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奶奶走了，可是陆西骁没有走
Grandma Was Gone, but He Didn't Leave
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. In the C-drama Never-Ending Summer, Zhou Wan's grandma passes away, but Lu Xixiao doesn't leave — he stays, wins her a bike for her birthday, and pulls her out of her grief.
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 12 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.
两个人很好。
The two of them were close.
陆西骁很喜欢周挽。
Lu Xixiao liked Zhou Wan very much.
周挽也很喜欢陆西骁。
Zhou Wan liked Lu Xixiao very much too.
陆西骁本来要出国。
Lu Xixiao was supposed to go abroad.
可是，就在这个时候，
But right at this moment,
周挽的奶奶走了。
Zhou Wan's grandma passed away.
奶奶不在了。
Grandma was gone.
周挽很难过，很难过。
Zhou Wan was very, very sad.
她很想奶奶。
She missed grandma so much.
她一个人在家，不想吃东西。
She stayed home alone and didn't want to eat.
陆西骁看见周挽这样，很心疼。
Seeing Zhou Wan like this, Lu Xixiao's heart ached.
陆西骁没有走。
Lu Xixiao didn't leave.
他留下来，陪周挽。
He stayed, and kept Zhou Wan company.
他天天陪周挽，天天帮周挽。
Every day he stayed with her, every day he helped her.
陆西骁对周挽说：不要难过。
Lu Xixiao said to Zhou Wan: don't be sad.
他说：我在这里，我不走。
He said: I'm right here, I won't leave.
有很多天，周挽都很难过。
For many days, Zhou Wan was very sad.
可是陆西骁，天天陪着她。
But Lu Xixiao stayed with her every day.
慢慢，周挽好了一点。
Slowly, Zhou Wan got a little better.
有陆西骁在，周挽不那么难过了。
With Lu Xixiao there, Zhou Wan wasn't so sad anymore.
这一天，是周挽的生日。
This day was Zhou Wan's birthday.
陆西骁给周挽一个车。
Lu Xixiao gave Zhou Wan a bike.
是周挽很想要的车。
It was the bike Zhou Wan had wanted.
这个车很漂亮。
This bike was very pretty.
周挽很高兴，很高兴。
Zhou Wan was so, so happy.
陆西骁也有一个车。
Lu Xixiao had a vehicle of his own.
那个车，陆西骁很喜欢。
That vehicle, Lu Xixiao loved.
可是，他卖了那个车。
But he sold that vehicle.
他要这个钱，帮周挽。
He wanted the money, to help Zhou Wan.
这个时候，妈妈来了。
At this time, her mother came.
妈妈对周挽说：
Her mother said to Zhou Wan:
你们不是一个世界的人。
You two are not from the same world.
妈妈要周挽不要陆西骁。
Her mother wanted Zhou Wan to give up Lu Xixiao.
可是，陆西骁要周挽。
But Lu Xixiao wanted Zhou Wan.
陆西骁一直陪着周挽。
Lu Xixiao kept staying by Zhou Wan.
奶奶不在了。
Grandma was gone.
可是陆西骁，一直在。
But Lu Xixiao was always there.
这个夏天最难的时候，
In this summer's hardest time,
是陆西骁，陪周挽好了起来。
it was Lu Xixiao who helped Zhou Wan get better.
你有没有一个这样的人，
Do you have someone like this,
他一直陪你，不走？
someone who always stays with you, and won't leave?
HSK 1. 他要这个钱，帮周挽 = he wants the money to help Zhou Wan.
HSK 1. 妈妈对周挽说… = her mother said to Zhou Wan…
HSK 1. 她一个人在家 = she is home alone.
HSK 1. 陆西骁很喜欢周挽 = Lu Xixiao likes Zhou Wan a lot.
HSK 1. 陆西骁给周挽一个车 = Lu Xixiao gives Zhou Wan a bike. Here 车 = bicycle / vehicle.
HSK 2 (taught here). 是周挽的生日 = it's Zhou Wan's birthday.
Beyond HSK 1. 陆西骁本来要出国 = Lu Xixiao was going to go abroad.
Beyond HSK 1. 奶奶走了 = grandma passed away.
Beyond HSK 1. 周挽很难过 = Zhou Wan is very sad.
Beyond HSK 1. 他天天陪周挽 = he stays with Zhou Wan every day.
Beyond HSK 1. 他卖了那个车 = he sold that vehicle.
Beyond HSK 1. 你们不是一个世界的人 = you two aren't from the same world.
* beyond level超纲词
本来要 + 动词
本来要 … = was originally going to / was about to (but things changed).
陆西骁本来要出国。
没有 + 动词 (didn't)
没有 + verb negates a past action: didn't (do).
陆西骁没有走。
周挽也没有推开他。
天天 + 动词
天天 = every day; placed before the verb to stress a daily habit.
他天天陪周挽，天天帮周挽。
一直 + 动词/在
一直 = all along / continuously; 一直在 = has always been there.
陆西骁一直陪着周挽。
可是陆西骁，一直在。
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