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五架飞机还是来了
The Five Planes Came After All
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Mulan kneels to beg Qingyi for five planes his brother's school needs, but the planes were always coming as his gift. 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 8 key vocabulary words such as 衣服、飞机、学校 and walks through 3 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
敏贤不在。牧兰来了。她有敏贤的衣服，上面有血。清峄
这是敏贤的衣服。她现在在哪里？牧兰
她很好。我不说她在哪。清峄
你想叫大家都看我吗？牧兰
对。大家看了，会想是你做的。清峄
你想叫大家都不喜欢我。牧兰
现在你知道了。今天，你说什么，大家也不会听。旁白
这个时候，清渝打电话来。他的学校要开，但是学校没有飞机。清渝
清峄，五架飞机今天不来了。学校没有飞机就不能开，请你帮我。清峄
别说不能。我去看看。旁白
牧兰也听到了电话。她知道，没有飞机，清渝的学校就不能开。牧兰
清峄，请你帮清渝。学校里的人都要这五架飞机。清峄
你叫大家不听我，现在却来求我。你想我怎么做？牧兰
我不想帮我自己。我想帮清渝，也想帮学校里的人。清峄
好。你跪下来求我，说三年的真话，我会帮清渝。旁白
牧兰真的跪下了。她不想帮自己。她想帮清渝，也想帮学校里的人。牧兰
我现在跪下了。你想听什么，我都可以说。清峄
三年了，你为什么离开我？你回来为什么不说真话？牧兰
我可以说。但是你听了，会很不高兴。清峄
不要说了。你站起来。我现在不想这样听你的真话。牧兰
你不要我说，也不要我跪，那五架飞机怎么来？清峄
飞机是我送给清渝的。你跪不跪，飞机都会来。旁白
这个时候，大家都看上面。五架飞机真的来了。清渝
清峄，你看！五架飞机都来了，我们的学校可以开了！清峄
这些飞机本来是我送你的。牧兰不跪，飞机也会来。清渝
她想要飞机，所以跪下了。你为什么不告诉她，飞机来了？清峄
我想听她的真话。但是她真的跪下了，我不想听了。清渝
你想让她求你，可是看到她求你，你也没有更高兴。清峄
对。飞机来了，学校可以开了，但是我和牧兰还是不高兴。旁白
清峄送来了飞机，但是没有听真话。清峄没有看牧兰，牧兰也没有看清峄。English transcript reference
Minxian is gone. Mulan has come. She has Minxian's dress, and there's blood on it.
Yesterday, Qingyi was very harsh to Minxian. Now everyone is watching Qingyi.
This is Minxian's dress. Where is she now?
She's fine. I won't say where she is.
Do you want everyone to look at me?
Yes. Once they see this, they'll think you did it.
You want to make everyone dislike me.
Now you understand. Today, no matter what you say, no one will listen.
Just then, Qingyu calls. His school is about to open, but the school has no planes.
Qingyi, the five planes aren't coming today. The school can't open without planes. Please help me.
Don't say it can't be done. I'll go take a look.
Mulan heard the call too. She knows that without the planes, Qingyu's school can't open.
Qingyi, please help Qingyu. Everyone at the school needs these five planes.
You made everyone stop listening to me, and now you come begging me. What do you want me to do?
I'm not doing this for myself. I want to help Qingyu, and everyone at the school.
Fine. Kneel down and beg me, tell me the truth about these three years, and I'll help Qingyu.
Mulan really knelt down. She wasn't doing it for herself. She was doing it for Qingyu, and for everyone at the school.
I'm kneeling now. Whatever you want to hear, I'll tell you.
Three years, why did you leave me? Why didn't you tell the truth when you came back?
I can tell you. But once you hear it, you'll be very unhappy.
Stop. Stand up. I don't want to hear your truth like this right now.
You don't want me to speak, you don't want me to kneel, so how will the five planes come?
The planes are my gift to Qingyu. Whether you kneel or not, the planes will come.
Just then, everyone looked up. The five planes really came.
Qingyi, look! All five planes are here. Our school can open now!
These planes were always my gift to you. Even if Mulan doesn't kneel, the planes will still come.
She wanted the planes, so she knelt. Why didn't you tell her the planes were coming?
I wanted to hear her truth. But once she really knelt, I didn't want to hear it anymore.
You wanted her to beg you, but seeing her beg didn't make you any happier.
Right. The planes came, the school can open, but Mulan and I are still unhappy.
Qingyi delivered the planes, but didn't hear the truth. Qingyi didn't look at Mulan, and Mulan didn't look at Qingyi.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. Minxian's blood-stained dress is left on the table.
HSK 1. Qingyu's aviation school needs five real aircraft.
HSK 1. The planes are needed before the aviation school can open.
HSK 1. Everyone sees Minxian's blood-stained clothing.
Qingyi wants Mulan to tell the truth about the past.
Qingyi makes Mulan beg him for the planes.
Mulan kneels to get the planes for the school.
Used to count aircraft, as in 五架飞机 (five planes).
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法为什么 + verb
Asks for the reason behind an action.
你为什么离开我？
你为什么不告诉她？
别 + verb
Tells someone not to do something.
别说不能。
不要说了。
A 也 B
Says something is true in both cases.
你跪不跪，飞机都会来。
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