个小宝宝。
There is a little baby in the story.
他是一个男孩子。
He is a boy.
他的名字叫沙巴。
His name is Shaba.
沙巴刚出生。
Shaba was just born.
他只有几天大。
He is only a few days old.
他很小。
He is very small.
他的手很小。
His hands are very small.
他的脚也很小。
His feet are also very small.
爸爸妈妈很爱他。
Dad and Mom love him very much.
看见宝宝，爸爸很高兴。
Seeing the baby, Dad is very happy.
看见宝宝，妈妈也很高兴。
Seeing the baby, Mom is also very happy.
但是，有一个大问题。
However, there is a big problem.
宝宝生病了。
The baby is sick.
宝宝的身体不好。
The baby's health is not good.
他不吃东西。
He does not eat things.
他不喝牛奶。
He does not drink milk.
他总是睡觉。
He is always sleeping.
他的脸是黄色的。
His face is yellow.
他的眼睛也是黄色的。
His eyes are also yellow.
他的肚子很大。
His belly is very big.
这是很不好的病。
This is a very bad illness.
爸爸妈妈很着急。
Dad and Mom are very anxious.
他们不想宝宝生病。
They do not want the baby to be sick.
他们想宝宝好起来。
They want the baby to get better.
他们带宝宝去医院。
They take the baby to the hospital.
这是他们国家的医院。
This is a hospital in their country.
医生看了看宝宝。
The doctor looked at the baby.
医生看了看宝宝的肚子。
The doctor looked at the baby's belly.
医生看了看宝宝的脸。
The doctor looked at the baby's face.
医生不高兴。
The doctor was not happy.
医生说：“对不起。
The doctor said: "I am sorry."
医生说：“这个病很重。
The doctor said: "This illness is very serious."
医生说：“宝宝太小了。
The doctor said: "The baby is too small."
医生说：“我们不能做。
The doctor said: "We cannot do it."
爸爸妈妈听了，很伤心。
Dad and Mom heard this and were very sad.
妈妈哭了。
Mom cried.
爸爸也想哭。
Dad also wanted to cry.
怎么办呢？
What should be done?
医生说：“你们去中国吧。
The doctor said: "You go to China."
医生说：“中国有大医院。
The doctor said: "China has big hospitals."
医生说：“中国的医生很好。
The doctor said: "China's doctors are very good."
医生说：“去上海。
The doctor said: "Go to Shanghai."
上海是一个大城市。
Shanghai is a big city.
上海有很多好医生。
Shanghai has many good doctors.
爸爸妈妈说：“好。
Dad and Mom said: "Okay."
爸爸妈妈说：“我们要去中国。
Dad and Mom said: "We will go to China."
他们很快买了票。
They quickly bought tickets.
他们坐飞机去中国。
They took a plane to China.
飞机飞得很快。
The plane flew very fast.
飞机在天上飞。
The plane flew in the sky.
他们到了上海。
They arrived in Shanghai.
上海很大。
Shanghai is very big.
上海很漂亮。
Shanghai is very beautiful.
他们去了仁济医院。
They went to Renji Hospital.
这是一个很大的医院。
This is a very big hospital.
医院里有很多人。
There are many people in the hospital.
医院里有很多医生。
There are many doctors in the hospital.
医生看见了宝宝。
The doctor saw the baby.
医生看了宝宝的病。
The doctor examined the baby's illness.
医生说：“我们可以做。
The doctor said: "We can do it."
医生说：“我们可以救宝宝。
The doctor said: "We can save the baby."
爸爸妈妈很高兴。
Dad and Mom were very happy.
医生说：“但是，宝宝需要新的肝。
The doctor said: "But, the baby needs a new liver."
肝是身体里的一部分。
The liver is a part inside the body.
肝在肚子里。
The liver is in the belly.
宝宝的肝坏了。
The baby's liver is broken.
宝宝需要好的肝。
The baby needs a good liver.
谁有好的肝呢？
Who has a good liver?
医生看爸爸。
The doctor looked at Dad.
医生看妈妈。
The doctor looked at Mom.
医生说：“爸爸可以。
The doctor said: "Dad can."
爸爸是大人。
Dad is an adult.
爸爸的身体很好。
Dad's health is very good.
爸爸说：“我可以。
Dad said: "I can."
爸爸说：“我爱我的儿子。
Dad said: "I love my son."
爸爸说：“我要救他。
Dad said: "I want to save him."
医生说：“好。
The doctor said: "Good."
医生开始做手术。
The doctor started doing the surgery.
手术就是医生做工作。
Surgery is the doctor doing work.
医生要把爸爸的肝给宝宝。
The doctor needs to give Dad's liver to the baby.
