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他要走了，可他说了一句话
He's Leaving, but First He Asked Her Something
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. In the C-drama Never-Ending Summer, Lu Xixiao agrees to go abroad to help Zhou Wan, and before he leaves, under the stars, he finally asks her to be with him.
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 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，两个人很好。
Now, the two of them are close.
周挽很喜欢陆西骁。
Zhou Wan likes Lu Xixiao very much.
陆西骁也很喜欢周挽。
Lu Xixiao likes Zhou Wan very much too.
可是，周挽有一个大秘密。
But Zhou Wan has a big secret.
她的奶奶病了。
Her grandma is ill.
奶奶要看病，要很多很多钱。
Grandma needs treatment, which costs a lot of money.
周挽没有这么多钱。
Zhou Wan doesn't have that much money.
陆西骁家有很多钱。
Lu Xixiao's family has a lot of money.
两个人在一起，很高兴。
Together, the two of them are happy.
他们天天在一起，越来越好。
They're together every day, growing closer and closer.
周挽喜欢和陆西骁在一起。
Zhou Wan likes being with Lu Xixiao.
陆西骁也喜欢和周挽在一起。
Lu Xixiao likes being with Zhou Wan too.
陆西骁对周挽很好很好。
Lu Xixiao is very, very good to Zhou Wan.
这个时候，妈妈来了。
At this time, his mother came.
妈妈要陆西骁出国。
His mother wanted Lu Xixiao to go abroad.
陆西骁想帮周挽。
Lu Xixiao wanted to help Zhou Wan.
陆西骁答应了。
Lu Xixiao agreed.
陆西骁要一个人，走了。
Lu Xixiao would leave, all alone.
陆西骁的心里，也很难过。
In his heart, Lu Xixiao was very sad too.
他很小的时候，妈妈就走了。
When he was very little, his mother left.
那个时候，陆西骁一个人。
From that time on, Lu Xixiao was alone.
一个人，很久很久。
Alone, for a very, very long time.
现在有周挽在，他很高兴。
Now, with Zhou Wan here, he was happy.
后来，考试完了。
Later, the exams were over.
这个夏天，也要完了。
This summer was ending too.
陆西骁要走了。
Lu Xixiao was about to leave.
这个夏天，很热，也很好。
This summer was hot, and lovely.
两个人都不想这个夏天完。
Neither of them wanted this summer to end.
走的时候，两个人在一起。
Before he left, the two of them were together.
他们坐在一起，看天上的星星。
They sat together and looked at the stars in the sky.
星星很多，很漂亮。
There were many stars, so beautiful.
陆西骁看周挽，看了很久。
Lu Xixiao looked at Zhou Wan for a long time.
陆西骁说：前面，我一个人在这里。
Lu Xixiao said: before, I was here all alone.
现在有你，这里像一个家。
Now that you're here, this place feels like a home.
周挽问他：你为什么要走？
Zhou Wan asked him: why do you have to leave?
陆西骁看着周挽。
Lu Xixiao looked at Zhou Wan.
他很想说一句话。
He really wanted to say one thing.
现在，他说了。
Now, he said it.
他说：你想不想，和我在一起？
He said: do you want to be with me?
夏天要完了。
The summer was ending.
陆西骁要走了。
Lu Xixiao was about to leave.
可是他，说了这句话。
But still, he said these words.
周挽会说什么呢？
What will Zhou Wan say?
他们两个人的夏天，还没有完。
The two of them's summer isn't over yet.
你有没有一句话，
Is there something you really want to say,
很想对一个人说，可是没有说？
really want to tell someone, but haven't said?
HSK 1. 奶奶要看病，要很多钱 = grandma's treatment costs a lot of money.
HSK 1. 妈妈要陆西骁出国 = his mother wanted Lu Xixiao to go abroad.
HSK 1. 现在有你，这里像一个家 = now that you're here, this feels like a home.
HSK 1. 周挽很喜欢陆西骁 = Zhou Wan likes Lu Xixiao very much.
HSK 1. 两个人在一起，很高兴 = together they are happy.
Beyond HSK 1. 看天上的星星 = looking at the stars in the sky.
Beyond HSK 1. 出 (out) + 国 (country). 妈妈要陆西骁出国 = go abroad.
Beyond HSK 1. 周挽有一个大秘密 = Zhou Wan has a big secret.
Beyond HSK 1. The sick grandma whose surgery Zhou Wan needs money for.
Beyond HSK 1. 陆西骁的心里也很难过 = Lu Xixiao's heart was heavy too.
Beyond HSK 1. 后来，考试完了 = later, the exams were over.
* beyond level超纲词
想 + 动词
想 before a verb = want to / would like to (do).
陆西骁想帮周挽。
他很想说一句话。
要 + 动词 (about to / will)
要 … 了 signals something is about to happen.
陆西骁要走了。
这个夏天，也要完了。
有 + 人/东西 + 在
有 X 在 = with X here / X being present.
现在有周挽在，他很高兴。
现在有你，这里像一个家。
想不想 (do you want to?)
想不想 = a yes/no question: do you want to (do it) or not?
你想不想，和我在一起？
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