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爸爸的钱，和一个不能说的秘密
Her Father's Money, and a Secret She Can't Tell
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. In the C-drama Never-Ending Summer, Zhou Wan learns her late father's money was left to her, and calls the mother who abandoned her "Mom" in public to save her grandma.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 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、妈妈、爸爸 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.
上次我们说了周挽和陆西骁。
Last time, we talked about Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao.
周挽拿了妈妈的钱。
Zhou Wan took her mother's money.
拿了钱，她就不看陆西骁了。
Having taken the money, she stopped seeing Lu Xixiao.
这个时候，奶奶病了。
At this time, grandma fell ill.
奶奶在医院。
Grandma was in the hospital.
看病要很多很多钱。
Her treatment cost a lot of money.
周挽很想给奶奶钱。
Zhou Wan badly wanted to give grandma money.
可是周挽没有钱。
But Zhou Wan had no money.
周挽的爸爸不在了。
Zhou Wan's father was gone.
爸爸有一些钱，是给周挽的。
Her father had left some money, meant for Zhou Wan.
这些钱，是给周挽的，不是给妈妈的。
This money was for Zhou Wan, not for her mother.
可是妈妈也想要这些钱。
But her mother wanted this money too.
妈妈不想给周挽。
Her mother didn't want to give it to Zhou Wan.
后来，周挽在家里看见了一个东西。
Later, Zhou Wan found something at home.
这个东西上面写：爸爸的钱，是给周挽的。
On it was written: father's money is for Zhou Wan.
周挽很高兴。
Zhou Wan was very happy.
她想：这个钱是我的。
She thought: this money is mine.
我要去和妈妈要。
I'm going to ask my mother for it.
这一天，陆西骁的家里，有很多人。
On this day, Lu Xixiao's home was full of people.
很多有钱人都来了。
Many rich people came.
大家在一起吃东西。
Everyone was eating together.
妈妈也来了。
Her mother came too.
周挽也去了。
Zhou Wan went as well.
她想在很多人前面，和妈妈要钱。
She wanted to ask her mother for the money in front of everyone.
在那里，有一个人对周挽不好。
There, someone was unkind to Zhou Wan.
这个时候，陆西骁来了。
Just then, Lu Xixiao arrived.
陆西骁还是对周挽很好。
Lu Xixiao was still very good to Zhou Wan.
他给周挽一件白的衣服。
He gave Zhou Wan a white dress.
周挽穿上白衣服，很漂亮。
Zhou Wan put on the white dress and looked beautiful.
就在这个时候，医院来电话了。
Just then, the hospital called.
医院说：奶奶可以看病了。
The hospital said: grandma can be treated now.
可是，看病要很多很多钱。
But the treatment costs a lot of money.
周挽没有这么多钱。
Zhou Wan didn't have that much money.
她只有一个办法。
She had only one way out.
她走到很多人前面。
She walked out in front of everyone.
她叫妈妈：妈妈。
She called her mother: Mom.
她说：谢谢妈妈，这些年对我很好。
She said: thank you, Mom, for being so good to me these years.
大家都看着她们。
Everyone was watching them.
妈妈没有办法，只能给周挽钱。
With no choice, her mother had to give Zhou Wan the money.
奶奶有钱看病了。
Grandma had money for treatment now.
可是，陆西骁听见了，很不高兴。
But Lu Xixiao heard it, and was very unhappy.
他问周挽：你对我，有没有真的？
He asked Zhou Wan: was any of it toward me real?
周挽不说话。
Zhou Wan said nothing.
她心里有一个秘密。
In her heart she had a secret.
她是妈妈的女儿。
She is her mother's daughter.
可是，没有人知道这个秘密。
But no one knew this secret.
后来，周挽住到陆西骁的家里。
Later, Zhou Wan moved into Lu Xixiao's home.
两个人在一起吃东西，一起学习。
The two of them ate together and studied together.
他们一天比一天好。
Day by day they grew closer.
可是周挽心里的秘密，还没有说。
But the secret in Zhou Wan's heart still went unspoken.
这个夏天，很热，也很长。
This summer was very hot, and very long.
你有没有一个秘密，很多年都不能说？
Do you have a secret you can't tell for many years?
HSK 1. 爸爸的钱是给周挽的 = father's money is for Zhou Wan.
HSK 1. 她叫妈妈：妈妈 = she calls out "Mom."
HSK 1. 周挽的爸爸不在了 = Zhou Wan's father is gone.
HSK 1. 奶奶在医院 = grandma is in the hospital.
HSK 1. 周挽住到陆西骁的家里 = Zhou Wan moves into Lu Xixiao's home.
HSK 1. 一件白的衣服 = a white dress.
HSK 1. 她只有一个办法 = she has only one way out.
Beyond HSK 1. 她是妈妈的女儿 = she is her mother's daughter.
Beyond HSK 1. The secret she can't tell — that the woman is her mother.
Beyond HSK 1. The sick grandma who needs the surgery money.
Beyond HSK 1. 周挽拿了妈妈的钱 = Zhou Wan took her mother's money.
Beyond HSK 1. 夏 (summer) + 天 (day). The drama's title 炽夏 = Never-Ending Summer.
* beyond level超纲词
是给…的
X 是给 Y 的 = X is (meant) for Y. 的 closes the description.
爸爸的钱是给周挽的。
是给周挽的，不是给妈妈的。
要 + 动词
要 before a verb = will / need to; note 要 can also mean 'to want/ask for' (和妈妈要钱).
我要去和妈妈要。
看病要很多钱。
只 + 有/能
只有 = have only; 只能 = can only / have no choice but to.
她只有一个办法。
妈妈只能给周挽钱。
越来越 (grow more)
一天比一天 + adjective = more … with each day (the beginner-level version of 越来越).
他们一天比一天好。
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