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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
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.
今天，我们说一位刚刚离开我们的老人。
Today, we're talking about an elder who has just left us.
他的名字，叫谢贤。
His name is Xie Xian (Patrick Tse).
在香港，谢贤是一个很有名的人。
In Hong Kong, Xie Xian was a very famous man.
很多人都叫他"四哥"。
Many people called him "Fourth Brother" (Si Ge).
谢贤是一位演员，也是一个大明星。
Xie Xian was an actor, and a big star.
他从很年轻的时候，就开始拍电影。
From a very young age, he began making films.
他一共拍了差不多两百部电影。
In all, he made nearly two hundred films.
在香港，几乎每个人都看过他的戏。
In Hong Kong, almost everyone had seen his work.
谢贤年轻的时候，长得很好看。
When Xie Xian was young, he was very good-looking.
那时候，他是很多人心里的大明星。
Back then, he was a big star in many people's hearts.
后来，他也开始拍电视剧。
Later, he also began making TV dramas.
他有一部很有名的电视剧，叫《千王之王》。
He had a very famous TV drama called "The King of Gamblers."
这部戏，很多很多人都爱看。
That show — so many people loved to watch it.
谢贤演了很多很多年的戏。
Xie Xian acted for many, many years.
就算老了，他也一直在演。
Even when he was old, he kept on acting.
八十五岁的时候，他还拿了一个很大的奖。
At eighty-five, he even won a very big award.
那是香港电影最重要的奖。
It was the most important award in Hong Kong film.
他也是年纪最大的影帝。
He was also the oldest Best Actor ever.
谢贤还有一个很有名的儿子，叫谢霆锋。
Xie Xian also has a very famous son, named Nicholas Tse.
谢霆锋会唱歌，也会演戏。
Nicholas Tse can sing, and he can act.
今天，谢贤走了，走的时候八十九岁。
Today, Xie Xian passed away, at the age of eighty-nine.
他在家里，安安静静地离开了。
He left quietly, at home.
听到谢贤走了，很多人都很难过。
Hearing that Xie Xian had gone, many people were heartbroken.
他的儿子谢霆锋说：不要哭。
His son, Nicholas Tse, said: don't cry.
记住他最好的时候，就够了。
Remembering him at his best is enough.
谢贤拍的那些电影和电视，我们还能看。
The films and TV that Xie Xian made, we can still watch.
一个大明星，就这样走了。
A big star, just like that, has gone.
再见，谢贤，再见，四哥。
Goodbye, Xie Xian; goodbye, Fourth Brother.
好，今天就说到这里，我们下次再见。
OK, that's it for today — see you next time.
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
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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