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汪涵道歉了：《监狱来的妈妈》是怎么回事
Wang Han Apologizes: What Happened With "Mother From Prison"
This is an HSK 2 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 12 key vocabulary words such as 电影、新闻、问题 and walks through 4 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.
今天我们说一个中国的新闻。
Today we're talking about a Chinese news story.
是一个电影的事。
It's about a movie.
电影叫《监狱来的妈妈》。
The movie is called "Mother From Prison."
很多中国人最近都在说这个电影。
Lately a lot of Chinese people have been talking about this movie.
不是因为它好。
Not because it's good.
是因为它出了大事。
Because something big happened with it.
电影本来要在 5 月 30 号上。
The movie was originally going to be released on May 30.
但是 5 月 20 号，
But on May 20,
电影撤了。
the movie was pulled.
就是不上了。
That means it won't be shown.
为什么？
Why?
我们慢慢说。
Let's go through it slowly.
故事是这样：
The story goes like this:
2009 年，
In 2009,
一个叫赵小红的女人，
a woman named Zhao Xiaohong
杀了她的丈夫。
killed her husband.
法院说：
The court said:
那一天他们因为家里的小事吵架。
that day they argued over a small household matter.
她去客厅拿了一把水果刀。
She went to the living room and got a fruit knife.
然后刺了她的丈夫一刀。
Then she stabbed her husband once.
刺中了主动脉。
It pierced his aorta.
她的丈夫死了。
Her husband died.
法院说她是"故意伤害致人死亡"。
The court said it was "intentional injury causing death."
判了她 15 年。
She was sentenced to 15 years.
是这个罪能判的最高的时间。
That's the maximum time this crime can carry.
15 年后，
15 years later,
赵小红出狱了。
Zhao Xiaohong was released from prison.
这本来是她的人生。
This should have been her own life now.
但是，
But,
有一个电影导演找到了她。
a film director found her.
这个导演叫秦晓宇。
This director is named Qin Xiaoyu.
他想做一个电影，
He wanted to make a movie
讲赵小红的故事。
telling Zhao Xiaohong's story.
他让赵小红自己演自己。
He had Zhao Xiaohong play herself.
电影还在 2019 年开拍。
The movie even started filming in 2019.
那个时候，
At that time,
赵小红还在监狱里。
Zhao Xiaohong was still in prison.
电影 2021 年拍完了。
The movie finished filming in 2021.
到了今年，
This year,
电影准备上。
the movie was getting ready to release.
但是有一个问题：
But there was a problem:
电影里说，
the movie says
赵小红的丈夫长期家暴她。
that Zhao Xiaohong's husband abused her for a long time.
她受不了，
She couldn't take it,
才杀了他。
so she killed him.
也就是说，
That is to say,
电影里的赵小红是一个家暴的受害者。
in the movie Zhao Xiaohong is a victim of domestic violence.
可是法院的判决书没有这样写。
But the court's verdict does not say this.
判决书说，
The verdict says
那一天他们吵的是一件小事——
that day they argued over a small thing —
"支床"，
"propping up the bed,"
就是怎么放床的事。
a matter of how to set up the bed.
不是家暴。
Not domestic violence.
也就是说：
That is to say:
电影写的故事，
the story the movie tells
跟真的法律记录，
and the real legal record
不一样。
are not the same.
电影把一个杀人的人，
The movie took a person who killed someone
写成了一个可怜的家暴受害者。
and wrote her as a pitiable victim of domestic violence.
中国网友看了这个电影的介绍，
When Chinese netizens saw the movie's description,
都很生气。
they were all very angry.
有的人说：
Some people said:
"这是给杀人的人洗白。
"This is whitewashing a killer.
"这是骗人。
"This is deceiving people.
也有人说：
Others said:
"出狱了的人也是人。
"A person who's been released is also a person.
"她也可以有第二次机会。
"She can have a second chance too.
两边的人吵了很多。
The two sides argued a lot.
现在我们要说一个有名的人。
Now we have to talk about a famous person.
他叫汪涵。
His name is Wang Han.
汪涵是湖南卫视的一个主持人。
Wang Han is a host on Hunan Television.
天天向上、我是歌手、快乐大本营——
Day Day Up, I Am a Singer, Happy Camp —
你看过中国的电视，
if you've watched Chinese TV,
你一定听过他。
you've definitely heard of him.
他在中国很有名。
He is very famous in China.
很多人喜欢他。
Many people like him.
可是这一次，
But this time,
汪涵的名字，
Wang Han's name
出现在了《监狱来的妈妈》上。
appeared on "Mother From Prison."
他是这个电影的"出品人"。
He is the "producer" of this movie.
就是给电影做事的一个大老板。
That's a kind of big boss who handles things for a movie.
汪涵也被一起骂。
Wang Han got criticized along with it.
