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"四哥"谢贤谢幕：从粤语片小生，到最年长的金像奖影帝
Patrick Tse Takes His Final Bow: From Cantonese-Film Heartthrob to the Oldest-Ever Best Actor
This is an HSK 5-6 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 观众、表演、艺术 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，想和你聊一位刚刚谢幕的香港传奇：谢贤，人称"四哥"。
Today I want to talk about a Hong Kong legend who has just taken his final bow: Xie Xian (Patrick Tse), known as "Fourth Brother."
七月二十号，他在家中安详离世，享年八十九岁。
On July 20, he passed away peacefully at home, at the age of eighty-nine.
消息由他的儿子谢霆锋亲自发文证实，一时间，无数人都在缅怀这位老艺术家。
The news was confirmed personally by his son Nicholas Tse, and in an instant, countless people were mourning this veteran artist.
说起谢贤，年轻一代或许更熟悉他的一双儿女——谢霆锋和谢婷婷。
Speaking of Xie Xian, younger generations may be more familiar with his two children — Nicholas Tse and Jennifer Tse.
但在香港演艺圈，他本人才是真正的一代宗师、元老中的元老。
But in Hong Kong's entertainment world, he himself was the true grandmaster, the elder among elders.
谢贤原名谢家钰，生于一九三六年。
Xie Xian, born Xie Jiayu, came into the world in 1936.
早在五十年代，他十几岁就投身影坛，凭俊朗的外形和潇洒的气质，迅速成为当红小生。
Back in the 1950s, he entered the film world as a teenager and, with his handsome looks and dashing charm, swiftly became a hot young leading man.
在那个粤语片的黄金年代，他是无数观众心中的银幕偶像。
In that golden age of Cantonese cinema, he was a silver-screen idol in the hearts of countless viewers.
纵观他的一生，几乎与半部香港电影史重叠，一共出演了近两百部电影。
Across his life, which overlaps with nearly half the history of Hong Kong cinema, he appeared in close to two hundred films.
七十年代末，他转战电视圈。
In the late 1970s, he moved into television.
一九八零年主演的《千王之王》，一举帮助电视台重夺收视冠军，至今被誉为华语电视剧的经典之作。
His 1980 lead in "The King of Gamblers" single-handedly helped the station retake the ratings crown, and it's hailed to this day as a classic of Chinese-language television.
可以说，谢贤这一代艺人，亲手撑起了香港影视最辉煌的时代。
You could say Xie Xian's generation of artists built, with their own hands, the most glorious era of Hong Kong film and TV.
而最令人敬佩的，是他对表演近乎一生的执着。
What's most admirable is his near-lifelong devotion to acting.
即便到了耄耋之年，他依然活跃在片场。
Even in his twilight years, he remained active on set.
二零一九年，金像奖授予他"终身成就奖"，本以为这是一个圆满的句点。
In 2019, the Film Awards granted him a "Lifetime Achievement Award" — everyone assumed that was a fitting final full stop.
谁知几年后，他八十五岁高龄，又凭一部电影摘得金像奖"最佳男主角"，成为影史上最年长的影帝。
Who knew that a few years later, at the grand age of eighty-five, he would win Best Actor at the Film Awards for a single film, becoming the oldest Best Actor in screen history.
这项纪录，恐怕在很长时间里都难以被打破。
It's a record that will likely be hard to break for a very long time.
晚年的谢贤，深居简出，健康每况愈下。
In his later years, Xie Xian lived in seclusion, his health failing steadily.
就在今年四月，仍有人在山顶偶遇他，只见他清瘦了许多，以轮椅代步，令人唏嘘。
Just this April, some still ran into him at Victoria Peak — thin now, getting around by wheelchair, a sight that left people sighing.
噩耗传来时，谢霆锋正在内地筹备演唱会，闻讯即刻低调返港。
When the sad news came, Nicholas Tse was preparing a concert on the mainland; on hearing it, he returned to Hong Kong at once and quietly.
遵照四哥生前的意愿，家人将后事一切从简。
Honoring Fourth Brother's living wishes, the family kept everything simple.
谢霆锋留下一句话：不必为爸爸哭泣，记住他最完美的身影，就已足够。
Nicholas Tse left one line: don't weep for Dad; remembering his most perfect image is enough.
一位演了一辈子戏的人，最终，安静地谢幕。
A man who acted his whole life has, at last, quietly taken his final bow.
而他留下的光影，会陪着一代又一代人，久久不散。
And the light and shadow he leaves behind will accompany generation after generation, lingering long.
好，今天就聊到这里，我们下期再见。
OK, that's all for today — see you next time.
无数观众心中的银幕偶像 — a screen idol in countless viewers’ hearts.
他对表演近乎一生的执着 — his near-lifelong devotion to acting.
缅怀这位老艺术家 — mourning this veteran artist (艺术家).
健康每况愈下 — his health failed steadily.
消息由他的儿子谢霆锋亲自发文证实 — the news was confirmed by his son.
Beyond HSK 1-4. 成为影史上最年长的影帝 — the oldest Best Actor in screen history.
Beyond HSK 1-4. 金像奖授予他终身成就奖 — the Film Awards gave him a lifetime achievement award.
Beyond HSK 1-4. 银幕偶像 — a silver-screen idol.
Beyond HSK 1-4. 一位刚刚谢幕的香港传奇 — a Hong Kong legend who just took his final bow.
* beyond level超纲词
即便... 依然...
Formal "even though... still..." — strong concession.
即便到了耄耋之年，他依然活跃在片场。
本以为... 谁知...
"one assumed... but who knew..." — sets up a surprising reversal.
本以为这是一个圆满的句点。谁知几年后，他八十五岁高龄，又摘得最佳男主角。
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