这是一点点肝。
This is a little bit of liver.
这是爸爸身体里的东西。
This is something inside Dad's body.
手术做了很长时间。
The surgery took a long time.
手术做了六个小时。
The surgery lasted for six hours.
这六个小时很慢。
These six hours were very slow.
妈妈在外面等。
Mom waited outside.
妈妈不吃饭。
Mom did not eat.
妈妈不喝水。
Mom did not drink water.
妈妈在想宝宝。
Mom was thinking about the baby.
妈妈在想爸爸。
Mom was thinking about Dad.
六个小时过去了。
Six hours passed.
医生出来了。
The doctor came out.
医生很高兴。
The doctor was very happy.
医生说：“好了。
The doctor said: "It is done."
医生说：“手术做完了。
The doctor said: "The surgery is finished."
医生说：“宝宝没事了。
The doctor said: "The baby is fine now."
大家都很高兴。
Everyone was very happy.
几天过去了。
A few days passed.
宝宝醒了。
The baby woke up.
宝宝的脸不黄了。
The baby's face was not yellow anymore.
宝宝的眼睛不黄了。
The baby's eyes were not yellow anymore.
宝宝的肚子不大了。
The baby's belly was not big anymore.
宝宝开始喝牛奶了。
The baby started drinking milk.
宝宝看着妈妈笑。
The baby looked at Mom and smiled.
妈妈说：“宝宝真漂亮。
Mom said: "The baby is really beautiful."
爸爸也好了。
Dad also got better.
爸爸身体也很好。
Dad's health is also very good.
这件事要很多钱。
This matter cost a lot of money.
这要二十万块钱。
This cost two hundred thousand yuan.
这是很多很多的钱。
This is a lot of money.
爸爸妈妈没有这么多钱。
Dad and Mom did not have this much money.
但是，他们有朋友。
But, they have friends.
朋友们给了钱。
Friends gave money.
很多人帮忙。
Many people helped.
现在，宝宝很健康。
Now, the baby is very healthy.
宝宝回家了。
The baby went home.
这个故事说的是什么？
What is this story about?
这个故事说的是“看病”。
This story is about "seeing a doctor".
这个故事里的宝宝是蒙古人。
The baby in this story is Mongolian.
他不是中国人。
He is not Chinese.
但他来中国看病。
But he came to China to see a doctor.
这叫“医疗旅游”。
This is called "medical tourism".
很多外国人来中国。
Many foreigners come to China.
他们来中国看医生。
They come to China to see doctors.
因为中国的医院好。
Because China's hospitals are good.
因为中国的医生快。
Because China's doctors are fast.
因为中国的药不贵。
Because China's medicine is not expensive.
现在，越来越多的外国人来中国看病。
Now, more and more foreigners come to China to see doctors.
A medical facility. Common pattern: 去医院 (go to the hospital).
A medical professional. Measure word is usually 个 (gè) or 位 (wèi) for respect.
Can refer to the physical body or one's general health condition (e.g., 身体很好).
Verb-object compound meaning to fall ill.
Substance for treating illness. Common verb: 吃药 (to take medicine).
Body part. Measure word is 双 (shuāng) for a pair or 只 (zhī) for one.
To travel for pleasure.
Opposite of 哭 (kū - to cry).
Common body part word, often used when talking about hunger or stomach aches.
Body part. Measure word is 张 (zhāng).
Opposite of 笑 (xiào - to smile/laugh).
Medical procedure. Common verb: 做手术 (to perform/undergo surgery).
An internal organ. Specific medical vocabulary.
To help someone out of danger or a life-threatening situation.
To regain consciousness or wake from sleep.
Formal term for medical care, used in phrases like 医疗旅游 (medical tourism).
* beyond level超纲词
Expresses existence (there is/are). It indicates that something exists in a specific location.
故事里有一个小宝宝 (There is a little baby in the story)
中国有大医院 (China has big hospitals)
医院里有很多人 (There are many people in the hospital)
The particle 'le' indicates a completed action or a change of state (something has happened or become the case).
宝宝生病了 (The baby got sick)
妈妈哭了 (Mom cried)
宝宝醒了 (The baby woke up)
The 'Ba' construction is used to emphasize how the subject handles or disposes of the object.
医生要把爸爸的肝给宝宝 (The doctor needs to take Dad's liver and give it to the baby)
Used to introduce a cause or reason (Because...).
因为中国的医院好 (Because China's hospitals are good)
因为中国的医生快 (Because China's doctors are fast)
Indicates how long an action lasted. The time phrase comes after the verb.
手术做了六个小时 (The surgery lasted for six hours)