中国的网友说：
Chinese netizens said:
"汪涵，
"Wang Han,
"你怎么能给这种电影做出品人？
"how could you be the producer of a movie like this?
5 月 19 号，
On May 19,
中央电视台也说话了。
China Central Television also spoke up.
中央电视台是中国的官方电视台。
CCTV is China's official television network.
中央电视台说：
CCTV said:
这个电影有问题。
this movie has problems.
5 月 20 号，
On May 20,
电影撤了。
the movie was pulled.
5 月 20 号晚上很晚，
Late at night on May 20,
汪涵发了一个道歉。
Wang Han posted an apology.
汪涵说：
Wang Han said:
"我没有好好看这个电影的内容。
"I didn't look carefully at this movie's content.
"我没有给电影钱。
"I didn't put money into the movie.
"我已经不和他们一起做了。
"I've already stopped working with them.
"对不起。
"I'm sorry.
赵小红的网上账号，
Zhao Xiaohong's online account
也被关了。
was also shut down.
这件事，
This matter
现在还没有结束。
isn't over yet.
但是电影不会上了。
But the movie will not be released.
我看了这个新闻，
I read this news,
我想：
and I thought:
电影可以讲真的事。
movies can tell real stories.
也可以讲假的事。
They can also tell made-up stories.
但是不应该说"这是真的"，
But they shouldn't say "this is real"
然后讲一个假的。
and then tell something fake.
赵小红做过的事，
What Zhao Xiaohong did,
法院已经判过了。
the court has already judged.
电影改了她的事，
The movie changing her story
是骗看电影的人。
is deceiving the people who watch it.
汪涵呢？
And Wang Han?
汪涵在中国是一个老好人的样子。
In China, Wang Han has the image of a thoroughly nice guy.
他这次没好好看清楚，
This time he didn't look carefully,
就把名字写在上面。
and put his name on it.
这是他的错。
That's his mistake.
他道歉了。
He apologized.
但是有人说：
But some people say:
道歉就够吗？
is an apology enough?
有人说：
Some people say:
不够。
it's not enough.
最后，
Finally,
我问你一个问题：
I'll ask you one question:
如果一个有名的人，
If a famous person
做了不对的事，
does something wrong,
他道歉之后，
after they apologize,
你会原谅他吗？
will you forgive them?
你想一下。
Think about it.
好。
Okay.
今天就说到这里。
That's all for today.
明天再聊。
Talk tomorrow.
Movie. The whole episode is about one 电影 and the controversy that got it pulled from release.
News. The framing word — 'today we're talking about a Chinese news story.'
Problem, question. '但是有一个问题' — but there's a problem: the movie and the court verdict tell different stories.
To like. Wang Han is described as someone 很多人喜欢 — a lot of people like him. That public affection is exactly what made the backlash sting.
To feel, to think (an opinion). The episode reports what different people 觉得 about whether an apology is enough.
To be angry. When Chinese netizens saw the movie's description, they were all 很生气 — very angry.
Prison. The film's title is 《监狱来的妈妈》. Zhao Xiaohong served 15 years in 监狱.
The written court judgment. The episode's pivot: the 判决书 says a trivial argument led to the killing — the movie says domestic violence. They don't match.
Domestic violence. Short for 家庭暴力. The movie claims the killing was resistance to 家暴 — but the verdict never mentions it.
To whitewash — to repackage a guilty person so the public sees them as innocent or sympathetic. Critics say the movie tried to 洗白 a killer.
A film's credited 'producer' — sometimes a real investor, sometimes just a named figure lending prestige. Wang Han's role on this film.
To apologize; an apology. Wang Han posted a 道歉 on May 20. The episode ends by asking whether a 道歉 is enough.
* beyond level超纲词
不是因为 A，是因为 B
A correction structure. The episode's hook: 很多人在说这个电影。不是因为它好，是因为它出了大事 — people are talking about the movie, not because it's good, but because something big went wrong.
不是因为它好。是因为它出了大事。
把 A 写成 B
The 把 construction with 写成 (write-into). 电影把一个杀人的人，写成了一个可怜的家暴受害者 — the movie portrayed a killer as a pitiable victim of domestic violence. Useful for any 'depict X as Y' statement.
电影把一个杀人的人，写成了一个可怜的家暴受害者。
应该 / 不应该 + Verb
应该 marks what is right or expected; 不应该 the opposite. The episode's moral spine: 不应该说'这是真的'，然后讲一个假的 — you shouldn't say 'this is real' and then tell something fake.
不应该说'这是真的'，然后讲一个假的。
X 就够吗?
够 = enough. 就够吗 turns a statement into a pointed question. 道歉就够吗？— 'Is an apology enough?' A compact way to challenge whether something settles a matter.
道歉就够吗？