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他想画的人，就是周挽
The Person He Wants to Paint Is Her
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. 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.
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.
前面，我们说了周挽和陆西骁。
Earlier, we talked about Zhou Wan and Lu Xixiao.
现在，周挽住在陆西骁家。
Now, Zhou Wan lives at Lu Xixiao's home.
他们两个人在一起。
The two of them are together.
他们一起学习，一起吃东西。
They study together and eat together.
他们越来越好。
They grow closer and closer.
有一天，陆西骁病了。
One day, Lu Xixiao fell ill.
周挽给他吃的东西。
Zhou Wan brought him food.
她坐在他前面，看他。
She sat in front of him and watched over him.
陆西骁很高兴。
Lu Xixiao was very happy.
他想：她对我很好。
He thought: she is very good to me.
这个时候，周挽的妈妈来了。
At this time, Zhou Wan's mother came.
妈妈给周挽一些钱。
Her mother gave Zhou Wan some money.
妈妈要陆西骁去很远的地方。
Her mother wanted Lu Xixiao to go far away.
她想要陆西骁走。
She wanted Lu Xixiao to leave.
陆西骁走了，妈妈就给周挽更多钱。
If Lu Xixiao left, her mother would give Zhou Wan more money.
可是周挽不想陆西骁走。
But Zhou Wan didn't want Lu Xixiao to go.
陆西骁很喜欢画画。
Lu Xixiao loved to paint.
他画了很多画。
He painted many paintings.
可是他画不好。
But he couldn't paint well.
他也不知道画什么。
He didn't know what to paint either.
后来，陆西骁天天看周挽。
Later, Lu Xixiao watched Zhou Wan every day.
他看周挽的时候，很高兴。
When he looked at Zhou Wan, he was happy.
有一天，他明白了。
One day, he understood.
他想画的人，就是周挽。
The person he wanted to paint was Zhou Wan.
有周挽在，他就想画画。
With Zhou Wan there, he wanted to paint.
陆西骁越来越喜欢周挽。
Lu Xixiao liked Zhou Wan more and more.
周挽也越来越喜欢陆西骁。
Zhou Wan liked Lu Xixiao more and more too.
两个人在一起，都很高兴。
Together, they were both happy.
可是，周挽心里有妈妈的钱。
But in Zhou Wan's heart there was her mother's money.
她还有一个秘密，不能说。
She also had a secret she couldn't tell.
她很喜欢陆西骁。
She liked Lu Xixiao very much.
可是她心里也很难。
But her heart was heavy too.
她一天比一天喜欢他。
Day by day she liked him more.
也一天比一天难。
And day by day it grew harder.
这个夏天，很热。
This summer was very hot.
两个人在一起，很高兴。
Together, the two of them were happy.
可是周挽的心里，也有不高兴。
But in Zhou Wan's heart, there was also unhappiness.
你有没有一个人，
Do you have someone,
你很喜欢他，
someone you like very much,
可是不能对他好？
but can't be good to?
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
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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