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妈妈弄坏了那张画
The Painting Her Mother Ruined
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. In the C-drama Never-Ending Summer, Zhou Wan's mother ruins the painting Lu Xixiao gave her; when Zhou Wan confesses she used him, he still says he trusts her.
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 11 key vocabulary words such as 画、钱、妈妈 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，周挽住在陆西骁的家。
Now, Zhou Wan lives at Lu Xixiao's home.
两个人很好。
The two of them are close.
他们一起学习，一起吃东西。
They study together and eat together.
陆西骁很喜欢周挽。
Lu Xixiao likes Zhou Wan very much.
周挽也很喜欢陆西骁。
Zhou Wan likes Lu Xixiao very much too.
陆西骁喜欢画画。
Lu Xixiao loves to paint.
有一天，他画了一个很漂亮的画。
One day, he painted a beautiful painting.
这个画，他给了周挽。
This painting, he gave to Zhou Wan.
周挽很高兴。
Zhou Wan was very happy.
她很喜欢这个画。
She loved this painting.
可是，妈妈来了。
But then, her mother came.
妈妈很不高兴。
Her mother was very unhappy.
妈妈不要他们两个人好。
Her mother didn't want the two of them to be close.
妈妈不喜欢这个画。
Her mother didn't like this painting.
这个画，坏了。
This painting was ruined.
周挽很难过。
Zhou Wan was very sad.
她坐下来，看这个坏了的画。
She sat down and looked at the ruined painting.
妈妈也要周挽走。
Her mother also told Zhou Wan to leave.
周挽很难过，可是她走了。
Zhou Wan was very sad, but she left.
后来，陆西骁看见了周挽。
Later, Lu Xixiao saw Zhou Wan.
有人打了周挽。
Someone had beaten Zhou Wan.
周挽的头，很不好。
Zhou Wan's head was badly hurt.
陆西骁很难过，也很怕。
Lu Xixiao was very sad, and very scared.
他给周挽看病。
He got Zhou Wan medical care.
他对周挽很好很好。
He was very, very good to her.
周挽的心里，也很不好。
In Zhou Wan's heart, she felt terrible too.
周挽想告诉陆西骁一件事。
Zhou Wan wanted to tell Lu Xixiao something.
前面，她对陆西骁不好。
Before, she had been bad to Lu Xixiao.
她喜欢陆西骁，也用了陆西骁。
She liked Lu Xixiao, but she had also used him.
她要陆西骁的钱，给奶奶看病。
She wanted Lu Xixiao's money, to pay for grandma's treatment.
现在，她都告诉陆西骁了。
Now, she told Lu Xixiao all of it.
周挽想：陆西骁会走。
Zhou Wan thought: Lu Xixiao will leave.
可是，陆西骁没有走。
But Lu Xixiao didn't leave.
陆西骁说：没关系。
Lu Xixiao said: it's all right.
陆西骁说：我相信你。
Lu Xixiao said: I trust you.
他说：你做什么，都可以。
He said: whatever you do, it's okay.
你不要告诉我为什么。
You don't have to tell me why.
陆西骁对周挽，很好很好。
Lu Xixiao was very, very good to Zhou Wan.
周挽很高兴。
Zhou Wan was very happy.
可是周挽也很难过。
But Zhou Wan was also very sad.
她的心里，还有一个大秘密。
In her heart, there was still a big secret.
这个大秘密，她没有告诉陆西骁。
This big secret, she didn't tell Lu Xixiao.
两个人越来越好。
The two of them grew closer and closer.
可是这个夏天，越来越难。
But this summer grew harder and harder.
你会一直相信一个人吗？
Will you always trust someone?
就是他有秘密，你也相信他？
Even if he has a secret, will you still trust him?
HSK 3 (story word). 他画了一个很漂亮的画 = he painted a beautiful painting. 画 = to paint / a painting.
HSK 1. 她要陆西骁的钱 = she wanted Lu Xixiao's money.
HSK 1. 妈妈把画弄坏了 = her mother ruined the painting.
HSK 1. 她很喜欢这个画 = she loved this painting.
HSK 3 (taught here). 周挽很难过 = Zhou Wan was very sad.
HSK 2 (taught here). 她都告诉陆西骁了 = she told Lu Xixiao all of it.
Beyond HSK 1. 我相信你 = I trust you. The heart of this drop.
Beyond HSK 1. 她心里还有一个大秘密 = she still had a big secret.
Beyond HSK 1. 有人打了周挽 = someone beat Zhou Wan.
Beyond HSK 1. 周挽的头很不好 = Zhou Wan's head was badly hurt.
Beyond HSK 1. The sick grandma Zhou Wan needs the money for.
* beyond level超纲词
给了 + 人 (gave to)
给了 + person = gave (something) to (someone); 了 marks it happened.
这个画，他给了周挽。
她要陆西骁的钱。
也 (also / too)
也 goes before the verb: the subject does it too.
周挽也很喜欢陆西骁。
妈妈也要周挽走。
会 + 动词 (will)
会 before a verb = will / would (likely to happen).
周挽想：陆西骁会走。
你会一直相信一个人吗？
就是…也… (even if)
就是 A，也 B = even if A, still B (spoken form of 即使/就算…也).
就是他有秘密，你也相信他？
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