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妈妈弄坏了那张画
The Painting Her Mother Ruined
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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. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
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.
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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 close.
They study together and eat together.
Lu Xixiao likes Zhou Wan very much.
Zhou Wan likes Lu Xixiao very much too.
Lu Xixiao loves to paint.
One day, he painted a beautiful painting.
This painting, he gave to Zhou Wan.
Zhou Wan was very happy.
She loved this painting.
But then, her mother came.
Her mother was very unhappy.
Her mother didn't want the two of them to be close.
Her mother didn't like this painting.
This painting was ruined.
Zhou Wan was very sad.
She sat down and looked at the ruined painting.
Her mother also told Zhou Wan to leave.
Zhou Wan was very sad, but she left.
Later, Lu Xixiao saw Zhou Wan.
Someone had beaten Zhou Wan.
Zhou Wan's head was badly hurt.
Lu Xixiao was very sad, and very scared.
He got Zhou Wan medical care.
He was very, very good to her.
In Zhou Wan's heart, she felt terrible too.
Zhou Wan wanted to tell Lu Xixiao something.
Before, she had been bad to Lu Xixiao.
She liked Lu Xixiao, but she had also used him.
She wanted Lu Xixiao's money, to pay for grandma's treatment.
Now, she told Lu Xixiao all of it.
Zhou Wan thought: Lu Xixiao will leave.
But Lu Xixiao didn't leave.
Lu Xixiao said: it's all right.
Lu Xixiao said: I trust you.
He said: whatever you do, it's okay.
You don't have to tell me why.
Lu Xixiao was very, very good to Zhou Wan.
Zhou Wan was very happy.
But Zhou Wan was also very sad.
In her heart, there was still a big secret.
This big secret, she didn't tell Lu Xixiao.
The two of them grew closer and closer.
But this summer grew harder and harder.
Will you always trust someone?
Even if he has a secret, will you still trust him?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇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
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法给了 + 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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