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"四哥"谢贤离世：一代香港电影明星，谢霆锋的父亲
Hong Kong Screen Legend Patrick Tse ('Fourth Brother'), Nicholas Tse's Father, Dies at 89
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Hong Kong Screen Legend Patrick Tse ('Fourth Brother'), Nicholas Tse's Father, Dies at 89. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 2 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 9 key vocabulary words such as 电影、电视、开始 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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English transcript reference
Today, we're talking about an elder who has just left us.
His name is Xie Xian (Patrick Tse).
In Hong Kong, Xie Xian was a very famous man.
Many people called him "Fourth Brother" (Si Ge).
Xie Xian was an actor, and a big star.
From a very young age, he began making films.
In all, he made nearly two hundred films.
In Hong Kong, almost everyone had seen his work.
When Xie Xian was young, he was very good-looking.
Back then, he was a big star in many people's hearts.
Later, he also began making TV dramas.
He had a very famous TV drama called "The King of Gamblers."
That show — so many people loved to watch it.
Xie Xian acted for many, many years.
Even when he was old, he kept on acting.
At eighty-five, he even won a very big award.
It was the most important award in Hong Kong film.
He was also the oldest Best Actor ever.
Xie Xian also has a very famous son, named Nicholas Tse.
Nicholas Tse can sing, and he can act.
Today, Xie Xian passed away, at the age of eighty-nine.
He left quietly, at home.
Hearing that Xie Xian had gone, many people were heartbroken.
His son, Nicholas Tse, said: don't cry.
Remembering him at his best is enough.
The films and TV that Xie Xian made, we can still watch.
A big star, just like that, has gone.
Goodbye, Xie Xian; goodbye, Fourth Brother.
OK, that's it for today — see you next time.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇他一共拍了差不多两百部电影 — he made nearly two hundred films.
谢贤拍的那些电影和电视 — the films and TV Xie Xian made.
他也开始拍电视剧 — he also began making TV dramas.
那是香港电影最重要的奖 — the most important award in HK film.
谢霆锋会唱歌，也会演戏 — Nicholas Tse can sing and act.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 谢贤是一位演员 — Xie Xian was an actor.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 一个大明星 — a big star.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 他也是年纪最大的影帝 — the oldest Best Actor.
Beyond HSK 1-2. 一部很有名的电视剧 — a very famous TV drama.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法就算... 也...
"even if... (still)..." — concession.
就算老了，他也一直在演。
差不多 + amount
"roughly / almost" a quantity.
他一共拍了差不多两百部电影。
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