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假人坐在那里
A Dummy Was Sitting There
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Elementary Chinese audio drama: Qingyi replaces a witness with a dummy and takes the knife Mulan hid behind her back. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 2 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 8 key vocabulary words such as 因为、相信、离开 and walks through 2 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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旁白pángbái· Narrator
牧兰搬进来了。家里多了好多她的东西。清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
清峄，从今天起她住在这里了。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你们要结婚？清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
她是我的未婚妻。别再问她是谁。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
今天不问。清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
你终于相信她了？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
没有。我想看她下一步做什么。清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
她才住进来，能做什么？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
有个人要来。三年前他见过素素。清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
管家？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
对。她要是去车站找他，我就知道她怕。清渝Qīngyú· Qingyu
你跟着她？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
不跟。我等。旁白pángbái· Narrator
清峄送她回家。牧兰上了车。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你现在住在我家了。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
我们每天都会见面。那不好吗？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
对我不好。有个女人，让我三年不能回家。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
素素。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你知道这个名字。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你今天一直在说。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
明天有人要来车站。他认识她的脸。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
我为什么要知道？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
因为他一开口，对你不好。所以今晚待在家里。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
我是牧兰。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
那你更不用出去。旁白pángbái· Narrator
牧兰看外面，没有再问。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你是管家？别动。跟我走。旁白pángbái· Narrator
她伸手去拉。衣服倒了。里面没人。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
假人？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
是。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
人呢？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
已经不在这儿。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
是你让他走的吧？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你刚让他别开口。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你怎么知道我来做什么？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
因为你来了。真人不在这里。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
人在哪里？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
不在你能找到的地方。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你保护他，是因为怕我吗？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
因为他见过素素。旁白pángbái· Narrator
牧兰回到家里，还要再出去。清峄站在门边。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你还要去找他？牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
我出去一下。清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
你手后面是什么？牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你想怎么样？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
人还活着。今晚你别出门。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
你要把我关在家里？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
明天那个人会来看你。今晚你等。牧兰Mùlán· Mulan
他一看，就知道了？清峄Qīngyì· Qingyi
也许。所以你不能再去找他。旁白pángbái· Narrator
刀留在桌上。门关了。她没有再出去。English transcript reference
Mulan has moved in. The house has many more of her things.
Qingyi, from today she lives here.
You two are getting married?
Yes. She is my fiancée. Stop asking who she is.
I will not ask today.
So you finally believe her?
No. I want to see what she does next.
She just moved in. What can she do?
Someone is coming. Three years ago he saw Susu.
The steward?
Yes. If she goes to the station to find him, I will know she is afraid.
Are you going to follow her?
I will not follow. I will wait.
Qingyi takes her home. Mulan gets in the car.
You live in my home now.
We will see each other every day. Is that not good?
Not good for me. A woman kept me from going home for three years.
Susu.
You know this name.
You have been saying it all day.
Tomorrow someone is coming to the station. He knows her face.
Why do I need to know?
Because if he opens his mouth, it is bad for you. So stay in tonight.
I am Mulan.
Then you have even less reason to go out.
Mulan looks outside and does not ask again.
Mulan arrives at the station. A person in dark clothes is sitting there.
You are the steward? Do not move. Come with me.
She reaches out to pull. The clothes fall. There is no one inside.
A dummy?
Yes.
Where is the person?
Already not here.
You let him leave, didn't you?
You just told him not to open his mouth.
How do you know why I came?
Because you came. The real man is not here.
Where is the person?
Not in a place you can find.
You protect him because you are afraid of me?
Because he has seen Susu.
Mulan is home and still wants to go out. Qingyi stands at the door.
You still want to find him?
I am going out for a moment.
What is behind your hand?
A knife? Why hide it in the back?
What do you want?
The man is still alive. Do not go out tonight.
You are locking me in the house?
Tomorrow that person will come to look at you. Tonight you wait.
One look, and he will know?
Maybe. So you cannot go look for him again.
The knife stays on the table. The door is closed. She does not go out again.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇gives the reason for something
to think that something is true
to go away from a place
to keep someone safe from harm
what someone intends to do
clothes made to look like a person
the place where a train or car arrives
words that tell someone of danger
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法因为……
Gives a reason for an action or feeling.
因为有一个女人，让我三年不能回家。
我保护他，是因为他还见过素素。
不是……是……
Corrects a wrong idea and gives the real one.
车站上的不是真的。
你来车站，不是来接他回家。
Proper nouns
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