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他想画的人，就是周挽
The Person He Wants to Paint Is Her
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In the C-drama Never-Ending Summer, Zhou Wan moves in and nurses Lu Xixiao, and he realizes the person he most wants to paint is her — as her mother's money still pulls them apart. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 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 11 key vocabulary words such as 钱、妈妈、家 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.
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English transcript reference
Earlier, we talked about Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao.
Now, Zhou Wan lives at Lu Xixiao's home.
The two of them are together.
They study together and eat together.
They grow closer and closer.
One day, Lu Xixiao fell ill.
Zhou Wan brought him food.
She sat in front of him and watched over him.
Lu Xixiao was very happy.
He thought: she is very good to me.
At this time, Zhou Wan's mother came.
Her mother gave Zhou Wan some money.
Her mother wanted Lu Xixiao to go far away.
She wanted Lu Xixiao to leave.
If Lu Xixiao left, her mother would give Zhou Wan more money.
But Zhou Wan didn't want Lu Xixiao to go.
Lu Xixiao loved to paint.
He painted many paintings.
But he couldn't paint well.
He didn't know what to paint either.
Later, Lu Xixiao watched Zhou Wan every day.
When he looked at Zhou Wan, he was happy.
One day, he understood.
The person he wanted to paint was Zhou Wan.
With Zhou Wan there, he wanted to paint.
Lu Xixiao liked Zhou Wan more and more.
Zhou Wan liked Lu Xixiao more and more too.
Together, they were both happy.
But in Zhou Wan's heart there was her mother's money.
She also had a secret she couldn't tell.
She liked Lu Xixiao very much.
But her heart was heavy too.
Day by day she liked him more.
And day by day it grew harder.
This summer was very hot.
Together, the two of them were happy.
But in Zhou Wan's heart, there was also unhappiness.
Do you have someone,
someone you like very much,
but can't be good to?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. 妈妈给周挽一些钱 = her mother gives Zhou Wan some money.
HSK 1. 周挽的妈妈来了 = Zhou Wan's mother came.
HSK 1. 周挽住在陆西骁家 = Zhou Wan lives at Lu Xixiao's home.
HSK 1. 陆西骁越来越喜欢周挽 = Lu Xixiao likes Zhou Wan more and more.
HSK 1. 两个人在一起，都很高兴 = together, they were both happy.
HSK 1. 周挽给他吃的东西 = Zhou Wan brings him food.
Beyond HSK 1. 陆西骁很喜欢画画 = Lu Xixiao loves to paint. 画 = to paint / a painting.
Beyond HSK 1. 陆西骁病了 = Lu Xixiao fell ill.
Beyond HSK 1. 她还有一个秘密，不能说 = she has a secret she can't tell.
Beyond HSK 1. The sick grandma whose surgery the money is for.
Beyond HSK 1. 夏 (summer) + 天 (day). The drama's title 炽夏 = Never-Ending Summer.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法越来越 + 形容词
越来越 + adjective/verb = more and more …
他们越来越好。
陆西骁越来越喜欢周挽。
想 + 动词
想 before a verb = want to / would like to (do).
他想画的人，就是周挽。
她想要陆西骁走。
就 (then / exactly)
就 links a condition to its result (then), or stresses 'exactly / none other than.'
有周挽在，他就想画画。
他想画的人，就是周挽。
一天比一天
一天比一天 + adjective = more … with each passing day.
她一天比一天喜欢他。
也一天比一天难。
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